Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV

by Pamela Douglas

Overview

This revised and updated edition is a complete resource for anyone who wants to write and produce for television drama series or create an original series, as well as for teachers in screenwriting classes and workshops. It leads the reader step-by-step through every stage of the development and writing process, offering practical industry information and artistic inspiration. The Fourth Edition leads readers into the future and engages provocative issues about the interface between traditional TV and emerging technologies. It’s also the single most comprehensive source on what is happening in original television drama around the world, with surveys of 15 countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615933037
Publisher:	Wiese, Michael Productions
Publication date:	10/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Pamela Douglas is an award-winning writer with numerous credits in television drama. In addition to previous editions of this book, she is also the author of The Future of Television: Your Guide to Creating TV in the New World (MWP 2015). She consults internationally to professional TV writers and producers, and has lectured in Africa, Europe and throughout the United States. Douglas was awarded the Humanitas Prize for Between Mother and Daughter (CBS), an original drama that also won nomination for a Writers Guild Award. Multiple Emmy nominations and awards, and awards from American Women in Radio and Television went to her other dramas. She was a creator of the series Ghostwriter, and wrote for many shows including Star Trek: The Next Generation, named one of the top 100 shows by the Writers Guild of America She has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America, West.

Table of Contents

ABLE OF CONTENTS (Fourth Edition) PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS TELEVISION NOW? FROM JOHN WELLS CHAPTER ONE: WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT TV DRAMA SERIES? CHAPTER TWO: HOW SHOWS GET ON TV AND THE TV SEASON CHAPTER THREE: HOW A CLASSIC SCRIPT IS CRAFTED CHAPTER FOUR: WRITING YOUR OWN EPISODE CHAPTER FIVE: IT’S WHO YOU KNOW: WORKING ON STAFF CHAPTER SIX: HOW TO BREAK IN CHAPTER SEVEN: PROFILES IN PROGRESS CHAPTER EIGHT: INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CHAPTER NINE: THE FUTURE IS NOW Conclusion