I just took a TV writing class with Pilar @onthepage and can’t say enough how appreciative I am for a teacher who’s organized, concise, knowledgeable and well informed about the industry. Highly recommend!
More than EVER, we need good storytellers. Put a human face on The Other. Shed light on a Deeper Truth. Engender Empathy. Fan the flames of Hope. Motivate people to Act. Make us Laugh. Make us Cry. Make us Thrilled. Make us Think. But mostly, make us feel our Shared Humanity.
some news: today, i’m excited to launch https://t.co/lznpLOtC9b. this ever-expanding black film archive provides history and context to over 200 black films made from 1915 to 1979 currently streaming.
every description on the site is lovingly written & researched by me.
@thisismaneskin will go so far with music and lyrics like this. It doesn’t matter if you don’t speak Italian. They’re universal storytellers who just might stand the test of time. #eurovision2021 https://t.co/CCCykqSa5p
@JHDearen @WhyMovie Vital & extraordinary reporting, @JHDearen & Mike Vago’s insights took the movie idea to the next level. Hope the movie idea does the book justice.
Feature specs, feature specs, feature specs.
So many people are trying to do TV it's almost impossible to breakthrough over there. Every staff runner on the 600+ TV shows has a spec pilot now.
My TV agent told me that some buyers won't even read pilots anymore.
Allan Durand: "Every five to ten pages, I want a big fist to come out of the screenplay and punch the reader in the gut." https://t.co/dnPYn9pxCt #scriptchat#amwriting