Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jane Espenson. Jane discussed the highs and lows of being a working television writer. She talked about breaking in, her first experience in a writer’s room, pitching, and what mistakes she sees young writers make most often. She talked about the responsibilities of an executive producer, good and bad shows to spec, and her past e...
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Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features the founder of The Great American Pitchfest, Signe Olynyk. Signe discussed the highs and lows of being a working screenwriter. She talked about breaking in, dealing with writer’s block, pitching, and the development of her film, Below Zero. Signe also spoke The Great American Pitchfest, screenwriting competitions, mistakes y...
Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Ben Blacker. Ben discussed the highs and lows of being a working television writer. He talked about breaking in, writing with a partner, pitching, and his experience in the writer’s room of the CW show, Supernatural. Ben also spoke about co-creating The Thrilling Adventure Hour, mistakes young writers make, and his podcast, the Ner...
Tweet This past week I attended the 7th annual New York Television Festival as both a press member and a ticket holder to several events. These are my thoughts on what I saw: Tuesday The festival kicked off with a screening of Jonah Hill’s new animated show, Allen Gregory. Allen Gregory is a flamboyant seven-year-old prodigy (think a young Truman Capote) who attempts to navigate the world of pu...
Tweet My quick conversation with Allan Loeb. He talks writing, breaking in, and what mistakes he sees young screenwriters make most often. He also spoke about why he quit writing at one point in 2002 and what made him come back after his time away. This interview took place before Allan’s Pitch Perfect workshop at the 2011 New York Television Festival. Allan is a screenwriter whose credi...
Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features TV writer, Karey Dornetto. Karey talked about her current gig writing for Community and her past experiences writing for South Park, The Life and Times of Tim, and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment. She discussed the writing process on Community, how the writers’ room works, and the different stages of script development. This is an in-d...
Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features screenwriter Bob DeRosa. Bob wrote the movie Killers featuring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl. Bob discussed his writing process from outline to final draft. He also spoke about finding his voice as a writer, mistakes young writers often make, and getting his big break . This is an in-depth breakdown on the different obstacles and challe...
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