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Breaking into TV Writing

How to Get Your First Job, Build Your Network, and Claw Your Way Inside the Writers' Room

by Anton Schettini
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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 TV
  • What TV writing samples you need
  • How to break into the elusive TV writers' room
  • How a writers' room creates an episode of TV
  • Which assistant jobs are worth your time (and which you should avoid at all costs)
    • Anton Schettini provides a rare insider's 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.

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      September 3, 2024

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        • ISBN: 9781684429882

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        • ISBN: 9781684429882
        • File size: 2487 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Library Journal

        August 1, 2024

        TV and film screenwriter and producer Schettini, who has worked behind the scenes on The Late Show with David Letterman and 2 Broke Girls, offers a helpful guide to becoming a television writer. In seven parts, the book covers everything from landing the first job to writing a script. There's advice on appropriate writers' room behavior, identifying red flags in a job posting, working as an assistant, negotiating a salary, and freelancing. Schettini also discusses the economics of TV scripts and the benefits of writers' unions. The book includes a glossary of industry terms and a long list of resources (from Facebook groups and workshops to screenwriting competitions and writing programs) that offer a solid starting point for readers on a mission to make a name for themselves in the industry. VERDICT College students and amateur writers will devour this book, filled with clear instructions, interesting tidbits, and insight on the workings of writers' rooms. University libraries will most benefit from this purchase.--Noelia Martinez

        Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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