“Stories that Remain in You” Gideon Raff on ‘Homeland’, ‘The Spy’, & ‘Prisoners of War’
“Like many screenwriters, I have thousands of notebooks. Some of them I don’t even look back to, but they feed future ideas and themes you’re dealing with,” said screenwriter/director Gideon Raff. “When I start a project, I have a world of ideas that won’t fit into a two-hour or a four-hour story, but they’re intruding […]
“Mine the Material for Something Great” Liz Feldman on ‘Dead to Me’ and Writing for Ellen DeGeneres
“I was always really enamored with entertainment, even as a small child,” said screenwriter Liz Feldman, adding, “so much so that at the age of ten, I asked for an agent for my birthday from my parents – not at all aware that’s not how it works.” Feldman grew up in Brooklyn and did follow […]
“It’s Not A History Lesson” Writer Tony McNamara Talks ‘The Great’
Screenwriter Tony McNamara made bigger waves on our screens after he penned the Oscar-winning screenplay for The Favourite for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. McNamara has also served as a writer on some Australia’s most memorable television series, including The Secret Life of Us, Doctor Doctor, and Spirited. The Great starring Elle […]
Mike Reiss On “Springfield Confidential” 30 Years Of Writing for ‘The Simpsons’
“When a guy I had never met called me up and said, ‘You and I are going to drive across America and I’m going to write a book called Mike Reiss’ America,’ and because my mom always told me ‘Take rides from strangers,’ I said, ‘Sure.’” The original ghostwriting assignment didn’t pan out. The duo pitched […]
“The Insidiuous Nature Of Power” Kerry Ehrin On ‘The Morning Show’
Kerry Ehrin, the showrunner of The Morning Show on Apple TV spoke with Creative Screenwriting Magazine about developing a television show about sexual harassment in the workplace. The TV series was co-produced by Hello Sunshine and stars Reese Witherspoon (as Bradley Jackson), Jennifer Aniston (as Alex Levy), Billy Crudup (as Corey Ellison), Tom Irwin (as […]
