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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136 | Charlie Day (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) On Satire In Our Writing
135 | Feeling Your Way Through Early Drafts w/ Kelly Fremon Craig (Are You There God, It's Me Margaret)
134 | Courage And Honesty In Our Writing w/ Rafael Casal
133 | Turning Red Writers Domee Shi and Julia Cho Discuss Personal Storytelling Techniques
132 | The Thematic DNA of Scenes w/ Jane Anderson (+ Musings On Good Dialogue)
131 | John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks) On Empathy In Our Writing And Directing
130 | Our Biggest Lessons From Being On Set (Part 1)
129 | Impressing Industry Executives On The Page and In The Pitch ft. Kelly Edwards
128 | SPECIAL: Writer/Director Roundtable with Just Shoot It Podcast
127 | Scaffolding: Building Blocks For Your Career and Your Work
126 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Co-Writer Joe Robert Cole: Letting Emotions Guide Our Writing
125 | The Woman King Writer Dana Stevens on How To Write Character-Driven Action Set Pieces
124 | Elvis Screenwriter Jeremy Doner on Writing Biopics (and Avoiding Common Pitfalls)
123 | Dustin Lance Black (Milk, Under the Banner of Heaven) On Nuanced Screenwriting and Avoiding Cliches
122 | What Do Professional Actors Look For In Good Scripts? (ft. Allison Tolman)
121 | Sundance Producers/Filmmakers On What Makes Good Writing (ft. Constanza and Doménica Castro)
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120 | Professional Writers Share What You're Just "Supposed" To Know
119 | Setting Realistic Writing Resolutions For The New Year
118 | SPECIAL: Live Story Workshop From the 2022 Austin Film Festival (ft. Joe Forte)
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