TV Writing by Lola May

ShowRunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:04:32 UTC

Life informs the kind of writing you do.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:05:36 UTC

Networks don’t care if its serialized or procedural – Networks like to categorize shows as serialized or procedural.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:06:40 UTC

Influence from artist-like imagery that feels legitimate and intuitive, understanding what certain times was like and try to communicate it to people.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:07:30 UTC

Time is very fluid, time isn’t orderly, time is more emotional than chronological.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:09:06 UTC

An incredible amount of freedom on premium cable than on network television on a creative level.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:09:32 UTC

As an actor you’re already interested in playing dynamic and interesting people and also the challenge of being seen differently than the way you are.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:10:18 UTC

Does the network trust you to do the job? If they do you’re gonna get a lot of freedom or if they sense a void in leadership they’re gonna rush in to fill it, no matter what network it’s at.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:11:47 UTC

Think about the central part of the story and how to take this first-person narrative character and get the voice out.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:12:29 UTC

Networks are concerned with ratings; how many people watch the show. If ratings are not good, they can cancel your show.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:13:36 UTC

All of the emotional baggage had to come from somewhere. It had to come from something I knew.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:14:26 UTC

You don’t go into a tv show expecting good hours you go into a tv show expecting the worst.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:14:59 UTC

The actor must make the character their own.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:15:36 UTC

Networks pressure is due to a time crunch. Sometimes it doesn’t matter if it is good or bad, they just want you to do it.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:15:59 UTC

Being fearless as an actor means your willing to do nothing and let what’s behind your eyes tell the story.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:16:26 UTC

TV writers must have a unique script written for a certain amount of money within a certain amount of time.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:16:48 UTC

Basic ideas and I think about the characters randomly throughout the day. I have thoughts and write ideas about the characters until the characters starts talking and then characters start guiding the story.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:17:18 UTC

Showrunner is like chorography.

2012 SBIFF Screenwriters' Panel: It Starts With The Script

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:17:48 UTC

Spending time with characters and thinking about them. Using pathos, humor, and tone to outline the characters. Once all the characters are written down and figured out, how to add humor, pathos, and rhythm to the characters.

Showrunners

btsjungkook783883 — 2024-06-06 21:18:14 UTC

It’s a collaborative art form.