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Creating Classic Characters
Season 2
Episode 1
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack (OUT OF AFRICA, TOOTSIE, THE WAY WE WERE) and NYPD Blue and Deadwood creator David Milch discuss the inspiration behind creating classic film and television characters. Followed by the suspenseful short film THE LAB by writer/director Ryan Scheer, about two young boys whose summer afternoon in the woods goes horribly awry.
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Megan Amram discusses developing characters, emotions behind humor, and her webseries.
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Michael Werwie and Guinevere Turner discuss writing true crime stories.
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Felicia D. Henderson discusses her 25-year TV career.
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Catherine Reitman talks her career, using her experiences in writing, and her TV series.
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Sofia Alvarez details the process of adapting a bestselling book into a Netflix rom-com.
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discuss adapting the Game of Thrones books into television.
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Lulu Wang discusses writing the story of her family lying to her grandma about her cancer.
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Craig Mazin discusses his faithful account of the 1986 Cherobyl nuclear accident.
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Actress and comedian Sasheer Zamata discusses her comedy sketch writing and acting on SNL.
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McDonald on writing sketch comedy, performing standup/improv and generating fresh content.
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Pamela Ribon discusses writing the Disney films Moana and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
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Writer, producer, and showrunner Graham Yost talks about his career in TV and film.