Comments on: How To Write For NYPD Blue’s David Milch – Six Degrees of Separation #1 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/ Insider screenwriting stories, plus occasional stuff on how to write a screenplay, by Phil Gladwin Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:11:12 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Phil Gladwin http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8210 Phil Gladwin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:36:47 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8210 Oh, and Atomized - there is a whole story there for sure, but I'm going to have to go back to Bryan to see what, if anything, I can clear for release on the blog. At the moment let's just say it wasn't very much to do with the swearing. And re the looming death of your social life - just you wait till you see the new site.... you must forgive me for what I am about to do to you... Oh, and Atomized – there is a whole story there for sure, but I’m going to have to go back to Bryan to see what, if anything, I can clear for release on the blog. At the moment let’s just say it wasn’t very much to do with the swearing.

And re the looming death of your social life – just you wait till you see the new site…. you must forgive me for what I am about to do to you…

]]> By: Phil Gladwin http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8209 Phil Gladwin Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:25:11 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8209 Ben - simply, yes... Chelewriter - sorry about that - not sure what the problem is there. Do you get an error message, or does the thing just stall? Have you tried it in a different browser? And does anyone else get problems with the download? Ben – simply, yes…

Chelewriter – sorry about that – not sure what the problem is there. Do you get an error message, or does the thing just stall? Have you tried it in a different browser?

And does anyone else get problems with the download?

]]> By: chelewriter http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8189 chelewriter Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:43:35 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8189 I'm not sure if ive missed a trick but i can only hear the first 40 seconds or so of the interview - given all the great comments is there a way of hearing the full thing? Cheers I’m not sure if ive missed a trick but i can only hear the first 40 seconds or so of the interview – given all the great comments is there a way of hearing the full thing?

Cheers

]]> By: Ben http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8182 Ben Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:40:12 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8182 This is Dyno! What a surprise. Entertaining and educational. Is Phil embarking on a journey to turn the world of screenwriting upside down and give us a good shake... I say YES! Regards, Benjamin Ray brscreenwriter@gmail.com www.hollywoodtoronto.com This is Dyno!

What a surprise.

Entertaining and educational.

Is Phil embarking on a journey to turn the world of screenwriting upside down and give us a good shake…

I say YES!

Regards,
Benjamin Ray
brscreenwriter@gmail.com
http://www.hollywoodtoronto.com

]]> By: Atomized http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8177 Atomized Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:17:02 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8177 Yeah, works for me too. Amazing. And Bryan seems such a nice guy. So are we going to be seeing a lot more of this sort of stuff from the 'Mine? I already spend too much of my time on here, but if this new site is going to be full of this sort of thing then that's the end of my social life and this becomes a mission critical site! Just one question to ask Bryan if I may - why did Deadwood got cancelled? Was it ratings? Or was it politics? Or was it some idea of public morality - it was pretty foulmouthed after all (and I say that with great approval!) Yeah, works for me too. Amazing. And Bryan seems such a nice guy.

So are we going to be seeing a lot more of this sort of stuff from the ‘Mine? I already spend too much of my time on here, but if this new site is going to be full of this sort of thing then that’s the end of my social life and this becomes a mission critical site!

Just one question to ask Bryan if I may – why did Deadwood got cancelled? Was it ratings? Or was it politics? Or was it some idea of public morality – it was pretty foulmouthed after all (and I say that with great approval!)

]]> By: Petrice http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8169 Petrice Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:15:11 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8169 Hey Phil, I listened to this meaty interview twice. This is exactly what I crave, because as I've shared with you, I never hear this staff in the classroom. There's a massive gap between our assignments - the feedback we get on them from our tutors and classmates and the 100m high wall we have to scale to get professional appointments in the industry. I want you to know that this kind of commentary is essential to my knowledge as the budding screenwriter. May I ask you a question please? "When Bryan was sharing his experience, he said that he was frustrated with the many incredible scripts that got sent in when working on Deadwood, and none of them read because it has something to do with being sued. Why? How does it work that a writer can be sued for reading a script by another writer, I don't get it. And were all of these writers unknown? Why would they send the stuff in if they knew that they couldn't get read?" PETRICE PHIL'S ANSWER: As far as the suing goes - it's because they are terrified that if they read a script, then two years later they write a script that has a similar idea in it, they will get sued for plagiarism by the writer. It's far far simpler to be able to say, "hand on heart, I can't have copied your script because I never even read it." Interestingly it doesn't work like that in the UK, yet anyway. I don't know of any prodco that would send your stuff back unread for that reason. Phil Hey Phil,

I listened to this meaty interview twice. This is exactly what I crave, because as I’ve shared with you, I never hear this staff in the classroom. There’s a massive gap between our assignments – the feedback we get on them from our tutors and classmates and the 100m high wall we have to scale to get professional appointments in the industry. I want you to know that this kind of commentary is essential to my knowledge as the budding screenwriter.

