Off Book – The Art of Film and TV Title Design
The credits are often the first thing we see when we watch a great film or TV show, but the complexity and artistry of title design is rarely discussed. Creators of title sequences are tasked to invent...
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Abe Lincoln as You’ve Never Heard Him
Daniel Day-Lewis is known for diving deeply into his roles. He kept the voice of Lincoln between takes and off set even using it to discuss Mad Men with costar Jared Harris (better known to most...
View ArticleAlison Brie is Awesome (interviewed by Speakeasy)
Alison Brie talks Dungeons & Dragons, watching her own work, and Nathan Fillion’s visits to the set of Community. As a bonus, AllisShe also recreates popular memes and challenges the internet to...
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TV Drama Structure: Why TV Is the Future, and How to Write for It
Screenwriting teacher and story coach John Truby explains why Television is the best game in town for writers and what special story requirement the medium requires. Every writer who dreams of working...
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Mad Men: The Musical
This half-hour musical is a journey through Seasons 1 through some of Season 7 of the hit AMC TV show Mad Men. Performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on May 20, 2014...
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Best Screenwriting Tips for Great Dialogue
Wendy Kram looks at the writing of Mad Men and deducts some tips for how to write sparkling dialogue. As a producer and script consultant who reads hundreds of screenplays, one of the most common...
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The Real ‘Mad Men’?
Don Draper is a character that could only exist in fiction: impossibly handsome, endlessly talented, and crippled by alcoholism and other impulse-control problems. VICE was curious to see if there was...
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7 Jon Hamm Secrets
Jon Hamm talks about getting his start and how he landed Don Draper in “Mad Men”
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Mad Men Creator Matthew Weiner’s Reassuring Life Advice For the Struggling...
In “Getting There: A Book of Mentors”, the lauded creator candidly revewals his years of struggle and his eventual path to success. I remember studying Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” in...
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