TV – The Story Department

[Video]: Tim Sullivan on Screenwriting and Fear

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:12:23 +0000

How many times have you had a great idea for a movie – only to give up on it, worried that it’s not good enough? Tim Sullivan gives an insightful and entertaining lecture on how to silence the inner critic during the creative phase.

Tim Sullivan began his career as a scriptwriter with the filmmaker Derek Jarman before joining Granada TV. He became a director at the company his production credits at Granada included Coronation Street, The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett and Cold Feet. He has worked extensively as a screenwriter both in the UK and the US. His screen credits include A Handful of Dust, Where Angels Fear To Tread, Letters to Juliet and Jack and Sarah, which he wrote and directed.

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[Video]: Seinfeld on How to Write a Joke

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 06:32:17 +0000

Seinfeld is possibly one of the most successful shows in TV history, and it owes much of its success to the titular character who brought so much of his own unique philosophy to life’s strangehoods. In this video Jerry offers his own perspective on how reality, viewed at the correct angle, yields comedy.

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[Video]: Kevin Spacey’s Evolution of Story

Jamie Wynen — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:30:29 +0000

This video’s doing the rounds, and with good reason: it’s a must-see if you’re interested in how stories will be told in the age of digital. Kevin Spacey gives an impassioned talk about how the digitally native will engage with all types of media in ways traditional features ‘could only dream of’. It’s all content, and it’s just story.

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[Video]: Jenji Kohan’s Stories To Tell

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:51:02 +0000

Critics adore Orange Is The News Black, the kooky brainchild of Jenji Kohan (Weeds, Tracey Takes On…). The enigmatic showrunner discusses getting stories about women on TV, soapbox moments, the anatomy of a prison drama, and how to access a ‘certain audience’.

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[Video]: Brendan Cowell’s Subjects of Conflict

Jamie Wynen — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:05:12 +0000

A fascinating, rambling discource on what makes good art, from the fascinating, rambling Brendan Cowell. As one of Australia’s most recognisable actors and playwrights, Brendan works across the spectrum of TV, film, and theatre. His play Rabbit, was the recipient of the 2003 Griffin Playwriting award for most outstanding new work, and a second play ‘Bed’ won the 2001 Patrick White Playwrights award. Masking a keenly erudite mind behind an affably blokey personality, Brendan’s address at the 2011 Archibald Prizes turns into an insightful, illuminating discussion on why we are drawn towards that which is ‘wrong’.

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