Category: Resources

40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.

The Reality of Conversations

There’s book dialog, film dialog, TV dialog, and – you may even have heard it once or twice – real-life dialog. The following video brilliantly analyzes conversational speech and gives major insight into how we, as writers, can, well, you know, write it:

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Steven Spielberg Gives Us Some Advice

And now a few words from Steven Spielberg on filmmaking, success, directing, success, writing, success, living an authentic life, and, hmm, what’ve we left out? Oh, right – success.

Anyway:

Indie Video: Creating Powerful Themes & Great Characters

The last time we featured a Microbudget Film Lab video was back in October, and as good as that one was, we think this will be even more helpful. The info here isn’t just about indie film-making, it’s what everyone who writes just about anything (except maybe Ikea furniture assembly directions) needs to know.

The Microbudget Film Lab Channel is HERE

How to be a good showrunner

One of the most knowledgeable writers on the web hits one out of the park…again.

We thought we had a showrunner pun when we uploaded this pic, but now we can’t remember what it was. Yikes!

by Ken Levine

Here’s a Friday Question that became an entire post.  I know the WGA has seminars on this and some colleges offer courses in this, but the following points are pretty much everything you need to know.   (Reminder: Whenever I can’t think of an appropriate picture I always post Natalie Wood photos.)

The question is from Brian Hennessy. read article

Everything You Need to Know About Writing for Actors

Yeppers, kids, here’s another amazingly helpful video from a genuine showbiz Insider. If anybody knows how stars feel about scripts, it’s Emma Thompson. Watch and learn, gang, watch and learn. (Cuz it’s easier than having read and learn, yeah?)

Found on the BAFTA Guru Channel