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Inside the Writers Room – Writing for Television – Write-Up

  Inside the Writers Room – Writing for Television Presenters: Jane Espenson, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Jeff Greenstein November 12, 2011 Written by Karen Leabo Three veteran television writers discuss breaking in, and what it is like once you have broken in. There are a lot of paths to getting staffed, being hired as a staff […]

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Big Ideas – by Diana Caldwell

  If you missed the talk Producer Barri Evins gave at the Showbiz Store and Café on October 22nd, you missed an information-packed lecture. Barri started with a story about a fictional caveman and his rather rocky first day as a hunter. Even knowing that he survived the experience, because he was relating his story […]

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Writing for Television Panel – Write-Up

  Writing for Television Panel Speakers: Jane Espenson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once Upon a Time Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Family Guy Jeff Greenstein, Will & Grace, Desperate Housewives October 12, 2011 Written by James Ganiere, Rio Vista Universal Q&A Session What is the structure/hierarchy of the writing room? Cherry As a staff writer, each year they […]

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Sci-fi / Fantasy Screenwriters Panel – By Diana Caldwell

Sci-fi / Fantasy Screenwriters Panel October 8th, 2011 By Diana Caldwell The panel of Science Fiction/Fantasy screenwriters who gathered at Universal Studios on Saturday, Oct. 8 represented a range of writing experiences, from Mark Fergus whose films, “Ironman,” “Children of Men” and “Cowboys and Aliens” were mostly big studio pictures,the parlapanides Brothers, Vlas and Charley […]

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