I’m a twenty-five year old aspiring TV writer living in LA. After a friend of mine sent my spec pilot to a few people, one (who works at a cable channel) said she’d like to set a general meeting with me to discuss my writing and the upcoming pilot...

You can see the trailer we used for the original pitch here.

A helpful thing to remember when plotting out stories with a clear antagonist: he probably doesn’t know he’s the bad guy. Alan Rickman’s character from Die Hard likely sees himself as George Clooney’s character from Ocean’s 11. In Michael Clayton,...

Like English, Spanish has a knack for neologism. Ken Ellingwood’s article in the LA Times provides a glossary of new words and phrases related to Mexican drug violence. My favorite is encajuelado: Encajuelado: Based on the word for “trunk,” a...

CNET has good interview with Eric Garland, the CEO of media measurement company Big Champagne, talking about file sharing and the future of film and television. Most of his points aren’t new, but they’re delivered in less-hysterical terms than you...