A quick note to let you know that my next 4 week long Master Class in TV & Film Writing (or maybe it’s the other way around, I keep forgetting) starts August 18th.
That class is filled now, at least on paper because you never know who is actually going to show up and who isn’t, even if they’ve paid. So if you’re interested in joining next time around – or after that – give me a holler at larrybrody@tvwriter.com and we’ll talk about it.
When Nathan Bransford offers advice, we listen. In case you’re wondering why, here he is once again with an unconventional but to the mind of this TVWriter™ minion brilliant take on the age-old platitude to “show don’t tell” in your writing.
by Nathan Bransford
“Show don’t tell” is simultaneously some of the best and worst writing
This morning, blogger/radio personality Paul Harris demonstrates the cultural significance of film when it’s in the hands of a truly brilliant writer like the legendary Paddy Chayefsky.
It’s not war that’s insane, you see. It’s the morality of it. It’s not greed or ambition that makes wars. It’s goodness. Wars are always fought for the best of reasons…Next war, it seems we’ll have to destroy all of man in order to preserve his damn dignity.…
~from The Americanization of Emily (1964)
The always amazing, insightful, and funny Ken Levine has a terrific column today. On its face, it’s a review of a detestable new series called White Lotus.
I agree with every negative thing Ken says here, but the truly enlightening element is the Comments section, in which people who love the show explain why.
The comments take us on a mind-gobbling trip through today’s cultural landscape, illuminating the darkness of inherent in the latest generation gap.