The Showrunner Show

John and Stacy discuss the aspects of writing for an animated show with Derek Dressler. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YMosOY-O2o8  For more on showrunning, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com More about Derek: https://twitter.com/DeekiDeke https://www.instagram.com/deekideke/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/deekideke/ Derek Dressler, who writes under the name Deeki Deek. Deek has tons of experience working in animated TV and movies. Most recently, he was the head writer for a gorgeous Netflix series called “The Cuphead Show,” and he won a Primetime Emmy for season 1 of “Mickey Mouse” on Disney. Deek has also written for live TV and film, and we will for sure be asking him about his experience writing for the infamous indie film producers, Troma.

Todd McMullen discusses "Best Practices" for the director/showrunner/cinematographer relationship with John, Drew, and Stacy. Todd McMullen, is an accomplished cinematographer known for his exceptional visual storytelling skills. With a brilliant eye for capturing emotion and atmosphere, he has brought a visual sparkle to television, movies and documentaries including the series Friday Night Lights, Waco, the Leftovers, The Newsroom and many others.   For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Cinematographer Todd McMullen joins Drew, John, and Stacy to discuss how to make a show look great at any budget.   Todd McMullen, is an accomplished cinematographer known for his exceptional visual storytelling skills. With a brilliant eye for capturing emotion and atmosphere, he has brought a visual sparkle to television, movies and documentaries including the series Friday Night Lights, Waco, the Leftovers, The Newsroom and many others.   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/U-yqwqoOFIw   Visit www.theshowrunnershow.com for more!

It's Opposite Day here on The Showrunner Show as John and Stacy take last week's topic and flip it on its head. (Spoiler: There's actually seven potholes to avoid in this episode.) Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YYngHukXBAM For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

John and Stacy cover ways to make your pitch more sellable in this installement of the pitch series. To watch this episode on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/2eKrxme6Lsw For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

You want to sell your show. The people you're selling to will have some very specific questions in mind that, if you can speak to, will up your chance of a sale tremendously. Follow us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/theshowrunnershow For more showrunning, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

This week we're talking about what to expect in your first pitch. The pitch process is one of the most important parts of the process of getting a TV show made. We wanted to do a kind of “pitch series” talking through all the ins and outs of the process. Follow us on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@theshowrunnershow www.theshowrunnershow.com  

Phillip Noyce is back to discuss the dynamics between the showrunner and the pilot director with John, Drew, and Stacy. Phillip Noyce is an Australian film and television director known for a whole bunch of classic movies, from Dead Calm to Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American, Salt, The Giver, and so many more. He directed the TV pilots for series like What/If, Revenge, and The Resident. He can do action, he can do political thrillers, drama, he can do suspense. He can do it all. A true director's director. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com. Also, follow us on TikTok! https://www.tiktok.com/@theshowrunnershow    

Phillip Noyce joins John, Drew, and Stacy to talk about the role of the pilot director, and how it's different from the role of an episodic director.  Phillip Noyce is an Australian film and television director known for a whole bunch of classic movies, from Dead Calm to Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Quiet American, Salt, The Giver, and so many more. He directed the TV pilots for series like What/If, Revenge, and The Resident. He can do action, he can do political thrillers, drama, he can do suspense. He can do it all. A true director's director. For more showrunning tips and interviews, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

From a studio's perspective, what makes a great showrunning partner? This week, we got answers from returning guest Ken Segna. Ken Segna was most recently the head of TV Development at MRC, working on shows like The Girlfriend Experience and American Gods. For more showrunning tips and stories, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Ken Segna, most recently the head of TV Development at MRC, working on shows like The Girlfriend Experience and American Gods, joins us to talk about the relaitonship between studios and showrunners. Ken Segna was most recently the head of TV Development at MRC, working on shows like The Girlfriend Experience and American Gods. His brother Bryan is also SVP of development at Legendary formerly at Paramount TV and his wife is an exec at Netflix. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RIrUcbzeogc For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

John, Drew, and Stacy discuss the benefits of a career in TV writing and why, despite the costs, you'd want to consider the career. Make sure to watch us on YouTube! https://youtu.be/GsQBigDO5u4  For more showrunning tips and stories, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

In this episode, John, Drew, and Stacy discuss the realities of a career in TV writing. Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/Wn4mFKoyv2E For more showrunning, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

An esssential part of working effectively in television is learning to manage studio, network, and producer notes. Here are the best strategies we've found to manage all the notes while doing great work and beinng great partners. For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com Wanna see Stacy's performance? Check it out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cMRKHh6QYcc  

Showrunning is a near-impossible job which is guaranteed to push you harder than the hours of the day can manage. Here are 5 Tips to manage the overwhelm that comes with too much work. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com or find us on YouTube!

