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Can good spelling and grammar help you sell your show? Mmm…probably not. On the other hand, can bad spelling and grammar hinder selling your show? I say yes. I like to spend some time cruising TV forums to see what

I’m deep in the throes of pre-production (we start shooting Saturday!!) and the 15 hour work days are cutting into my writing time (I apologize for that), so I thought I’d share some fun things that have happened at work

Tax credits. Hiring the right Producer and Director. Cameras. Reserved parking. These are all things you do NOT need to worry about when pitching your show. Why? Because they have nothing to do with selling the content or vision of

Safety first!! It’s a saying we have on set that means the cast and crew’s safety and welfare always takes precedence over hurrying to try to stay on schedule. Well yesterday I was in another safe place to work. I’m

Sometimes, no matter what you do, or have done, there is very little you can do to get what you and your hard work deserve. If you are reading the trades (like you’re supposed to be) you’ll know that Dan

Let’s say you get into an elevator, and there he is; the Executive you want to pitch your show to. You decide to go for it. You turn to him and…. wait a minute… what the hell are going to

Wow. I just watched four (4!!!!) outstanding demos for four different shows. They were incredible. What was so fantastic about them? I’ll tell ya… Each demo covered four vital subjects: Characters, Settings, Stakes, and Stories, and showed me how they

They say, “If you love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours forever.” When it’s time to take your first show to market you’re going to feel a lot of things: pride at having finished what you

Anyone gotta match? I just read a pitch. It started with the logline; great. However, the logline said one thing, and then the pitch talked about another. The logline was about a setting. The pitch was about a character. When

Brevity. I’m leaving on vacation in less than an hour, so what better topic to discuss than brevity. Emails. Phone calls. One Sheets. These all have one thing in common; they provide you with the opportunity to be loquacious; to