Eisner & Harvey winning VP of Editorial @Z2Comics
WGA Filmmaker.
Current Scripts: THE SINNERS' ALMANAC, SUNSET, The WHALING.
Current film: DIE
Aug 4, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I made myself a deal that I wouldn't look at "WGA Election/ATA" twitter before work was done for the day. Surfaced from this rock video to find that my compadres are asking the hard questions & not letting flim flam answers go by without holding feet to fire #ClientsNotConflicts
Saying you want to protect younger/junior/underrepped writers by giving them choice when it comes to packaging, & their interactions, demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of the reality those writers experience in dealing with biz & agencies.
It was 1987 & I was working in the art department of a porn mag in LA. Miserable & broke, & at the end of my emotional rope.
John Caldwell gave me a ring & said "Hey what are you doing?"
I'd done storyboards for John on a feature, and he was working in music videos. Needed a storyboard artist immediately. Asked if I was interested. I was.
He told me it was for Aerosmith's new album and I kept my professional cool.