Happy Friday! Now that I’ve been doing so much work in comedy and animation, I’m now working on a new animated half-hour comedy, and intend to also be the lead voice on the series. I made the mistake of thinking that since I wrote the lines it would be easy to interpret them as an […]
A Character’s Life Situation
Happy Friday! It was an exciting week because I gave my seminar, How to Write the Half Hour Pilot Treatment at New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT). Over thirty people attended, and I was having so much fun, I neglected to get a photo! The most important concept that we discussed is that when creating a television […]
Writing a Pilot Treatment-Advice and Tips
Happy Friday! I’m so excited to be teaching my Writing a Half Hour Pilot Treatment at NYWIFT next Tuesday, March 12. The workshop shows you how to put together a presentation document, a treatment or “bible,” when you want to sell a TV show. The seminar not only covers the technical aspects, we discuss how to write the pilot […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Happy Friday! My concern has always been that my students get to the point where they have sold their work, directed or produced it, or have gotten a job writing for TV. One thing that has always troubled me is that several of my most talented students worked incredibly hard and got almost to the […]
Born on the 14th of February?
Happy Friday! Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and the following day, my boyfriend’s birthday. I went to buy a card for each occasion, and found one that was for people whose birthdays were actually on the 14th. I was intrigued by the story possibilities. There was a situation that presented a natural conflict – a birthday […]
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