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Jamie Wynen
‘I had a need to see a girl fight monsters and not die.’ Joss is the son of a TV writer, and the son of a son of a TV writer. Little wonder he enjoys the craft of writing so strongly, fighting tooth and nail to get a single free week between The Avengers and … Read more
‘I was talked out of a couple of deaths by the actors, believe it or not…’ Another Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Showrunner’s Roundtable! Gorgeously shot, a half-dozen of Hollywood’s most accomplished writers sit down for an electric, rapid-fire conversation about the trials and triumphs of TV writing, war stories and speculations on the future of TV. … Read more
Have you found yourself faced with the dilemma of choosing between brutally dull exposition or confusing your audience by throwing them into the story in medias res (that is, without any context)? Take a trip back through the annals of time and film to The Road Warrior, and watch a detailed breakdown of the storytelling … Read more
Younger viewers will have many questions for The Story Department this week. Who is Ed Wood? What is Plan 9 From Outer Space? How do I talk to girls? Are we on the precipice of nuclear war? What’s this weird growth on the bottom of my foot? Ed Wood was the legendary writer/director of camp … Read more
A local gem you may have missed: at The 2013 Festival of Dangerous Ideas, David Simon speaking at the Sydney Opera House David Simon (showrunner of The Wire and creator of the miniseries The Corner, author of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets). As much a keen-eyed social scientist as he is a gifted … Read more