by Kate J. Anderson | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing for TV
Given Showrunner Sarah Dodd’s CSA winning talent for binge worthy police drama, we are pretty excited to reveal that the scripted series lab is working on a new crime series. I asked our writers if they had any advice for nailing the obligatory scenes and conventions...
by Kate J. Anderson | Mar 22, 2019 | Interviews, Writing for TV
Damon Vignale dropped in for lunch at the PSP last week. Damon is the creator and showrunner of the original crime-drama series, The Murders debuting on March 25, 2019. He was also a writer and consulting producer for The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, and writer...
by Kate J. Anderson | Mar 8, 2019 | Writing for TV
We were lucky to have Showrunner Larry Raskin join us for a lunchtime Q&A this week! Larry’s credits include Executive Producer of Reboot: The Guardian Code, Series Producer for Yukon Gold, and Director/Story Editor for Ice Pilots NWT. On ReBoot, you hired...
by Kate J. Anderson | Feb 22, 2019 | Interviews, Writing for TV
Matt Venables took a break from prepping Van Helsing season 4 last week to join the Scripted Series Lab for lunch. We were very eager to ply him with questions, as well as mac and cheese! You work as part of a writing team with Jeremy Smith. What are the pros and cons...
by Kate J. Anderson | Feb 15, 2019 | Interviews, Writing for TV
This week our Scripted Series Lab participants welcomed writer, Gemma Holdway, to one of our “order lunch and then ask so many questions that she has no time to eat,” sessions. Gemma’s credits include consulting producer on The Murders, story editor on Ghost Wars, and...
by Kate J. Anderson | Feb 8, 2019 | Writing for TV
Mike Orlando is a convert to the time-tested index card method of breaking a show. “It looks like chaos, but it’s actually really handy,” he says. “It’s especially useful when you find yourself changing something in one episode, and then you have to sort...
