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Take it from TVWriter™ (and the L.A. Times), movies are absoutely, undeniably – dead.
Long live TV!
by Daniel MillerVeteran TV director Michael Pressman got a surprising response when he asked students in his film directing class to describe their dream jobs.
by Peggy BechkoHave you ever just sat around and thought about your writing? I know, I know, you’re busy, you have lots of stuff to write and little time to get it written.
But seriously, sometimes if we just step back a few paces and give ourselves time to evaluate what we’re doing and how we’re doing it, things could flow a lot easier.
I’m not advocating in depth analysis, but rather, taking a deep breath and having a look around.
…Cuz they’re idiots not writers. Oh, no! Wait! We mean teachers. And everybody knows teachers aren’t idiots…but still, they’re definitely not writers. Our hero, Jon Negroni, explains:
by Jon NegroniMy education was full of “Aha!” moments that helped me acquire the skills necessary to eventually become a decent writer.
“Your essay needs more examples.”
Gang–
This morning while pretending to care about the business side of TVWriter™ (in other words, our Not-So-Friendly Accountant was visiting), I discovered that the most visited post, article, story, and/or page on the site so far this year has been my attempt to de-scarify the storytelling process, AKA:
by Team TVWriter™ Press ServiceThe Black List is this in, hip, and trendy web site that’s become kind of a big deal by choosing the best spec screenplays every year, after which movie companies that wouldn’t have read them before not only read the choices but actually make deals for them. Some of the deals even involve $$$.
And $$$, as we all know, are very nice, erm, things.
Not satisfied with aiding and abetting the careers of countless new screenwriters, the site has turned its attention to television and recently announced that “writers from around the world will be able to uphold their original pilot scripts (and, optionally, their series bibles) to the script database, request evaluations by professional script readers, and make their scripts available to the Black List’s growing membership….”