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The Market and the Myths: A Data-Driven Dissection of Why Diverse Stories Sell

On October 15, 1990, during an era when the “big three” dominated network television, the sixth episode of THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (starring an untested new actor named Will Smith) aired during NBC’s high-profile Monday block of sitcoms. The…

Joshua NobleApril 8, 2021

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10 Screenwriting Programs for Diverse Writers

While the latest Hollywood Diversity Report revealed that “women and people of color have enjoyed notable gains relative to their male and White counterparts among the writers credited for broadcast, cable and digital television shows…both groups remain underrepresented among the…

Helenna SantosFebruary 26, 2021

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Advice for Writers from a Literary Manager

Ashley Calloway is a Los Angeles native who works at Issa Rae’s ColorCreative Management, a company dedicated to flipping the script for underrepresented writers. Since 2014, ColorCreative has been working to create more visibility and opportunities for women and minority…

Shannon CorbeilFebruary 15, 2021

Screenwriting

10 Most Desirable Things Script Readers Want in a Spec Script

If you want to move up in Hollywood as a screenwriter, you're going to need to focus on pleasing one single person — the script reader. They are the gatekeepers of studios, production companies, agencies, management companies, and even fellowships,…

Michael VanjuMarch 18, 2020

Screenwriting

5 Pieces of Screenwriting Advice from Marvel Screenwriter Zak Penn

What screenwriting advice can Marvel Cinematic Universe screenwriter Zak Penn (The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers) offer beginning screenwriters? Here we turn to the Viceland video Screenwriting Advice from Zak Penn: VICE GUIDE TO FILM where Penn offers some excellent…

Michael VanjuMarch 11, 2020

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Gender Inequality in Hollywood: The Numbers Don’t Lie

This year’s Golden Globes ceremony was markedly different from years past; instead of celebrities floating down the red carpet clad in colorful, designer, attention-grabbing garb, most of them were dressed somberly in black, a symbol of the new Time’s Up…

Rebecca NorrisJanuary 20, 2018

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The Market and the Myths: A Data-Driven Dissection of Why Diverse Stories Sell

10 Screenwriting Programs for Diverse Writers

Advice for Writers from a Literary Manager

10 Most Desirable Things Script Readers Want in a Spec Script

5 Pieces of Screenwriting Advice from Marvel Screenwriter Zak Penn

Gender Inequality in Hollywood: The Numbers Don’t Lie

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