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TV Surf Report: Live from Beautiful Downtown Burbank, Surf’s Up at ScriptFest 2017
Santa Monica, CA — Emerging Writers from all over the world converge on beautiful downtown Burbank each year in June for LA’s premiere screenwriting conference, Script Fest, aka, The Pitch Fest. And I was there. To consult. To brainstorm. … Continue reading
Posted in TV Surf Report
Tagged Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Film, New Mutants, San Andreas, Screenwriting, Script Fest, Signe Olynyk, Television, The Conjuring, The Pitch Fest, Trends, TV, TV Pilots, Writer Cons
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TV Pilot Season 2015: Networks Re-Boot Old Series As Audiences Give This Season’s New Series The Boot
Santa Monica, CA — I both love and hate the idea of re-booting an old series. It’s a worthy strategy, though, and one the studios and networks pursue annually with a high failure rate. There are lots … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 Pilot Season Trends
Tagged hollywood, Re-boots, Television, Trends, TV Pilots
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TV Pilot Season 2015: Hollywood Adapts! Publishers Rejoice As Original Scripts Take Back Seat To Adaptations
Santa Monica, CA — At last count, 43 of this year’s crop of television pilots are adaptations of popular works, and not just books. Comics, documentaries, song catalogs, telenovelas, video games, magazine articles and digital novels are getting some network love, as well. … Continue reading