Jeff Melvoin is - for lack of a better word - a legend in TV. He's an award-winning television writer, producer, showrunner, and educator who has written dozens and produced hundreds of one-hour episodes on over a dozen television series. He's also the founder and chair of the Writers Guild of America's Showrunner Training Program, now entering its 19th year.
Jeff's incredible book RUNNING THE SHOW, the focus of our convo today, is part memoir, part playbook, and part cheat sheet all about TV writing, from staff writer all the way to showrunner. It's a must read.
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192 | Ten Common Traps That Will Kill Your Script (Pt. 1)
191 | Writing Visually On The Page (And Connecting To Your Theme) ft. Linda Seger
190 | Getting Candid About The Business of Hollywood (ft. Navid McIlhargey)
189 | Create Your Hollywood Game Plan w/ Carole Kirschner
188 | Playwriting (and some BTS Behind the Making of Coco) ft. Octavio Solis
187 | Writing For Multi-Cam Sitcoms (w/ Lopez vs Lopez Showrunner Debby Wolfe)
185 | Why Tone and Genre ≠ Plot (ft. Cole Haddon)
184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
183 | How The Animated Film Industry Is Changing (And Why That Matters Creatively): WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 2
182 | What Goes Into Creating an Oscar-nominated Animated Short?: WAR IS OVER Chat, Part 1
181 | Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films
180 | Award Winning "Wingspan" Game Designer Compares Writing To Game Design (ft. Elizabeth Hargrave)
179 | Feature Film Story Engine Checklist: 8 Elements To Turn A Situation Into A MOVIE
178 | The Holdovers Writer David Hemingson On Finding Humanity In Our Characters
177 | Past Lives Writer/Director Celine Song: Standing In Your Authority As a Writer and Artist
176 | Michael Arndt on Balancing Plot & Emotional Storytelling
175 | American Fiction Writer/Director Cord Jefferson's Advice For Adaptating Material
BONUS: 174 | Jodie Foster on Building Truthful Characters (REBROADCAST)
173 | Adam Grant On Practical Ways To Unlock Our Creative Potential
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