Late Night Thought – Psych up or Psych out?
The good guys are the squeaky wheels, not the grease that hides them. Your writing can & should make a difference.
Category: Misc.
What’s all this Talk about ‘Productivity?’
Heard in the TVWriter™ Online Writers Room
“Productivity” doesn’t mean regarding your writing as a product. It means being as sublimely creative as you can.
That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. No matter what.
Herbie J Pilato on the show ‘Julia’ and its star Diahann Carroll
Julia was a masterful series and a ground-breaker of major importance. Herbie J tells us why.
Julia Set the Standard
by Herbie J Pilato
Julia literally changed the face of television with a series of firsts.
It was the first TV series to feature a non-stereotypical African-American, specifically, a sophisticated African-American female, in the lead of a 30-minute comedy or a one-hour drama. It was also the first show to combine those genres, becoming an inaugural weekly half-hour dramedy, filmed with a single camera, without a live studio audience, or a laugh track.
How Do You Show Somebody Not Showing Their Feelings?
In real life we hide our true feelings all the time. In TV & film, actors and directors take advantage of enigmatic closeups and background music to show viewers that they’re hiding something. What can you, as a writer, do to set up this situation in your script without going over the top?
HINT: Subtext for the win. (Now all you have to do is figure out how to create it.)
The Real Secret of Pitch Meeting Success
The big difference between most people pitching ideas to execs and producers is that all but the rawest exec/producer you talk to knows, before you even enter the room, the rewards you’ll get if they say yes.
Money! Success! Career joy!