Writing

Be a Psychologist: Tips from the Writer’s Room

by Salvatore Stabile on March 5, 2012

In the fifteen years I’ve been writing professionally, I haven’t heard too many people outwardly admit, “I want to be a TV writer.” That is, until now. For a long time, television has been the red headed step child of the entertainment industry. But as studios take less chances with …

Writing Your First Episode of Television

by Sarah Watson on February 22, 2012

Or: So You Have 70 Pages of Room Notes. Now What?

“After three days he’ll be immortal, and then you’ll need to open a passageway, there’s a sarcophagus, it’s a whole big thing.  Just take my word for it, kill it now or it’s a huge pain in the ass.” 

It …

From Indie Film to Television in 10,000 Hours

by Gary Lennon on February 14, 2012

Some of the best writing and directing is on cable TV right now and it doesn’t surprise me that some of the people who are responsible for that work are artists who started out as independent filmmakers, like yourselves.

My favorites are Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, The Killing, Boardwalk Empire …

Director Alrick Brown on Developing Kinyarwanda

by Cait Carvalho on February 10, 2012

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Alrick Brown (Director, Kinyarwanda) discusses how he approached the screenwriting process as writing a series of interconnected shorts.

From the 2011 Independent Filmmaker Conference.

Case Study: Buck

by Website Update on October 13, 2011

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Full Panel.  Hear from the team behind one of the year’s top grossing documentaries, Sundance Audience Award winning Buck as they discuss the challenges of their filmmaking process from inception to release.

Julie Goldman, Producer, Motto Pictures
Julie has produced a wide …

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Case Study: Pandemic / HiM with Lance Weiler

by Website Update on May 11, 2011

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This panel will example Lance Weiler’s Pandemic, a storyworld experience consisting of film, mobile, online, social gaming and data visualization combined to tell the story of a strange pandemic outbreak. The project debuted this past January at the Sundance Film …

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Finding Your Inner Trans: “Afterworld” Case Study

by Website Update on May 11, 2011

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A walk-thru of the award winning Sci-Fi series “Afterworld” will provide a glimpse into one of the first original IP transmedia projects. A discussion lead by the producer and writer of the series, which included interactive components and video game, …

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Extending Your Story with Andrea Phillips

by Website Update on May 11, 2011

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Moving from single-media to transmedia storytelling requires a new mindset and a new creative process. Andrea Phillips walks you through the possibilities and pitfalls.

From the 2011 Cross-Media Forum
Andrea Phillips, Deus Ex Machinatio
Andrea Phillips is an award-winning transmedia writer and game …

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