Showing posts with label WB Television Writers’ Workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WB Television Writers’ Workshop. Show all posts

Thursday, June 9, 2011

His Ticket In

Jordan Harper is an alumni (alum, alumna? I can never get this) of the Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop (2009). He was staffed on "The Mentalist" through the WB program and is also a short fiction writer.

What's all this have to do with you, why should you care? Well, if you're interested in getting into the WB Workshop, Jordan was kind enough to post the spec script that got him in on his site.

No, you're not Mr. Harper. No, you're not gonna submit the same script. No, your gem of a spec won't be up against the same competition his was. But it starts with the writing and this will give you an example of writing that got noticed and was successful.

You can read the script here.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Recommended Reading

The WB Writers’ Workshop recommended reading list to help you with writing those spec scripts.


Craft of Comedy Writing by Sol Saks

Teleplay: An introduction to television writing by Coles Trapnell

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field

Robert McKee Story Structure by Robert McKee

Comedy Writing: Step by Step by Gene Perret

Successful Sitcom Writing by Jurgen Wolff

101 Plots Used and Abused by James N. Young

The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers by Karl Iglesias

The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom--The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide by Judy Carter

The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not by John Vorhaus



You can also find this list here, sans the snazzy graphics.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

WB Television Writers’ Workshop

From the site:

"For over 30 years, the Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop has been the premier writing program for new writers looking to start and further their career in the world of television."

Learn more about the program here.

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