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TV Writer Podcast - Video

Hosted by TV editor/writer Gray Jones, the TV Writer Podcast has featured interviews with everyone from the bottom to the top of the TV industry... show creators like Beau Willimon (House of Cards) and Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars) to recent graduates of TV writing fellowship programs.

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075 – Former Development Exec Scott Manville, Creator...

TV Writer Podcast - Video ·

2020/03/08

This week we meet Scott Manville… an entrepreneur who used his experience as the former Head of TV Development for Merv Griffin Entertainment, to create the unique Television Writers Vault, a resource that connects writers with top producers and network executives. With 15 years of professional experience in TV program development, Scott Manville is the Founder and President of the Television Writers Vault (tvwritersvault.com), an online marketplace used by top producers and network executives

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074 – House of Cards Creator/Showrunner Beau Willimon...

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2020/03/08

From never being on a TV staff, to becoming the creator and showrunner of “House of Cards,” Netflix’s original foray into dramatic television and the corrupted world of politics… this week’s interview with screenwriter, painter, and playwright Beau Willimon is sure to inspire you! Beau Willimon is a screenwriter, playwright, producer and most recently, an executive producer, showrunner and creator of Netflix’s original series “House of Cards,” a wicked one-hour drama, from Media Rights Capital,

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073 – Shooting Your Own TV Pilot – Corinna Mendis...

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2020/03/08

The odds of a pilot script being sold and produced are incredibly small. What if you absolutely must see your story come to life? This week we meet Corinna Mendis, who despite having no film schooling or previous experience, independently produced and shot her own spec pilot! Corinna Mendis, a native New Yorker, grew up wanting to become an actress. When her parents threatened to cut her off, she put creative pursuits on a shelf, and dug herself in to university studies. Two bachelor’s degrees and

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072 – Continuum Writing Team Jeremy Smith & Matt...

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2020/03/08

Writing teams are popular in Hollywood, as they can give shows more bang for their buck. But are they popular in Canada? Find out as we meet Jeremy Smith and Matt Venables, a Vancouver-based writing team currently staffed on Continuum. Born in Barrie, Ontario and living in Vancouver, Jeremy Smithgraduated the Victoria Motion Picture School in 2000 and has been in the film industry ever since, thoroughly learning all aspects of production working as a Producer’s and Executive’s assistant on

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071 – Novelist/Screenwriter Vivi Anna / Tawny Stokes...

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2020/03/08

What are your excuses for not writing? This week we meet Vivi Anna / Tawny Stokes, a successful novelist and screenwriter, who writes and publishes mountains of material while being a single mom and homeschooling her teenage daughter! Vivi Anna is an award-winning Canadian multi-published author in paranormal romance, urban fantasy, scifi, and young adult under the name Tawny Stokes. Since 2003, she’s written and published close to 23 books for New York publishers such as Harlequin, Kensington and

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070 – The Emotion Thesaurus Author Angela Ackerman...

TV Writer Podcast - Video ·

2020/03/08

Whether you’re a feature or TV writer, actor, or novelist, The Emotion Thesaurus is an indispensable tool for your arsenal. Find out why, in this week’s insightful interview with co-author Angela Ackerman! Angela Ackerman lives in Calgary, Alberta with her husband and two teen boys. A lover of mystery and mythology, her chapter books, middle grade and young adult novels are represented by Jill Corcoran of The Herman Agency. Angela is also the co-author of The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide To

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069 – Suits, The Good Guys Writer Rick Muirragui (VIDEO)

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2020/03/08

Rick Muirragui did everything right… moved to LA, got assistant jobs on well known shows, wrote tons of spec material, and wrote freelance episodes for the shows he worked on, but it was when he was accepted into the NBC Writers on the Verge writing fellowship that his career really took off! Rick Muirragui grew up in Virginia, but traveled a lot because his father was in the US Army. After studying journalism and writing several spec features, he moved to Los Angeles and became interested in

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068 – Jamie Livingston - TV Writer Chat Pilot Program...

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2020/03/08

TV Writer Chat is launching a new FREE TV pilot writing program, and today’s interview with screenwriter/novelist Jamie Livingstontells you all you need to know! Jamie Livingston is a great example of how you are never too busy to write! Aside from working full time at the restaurant she owns with her husband, she has a successful jewelry business, publishes a mystery novel series under the pen-name Jamie Lee Scott, attends conferences, made a short film, and wrote several screenplays… and that was

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067 – Let’s Stay Together, Reed Between the Lines...

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2020/03/08

Acting, directing, writing, producing, teaching, stand-up comedy… LaMont Ferrell wears a lot of hats! Originally from Philadelphia, LaMont Ferrell has been entertaining audiences for many years. He has performed for a variety of ages and ethnicities across the US, and around the world. A local magazine describes his act as, “Energetic, creative and original, but most of all just plain funny.” After winning the 1996 Comic Relief Comedy Festival’s “Funniest New Comic” Award, he took his comedic

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066 – Literary Manager Jenny Frankfurt (VIDEO)

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2020/03/08

This week Gray talks all about management, with special guest Jenny Frankfurt. Jenny Frankfurt is a film and television literary manager/producer who owns the company Highstreet Management in Los Angeles. She currently represents such writing talent as Sterling Anderson, David Madsen, Norma Vela, Joel Thomas, Malcolm Kohll, Jill Campbell, Crystal Hubbard, Phil O’Shea and others – most based in Los Angeles and the UK, but others throughout the US. She has sold television shows (both reality and

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065 – Good in a Room Author Stephanie Palmer (VIDEO)

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2020/03/08

All about the pitch! This week our special guest is Stephanie Palmer, who wrote the definitive book on pitching, Good in a Room. Stephanie Palmer helps creative people learn to pitch ideas and sell their projects. Stephanie founded Good in a Room in 2005 and is the author of the book Good in a Room (Random House, 2008). She has been featured on The Today Show on NBC, The Early Show on CBS, KTLA, Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio and in Inc, Atlantic, Variety, Script, and Speaker

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064 – Beauty and the Beast Director Bradley Walsh...

