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11 laws of showrunning
The Eleven Laws of Showrunning by Javier Grillo-Marxuach provide advice and insights for effectively managing a television show, from fostering a creative environment to delegating responsibility and sharing credit.
okbjgm.weebly.comOne of the great contradictions of the way we make television inthe United States is that writers are given managerial controlover the entire enterprise... but writers are very often badcommunicators outside the page. Also, talking to people non-stop,all day, with great specificity about a project this size ishard, and tiring.
Javier Grillo-Marxuach • 11 laws of showrunning
It takes that level of ego to be a television writer/producer:the conviction that what you have to say matters so much that itis worth not only mastering the tropes of an entire medium, butalso the risk that all the intermediaries required to create thefinished product will ruin it all with some fatal blend ofincomprehension, or incompetence.
Javier Grillo-Marxuach • 11 laws of showrunning
David Mamet Memo to "The Unit" Writing Staff
David Mamet's memo provides guidelines for the writing staff of the TV show "The Unit" regarding the importance of drama, storytelling, and creating engaging scenes that advance the plot.
screencraft.orgtelevision writing is attractive because it has the three traits that make people love their work: impact, creativity, and control.
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
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Mr. Wednesday/Series
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Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers (Full Series)
youtube.comBottom line: the creativity of your staff isn't for coming upwith your core ideas for you, it's for making your core ideasbigger and better once you've come up with them. To say "I'llknow it when I see it" is to abdicate the hard work of creationwhile hoarding the authority to declare what is or isn't good.