Breaking into TV Writing: How to Get Your First Job, Build Your Network, and Cla

Description: Breaking into TV Writing by Anton Schettini The old screenwriting motto is, "Work on your script, and the jobs will come." This is false.A great script is only as good as the effort you put into your career, but there is little information for the aspiring screenwriter about how to break in. Even those who study TV or film in college are taught to simply "get a production assistant job." But then what? And how do you get that job to begin with?Breaking into TV Writing contains all the crucial information left out of most screenwriting books, like: How to get your first job in TVWhat TV writing samples you needHow to break into the elusive TV writers roomHow a writers room creates an episode of TVWhich assistant jobs are worth your time (and which you should avoid at all costs)Anton Schettini provides a rare insiders glimpse of the modern-day network and streaming TV writers room. Here, you will find practical advice, career-path strategies, and first-hand accounts for how to establish your network, grow within it, and acquire the necessary tools to become a TV writer.The industry would love to tell you to put your head down, work hard, write a lot, and pay your dues; Schettini will show you why that hackneyed mantra is misleading, and how you can put yourself in the best position to break through the barriers and see your work on the TV screen. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Anton Schettini is a screenwriter, producer, and author. He has worked in 14 different TV writers rooms, which has included writing scripts for primetime TV comedies on CBS and writing/producing a series on AMC Networks. A native New Yorker, Anton betrayed his East Coast roots and moved to Los Angeles to pursue TV writing, slowly and steadily rising up in the industry. This provided him with a deep knowledge of the various paths, obstacles, drudgery, and opportunity that together make up a TV writing career. He hopes to share this knowledge with the next wave of TV writers. Table of Contents FOREWORD by Lawrence KonnerPART I: FLIP THE DOLPHINChapter 1: WHY SHOULD WE LISTEN TO YOU?Chapter 2: FIRST STEP—MOVE TO LAChapter 3: MY STORYPART II: THE WRITERS ROOMChapter 4: THE WRITERSChapter 5: THE LIFE OF AN EPISODEChapter 6: PILOTSChapter 7: STREAMING AND MINI-ROOMSChapter 8: HOW TO BEHAVE IN A WRITERS ROOMPART III: ASSISTANTINGChapter 9: GETTING YOUR FIRST JOBChapter 10: JOB POSTING RED FLAGSChapter 11: MEET PEOPLE AND BOTHER THEMChapter 12: ASSISTANT JOBSChapter 13: THE FINANCIAL REALITIES OF BEING AN ASSISTANTChapter 14: NEGOTIATING YOUR ASSISTANT SALARYChapter 15: THE ASSISTANT ATTITUDE AND WHEN TO QUITChapter 16: IF YOU CAN, SKIP IT: A FINAL WORD ON ASSISTANTINGPART IV: BREAKING IN: THE OTHER ROUTESChapter 17: SCREENWRITING COMPETITIONSChapter 18: WORKSHOPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND LABSChapter 19: STAND-UP, IMPROV, AND SKETCH COMEDYChapter 20: BE CREATIVE, MAKE THINGS, AND USE WHAT YOUVE GOTChapter 21: SOCIAL MEDIA & GETTING YOUR STUFF OUT THEREPART V: THE SCRIPTChapter 22: FIRST OF ALL, JUST WRITEChapter 23: YOUR SCRIPTChapter 24: ECONOMICS OF A TV SCRIPTPART VI: THE UNIONSChapter 25: IATSE LOCAL 871Chapter 26: WGAPART VII: A FREELANCE ECONOMY & THE FUTURE OF TV WRITINGChapter 27: THE 2023 WGA WRITERS STRIKEChapter 28: CARVING OUT YOUR UNIQUE PATHACKNOWLEDGMENTSGLOSSARYRESOURCESINDEX Review "This is the best thing Ive read about how to become a television writer. Not how to write a television script, but how to become a television writer! Anton has lucidly, comprehensively, and entertainingly described the real-world process of getting in the door and getting a job writing for TV. If this is your dream, I cant think of a more valuable book to help you achieve it." —David Kohan, Executive Producer/Showrunner, Will & Grace"In the past, when people asked me for advice on breaking into TV writing, Id say Good luck, and please dont ask me to read your spec script! Now I have a better answer: Read Anton Schettinis book. Its filled with specific, practical, up-to-date information—steps you can take that will work, because they worked for Anton (I know, because I hired him as a writers assistant and watched him ascend through the ranks.) Buy it now—and dont ask him to read your spec script." —Bob Daily, Executive Producer, The Wonder Years, Superior Donuts, The Odd Couple, Desperate Housewives; Co-Executive Producer, Frasier"Many are called to write for television, but few are chosen. Of the thousands of aspiring writers Ive encountered in over forty years of teaching, Anton Schettini is among that happy few who actually managed to become one. Now hes written a book that will help others who want to do the same. The advice he gives is specific, candid, and based on up-to-the-minute experience in the ever-mutating profession. Its not only the most pragmatic guide of its kind for those who want to write TV, but its also an insightfully fun book for those who just like to watch it." —Robert Thompson, Director, Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, Syracuse University"This entertaining, informative, and engaging book is a must if youre looking to break into TV writing, but its also an incisive and funny look at how TV gets made even if youre not. Buy it for your friends, and keep it from your enemies at all costs!" —Nathaniel Stein, Writer, Angie Tribeca, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Author of The Threat "This book—written from the perspective of someone who not only survived the climb up the TV ladder, but thrived—should be required reading in every screenwriting program on every campus in America. Anton Schettini has produced a book that is informative, funny, and full of valuable inside info. Most important, it is bracingly clear-eyed—pulling precisely zero punches about the struggles that await anyone hoping to launch a career in this business. Breaking Into TV Writing is the essential read for anyone with dreams of writing for television. How I wish it had existed when I was starting out!" —Michael Price, Creator/Showrunner, F Is for Family; Co-Executive Producer, The Simpsons"So many hurdles! You might be the most talented of writers and have great scripts to peddle, but if you cant even get producers and executives to read your work, your career will go nowhere. Anton Schettini discovered that first-hand when starting out, but then he developed a strategy for overcoming those hurdles and became a success. Many books focus on writing craft and technique—this book explains steps you should take to actually become a working TV writer." —Evan Smith, Author, Writing Television Sitcoms Promotional Breaking into TV Writing contains all the crucial information left out of most screenwriting books and provides a rare insiders glimpse of the modern-day network and streaming TV writers room. Details ISBN1684429862 Author Anton Schettini Format Hardcover AU Release Date 2024-12-10 Publisher Turner Publishing Company Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781684429868 Imprint Turner Publishing Company Place of Publication Paducah, KY Country of Publication United States DEWEY 808.225 Audience General Publication Date 2024-10-17 Alternative 9781684429875 US Release Date 2024-10-17 Pages 224 ISBN-10 1684429862 UK Release Date 2024-10-17 Subtitle How to Get Your First Job, Build Your Network, and Claw Your Way Into the Writers Room Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:157736740;

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