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2020/03/07

Proof that directing a showcase film works, this week features an in-person video interview at the studio of director Bradley Walsh. After graduating from York University, director Bradley Walsh was a very successful music video director. He then moved to commercials, but yearned to tell more dramatic stories. It wasn’t until he wrote and directed a showcase short film that he was able to break in to directing for television. Since then, he has directed for many TV series and TV movies, including

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063 – Killers, White Collar Writer Bob DeRosa (VIDEO)

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2020/03/07

We’re debunking more Hollywood myths today! Bob DeResoa, writer of the hit feature ‘Killers‘ and the hit USA show ‘White Collar,’ has lots to say about the things we believe and shouldn’t. Photo Credit: Blake Gardner Where Bob DeRosa comes from, nice guys finish first. The Florida-born screenwriter recently finished his first season as a writer on the hit USA show ‘White Collar.’ He previously wrote Lionsgate’s action-comedy ‘Killers,’ starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, and co-wrote

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062 – Law & Order: SVU, Killer Instinct Writer Kam...

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2020/03/07

Today is all about mentors, pitching, pilots, and breaking in! In a new topical format, today’s podcast with TV writer-producer Kam Miller is sure to help your career… buckle up! Kam Miller is a TV writer-producer who has created pilots for FOX, CBS, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Television, and Universal Cable Productions. She wrote for the long-running show Law & Order: SVUas well as the short-lived show Killer Instinct. Her first feature, The Iris Effect, was produced while she was at USC film

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061 – King Writer, Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy...

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2020/03/07

As a production manager, David Barlow got his break into writing by a very unusual method… pitching jokes on set! Since then, he has created two series, including the long running Seeing Things, and has over 30 years experience writing in LA, Vancouver, and Toronto. Most recently, David Barlow was a co-executive producer and writer on the Showcase series King. Previously, he was a producer-writer on the CBC series The Border – twice nominated for the Best Dramatic Series Gemini. He has co-created

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060 – MADtv, Weeds Writer Devon Shepard (VIDEO)

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2020/03/07

From Fresh Prince of Bel Air to Weeds, Devon K. Shepard has been a busy TV writer/producer for the last 23 years. He’s full of wisdom on what made that possible! Devon K. Shepard was born in South Central California. From a very early age, he always had a love of television and film. His parents recognized this love, so on Saturday afternoons, they would drop Devon, his younger brother and older sister at the local movie theater where they would watch movies all day long. That love of movie

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059 – Creative Destiny Coach / Screenwriter Jenna...

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2020/03/07

What do you get when you cross a life coach with a screenwriter? That’s what we’re going to find out today, as we meet Jenna Avery! Jenna Avery is a screenwriter who devoted the last year to redesigning her life to support her passion for writing. Her most recently completed project is a sci-fi action script called “Progeny.” She is also a life coach and the founder of the Writer’s Circle — an online “Just Do The Writing” accountability system — designed to help writers get the support,

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058 – ER, Third Watch, Criminal Minds Writer / EP...

TV Writer Podcast - Video ·

2020/03/07

“The best writers in town have everything in their arsenal.” Janine Sherman Barrois is our guest this week, and she knows what she’s talking about! After growing up in Massachusetts, Janine Sherman Barrois moved to Virginia in high school, and began writing for the school paper. She quickly learned that her love was not of reporting facts, but of telling stories. She attended Howard University, where on the advice of her roommate’s dad, director Gilbert Moses, she did a major in English, and a

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057 – Horror Icon, Holliston Creator/Showrunner Adam...

TV Writer Podcast - Video ·

2020/03/07

His horror films have broken records, and his his current FearNet series was renewed almost immediately out of the gate. This week we meet hard-working producer-writer-actor-director-showrunner Adam Green! After graduating from Hofstra University in New York with a Bachelor of Science degree in Television and Film Production, Adam Green made his first feature “Coffee & Donuts” for $400, by borrowing equipment and using friends and volunteers for the cast and crew. What really put Adam on the map,

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056 – Bristol Boys Writer Brandon David Cole (VIDEO)

TV Writer Podcast - Video ·

2020/03/07

After studying at Tisch School of the Arts in New York, Brandon David Cole set a goal of writing and directing three feature films by the time he was 30. Not only did he hit that goal, but his three indie features, which he also produced and edited, all sold for distribution! Brandon David Cole started his filmmaking career making BMX videos at age 14 with his dad’s 2-piece VHS camera. Eventually filmmaking became more of a focus than BMX riding for Brandon and he found himself at NYU’s Tisch

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