Everything you wanted to know about television writing…

Posted on March 12, 2008 
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Okay… Maybe not everything… LOL.

All of a sudden I’ve been getting more than my fair share of email asking questions about screenwriting for television… And, although I do know a little about it and I could probably wing it if I had to, I’ve been getting some pretty specific questions…

And as someone pointed out a few posts ago, I’m so obsessed with reading my email that I just have to answer these questions… LOL.

Uh huh.

These videos are not only about about writing for television but how series are made, development, etc…

If you listen closely, you’ll get some specific information about writing for HBO and Showtime.

Enjoy.

Unk

Pamela Douglas: A Better Understanding of TV Dramas

Pamela Douglas: A History of TV Dramas

Pamela Douglas: The Biggest Hits of TV Dramas

Pamela Douglas: The Biggest Trends in TV Dramas

Pamela Douglas: Types of TV Dramas

Pamela Douglas: Writing a TV Drama Script

Pamela Douglas: Producing a TV Drama

Pamela Douglas: How TV Drama Series Are Made

About Pamela Douglas

Some of you might want a printed transcript of each video… All you have to do is click on over to:

— scroll on down to the transcript block and click on the print link.

Here’s the rest of the links:

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8 Responses to “Everything you wanted to know about television writing…”

  1. TV Movies Soaps » Everything you wanted to know about television writing… on March 12th, 2008 7:41 pm

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  2. Ryan on March 13th, 2008 1:03 am

    70% of all writers ONLY make $50,000 a year???

    If the drama becomes popular… it could cost up to $12 million per episode? Did I hear that right?

    ONLY 1 in a 100 pitches actually get produced into a drama… Then it has to go through the real test with an actual audience.

    Odds of a drama lasting a couple seasons is SLIM PICKINS!

    I think I’ll stick to writing spec scripts for movies. I like my chances there a lot better than television.

    Financially would be more rewarding with movies anyways. That’s with only one script too… not a whole season.

  3. TV Serien schreiben (in Amerika) | Scriptalicious on March 13th, 2008 2:33 am

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  4. Steve on March 13th, 2008 11:16 am

    Yeah same here, as much as I am confident in my writing abilities I like the idea of only having to work 100 or so pages of the same characters and worlds and not having to worry about making them work for 100 more episodes. Done, and done.

    Even a sequel is only a couple more hours, writing for movies is SO easy! Just kidding.

    Unk, looks like your junk filter is a little off again. I think. I’ve actually never seen spam posts though that were referencing the article they were spamming…

  5. Laura Deerfield on March 14th, 2008 1:30 am

    For those interested in television writing, one of the best resources out there is Jane Espenson’s blog. She doesn’t allow comments, but you can e-mail her with questions, and she’s good about responding in her blog.

    http://www.janeespenson.com/

  6. Laura Deerfield on March 14th, 2008 1:34 am

    OK, this may be a duplicate - because I just tried to post and the comment doesn’t appear to be showing. (Have had that happen here before.)

    For those interested in television writing, Jane Espenson’s blog (the website is her name) is a great resource. She doesn’t allow comments, but does respond to letters. You have to do it the old-fashioned way (can’t blame her for not posting an e-mail address.)

  7. thomas motacek on March 16th, 2008 9:27 pm

    very interesting I would like to know more.

  8. Crystal Stevens on March 17th, 2008 2:29 pm

    This info was incredibly helpful and informative, thank you for posting it. I will be visiting here again soon.

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