The TV Writers Studio partnered with the LIU chapter of the New York Film and Television Student Alliance, and the Bowers Disney Company explored changing the narrative of mental health in our media.
Writer/producer, Ian Deitchman, zoomed in from Los Angeles to talk about rewriting a scene from Parenthood. He also spoke about writing for Suits which has had a surprising resurgence this summer.
Showrunner Nikki Toscano (Hunters, 24: Legacy) has said that “Laura teaches you to sell fire in hell.” Join writer and pitch consultant Laura Brennan for a webinar on mastering the new art of pitching on Zoom.
How does pitching on Zoom change the game? Should you build a pitch deck? How much detail should you go into? Learn to use the new normal of pitching virtually to your advantage.
Join us:
Thursday, October 22nd
8:00 PM EST
Are you having family drama right now? Want to learn how you can use it in your writing?
Join us for a free webinar with Valerie Woods, Co-Executive Producer on QUEEN SUGAR (S4) and the new Netflix hit show SWEET MAGNOLIAS (S2), who will talk about crafting family drama on two different shows.
Join us:
Sunday, October 18th
2:00 PM EST
Have you seen Women Make Film? If not, it’s time to tune in.
Join us for a free webinar with Cari Beauchamp — award-winning historian, documentary filmmaker, and author of WITHOUT LYING DOWN: FRANCES MARION AND THE POWERFUL WOMEN OF EARLY HOLLYWOOD — who will discuss the extraordinary series now playing Tuesday nights on TCM: WOMEN MAKE FILM. Beauchamp is an Associate Producer of this epic event, which combines a 14 episode documentary that is a guided tour of the art and craft of the movies, along with a full evening of movies referenced in the documentary, all of which were directed by women.
Beauchamp was instrumental in the vision of this series, which may be the best thing on television this fall. She is a prolific author, whose work includes Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years, as well as Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary: Her Private Letters from Inside the Studios of the 1920s. Her books have been selected for “Best of the Year” lists by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Amazon.
Join us:
Thursday, October 8th
8:00 PM EST
I’ve always believed the mission of a writer is to erase the margins between us: By creating authentic and fully human characters, we invite an audience to enter into the life of another, someone they may not have understood before. Thus we create empathy in an audience for the other and erase the margins between us.
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