Here’s what going on, socially and professionally, at the Writers Guild of America West this month:
January 2021
Events listed are current at time of publication. Dates and details are subject to change during the month.
The Most Important TV/Film Writing News That Happened While We Were Away
Sorry to be late with this latest update from the Writers Guild of America. We were busy gorging ourselves celebrating the end of %$#@! 2020.
From the Writers Guild of America West.
December 29, 2020
Dear Members,
Larry Brody’s TV Writing Tips & Tricks #6
Still More About Characterization – AKA Part Three
by Larry Brody
Although F. Scott Fitzgerald, not exactly known as an action writer, said it best: “In movies, characters are what they do, not what they say.” This is the most important thing you can keep in mind when writing any script for film or TV, and believe me I know how hard it is for people like us to remember.
After all, we’re writers, aren’t we? We live and die by the word.
Police Have a ‘Secret Weapon’ to Stop Fans Streaming Pirate TV
Usually in this Tuesday morning space we bring the latest developments in cord cutting. The latest positive developments, we mean. Today, however, to get the New Year off to a start, we’ve got a whole other angle to explore.
What do you think about the substance of the article below? Positive? Negative? Let us know.
by Andy Maxwell
Police, anti-piracy groups, and sports companies are fighting a battle, not only to prevent pirate IPTV services from operating but also to stop fans from becoming illegal streaming customers. Interestingly, a potent part of their arsenal consists only of carefully constructed words that, when delivered into the hands of the lazy and unscrupulous, can be amplified to distort and mislead.
Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #128 “Feeling Old…”
THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.
In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.