Posted in Television, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Screenwriting, TV Writers, Warner Bros Writers Workshop, Disney ABC Writing Fellowship, Jane Espenson, ken levine, doris egan, lisa klink on Oct 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Notices are going out this week for the Warner Bros TV Writer’s Workshop semi-finalists and the ABC/Disney TV Writing Fellowship notices aren’t far behind. But what do you do if you didn’t get in? TV writer Jane Espenson has the answer for you: either write a better spec, but not too soon or write a […]
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Say what you will about the SciFi Channel’s original movies, they require the cable network to purchase many scripts which means work for genre writers. Bill Cunningham on his DISContent blog has found writing guidelines from the SciFi channel via prolific writer-director Steve Latshaw.
"Actually, based on a conversation I had with their director of development […]
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Jane Espenson is a highly successful television writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica) and also a graduate of the Disney/ABC Fellowship program. She has excellent advice on your final submission materials on her blog here and here.
If you have any interest in improving your screenwriting skills, bookmark her blog immediately. […]
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WGAWest’s Written By magazine has released its Summer 2007 issue and it’s full of SciFi TV Writing articles. Here’s the blurb from their site:
"Holy frak! His fans believe Battlestar Galactica creator Ron Moore is resurrecting the sci-fi genre, but this showrunner’s most devout followers are on his writing staff.
Plus investigate the history […]
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When the networks announce their new schedules this time every year in New York to the advertisers, they present 4-5min movie trailers of the new shows. This year, NBC has posted those trailers on their official site. Check them out for a preview of the new SciFi shows NBC has lined up for the fall […]
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Posted in Television, Twilight, Them, Reaper, Spellbound, Bionic Woman, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Babylon Fields, Pilots, Pushing Daisies, New Amsterdam, David Eick, Journeyman on May 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
The major Hollywood studios have finished shooting the new SciFi/Fantasy series pilots this year. Next week the television broadcast networks will announce which ones they order into series for the Fall 2007 season. Here’s a breakdown of the series [via TheFutonCritic]:
ABC
- Pushing Daisies: A pie maker with the gift to bring people back to life […]
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