Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Andra Sheffer’s office has walls in two shades of blue and looks west out at College where the blue roof of the police headquarters matches her decor nicely. I was visiting to find out more about the Independent Production Fund and what I could put into my application that would help it stand out from […]
Saturday, December 5, 2009
In the previous post I mentioned Harry Potter as the ultimate transmedia example. But as Jeff Gomez points out in the comments, while HP does appear in many media, it is not transmedia narrative. Across media, the Harry Potter stories are all reiteration or retellings of JK Rowling’s original seven book tale. None of the […]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Last week’s multiplatform incubator was an amazing experience.
The setting was just crazy: a gorgeous inn/spa on the water’s edge in Niagara on the Lake with the best service, delicious food and fabulous accommodations.
Then there were the people, each smarter and more accomplished than the next.
about ten TV and new media professionals from various parts […]
The second part of Contributor Mike McPhaden’s interview with Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern:
How did you educate yourselves about TV pilot craft and structure?
MORGENSTERN: Well, we’ve got a pretty substantial shelf of books by now: How To Write This, How to Fix That, How to Make Things Better.
[Laughter.]
ELLIS: And we watched a lot of cop […]
Contributor Mike McPhaden had the chance to sit down with Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern:
Flashpoint, CTV’s new procedural about a tactical police unit handling Toronto’s most extreme incidents, hit the bull’s-eye with audiences this summer. As the ratings continue to rise, CTV and U.S. broadcaster CBS announced plans to bring the show back for a […]
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
The New Yorker has a terrific article written by Margaret Talbot about The Wire which comes back for its fifth season in January. Here are a couple of excerpts:
“The Wire” débuted in June, 2002, looking more or less like a cop show. But the differences were important. It spent as much time with […]
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Murderati has a fun two-part post about the pitching process in LA.
Included is a checklist of things required before you can even get the meeting:
Item 1 – You must have a place of residence in Southern California. You may be able to swing a NY residence, but if you are truly starting out, it’s SoCal […]
Monday, September 3, 2007
I’ve been a little light on the postings lately, for a variety of reasons.
One of the reasons is that there weren’t that many new pilots on television in August and I’ve been in the mood for fresh pilots as opposed to archival. Plus looking ahead to September and October, I’m going to have my work […]
