What’s that? You’ve never heard of Justin Marks? Yeah, that’s the point…
My Life as a Screenwriter You’ve Never Heard Of
by Justin Marks
Here’s a day in the life of a writer that you don’t always get to hear about.
Category: Resources
40 years worth of TV writing experience and info, yours for the taking.
Independent TV Financing in the Digital Age
What? Is there really such a thing as independent financing for television programming? We had no idea.
Which, of course, is what makes this such important reading:
by Alissa Miller
In recent years there has been a proliferation of Netflix, Hulu, YouTube/Google, Amazon and other digital distribution platforms. Netflix alone has over 36 million streaming members worldwide, and internet goliaths like Amazon, Hulu and YouTube/Google are ramping up their own subscription streaming services.
Ken Levine Tells Us All We Need to Know About Next Fall’s Schedule
Cuz he knows it.
Really, no snark/irony/sarcasm intended. Smart man, is Mr. Levine:
What’s the latest on all those TV pilots?
by Ken Levine
Things are starting to fall into place for the networks’ fall schedules. Many of the pilots that they were so high on two weeks ago are dead. Sure things like BEVERLY HILLS COP didn’t make it on the CBS schedule. Other front runners are wondering what happened.
Peter Conquers Showbiz Episode 2
Television Writing from the Outside In
This week: How do you meet people?
You’ve read the book, you’ve written the scripts, you’re contemplating “the move,” but you have questions. My answers may or may not be what you’re looking for, but they’ll be as honest and detailed as I can make them. Don’t see your question here? Ask it in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter.
Last week: Where do you live? How much is rent?
Inside Amazon’s Super-Weird, American Idol-Style TV Series Development Process
TVWriter™ is still trying to figure out whether Amazon.Com’s “Hey, kids, wanna create your own TV show for us?” is real, P.R., or both. And we aren’t the only ones:
by Stephanie Carrie
Amazon’s new production arm, Amazon Studios, is right now breaking new ground by premiering 14 scripted pilots and having the public help decide who will get series orders. But its avant-garde development process goes deeper than that.
Amazon’s original programming execs, Sarah Babineau and Joe Lewis, bought some finished scripts that had made the rounds at other networks in previous years but gone unpurchased. Others they bought from unknowns who submitted their full scripts through Amazon’s call for submissions on its website. From first-time TV writers to Academy Award-nominated veterans, Amazon gave many of its creators unprecedented freedom in casting, crew, content and production.