From Gray Jones of TV Writer Podcast:
After the 2012 Toronto Screenwriting Conference on March 30 and April 1, 2012, I took a sabbatical from the Industry Update. In the past few weeks, the industry has roared into overdrive, especially when it comes to CRTC decisions. This update will focus solely on decisions made by CRTC between April 16 and May 1, 2012.
From Alex Strachan of Postmedia News, interviewing the man behind TV, eh?‘s Vancouver TV Writing Seminar (register here):
- Art and commerce can both be served: House writer Lawrence Kaplow on how it’s done
Writing for TV – especially mainstream, broadcast network series like Body of Proof, Family Law and the soon-to-end House – means serving two masters: art and commerce. And, yes, it can be done, Kaplow insists. Kaplow hopes to explain how, at a seminar for aspiring writers Sunday, May 6, in Vancouver at Simon Fraser University. The seminar will cover such practical areas as pitching story ideas, script development, story structure, the politics of the writers’ room, and how to deal with notes from the studio and network. Read more.
TV, eh?is presenting a one-day seminar on writing for television with Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild of America Award-winning writer/producer Larry Kaplow (House, Body of Proof) and moderator Daegan Fryklind (The Listener, Being Erica).
Participants will learn practical information on breaking in, pitching, story structure, writing for production, and developing their own work.
Class size is limited and includes a networking lunch and breaks.
When: Sunday, May 6, 2012
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Where: Morris J Wosk Centre For Dialogue, Simon Fraser University (downtown Vancouver)
Registration fee: $250
Register at: www.tv-eh.com/events or 604-684-2787
We’re giving away registration to the seminar to one lucky winner. Here’s how you can earn up to two chances to win:
- Leave a comment on this post explaining what you would want to get out of the seminar (1 entry per person)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry per person):
RT to enter to win registration to the Vancouver TV #Writing Seminar from @tv_eh www.tv-eh.com/events
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I will draw the winner at 6 pm PT on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Good luck!
EDIT: Congrats to Garfield Miller, selected by my friend Random Number Generator as the winner. Thanks to all who entered!
Just announced:
Vancouver writer Daegan Fryklind will moderate TV, eh?’s TV Writing Seminar with Larry Kaplow (House, Body of Proof) on Sunday, May 6.
Daegan has written for The Listener, Being Erica, The Guard, jPod (Leo Award winner in Dramatic Writing for the episode “The Final Shot”), Robson Arms (nominated for a WGC Award for the episode “Misery Inc”), Falcon Beach, and Cold Squad as well as the animated series Yvon of the Yukon, Something Else, and What About Mimi? She was co-writer on the feature Edison and Leo. Daegan is currently in development on two dramatic series, one with CBC/Lark and one with Space/CTV/No Equal.
Participants will learn practical information on breaking in, pitching, story structure, the writing room, dealing with notes, writing for production, as well as developing their own work. The registration fee of $250 includes a networking lunch and coffee breaks.
Larry Kaplow is an Emmy-nominated television writer/producer from Los Angeles, winner of the 2005 Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Television Script, Episodic Drama, for the House episode “Autopsy.” He attended the University of Rochester for English and New York University’s Graduate Program in Creative Writing, Fiction, and began his television career as an assistant on Clueless and Chicago Hope before writing for Family Law, Hack, K-Ville and Body of Proof, in addition to six seasons with House. Kaplow has lectured at USC, NYU, Duke University, Johns Hopkins, and the National Association of Broadcasters, among others.
For more information and to register for the seminar, visit the event registration page.
