Podcasts about writers assistant

This week Bry and I will be joined by special guest Kelly Larson for our second installment in the mini series- exploring the world of assistants in the writers room.Kelly's Bio reads below:Kelly Larson is a Writers Assistant on Batwoman who has written an episode of the show while also writing and selling other projects on her own.  Some companies she's worked with are DC, Nickelodeon, and Curation Entertainment.  She's been in rooms for the last 8 and a half years, and has worked for Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, and Caroline Dries.  This is the second episode in the mini-series deep dive of assistant roles in the writers' room.

Disclaimer: this episode was recorded just days before the news: Hollywood Strike Averted As IATSE & AMPTP Reach Deal On New Film & TV Contract Hilliard talks with TV writer Corrine Van Vliet about the ins and outs of support staff -- working your way up from Writers PA, to Writers Assistant to Script Coordinator. We also talk about the IATSE strike, support staffs wants/needs/difficulties, etc and incase you didn't know -- Corrine is a member of both the WGAW & IATSE! Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Pateron! Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. Connect with Us on Social Media: Chris Derrick on Twitter Lisa Bolekaja on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Corrine Van Vliet on Twitter The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/screenwriters-rant-room/support

Writer Michelle Denise Jackson talks about what she’s learned as she advanced from Writer’s PA on Grey’s Anatomy, to Writers Assistant on Mrs. America, to Staff Writer on two Netflix series and now as Co-Producer on Queen Sugar! 

Last year, I had Racquel Baker on the beat! And the insight she shared made her episode the second most listened to episode of The Beat Sheet.  When I talked to Racquel last year, this was her most updated bio at the time: Born and raised in LA, Racquel Baker began creative writing at six years old as a way to bring all of her imaginary friends to life. When she wasn't writing as a way to escape, she was watching way too much adult TV, unsupervised. The combination of these two led her to major in Media Studies at UC Berkeley for her Bachelor's degree, and Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago for her Master's degree. After grad school, Racquel worked in advertising as a strategic planner where she constantly read scripts for one of her clients, NBCUniversal. She became captivated by this form of storytelling and began to obsessively download TV scripts from the WGA site. She even wrote an original hour long pilot for a fellowship contest in a week. Though technical difficulties prevented her from applying, she experienced an unprecedented feeling of purpose while writing and knew it was her calling. Before quitting her job, she reached out to various writers on social media for advice on breaking into the industry. The only writer who responded was Lena Waithe. From 2015 to 2016, Racquel formed a relationship with Lena as her intern. She initially impressed Lena with her strong script coverage skills and quick turn around in completing tasks. Racquel's tenacity for learning from Lena while supporting her was unmatched, and in 2017 Racquel became Lena's full time assistant. She was primarily responsible for managing her schedule and providing creative feedback on projects in development. While employed as her assistant, Lena gave Racquel the opportunity to co-write an episode of the TV series Boomerang. Her episode, "Back in The Day", premiered on March 12th, 2019 to stellar reviews on Twitter. In April 2019, Racquel ended her time as Lena's assistant and became the Writers Assistant on the upcoming series Twenties. Once Twenties wrapped, she served as Writers Assistants on Season 2 of Boomerang,  where she was granted the opportunity to freelance write the season premiere. Since wrapping on Boomerang, she's continued to developed a number of her own projects. Since then, Racquel has become a staff writer on GOOD TROUBLE.  We talk about: what it takes to be a phenomenal writer's assistant how a serendipitous DM to Lena Waithe helped jumpstart her career the beginning and the purpose of Hillman Grad Mentorship and more! Thank you so much for listening to the show! Please remember to SUBSCRIBE, RATE, + REVIEW the show- I would really appreciate it. It helps other screenwriters who are interested in this story to find the show a little easier. If you are interested in becoming a guest, sponsoring the show, or have any other inquiries, please send an email to hi@thebeatsheet.co! You can listen to every episode of The Beat Sheet on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can click here to subscribe to the podcast everywhere via this RSS feed! The official hashtag for the podcast is #beatsheetpod Please be sure to follow us on social media as well! You can find the show everywhere: Instagram | @beatsheetpod Twitter | @beatsheetpod Facebook | The Beat Sheet

Jihan Crowther is a playwright and television writer who began her TV career as the Writers' Assistant and Researcher on Alan Ball's HERE AND NOW (HBO). She's currently the Executive Story Editor on DAISY JONES & THE SIX (Amazon) and is simultaneously developing her own half-hour cable/streaming TV show with Big Beach Production Company.       

