With technology making it easier and cheaper to shoot and edit, more and more people are thinking about shooting Pilots for their TV shows. But, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Here’s why. Development Executives simply do not
Webisode
They say “There’s no rest for the wicked”, and I think it’s true because it’s a hectic week up here in Vancouver. Not only am I doing last minute development work on a show of mine being pitched at RealScreen
Pitch Fests are a Rip-off!
This was a post on an online forum I’m a member of. Don’t waste your money on these PITCH FESTS! It’s a huge waste of money and time and there’s is no guaranteeing that your show or movie idea would
The Most Popular Pitching Formula
Here is a great article from our good friend Stephanie Palmer of Good In A Room. Check out the discount code (at the end of the article) to her pitching class starting next week. The Most Popular Pitching Formula in Hollywood
etc. etc. etc.
I was reading a pitch the other day and the person listed off three things we might see in their show, and then they said etc. Using the word etc. is the equivalent of saying “we’re going to roll cameras
Shortcuts
I continue to meet people who think they’re going to get rich overnight and that cutting corners in their show development is a reasonable idea. It seems people think this is an easy business to get into; that those of
Happy New Year!!
I’m not really a new year’s resolution kinda guy, but I usually use the Christmas break to take the time to review my goals from the previous year and revise them for the upcoming one. I do this every year
Procrastinate
Do you ever get a mental block when you’re writing? I’ve been trying to write a blog about procrastination for weeks and I can’t seem to get the thing done!! It might seem ironic, but frankly, it’s just pissing me
WGA vs. Option
I always welcome emails from readers with questions. It lets me know there’s actually somebody out there, and… …they usually have questions I asked when I was getting started. Here’s a good question from one of our readers: “I have
Christmas Time
Well the Christmas ads have started. Halloween is gone, as is my Scorpio birthday, so it’s time for merchants to hawk their wares. And it’s no different for you. This is the time of year for office parties and people
Who Will Write It?
If you’re not going to write your show, who will? I was chatting with an actor friend of mine the other day. She has a lead role on a show on the Sci Fi Channel and she is planning to
A Friend Once Told Me…
“Nobody’s going to care about your little art project.” These harsh words were said to a good friend of mine who is now a successful filmmaker and fulltime writer on a scripted drama, and thankfully, he was gracious enough to