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Alex Epstein, Brent Piaskoski, business models, Canadian television, Denis McGrath, digital media, Facebook, future, Ink Canada, Karen Walton, Mark Farrell, monetizing, money, multiplatform, narrative, new media, screenwriter, screenwriting, WGC, wired writer

29 Dec 2009

Digital Decade: The Writing Community

Technology has affected writers in the last 10 years. In my last post, I talked about viewing habits. Today, I'm…

Jill

digital media, money, screenwriter, screenwriting

12 Dec 2007

Digital Media

I was lucky enough to attend the nextMEDIA conference entitled Monetizing Digital Media. I was interested in what opportunities there…

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screenwriter, screenwriting, Union business, writers guilds

16 Nov 2007

Screenwriting in France, Iceland and More!

Just a few last thoughts about the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds meetings and then back to regularly scheduled programming.…

Jill

screenwriter, screenwriting, television writing, tv writing, Union business, writers guilds

15 Nov 2007

Television Writing in Ireland

In Ireland, anti-competition laws prevent screenwriters from negotiating minimum terms because they are independent contractors. According to Chief Executive of…

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act breaks, Canadian television, Jekyll, pilot script, pilot scripts, screenwriter, screenwriting, Steven Moffat, structure, television writing, tv writing

17 Jul 2007

If Jackman Gets a Hard On, I’m It: Jekyll

Perhaps I have sufficiently conveyed to you my admiration of Jekyll. Now down to business:The pilot episode, written by Steven…

Jill 8 Comments

act breaks, curtains, pilot script, premise pilot, Reaper, screenwriter, screenwriting, structure, tv writing

26 Jun 2007

Reaper Pilot Script

I love Reaper. I love it. It's written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. What I read is an unnumbered…

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Canadian television, premise pilot, screenwriter

24 Jun 2007

Setup Pilot Versus Typical Episode

Jaime J Weinman, in his blog TV Guidance, recently discussed what I'm doing here and then dove-tailed into a broader…

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