I’ve been wondering lately about a different way of giving script notes. What would happen if you only gave positive notes on a script?
What if you didn’t point out any of the flaws or problems you see in the material and instead pointed out everything you liked.
This joke made me laugh out loud. This […]
Remember how Don got that apology? Matt can explains that one of the things he wanted to show in this episode was that “there’s a mercenary business quality to their interaction”. Mission accomplished.
Thematically, he says that episode is all about what married people do for each other.
Wondering what Sunday’s Mad Men episode was all about? Here’s what Matt has to say:
1. Flashpoint is going to go another season in fact, it’ll probably go several more seasons. So your spec will have a couple of years shelf life. And these days, you can’t expect much more longevity from a spec.
2. It’s got action and heart so you can show […]
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Thanks to the WGA strike, Rescue Me didn’t manage to get a season last year. Word is they are coming back but they won’t broadcast for months yet. So to tide you over and help the series hang on to its fans over this ultra-long hiatus, they’ve produced ten “mini-episodes” — each about […]
The news that Pretty Handsome didn’t get picked up is a month old, but new to me. And I’m pretty upset because I know I’m responsible.
I saw the pre-air and it was brilliant. But I didn’t write about it. I should have, but I was waiting till pre-air season was over to […]
New TeeVee has the top bit torrent TV downloads for the week ending August 4, 2008. The data is collected by Big Champagne Online Measurement and based on:
global download volumes as measured by swarm sizes, swarm speeds and file sizes. These data reflect the collective global popularity of all available show content […]
Julie Gray over at The Rouge Wave has a list of writerly traits she’s noticed over the course of reading scripts every single daily and working with hundreds of writers. There are lots of them and many resonate. Here’s a taste:
Bad dialogue is never accompanied by good characters
Structure is confusing for the first three scripts […]
The current issue of Creative Screenwriting magazine has an article on how to write a pilot. Unfortunately, CS isn’t available on the web, you’ll have to go to a news stand and buy an actual hard copy to read it.
What you can get on the web are Jeff Goldsmith’s wonderful podcasts. Until recently […]
