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Rebroadcast of our 11/14/08 LIVE show. It's a repeat. So don't be an idiot and call in. We won't answer.
Oh yeah, this one's about our favorite screenwriters. Huzzah!
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A workshop presented by the Writers Guild of America, West's Publicity & Marketing Committee teaching screenwriters how to use the media to publicize themselves and their careers. In this segment, Variety.com editor Dana Harris and L.A. Times "Scriptland" columnist Jay Fernandez explain how to pitch a feature story.
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A workshop presented by the Writers Guild of America, West's Publicity & Marketing Committee teaching screenwriters how to use the media to publicize themselves and their careers. In this segment, screenwriter John August (Go, Big Fish) and United Talent Agency's Chris Day explain how you can help your publicist help you.
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Screenwriter (Field of Dreams, Sneakers) and Writers Guild of America, West board member Phil Alden Robinson recounts the turning points in Guild history and explains why the strike of 2007 is this generation of writers' watershed moment.
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A workshop presented by the Writers Guild of America, West's Publicity & Marketing Committee teaching screenwriters how to use the media to publicize themselves and their careers. In this segment, United Talent Agency's Chris Day and World Trade Center writer Andrea Berloff describe how writers can choose and help their publicists.
Andy always had a talent for creativity, and when he decided to write movies...he found his inspiration from an unlikely source. After having a series of nightmares, Andy decides to base his latest script after his dreams. Not knowing until after it becomes a box office hit, his nightmares contain a secret that can no longer be kept!
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In which John delivers the exciting news that his book, An Abundance of Katherines, has just been optioned by the production company East of Doheny, and then discusses his renewed passion for resolving the WGA strike with a fair contract for screenwriters. And briefly discusses the Jonas Brothers. (OH MY GOD! THE JONAS BROTHERS! OH MY GOD!)
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Members of the Writers Guild of America, West speak about why they've volunteered to serve as Picket/Contract Captains during the WGA's talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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An excerpt of a discussion with screenwriters Nicholas Kazan (Bicentennial Man, Reversal of Fortune) and Paul Attanasio (The Sum of All Fears, Quiz Show) from the phenomenal video screenwriting series The Art of Screenwriting.
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On November 9, 2007, more than 4,000 striking Writers Guild of America members and their supporters rallied at Fox Plaza in Century City as a demonstration of their solidarity. In this speech, "Family Guy" executive producer explains why the WGA strike is for middle class writers.