May I ask you a question please? “When Bryan was sharing his experience, he said that he was frustrated with the many incredible scripts that got sent in when working on Deadwood, and none of them read because it has something to do with being sued. Why? How does it work that a writer can be sued for reading a script by another writer, I don’t get it. And were all of these writers unknown? Why would they send the stuff in if they knew that they couldn’t get read?”

PETRICE

PHIL’S ANSWER: As far as the suing goes – it’s because they are terrified that if they read a script, then two years later they write a script that has a similar idea in it, they will get sued for plagiarism by the writer. It’s far far simpler to be able to say, “hand on heart, I can’t have copied your script because I never even read it.” Interestingly it doesn’t work like that in the UK, yet anyway. I don’t know of any prodco that would send your stuff back unread for that reason.

Phil

]]> By: PenGirl http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8167 PenGirl Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:38:54 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8167 Blown away by this Phil!! Just getting this kind of access to the front line of the whole thing is so cool. It's an amazing story in its own right, but then hearing so much about what David Milch does is just gravy. Can you find out about NYPD Blue writers next time? That was my favorite show as a kid. (Yes I was a very strange little girl!) But definitely some ideas there I'm going to try on my own writing. Only hope I get the same results lol!!! (and if you ever need any more interviewers I'm the one lol!) Blown away by this Phil!! Just getting this kind of access to the front line of the whole thing is so cool. It’s an amazing story in its own right, but then hearing so much about what David Milch does is just gravy. Can you find out about NYPD Blue writers next time? That was my favorite show as a kid. (Yes I was a very strange little girl!) But definitely some ideas there I’m going to try on my own writing. Only hope I get the same results lol!!! (and if you ever need any more interviewers I’m the one lol!)

]]> By: Beltin http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8139 Beltin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:43:41 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8139 Yeh, u know, thing about this stuff is, how often d'u get to hear the people who are really doing it say what they really do... like, never... that stuff about Milchy making them all type crap for hours - the writers I mean - where else would u hear that? Any dude tried that? Yeh, u know, thing about this stuff is, how often d’u get to hear the people who are really doing it say what they really do… like, never… that stuff about Milchy making them all type crap for hours – the writers I mean – where else would u hear that? Any dude tried that?

]]> By: Moviequill http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8137 Moviequill Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:26:05 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8137 inspiring, entertaining, infornmative... a wonderful interview. Sally's questions were top notch too. A great dialogue tip at the end about letting your characters just talk amongst themselves for a week inspiring, entertaining, infornmative… a wonderful interview. Sally’s questions were top notch too. A great dialogue tip at the end about letting your characters just talk amongst themselves for a week

]]> By: Phil Gladwin http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8128 Phil Gladwin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:09:03 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8128 Glad it's been useful - and interesting - and fun! Next interview - a real inspiring story of how you just put your head down and push on through... Re. The all new site - next week is looking more and more like the time to keep your diaries free... Glad it’s been useful – and interesting – and fun!

Next interview – a real inspiring story of how you just put your head down and push on through…

Re. The all new site – next week is looking more and more like the time to keep your diaries free…

]]> By: mlewys http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8127 mlewys Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:51:25 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8127 That interview was very insightful and surprisingly fun. Thank you so much! That interview was very insightful and surprisingly fun. Thank you so much!

]]> By: Scriber http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8112 Scriber Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:14:52 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8112 Wow - really interesting - and what a lucky break. So making contacts seems to be a key part of writing. Who's your next interview with? Wow – really interesting – and what a lucky break. So making contacts seems to be a key part of writing. Who’s your next interview with?

]]> By: saturnging http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8095 saturnging Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:59:08 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8095 Thanks for the GREAT interview - it was really inspiring and VERY informative!! Keep 'em coming!! Thanks! Thanks for the GREAT interview – it was really inspiring and VERY informative!! Keep ‘em coming!! Thanks!

]]> By: japerkins47 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8085 japerkins47 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:55:29 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8085 Phil - thanks for this... it is inspiring to hear from "the horses mouth" how things work in Hollywood! When will the new site be up? Phil – thanks for this… it is inspiring to hear from “the horses mouth” how things work in Hollywood! When will the new site be up?

]]> By: jtredmond http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/six-degrees-of-separation-1/2008/10/21/comment-page-1/#comment-8083 jtredmond Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:30:59 +0000 http://www.screenwritinggoldmine.com/blog/?p=94#comment-8083 Super post. Thanks for this. Joel Super post. Thanks for this.

Joel

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