Showing posts with label Chad Gervich. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Chad Gervich to Guest on USA Scriptchat December 8th!
Don't miss this Sunday's guest, Chad Gervich, talking all things agents!
5:00 PM PST
Join the chat at HERE
Chad
Gervich is a television producer, bestselling author, and
award-winning playwright.
As a writer and producer, Chad’s credits include E!’s hit
comedy After Lately, starring Chelsea
Handler, Disney Channel’s sitcom Dog With
a Blog, ABC’s Wipeout, Cupcake Wars, and
others. He created Style Network’s hit
comedy/reality show, Foody Call,
before going on to write, produce, and develop shows (both scripted and
reality) for ABC, FOX, Warner Brothers, Endemol, CBS Studios, TruTV, Fox
Reality Channel, Food Network, and the Weinstein Company. He also recently completed a sitcom
development deal with Twentieth Century Fox.
Prior to producing, Chad spent five years as a development
executive with the Littlefield Company, former NBC president Warren
Littlefield's production company, developing pilots and series for NBC, ABC,
FOX, UPN, the WB, and Paramount.
Chad has also worked in production on shows such as Star Search, The Wanda Sykes Show, The
Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards, and
Malcolm in the Middle.
As an author, Chad’s best-selling TV-writing handbook, Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writers Guideto the TV Business (Random House/Crown), debuted in November, 2008, to
massive critical acclaim. (Booklist
called it “the most informative book ever written about the television
industry.) It has become television’s
go-to “bible” for writers, producers, executives, and assistants throughout
Hollywood, and is now being used as a textbook in several studio and network
training programs, as well as at universities throughout the U.S.
Chad also authored the best-selling Psych's Guide to Crimefighting for the Totally Unqualified, a
tie-in with USA's hit series Psych, which
hit shelves in May, 2013, and immediately shot to the top of Amazon’s
bestselling charts.
His third book, HowTo Manage Your Agent: A Writer's Guide to Hollywood Representation, helps
writers and producers understand and navigate today's world of literary
representation; it’s due from Focal Press in the fall of 2013.
As a journalist, Chad writes for Daily Variety and pens Script
magazine's weekly TV-writing column/blog, "PrimeTime." In addition, he created and produced Morning Call Time, Hollywood’s first
daily audio news podcast. He also
contributes regularly to Orange Coast,
Script, Fade In, and Moving Pictures
magazines, and is a Contributing Editor for Writers
Digest magazine—the nation’s top magazine for and about writers and
writing.
In addition, Chad teaches numerous classes and workshops
around the world. He has taught sitcom
writing, pitching, pilot-writing, spec-writing, storytelling, and TV business
seminars for universities such as UCLA, Vanderbilt, and California State -- as
well as organizations like MediaBistro and Gotham Writers Workshop, and corporations
like Nike and Warner Brothers.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
TV Producer Chad Gervich Transcript January 13, 2013
#Scriptchat: EURO guest producer Chad Gervich @ChadGervich
USA; No chat due to Golden Globes
EURO moderator: Teenie Russell @teenierussell
EURO CHAT:
Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
It's #Scriptchat O'Clock! Tonight we hope to be joined by
guest @ChadGervich #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
hello? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
hey, guys -- it's chad -- how's it going out there?
#scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich Hi Chad! Great to have you join us tonight,
welcome :-) #scriptchat
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Robert Dillon @rdlln10h
-- @ChadGervich is on #scriptchat for the next hour
http://t.co/vfcDmca2
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Eitan Loewenstein @EitanTheWriter10h
The amnesia genre is due for a comeback. #ScriptChat
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Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory10h
/twitter.com/gointothestory"
target="_blank">@GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting advice from 1920
book "How to Write a Photoplay". Today: How to Begin [Part 1]
http://t.co/kkTCBnwO #screenwriting #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Thanks! Happy to be here! Are most people here in the UK?
#scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich Hello there, nice to meet you :) #Scriptchat
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Roc\u00edo I. @rocioigl10h
@chadgervich @teenierussell Hi there! #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
Chad will be in London at the end of the month for the TV
Writers' Summit - http://t.co/sHALxP37 #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Nice to meet you, too @kanudra and @rociogl #scriptchat
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Robert Dillon @rdlln10h
f="http://twitter.com/rdlln"
target="_blank">@rdlln: -- @ChadGervich is on #scriptchat for the
next hour http://t.co/vfcDmca2
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
My first time on #scriptchat I'm in Glasgow Scotland
#scriptchat
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NYC Screenwriters @ScriptFeed10h
Specialty Box Office: 'Amour' Gets A Big Oscar Bump;
'Quartet' Leads Openers: Expanding from 3 to 15... http://t.co/PQxCKYCF
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Yes -- super excited about bringing the TV Writers to London!
