Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Nick Jobe and Steve Harper
36 episodes
2 weeks ago
Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
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Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
34 minutes
10 months ago
The Antihero Dilemma
In a media ecosystem polluted with bad news, online vitriol, and political polarization, what is the writer's responsibility to the audience? If we - as writers - continue to churn out dark heroes and revenge story arcs - aren't we part of an ever growing problem? In this episode, Nick and Steve break down whether you should follow the money towards script ideas that have explosive action, hair raising violence, and back-stabbing betrayals - or lean into your own heart to find more optimistic...
Beyond The Script : Career Strategy For TV and Film Writers
Most writers think if they explain their show clearly enough, walk through the structure, describe the characters, outline the plot, the pitch will land. But explaining isn't pitching, and that's where most writers get stuck. A pitch requires architecture, language control, and positioning that most writers never learn because they're too focused on just getting the information across. In this final episode of Beyond the Script, Nick and Steve break down the actual craft: panoramic thinking t...
