Jeez Jon strikes again, and you know we’re helpless to resist!
NOTE: The following contains spoilers for one of the most beloved action films of all time. If you don’t want to be spoiled, please stop now. If reading network notes make you jittery, please have a martini.
Style, character, and compression, all to the max, courtesy of filmmaker Crystal Moselle:
Here at TVWriter™ we’ve long been disappointed by the lack of true art films in today’s theaters. Shorts like this definitely help make up for it.
Funny and informative interview with TVWriter™ pal Troy DeVolld, author of Reality TV: An Insider’s Guide to TV’s Hottest Market, and go-to guy for all things having to do with the reality TV storytelling process. (What? They tell stories?)
The podcast with Laura Powers is HERE
Well, maybe you can. If you’re “young(ish)”, which btw, may in fact be an unlawful requirement, but, hey, check it out:
TV/FILM (YOUNG-ISH) WRITING PARTNER (LA)
Looking for a TV/FILM writing partner — I have over 6 years experience, and I am currently creating a kids TV show for an Emmy winning producer. That being said, I really don’t care what your background is, as long as you see yourself WINNING and have a dedication for your craft. Looking for someone focused on Children Television and/or the 18-35 Demo.
Please have a portfolio and/or social media profile.
Writers have problems unique unto themselves. Not that other professions don’t’ have unique problems, but have you ever heard of ‘lawyer’s block’ or maybe ‘surgeon’s block’?
Sometimes writers can just get stale. Or maybe everything around them seems stale. Location, people, inspiration – can all seem like the same ol’ same ol’.
When I was very young and just starting out writing I was delirious to set up a corner in my room with shelves, desk and typewriter ( I know, I know, back in the stone age).