It's going to be an amazing weekend! #scriptchat
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Jeanne V Bowerman @jeannevb10h
Love Chad! psst #tvwriterchat RT @rdlln: -- @ChadGervich is
on #scriptchat for the next hour http://t.co/ugZXPLF4
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Taro @TaroJ10h
Hi @ChadGervich thanks for joining us tonight #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
So what are we talking about here today? Do we have a
special topic? #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich we have a few chatters from around the world
but mostly UK #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich Yep, UK here, Liverpool way. :) #Scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich How about getting into TV writing? Pitching,
selling... #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Well, nice to meet you all! I hope to see a bunch of you at
the Summit later this month! #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
Got any questions for @ChadGervich ? get them in :-)
#scriptchat
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Jamie Livingston @Jamie_LD10h
http://twitter.com/jamie_ld"
target="_blank">@Jamie_LD: Today is the day we start the
#tvwriterchat Pilot Writing Program. Are you in? http://t.co/cdQH3JZy
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
That's a pretty big topic @teenierussell -- do you guys
wanna ask some questions? Or I can just blather... #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich Aww, wish I could, but too far for me, I might
get down to London one day... #Scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ10h
@ChadGervich what will you be talking about at the summit?
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
I always think the key is to be writing/pitching stuff
that's intensely personal, especially as you're trying to break in. #scriptchat
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TheJuanisaJ \uf8ff @nisajaie10h
http://twitter.com/nisajaie"
target="_blank">@nisajaie: Just finished the outline and the pilot
for a #webseries idea. Now to work on some more episodes. #scriptchat
#amwriting #hulu #netflix
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
who to send script/pitch bible to? finding an agent? is
there a list of US TV writer agents somewhere? #scriptchat #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
I think one of the biggest shortcomings and causes of
failures for young writers trying to break in is they have nothing to say.
#scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich I have a question, how do you come about the
scripts you produce? #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@chadgervich do you often get pitched directly by writer or
do you deal mostly with agents and recommendations? #scriptchat
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Chris Morgan @HollywoodMoegan10h
@ChadGervich #scriptchat from Nashville. How's it going?
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@taroj There are 4 of us speaking/teaching that weekend, and
we each focus on a different aspect of TV writing/producing. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@taroj I kick off the weekend, talking about the basic
building blocks of TV storytelling, and also about how the US tv industry
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@taroj ...works, how to navigate it, etc. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@hollywoodmoegan No way -- I went to school at Vandy!
#scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich It can be confusing, and US is so different to
the UK isn't it? #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
ok, i'm gonna go back thru and try to get to some of these
questions -- apologies ahead of time if I miss one, but keep asking!
#scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
//twitter.com/markmacnicol"
target="_blank">@markmacnicol: who to send script/pitch bible to?
finding an agent? is there a list of US TV writer agents somewhere? #scriptchat
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I think one of the biggest
shortcomings and causes of failures for young writers trying to break in is
they have nothing to say. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol - The first things I'll say are: 1) Don't
write a bible. It's not how TV shows are bought or developed. #scriptchat
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Roc\u00edo I. @rocioigl10h
@ChadGervich apart from having nothing to say, which is the
biggest/more common mistake you find in TV scripts? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol Bibles are developed as a show evolves once
it's up and running. More importantly, you sell shows by being #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ10h
Are there many non US writers currently writing for US TV?
would you recommend concentrating locally Instead #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol in the room, pitching in person. If you're
going to write a document to illuminate the world of the show, write
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I always think the key is to be
writing/pitching stuff that's intensely personal, especially as you're trying
to break in. #scriptchat
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Chris Morgan @HollywoodMoegan10h
@ChadGervich How can I get my first TV show made? And how
many episodes should I write to begin with? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol a spec pilot. Having said that, most spec
pilots don't sell - and aren't written to sell. They're written as #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol writing samples. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
in UK they normally expect to see a 'treatment' with the
script. Is it different in US? #scriptchatn #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@kanundra - The US TV industry CAN be very confusing. As for
how different it is from UK, I know very little about the UK TV... #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@markmacnicol A treatment for a TV show? #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@kanundra ...industry, but I'm guessing it's pretty
different. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
I've got 50x page episode 1 and a 4 page 'treatment'
#scriptchat #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Most people don't do a treatment when selling their TV
ideas. They just pitch it verbally. #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich Thanks. :) I guess it varies from show to show
as well. #Scriptchat
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Thomas Simpson @The_Lost_Unit10h
How does copyright work with regards to fan films?
#scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
Yeah, like logline, episode summary, character biogs etc
#scriptchat #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
Here's what you have to know about TV: networks are not
interested in great ideas, cool concepts, etc. They're interested in
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
great WRITERS. Cool ideas are a dime a dozen. I promise you:
any idea you have, no matter how fleshed out, has been developed #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
pitched, bought, sold, tried a million times. There is
virtually no value in an itself. What studios/networks want is the great
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
will networks take scripts from writers or only via agents?
#scriptchat #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@ChadGervich I can agree with you, because they want writers
to work with, and not so much buy their shows. #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
writer who can fully execute a TV show idea, and that takes
two things: 1) it takes someone with the necessary imagination, #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich In the UK, it's common for producers to ask for
a synopsis of other eps along w/ pilot. Does that happen in US too? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
vision, and talent to execute the show creatively. 2)
Someone who can execute the show PRACTICALLY. And that takes someone
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich Cool ideas are a dime a dozen. I
promise you: any idea you have, no matter how fleshed out, has been developed
#scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
//twitter.com/markmacnicol"
target="_blank">@markmacnicol: will networks take scripts from
writers or only via agents? #scriptchat #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
with years of experience - a showrunner. It's almost
impossible for a non-showrunner to sell a show here. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
So my advice 2 aspiring show creators is: stop trying to
sell shows, put that on a back burner, and focus on STAFFING on a show.
#scriptchat
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Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory10h
/twitter.com/gointothestory"
target="_blank">@GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting News (January
7-January 13, 2013) http://t.co/2SEfXzbp #screenwriting #scriptchat #hollywood
#movies
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@teenierussell - Producers will want to hear ideas for
possible eps. Not so much to know "where" the show is going, but to
se... #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ10h
Does the pilot ep you pitch always have to be ep1?
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
...the kinds of stories this show will tell. Each ep idea
should only a sentence or two, you don't need full synopsis. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
@ChadGervich how does one get in the frame for staffing a show?
#scriptchat
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Jacob Krueger Studio @jacobkrueger10h
What kind of clothes is your #screenplay wearing?
http://t.co/thjqdDkz #screenwriting #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@The_Lost_Unit Nets will usually only take scripts from
agents or managers, or some third party they know well. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
@ChadGervich @The_Lost_Unit is there a list of agents
somewhere? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@markmacnicol - You need to BE in Los Angeles, or at least
have a well-connected agent in Los Angeles. BUt even then, if you're
#scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@jacobkrueger HAHA... don't click on this one I guess.
#Scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
What kind of clothes... is that spam~? #Scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol10h
@ChadGervich I'm coming to LA in April #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
not here in person, you're at a huge disadvantage.
Showrunners want to hire the best writers, obviously - but they also usually
#scriptchat
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Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory10h
/twitter.com/gointothestory"
target="_blank">@GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting advice from 1920
book "How to Write a Photoplay". Today: How to Begin [Part 1]
http://t.co/kkTCBnwO #screenwriting #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra10h
@markmacnicol Lucky... go get them :) #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
hire people they already know and have worked with. This is
because putting together a strong writers staff, or writers room, #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
requires a careful consideration of personalities, finding
the right mix of people. Also, when you're stuck in a tiny room #scriptchat
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Robert Dillon @rdlln10h
@chadgervich What if you're a non-showrunner with a great
rep + writing samples willing to let someone else run? Can you sell?
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
for 15/hrs a day, you want to make sure you like and won't
crazy with the people there. You don't want any wild cards. #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell10h
@ChadGervich is it easier to pitch to an indie than to a
network? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
My advice if you're serious about a career in the U.S. TV
industry: MOVE TO L.A. AND GET A JOB IN THE INDUSTRY. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich" target="_blank">@ChadGervich:
requires a careful consideration of personalities, finding the right mix of
people. Also, when you're stuck in a tiny room #scriptchat
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p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: hire people they already know and
have worked with. This is because putting together a strong writers staff, or
writers room, #scriptchat
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It's the only real way to build a Rolodex of the
professional contacts you need to get hired. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: not here in person, you're at a huge
disadvantage. Showrunners want to hire the best writers, obviously - but they
also usually #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich10h
@rdlln That happens sometimes, sure - non-showrunners
partner with showrunners. Having said that, even most of those non- #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ10h
We're half way through #scriptchat with guest @ChadGervich
talking TV
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: My advice if you're serious about a
career in the U.S. TV industry: MOVE TO L.A. AND GET A JOB IN THE INDUSTRY.
#scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@ChadGervich Moving, not an option for me, but still making
contacts and connections over the web, that's helped. #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: It's the only real way to build a
Rolodex of the professional contacts you need to get hired. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol9h
@ChadGervich I think I'll only have 3x months due to tourist
visa after I arrive April #scriptchat
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Robert Dillon @rdlln9h
@chadgervich Do you see more shows being written/shot in New
York? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
showrunners are experienced TV writers who have been writing
on staff and have experience on an actual show. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
Knowing how a TV show actually works, from the inside, is
very different from studying a show from the outside. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
Networks want people who know how shows WORK. #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
f="http://twitter.com/taroj"
target="_blank">@TaroJ: Were half way through #scriptchat with
guest @ChadGervich talking TV #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@markmacnicol - Figure out a way to make a life here. Marry
someone! #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@rdlln - No. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: showrunners are experienced TV
writers who have been writing on staff and have experience on an actual show.
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Knowing how a TV show actually
works, from the inside, is very different from studying a show from the
outside. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Networks want people who know how
shows WORK. #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol9h
@ChadGervich Yeah marriage is the way to go #scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich Hi Chad! Will showrunners sponsor UK writers
2work in the US? I would love to work in LA but need a work permit! #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@markmacnicol @The_Lost_Unit The WGAW has a list of
WGA-signatory agencies on its website, but again-- #scriptchat
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Elizabeth Karr @elizabethkarr9h
ABC Studios accepting applications for paid 1 year positions
all aspects of Biz. @ABCProdAssoc #Scriptchat https://t.co/g5ZeOijL
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
most agencies won't sign someone who's not in LA, with their
own relationships the agents can utilize... even if they're the #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
@ChadGervich Would it be an advantage to have writing
credits in the UK and could that be a way in? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
world's greatest writer. It's near-impossible to get a
"baby writer" that first job, so most agents will only sign...
#scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich I know the writers' programs at ABC, Warner etc
say they don't sponsor permits so I'm wondering if its the same? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
...working writers assistants, or people who have impressive
credits in another area -- like if you sold a bestselling novel... #scriptchat
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Joe Forte @ForteJoeForte9h
In line for men's room: Everyone using phones to text,
tweet, check email... What productivity! #scriptchat
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...or if you have your own credible relationships, etc. --
like if you're working as an EP's asst, or a script supervisot, etc. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
I don't know how to sponsor someone for a work permit, so I
have no idea. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@teenierussell UK would credits would, at the very least,
tell someone that you have some level of talent. They wouldn't get you
#scriptchat
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Elizabeth Karr @elizabethkarr9h
//twitter.com/elizabethkarr"
target="_blank">@elizabethkarr: ABC Studios accepting applications
for paid 1 year positions all aspects of Biz. @ABCProdAssoc #Scriptchat
https://t.co/g5ZeOijL
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol9h
@the_lost_unit you thinking of having a nibble at US? You
got something to pitch to them? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
a job... unless you created a show in England. If you
created a hit show, or a format that was successful or impressive, that
#scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@ChadGervich That's interesting, will keep working on the
novel and building my credits. :) #Scriptchat
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might catch someone's eye. They've adapted a lot of UK shows
here: The Office, obviously. Worst Week, etc. #scriptchat
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Marian Evans @devt9h
Thanks to @BiatchPack, the Bitch List joins the @theblcklst!
& Thuc Nguyen talks about it here http://t.co/SwtBk5fH #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: great WRITERS. Cool ideas are a dime
a dozen. I promise you: any idea you have, no matter how fleshed out, has been
developed #scriptchat
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p://twitter.com/chadgervich" target="_blank">@ChadGervich:
Here's what you have to know about TV: networks are not interested in great
ideas, cool concepts, etc. They're interested in #scriptchat
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I always say you need 2 things to staff. A: 2-3 GREAT
writing samples, and B: a massive Rolodex of professional relationships.
#scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich UK2US visas cost around $2500! So employers
have to be serious about wanting to hire u! #scriptchat
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You can write anywhere, but there's only one real way to get
that Rolodex. Be here, working in the industry, meeting people. #scriptchat
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Marian Evans @devt9h
ef="http://twitter.com/devt"
target="_blank">@devt: Thanks to @BiatchPack, the Bitch List joins
the @theblcklst! & Thuc Nguyen talks about it here http://t.co/SwtBk5fH
#scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
//twitter.com/misscerarose"
target="_blank">@misscerarose: @ChadGervich UK2US visas cost
around $2500! So employers have to be serious about wanting to hire u!
#scriptchat
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ef="http://twitter.com/devt"
target="_blank">@devt: Thanks to @BiatchPack, the Bitch List joins
the @theblcklst! & Thuc Nguyen talks about it here http://t.co/SwtBk5fH
#scriptchat
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Elizabeth Karr @elizabethkarr9h
//twitter.com/elizabethkarr"
target="_blank">@elizabethkarr: ABC Studios accepting applications
for paid 1 year positions all aspects of Biz. @ABCProdAssoc #Scriptchat
https://t.co/g5ZeOijL
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@misscerarose Wow, that's expensive, without having to move
your whole family. #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: writer who can fully execute a TV
show idea, and that takes two things: 1) it takes someone with the necessary
imagination, #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: vision, and talent to execute the
show creatively. 2) Someone who can execute the show PRACTICALLY. And that
takes someone #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
@ChadGervich would you recommend events like the Great
American Pitchfest and others to build on networking? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
I think pitchfests are fine if U R going eyes open, for the
right reasons. You are not going to sell anything there, esp. in TV #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
@kanundra @misscerarose for a company, it's not a huge
amount. If the want you it's do-able #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
But if you're going to meet people, mostly other aspiring
writers, maybe assistants from companies, they're fine. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
They're also great for taking classes and LEARNING. Also --
good opportunities to PRACTICE pitching, as long as you realize #scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@kanundra I know! I think it's to stop internationals
stealing US jobs. But not good for us! lol #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I think one of the biggest
shortcomings and causes of failures for young writers trying to break in is
they have nothing to say. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I always think the key is to be
writing/pitching stuff that's intensely personal, especially as you're trying
to break in. #scriptchat
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Warren Frey @freyburg9h
.@ChadGervich the only problem for non-US citizens is they
can't move to LA (long term anyway) without breaking the law. #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@ChadGervich They have similar down in London, but not sure
if it's the same principle there... #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
you are just there to get better at expressing your
thoughts, articulating your ideas & passion -- not actually selling.
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
I know a writer who is super-shy, and he used to go to
pitchfests just to practice meeting people, making small talk, etc. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
I thought that was really smart. #scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@markmacnicol Yes we do, but it's illegal 2work. U could
probs shadow some1 but u wouldn't b able 2get paid or staffed on a show
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: You can write anywhere, but there's
only one real way to get that Rolodex. Be here, working in the industry,
meeting people. #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@ChadGervich Pitching can be hard. Especially if you are
shy. Good idea. #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I always say you need 2 things to
staff. A: 2-3 GREAT writing samples, and B: a massive Rolodex of professional
relationships. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I always say you need 2 things to
staff. A: 2-3 GREAT writing samples, and B: a massive Rolodex of professional
relationships. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@teenierussell "is it easier to pitch to an indie than
to a network?" - not sure what you mean? what's an indie? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: I always think the key is to be
writing/pitching stuff that's intensely personal, especially as you're trying
to break in. #scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich Are there any events or networking opps in LA
that you would recommend to build on that Rolodex?? #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@taroj "Does the pilot ep you pitch always have to be
ep1?" No! A mistake many writers make is thinking the point of a pilot is
#scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
@ChadGervich Thankfully the London Screenwriters' Festival
has some pitching sessions which are great for the experience #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
@ChadGervich @teenierussell independent production company,
most shows in the UK are through an Indie #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
to be the first episode -- it's not. The point of a pilot is
to be a SAMPLE EPISODE, to illustrate exactly how the show will #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
@ChadGervich By indie I mean an independent production
company rather than a Network #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
work every single week. So yes - a pilot should introduce
the characters, but it should also tell the type of story and work the
#scriptchat
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way the show will work EVERY SINGLE WEEK. If you're doing a
show about a team of detectives, and every week they solve a murder #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
@ChadGervich first heard about that only a week ago, I'll
definitely give it a try #scriptchat (cheers @antonsays )
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
your pilot shouldn't focus on how that team comes together,
it should tell a murder mystery that works JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER EP #scriptchat
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of the show. When I was an exec, developing shows w/
writers, the writer would come in with their pilot idea and a bunch of ep #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol9h
//twitter.com/markmacnicol"
target="_blank">@markmacnicol: who to send script/pitch bible to?
