Thank You For the Resumes
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May 31, 2010
How Does a Regular Joe Schmo Pitch a Pilot to a Network? [By Ken Levine]
Check out Ken Levine's Friday Questions post where he answers the question, "How does a regular Joe Schmo pitch a pilot to a network?"
Formatting the Faux-documentary
How do you format faux-documentary shows like The Office and Modern Family? John August explains...
May 21, 2010
May 12, 2010
The Importance of a Show's Title
Is Cougar Town Getting a New Title?
May 12, 2010
The show’s co-creator Bill Lawrence is hoping to change the ABC comedy’s title for the next season since it has evolved into an ensemble show rather than one that only focuses on Courteney Cox‘s character, Jules Cobb.
“You would be hard-pressed to watch the last three episodes of the show and asked anyone for titles I doubt anyone would say ‘Cougar Town,’ ” Lawrence tells HitFix.com.
But there’s another reason why he’s hoping for the name makeover: Attracting people who normally wouldn’t watch a show with the existing title. “Partly as a result of common sense and partly from [the studio's] research, they find too many instances of testing of people saying they would never watch a show called Cougar Town — ‘I don’t want to see some show about a 40-year-old woman nailing younger guys,’ ” says Lawrence. “And then they screen an episode, and people go, ‘Oh, I would watch this show.’ “
So what title does he have in mind? Lawrence says he constantly jokes the show should be called Friends and Neighbors with the ‘Friends‘ written in the same font as Cox’s old show. But he doesn’t “want to put [ideas] out there yet.” –Eunice Oh
May 11, 2010
Job Listing: FULL-TIME STAFF PRODUCTION COORDINATOR FOR ATLANTIC TELEVISION
ATLANTIC TELEVISION – PRODUCTION COORDINATOR / FULL TIME, STAFF - SALARY +BENEFITS
Atlantic Television is seeking a full time, staff Production Coordinator to join the company's growing national production coordination team. This entry level position is for someone with no more than three years of relevant television industry work experience. Recent college graduates and students graduating in May are welcome to apply. This is a staff position, with benefits, based in Atlantic's offices in New York City.
The Production Coordinator will be responsible for seeing projects through from the initial client call to the sending of the final invoice. This is an office based position and duties will include hiring camera crews and other freelance production staff throughout the country, organizing the selection and delivery of a wide range of Atlantic's production equipment, arranging filming permits, booking hotels and transport, quoting clients, processing vendor invoices and
invoicing clients.
We are looking for candidates who have the ability to work on multiple
production projects simultaneously and who have first class written and verbal communication skills. The successful candidate must have a real passion for working in the television industry and be able to thrive in a fast paced environment. This position is ideal for someone who wishes to pursue a career in the area of production management in the television industry. Candidates must be based in New York City.
Atlantic Television is a national production services company that provides production support for several hundred broadcast and corporate communications projects every year in every major city in the country. The company provides high quality camera crews, additional production personnel and a wide range of camera, lighting and grip equipment to producers filming documentaries, reality shows, magazine programs, promos and corporate communications projects. Atlantic's clients include many of the world's leading broadcasters, production companies and corporations.
For more detailed information about Atlantic Television please visit:
www.atlantictv.com.
To apply, please send an e-mail to work@atlantictv.com, with the subject header "Production Coordinator Position." Please provide a detailed cover letter explaining why you feel you would be specifically suited for this position along with a full resume.
Atlantic Television is seeking a full time, staff Production Coordinator to join the company's growing national production coordination team. This entry level position is for someone with no more than three years of relevant television industry work experience. Recent college graduates and students graduating in May are welcome to apply. This is a staff position, with benefits, based in Atlantic's offices in New York City.
The Production Coordinator will be responsible for seeing projects through from the initial client call to the sending of the final invoice. This is an office based position and duties will include hiring camera crews and other freelance production staff throughout the country, organizing the selection and delivery of a wide range of Atlantic's production equipment, arranging filming permits, booking hotels and transport, quoting clients, processing vendor invoices and
invoicing clients.
We are looking for candidates who have the ability to work on multiple
production projects simultaneously and who have first class written and verbal communication skills. The successful candidate must have a real passion for working in the television industry and be able to thrive in a fast paced environment. This position is ideal for someone who wishes to pursue a career in the area of production management in the television industry. Candidates must be based in New York City.
Atlantic Television is a national production services company that provides production support for several hundred broadcast and corporate communications projects every year in every major city in the country. The company provides high quality camera crews, additional production personnel and a wide range of camera, lighting and grip equipment to producers filming documentaries, reality shows, magazine programs, promos and corporate communications projects. Atlantic's clients include many of the world's leading broadcasters, production companies and corporations.
For more detailed information about Atlantic Television please visit:
www.atlantictv.com.
To apply, please send an e-mail to work@atlantictv.com, with the subject header "Production Coordinator Position." Please provide a detailed cover letter explaining why you feel you would be specifically suited for this position along with a full resume.
May 3, 2010
WGAW 2010 Writer Access Project Honorees
WGA.org:
As part of its ongoing work to address the issues of access and exposure to the entertainment industry faced by diverse writers, the WGAW has established the Writer Access Project (WAP).
The innovative program, organized by the Guild’s Diversity Department, identifies diverse writers with television staffing experience and makes samples of their work available to be read by entertainment industry decision-makers.
A total of 20 television writers, in both the Comedy and Drama categories, have been selected as this year’s honorees. The 2010 WGAW Writer Access Project honorees are...
Writer's Room Event - Oscar Nominated Screenwriter Rob Festinger
WRITER'S ROOM PRESENTS:
ROBERT FESTINGER
Oscar Nominated Screenwriter for In The Bedroom (2001)
Thursday May 13th
7pm – 9:30pm
$10 at the door
FREE when you sign up on our A-List (see website) and for Members
7pm – 9:30pm
$10 at the door
FREE when you sign up on our A-List (see website) and for Members
RSVP required:
contact@writersroomla.com
Robert will discuss:
* Creating character driven storylines
* Adapting scripts from source material
* Creating opportunities for yourself in the biz
* What it’s like to be nominated for an Oscar
BIO:
Rob Festinger received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for “In The Bedroom” along with director Todd Field, as well as Best Screenplay from National Board of Review. Rob co-wrote the film “Trust” directed by David Schwimmer, which will be released early 2011. He is currently writing the comedy “A Hampstead Love Story” for Ecosse Films; developing the adaptation of Rachel Sherman’s “Living Room” with “GLEE” producer Mike Novick; and developing a TV series about the United Nations with producer Christina Wayne. Rob has also written “October Squall” for Fox Searchlight and Halle Berry; “TO THE MOON” for Mirage Enterprises; “Kings County” for Warner Bros., “THE BROKEN PLACES” for Deep River Productions, and “BodySnatchers” for the BBC. Rob lives in Los Angeles with his wife, film editor Lucia Zucchetti and their daughter Olivia. He is also a member of the WR.
May 1, 2010
Link to UTA Job List and Production Listings
Production office listings as well as the UTA Job List are now available on HU's Scriptwriting Network. Join today for weekly updates.
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