Category: television writing

How Greg Berlanti went from aspiring puppeteer to TV superproducer

This being the week after Marvel and Disney proved themselves the undisputed Emperors of cinema superheroes, we think it’s time to call attention to another comic book empire – the DC Comics TV universe, by any criteria way more successful than Marvel’s TV push and run by one amazing dood – Greg Berlanti:

by Anthony D’Alessandro

[Last March’s] INTV conference in Jerusalem, Israel kicked off with a discussion with Greg Berlanti, who chatted with WME Partner, Scripted TV Development Marc Korman about his ascent from his childhood in Rye, NY as a puppeteer and head of the AV Club to having 15 TV series on the air at the same time through his production shingle (a record for a TV producer) and a Warner Bros. TV deal worth $400M in cash guarantees. read article

The Importance of ‘Breaking Bad’ for Writers

Walter White could well be one of the most important characters in the history of television, and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan one of the medium’s most important writers.

Not so much because “they” invented anything new but because the popularity of the series has meant that its techniques have become indelibly stamped into the brains of new writers, leaving their imprint on just about every new show of TV’s current “Golden Age.”

Give that a think while you read on: read article

The “3-Minute Rule” and The Neuroscience Behind Screenwriting

nofilmschool.com brings us what should be a no-brainer but isn’t because writers. Thanks, doods!

by Jo Light

Scholar Dr. Connie Shears and writer Paul Joseph Gulino believe so, and have created a Chapman University class around this subject, as well as an accompanying book, The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies. The book took five years to write. read article

Don’t Just Sit There, Write Your @$#! Screenplay!

We always knew that there was a film making lifestyle, but we never realized there’s a website called filmlifestyle.com. And now you know it too.

Here’s an example of the kind of thing they’re up to over there:

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HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR SCRIPT’S READY TO SEND OUT?

Now there’s a question that means something to all of us here at TVWriter™. And there’s even sort of an answer. If you’re a TV or film writer and are into questionnaires, this is a don’t-miss opportunity:

by Script Reader Pro

You’ve finished a screenplay. But how do you know it’s “finished”? How do you reallyknow it’s ready to send to start sending out into the industry? read article