finding an agent? is there a list of US TV writer agents somewhere? #scriptchat
#scriptchat
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ideas. We'd look at them all, listen to the pilot story,
then usually point to ep idea 4 or 5 and say: "There, let's do THAT as
#scriptchat
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the pilot." #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@teenierussell There aren't really any
"independent" TV companies in the U.S. Film: yes. TV: no. All shows
are pretty much #scriptchat
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owned/financed by the studios. The only "indie"
company is Lionsgate, but they're really more like their own mini-studio.
#scriptchat
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@kbag1985 - scroll down; I answered those a while ago.
#scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
@ChadGervich I have always focused on writing ep1, that has
just completely changed the way I'll look at it in the future #scriptchat
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Laura Yntema @laurayntema9h
@jeannevb Hi, can I make a request for a future scriptchat:
writing about Hollywood. Taboo subject? Or ok if it has novel approach? thx!
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Anton a Leaf @antonsays9h
@TaroJ no worries. A pilot is always the first but your spec
script doesn't need to be @ChadGervich #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@misscerarose "Are there any events or networking opps
in LA that you would recommend to build on that Rolodex?" Sure...
#scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
networking events are happening every day in the offices and
hangouts where professonals work and hang out here in LA. #scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
@ChadGervich I think that's one of the key diffs in the TV
business in the UK and US. Networks rarely make TV they commission #scriptchat
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Dawn Chapman @kanundra9h
@ChadGervich Thanks for the great insight. :) #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
Networking isn't about coming to one event and collecting
phone numbers. It's about building real relationships over time. And
#scriptchat
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to do that, you have to be here. It's like going to one
singles mixer and expecting to leave married. It MIGHT happen, but #scriptchat
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Graham Inman @grahaminman9h
Go Into The Story | Dispatch from The Quest: Rob Pilkington
http://t.co/BLgTzd9P #Scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
prob not. You can meet someone, but then you have to put in
the time and energy to nurture that relatinship till it finally #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Networking isn't about coming to one
event and collecting phone numbers. It's about building real relationships over
time. And #scriptchat
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pays off. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Networking isn't about coming to one
event and collecting phone numbers. It's about building real relationships over
time. And #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Networking isn't about coming to one
event and collecting phone numbers. It's about building real relationships over
time. And #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: to do that, you have to be here.
It's like going to one singles mixer and expecting to leave married. It MIGHT
happen, but #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@teenierussell - Good! It's a great tweak to make in your
head as you keep writing! #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich" target="_blank">@ChadGervich:
prob not. You can meet someone, but then you have to put in the time and energy
to nurture that relatinship till it finally #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: pays off. #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: networking events are happening
every day in the offices and hangouts where professonals work and hang out here
in LA. #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
Thank you @ChadGervich for your time and great insight!
#scriptchat
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Taro @TaroJ9h
That was quick! Thanks again @ChadGervich and what dates can
people catch you at the writers summit? #scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich So... I have a cousin who has a prod co at
Disney. If I could volunteer at his office, perhaps thats a golden opp?!
#scriptchat
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Cera Rose Pickering @misscerarose9h
@ChadGervich @teenierussell Too quick! Thank u Chad &
Teenie! xx #scriptchat
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Roc\u00edo I. @rocioigl9h
@teenierussell @chadgervich yes, thank you! :) #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
Thanks, guys, this was really fun! The TV Writers Summit is
Jan. 26-27... I hope to see you all there! #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
@misscerarose - absolutely! sounds like a great way to get
your foot in the door! #scriptchat
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Mark MacNicol @markmacnicol9h
@ChadGervich thanks for your time :) #scriptchat
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Teenie Russell @teenierussell9h
Next week we'll be joined by @chillfilms who'll be talking
about life after getting an agent #scriptchat
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Chad Gervich @ChadGervich9h
p://twitter.com/chadgervich"
target="_blank">@ChadGervich: Thanks, guys, this was really fun!
The TV Writers Summit is Jan. 26-27... I hope to see you all there! #scriptchat
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Thanks, guys -- I'm signing off! Have a great day! See you
in a couple weeks! #scriptchat
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