Watch and listen and learn from the pros. And if you’re one of “those writers,” the kind who disdain actors, this should be an eye-opener.
We need to see more videos like this…but without the coronavirus in the forefront of our fears as we watch.
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How to Persevere and Continue to Show Up as a Creative
LB’s NOTE: Stage32.Com may just be the best site in the world for new and upcoming writers, actors, directors, producers, cinematographers – basically anyone, cast or crew, who wants to be part of the Industry we all love and hate. Case in point:
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz
You, dear artist, are a brave soul! No one knows better than an artist about what it takes to grapple with the uncertainty and still continue to show up, to create, or to perform. Despite all the ups and downs, the victories and the defeats, the success and the failures that come with the artistic career, you are still here. Even when you don’t know what might happen next, you are devoted to making your art.
Making characters interesting via contradiction
Nathan Bransford, one of TVWriter™’s favorite writers and writing consultants takes a very helpful look at characterization for all of us who write.
by Nathan Bransford
When you think of some of the most iconic characters in film and literature, there’s often an interesting contradiction at the heart of charater.
Ken Levine on Developing Plots for the M*A*S*H TV Series
The Great Ken Levine gives us the inside scoop on the writing of MASH in one of the best -how-to columns we’ve ever seen.
by Ken Levine
MASH episodes tend to be complicated and I’m often asked how we plotted out stories. So here’s how we did it.
40 TV SHOW BIBLE EXAMPLES TO DOWNLOAD AND STUDY.
All bibles don’t have to be holy ones, but those for television series come close, at least in the eyes of their creators. And while the executives who read them as part of their prep for green-lighting a series may make changes, they expect to see something fresh, new, exciting, and just plain impossible to turn down in their email boxes or on their desks.
Here’s some good advice on how to write your maybe-not-so-sacred manuscript so it zings.
