Everything you wanted to know about television writing…
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:
A Better Understanding of TV Dramas — scroll on down to the transcript block and click on the print link.
Here’s the rest of the links:
The Biggest Trends in TV Dramas
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[...] Unk placed an observative post today on Everything you wanted to know about television writingâ?¦Here’s a quick excerptA Better Understanding of TV Dramas — scroll on down to the transcript block and click on the print link. Here’s the rest of the links:. The History of TV Dramas. The Biggest Hits of TV Dramas. The Biggest Trends in TV Dramas … [...]
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.
[...] diesen Artikel ansehen. Dort sind einige Links zu Interviewausschnitten mit Pamela Douglas zu finden, die [...]
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…
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/
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.)
very interesting I would like to know more.
This info was incredibly helpful and informative, thank you for posting it. I will be visiting here again soon.
Thanks for sharing these resources.