As TV Academy members toasted the stars of “Ted Lasso” on May 1, things were about to change dramatically in the Emmy campaign space. Apple TV+ was celebrating the opening of a “For Your Consideration” activation at Goya Studios, where it erected a massive tent to showcase its bevy ...
Hollywood writers to strike Monday unless last-minute deal is reached
The actors strike is over, with the union representing performers last weekapproving a tentative agreementwith Hollywood studios. Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) characterized the deal as a big win, with the contract achieving sign...
It had nothing to do with the story itself, just me worrying about something. And, as I went through the story, looked at what I’d written, where I wanted the story to go, and other writers who had written similar subject matter, I realized I was worrying about nothing. I’d just...
The writers’ strike is the WGA’s first since 2007-2008, which lasted for just over 3 months and brought the production of new scripted content to a halt, along with the late-night shows. Well here we are again, and once again we’re faced with a world ...
As with many comedy or romantic comedy films, screenwriters Mike Meyers and Michael McCullers desperately incorporate bathroom humor and countless sly sex sequences for laughs. Also, keeping with a popular theme of comedy films, celebrity cameos run rampant. Jerry Springer, Willie Nelson, Woody Harr...
I wonder what most writers find more scary… Purple prose or writer’s block? I suppose it would depend on how aware you are of the former. Thanks for the great post! Reply Joe Buntingon February 5, 2013 at 9:34 pm Probably true, Corine. Thanks. 🙂 ...
(strike that: abusers) had kept her on a choke chain so tight, a one inch band around her entire neck was raw and bloodied, with tendons exposed. Meanwhile, the ring on the chain had opened a nickel-sized hole in her throat so any sustenance proffered (she was beyond foraging for ...
The third technique is to try printing out a triple-spaced (三倍行距) copy to allow space for revision.4As a result, these writers never get in the habit of crossing out chunks (大块) of their draft and writing revisions in the blank space. After you have revised your draft until it ...
A few choice excerpts from the article.“It was a reality check of, like, oh my God, this is fifty times worse than 2007,” Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors member Deric A. Hughes told me over the phone this week about the moment he realized how serious the th...