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Relax, Peer Producers, the Robots will Finish Your Film for You
There are two ways to look at the news in the following article.
Either it’s a case of, “Wow, all our video-creating prayers have been answered!”
Or…
Dawn McElligott: Getting My 5-Minute Program On the Air
by Dawn McElligott
Fear of failure is often the biggest obstacle for a wannabe filmmaker. But MiND TV, a non-profit company, was asking its viewers to make their own 5-minute video for broadcast to millions of people in greater Philadelphia. How could I lose? By not even trying.
Last June I purchased a Canon Vixia HD camcorder for about $ 300. I saved money on lawyers by downloading standard photography and location release templates free of charge.
In my newly adopted hometown of Oxford, Pa, I started videotaping interviews with community leaders regarding their efforts to revitalize its downtown and surrounding area.
How TV Series Die
Another reason so many writer-producers hate TV network executives:
by Ken Levine
As a peek behind the curtain in television, I thought I’d share with you the backstory to th[e] whole sordid concept change [and demise of the TV series ALMOST PERFECT].
ALMOST PERFECT was created in 1995 by Robin Schiff, David Isaacs, and myself. The premise very quickly: A young single woman in her 30s is struggling in her career and love life. And then on the day she gets the job of her life she meets the guy of her life, and both are fulltime jobs. How does she juggle both?
Peggy Bechko: Writers Making Life Interesting
by Peggy Bechko
We hope.
“We’re past the age of heroes and hero kings. … Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it’s up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting.”
—John Updike
Do you agree with John Updike? Have we truly gone past the age of heroes and hero kings (using it as a metaphor, not taken as literal)? Are we no longer creating mythology, but rather just looking back at it?