You've been delivered a cut of an episode that doesn't work. Here are five go-to strategies for digging out the amazing episode buried inside. Watch this (and every) episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tsk-s7TXPxk  For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Learning to work with your editor in post-production is an essential skill for a showrunner. Master editor Rich Fox will talk us through the best practices for getting the best out of post. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mGcHiyY5NSo  

Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Coming 2 America) is back to talk with John, Drew, and Stacy about the roles of Directing Producer, Director Showrunner, and how they work together. See Craig's photo and watch his duet with Stacy on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KHueJmyoEiE  For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Coming 2 America) talks about his experience both directing and producing on the series, Empire. He shares how the experience of being a series director is different than a movie director and what he's learned along the way. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tm2uI2K88U0 For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com. 

We discuss the dos and don'ts for the onset supervising writer with Sarah Marie Masson. To watch this episode (and witness Stacy's incredible performance), visit https://youtu.be/p7hvyHWvdXs. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com. About The Showrunner Show The Showrunner Show explores all aspects of television showrunning, from budgeting to casting, rewriting to sound mixing. Showrunners / brothers duo John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle and co-host Stacy Chbosky shoptalk with industry guests to demystify the top job in TV.  

Sarah Marie Masson discusses how working with joy has helped her rise through the writer's room. To listen to the podcast, visit www.theshowrunnersshow.com.  

Emmy-winning Casting Director Rachel Tenner (Fargo, Severance, Joe Pickett) is back. This week, she talks about what she's learned since the start of her career and how TV and movie casting is different. She also shares how she feels about chemistry reads and table reads. Also, they play the Rapid Fire Four. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Emmy-winning Casting Director Rachel Tenner (Fargo, Severance, Joe Pickett) drops by the show to discuss how a casting director works with a showrunner. Along the way, they talk about casting in the post-COVID age, what happens when you find the perfect actor for the role, and tips for auditioning. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

This week we talk strategies for getting it done when the script is due, and you're not feeling like writing. To watch the complete episode, visit https://youtu.be/1fk1Vbraip4. Also, make sure to visit www.theshowrunnershow.com for more showrunning goodness.

This week we talk about the citical relationship between the star of the show and the Showrunner. Full video is available here! https://youtu.be/EMp8JGDSFCQ For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Part 2 of our series exploring the 5 different functions your pilot script will need to play at different phases of the process. You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1toILPRoW9U For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

This week we talk about your Pilot script - or more specifically, the 5 primary functions of your pilot script, and how those 5 functions might not all fit into the same 1 script at the same time.

How do you shoot a television show in fewer hours a day, let your cast and crew feel more rested, get a better final product, and save money? Inspired by working in France, John, Drew, and Stacy explain how they've pushed for shorter shooting days on their sets and how that has worked out. (Spoiler: It's gone very well.) For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

In this "Best Practices" Episode, we talk about the "No Sides on Set 'Rule'" that keeps scripts off set. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com. 

This week, Linda Rogers-Ambury talks us through the two types of TV budgets that you need to understand, how they're different, and why it's important to understand them. For more, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Allocation of money and time are critical to your show running smoothly. This week, Linda Rogers-Ambury will help us solve the "money puzzles" to help us make sure the money is spent in the best places. For more Showrunner goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Nelson Greaves joins John and Stacy to talk about the pleasure and pain of rewriting episodes of television. Alone the way, they share some of their favorite rewriting tricks and workflows. For more showrunning goodness, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.  

Writer and Producer Nelson Greaves joins John and Stacy for a conversation about all of the things they wish they knew in their first writers' rooms. For more Showrunner Show Goodness™, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Andrew Gettens and Lauren Mackenzie return to the show to talk about the ups and down of being a writing duo. Also, they whole crew laughs a lot. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z93eAepMaIQ For more of The Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Lauren MacKenzie and Andrew Gettens come on the show to talk about the best ways for new writers to get into a writers' room. They are some of the best in the business and their experience as a writing/producing duo means that they have plenty to share from a variety of perspectives. You'll definitely want to take some notes. For more of The Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

The journey from the world of cinema to television can seem mysterious. To help shed some light on it, John, Drew and Stacy discuss their journey from making movies to making television, exploring the subtle but profound differences in the mediums. They also offer some perspective on the unique challenges and rewards each medium presents. For more of The Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.

Almost every TV show has a showrunner, but very few people fully realize what a showrunner actually does. Even fewer people understand how to become a showrunner. In this episode, John, Drew, and Stacy define what a showrunner actually does.  For more Showrunner Show, visit www.theshowrunnershow.com.