Feb. 4 Stage 32 Webinar: I mentioned this before
about live webinars that you have to pay to see. You go to the Writer’s Store and they sell
them. Here’s one:
Constructing Powerful Story in TV & Film
At a Glance
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ABOUT THE WEBINAR
Creating a strong story is your calling card as a writer. In this live
webinar, Jen Grisanti will share with you some of the key tools that will make
your TV pilots, specs and features scripts stand out through the building of
the act break and the links that you provide in your story. Jen
Grisanti will share her strategy about how you can write act breaks that will make
your story memorable and help you to tell it in the strongest way
possible so that you increase your chances of a sale and getting staffed.
It all comes down to your understanding of how to build your script.
There is a strategy to this. Jen Grisanti will share her secrets on what makes
a story strong from the point of view of a studio executive. Follow her tips
and advice and it could lead you to getting hired!WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- The components of telling a strong and memorable story
- How to build a strategy going into your script--starting with the construction of the act breaks
- How to construct each act in a way that builds anticipation
- How to end your opening with a question and answer the question through your story
- How to utilize the pivotal points in the A story and the B story to end your act with the maximum emotional impact
- How to connect all the pivotal moments in your story so that they link back to your goal
- The significance of your links and link backs to the construction of your story
- Seasoned as well as new writers in TV and features
- Writers who want to learn the components of telling a strong story
- Writers who want to make their audience feel their story
- Writers who want to use a story checklist to set the foundation of their script
- Writers who want to learn the significance of structure
- Writers who want to learn how to tell and sell their story
Product Details
- Return policy: This item is not eligible for return.
Meet the Author: Jen Grisanti
| International speaker Jen Grisanti is an acclaimed Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, former 12-year studio executive, including VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount, blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the books, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story and TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells and the upcoming book, Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path To Your Succ... |
My opinion: After I read that, I feel inspired to
write. The Writer’s Store sells lots of
TV writing books, Final Draft software, script covers, and notebooks.
Feb. 8 Meetup: Today I finished reading this
script this guy wrote for Meetup. I sent
him this:
“I read it in 2 sittings.
It’s so good. It’s like this big
action/ sci-fi movie I can totally see in the theatres. This is your first draft? You must have put a lot of effort and work
into it because it’s impressive.”
LK Watts Confessions: This is a blog I found a few months ago. It talks about “Does fear hold you back from publishing?”
Here’s an excerpt of her post:
“Then I think to myself is it fear? Fear of the unknown
and people writing reviews stating they can't write. Fear of being ridiculed
for publishing a book that only sells one copy per year.
Thoughts like these go through every writers' mind, whether you're J.K. Rowling or a complete novice. But what separates these writers is that the J.K. Rowling's publish their books and try not to worry too much while they get on with writing their next novel. The other writers will dither and dither and make constant rewrites and corrections, consequently never getting their book published.
You don't want to rush your book and it's crucial to make it the best it possibly can be before you release it for the world to see. But what's important is realising when that time has arrived.
If you're a writer who find themselves worrying a lot about their book and you constantly change and rewrite it, I hope this post has helped you. I have a self help book about fear and anxiety and it's got one pivotal lesson:
Action brings satisfaction. No matter what the problem or fear is, doing something about it will always make you feel better.
So take action and have the courage to publish your book before you go completely insane.”
Thoughts like these go through every writers' mind, whether you're J.K. Rowling or a complete novice. But what separates these writers is that the J.K. Rowling's publish their books and try not to worry too much while they get on with writing their next novel. The other writers will dither and dither and make constant rewrites and corrections, consequently never getting their book published.
You don't want to rush your book and it's crucial to make it the best it possibly can be before you release it for the world to see. But what's important is realising when that time has arrived.
If you're a writer who find themselves worrying a lot about their book and you constantly change and rewrite it, I hope this post has helped you. I have a self help book about fear and anxiety and it's got one pivotal lesson:
Action brings satisfaction. No matter what the problem or fear is, doing something about it will always make you feel better.
So take action and have the courage to publish your book before you go completely insane.”
Kelli Deeth: I was reading the Globe and Mail
books section and read a book review called The Other Side of Youth by Kelli
Deeth. It’s a collection of short
stories about young women and it seems really good.
“Kelli Deeth’s first book since her acclaimed 2001 debut The
Girl Without Anyone is a collection of stories about missed connections
and unrequited desire, in which characters struggle internally and with each
other over issues such as marriage, childlessness, adoption, adolescent
longing, friendship, and death.”
Feb. 11 Republic
of Doyle: I read
in the Globe and Mail, that this Canadian show ended their 5th
season. Wow, this show has been on for a
long time. I watched the first season
about this father and son PI company as they solve mysteries in Newfoundland. It’s a fun comedy-drama.
Jay Leno: I’m sure all of you heard that he’s
ending his late night show after 22 years.
I started watching his TV show around 2004 for the 10 min. monologue and
then I go to bed. I can watch it at 9:35pm.
I stopped watching his TV show at Jan. 2013 because I had to go to bed
earlier.