The Good Place: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson sits down with costume supervisor Alexis Jacks, editor Matt Freund and writers’ assistant Dana Sayles to shoot the shirt about Season 4, Episode 2, “A Girl from Arizona, Part 2.” Alexis talks about Eleanor’s signature look with her suit and “greeked” Adidas sneakers as the neighborhood’s reluctant new architect. Matt describes the process for editing a visual effects-heavy episode and some clever Easter eggs sprinkled throughout the episode, including the similarities between Brent and Eleanor’s chaos sequences. Dana talks about the writers’ process for creating “Brent” and the delicate balance between making him hilariously terrible and not tipping off the other humans to the experiment. Be sure to subscribe for more behind-the-scenes stories, performance notes and hilarious anecdotes. The Good Place: The Podcast is a production of NBC Entertainment Podcast Network © 2019

Writers’ assistant Lizzy Pace, editor Matt Freund and composer David Schwartz shoot the shirt with host Marc Evan Jackson. They talk about life in a comedy writers’ room, the composing process for music on The Good Place, how Mike Schur generates character names and a shirt-ton more funny anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories. The Good Place: The Podcast is a production of NBC Entertainment Podcast Network © 2018

Host Michael Kornbluth is being considered for a Writers Assistant job. So, you know the economy is booming again. More gripes with talk show radio host Michael Savage resurface. Other topics discussed are Russian Robot Recruiters, Father Son Boob Talks, pulling out of the Iran Deal and Weaseling out of Mother's Day excuses. 

We had the awesome opportunity to talk to writer's assistant Taylor Friedman, who gave us a really insightful view of the Fuller House writer's room, the nitty-gritty work and attention to detail aspects of an assistant, and some really great thoughts on navigating the writer's room and getting noticed for bigger opportunities with the staff. Fuller House writers have a really tough job creating something new in Fuller House, while still paying homage or respect to the original Full House. It has to offer up heaps of nostalgia on fans from the late 80's and early 90's, while still developing a new fan base with different tastes and references. No easy feat. It's really exciting to see that Jeff Franklin is at the helm with practically everyone from the original show including Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, Candice Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber and John Stamos, who executive produces. We are really excited to hear more about a show that has helped start the trend of bringing back old hits from the 80's and 90's and resurrecting them for newer audiences. This episode gave me the opportunity to catch up with a friend, and it was exciting to hear all about her career. Fuller House Season 3 premieres on September 22, 2017 on Netflix.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Yoni Weinberg majored in film studies at UC Berkeley, and has worked as a Writers Assistant on the TBS' "The Pete Holmes Show", and is currently the Writer's Assistant on "Crashing" on HBO.

It's another don’t miss episode with the coolest chick in TV, my friend and office neighbor, Co-Executive Writer/Producer Nicole Mirante! HIGHLIGHTS: “Writer Gang Signs,” the Cub Reporter, Under One Roof series,  assisting director Thomas Carter, Writers Assistant vs Script Coordinator, the hit series Huff, moving up in the writers room, being in a Writer Fog, agent stories,  Law & Order Criminal Intent, NCIS and so much more!  Our motto, "Keep it real, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 2016” DIRECT LINK:  http://bit.ly/SRWW-89 Subscribe, Comment, Rate & 5 STAR Review on iTunes! http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR @HilliardGuess @LisaBolekaja @NicoleMirante @LynelleWhite #ScreenwritersRantRoom #BlackNerds #Comedy #TVFilmDrama

In this episode, @HilliardGuess talks with Kellie R. Griffin, writer-director-producer about her unorthodox rise from PA to Showrunner/Creator! With Co-host, award-winning Sci-fi/Horror writer and author, @LisaBolekaja. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Kellie’s childhood in Philly, Howard University, from psychology and social work to New York Film Academy, becoming a PA then Writers Assistant on The Parkers, an in-demand Script Coordinator, how she became Head Writer on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," creating "Reed Between The Lines" on BET, The Bison Project for Howard U Alumni, Anatomy of a Script and so much more! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 100!" Subscribe, Comment & 5 STAR Review Us! Direct Link: http://bit.ly/KELLIE-G   iTunes: http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Stitcher: http://bit.ly/SRR-STITCHERLINK  Twitter:

From Connecticut to Ithaca College to over a decade in Los Angeles and counting, Todd Craig, comedy writer and Writers Assistant on the Big Bang Theory, stops by to talk what it takes to make it as a sitcom writer in LA! You can follow Todd on Twitter @tcdude800! Follow Dennis @DHAP24, follow the show @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes (leave a comment and 5 stars!) and check out DHAPshow.com! #phenomenal

In this episode, Hilliard interviews good friend, comic writer/actor, BARRY FLOYD, aka 'Tee Tee' on BET's hit TV Series, "THE GAME!" At his side as usual:Co-host, the smart and opinionated, award-winning Sci-fi/Horror writer and author, Lisa Bolekaja. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Barry's journey from Philly to LA to follow his dreams, climbing the rung from Intern to Writers Assistant, maximizing the set, being nice goes a long way, change is good, landing the role of Tee Tee, while, at the same time, being head writer on the hit webseries PURPLE STUFF, the future's lookin' bright and a lot more game for writers/actors longing for a career in Comedy! Our motto, "Keep it street, keep it opinionated and keep it what? 100!" Subscribe, Comment & 5 STAR Review Us! iTunes: http://bit.ly/HG-SRR-EP1 Stitcher: http://bit.ly/SRR-STITCHERLINK  Twitter: @ScreenwritersRR Email:  ScreenwritersRantRoom@Gmail.com www.HilldogProductions.com Hilliard Guess (writer-director-producer) @HilliardGuess