“If you look at it from the perspective of a producer, or an executive who has to take home ten scripts in a weekend, or a night take home three scripts, you’ve got to do something to differentiate yourself.”— Screenwriter Sheldon Turner
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Archive for September, 2014“A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it.” 19-time All-Star baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr. “I hated my father long before I knew […] “We were kind of bemoaning our situation of being working writers who at that moment were not working. And I said maybe we should get into another line of work while the getting is good, and I think I’d be a good greeter at Walmart.” ‘Breaking Bad’ creator Vince Gilligan “A glance at the bevy of definitions at user-sourced Urban Dictionary reveals that different contributors think the words possess a wide variety of nuances: to ‘break bad’ can mean to ‘go wild,’ to ‘defy authority’ and break the law, to be verbally ‘combative, belligerent, or threatening’ or, followed by the preposition ‘on,’ to ‘completely dominate or humiliate.’” […] If you’ve seen even one episode of Breaking Bad you know that the AMC TV show is set in New Mexico, but the story has west coast roots—and actually touches on a deeper problem throughout the United States. “When I originally conceived of Breaking Bad, I intended to set it in Riverside, California. And of course southern […]
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TV vs. Feature Films (Vince Gilligan)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I’ve experienced more heartbreak in the movie business than in the TV business.” Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. What Labor Day Means, US Department of Labor […] |
