Cartoons: “The Pefect Idea”

You know what the perfect idea is, don’t you? After all, we’ve all had ’em, right? But nobody illustrates them as perfectly as Grant Snider:

The Perfect Idea Capture

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What you need to start your first film

While clicking around the interwebs recently we found this primer for novice filmmakers. And when we say “primer,” we mean “basic.”

And when we say “basic,” we mean “in a webiverse where we often assume visitors to sites like TVWriter™ know way more than they really do, this article is unexpectedly essential to all those who’ve never gone through any form of video-creation process before:”

What-Do-You-Need-To-Start-Your-First-Filmby Bhushan Mahadani

If You want to start your first film what resources do you need? I am writing just random thoughts. Lets say next week you want to start your first film what will you need. Today you can start filming anytime you want. There are numerous opportunities for upcoming filmmakers and I wanted to discuss here and thats why I ask ,what do you need  Start Your First Film? The answer is very simple. Please also watch the following video. read article

Why We Miss Deadlines, and How to Stop

Sometimes it seems as though the only way to make a writing deadline is to not have one. But why, dammit? Why? Here’s one explanation:

If this line isn't dead, then what the hell is it?
If this line isn’t dead, then what the hell is it?

by Belle Cooper

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”- Douglas Adams

We’re obsessed with planning when we’ll get work done. But when we need to knuckle down and put our plans into action, we push tasks back further and further, up until the last minute—or worse, past the established deadline. read article

Cartoons: “How to Climb a Hill”

Because getting into showbiz – and then staying there – is a Sisyphean task:

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See more Grant Snider genius at Incidental Comics

Distinguish Between Goals and Fantasies When Planning Your Future

For all of TVWriter™’s ambitious dreamers (and isn’t that the very definition of TV writer?)

by Eric Ravenscraft

Everyone has something they want to do with their life in the future. Not everyone has specific, practical goals to get there. When you’re planning out your future, ask yourself if these are really goals, or just fantasies. read article