Kira Snyder is a writer-producer (FOR ALL MANKIND, THE HANDMAID'S TALE, PACIFIC RIM 2, THE 100, EUREKA). She can make a shiv out of a plastic cup. She/her
Dec 21, 2020 • 15 tweets • 12 min read
A key part of #TVwriting that isn’t often taught AFAIK is the #ProductionRewrite: revs required by budget, schedule, unforeseen circumstances etc. So here are some exercises to try with a completed script. For added realism give yourself a time limit, such as a day. Or 2 hrs😳 1/
Your episode is over budget on cast. You can keep your main characters, but reduce your script’s secondary characters by at least 50%. (tip: Who can you cut or combine? Can you give dialogue to existing characters?) #ProductionRewrite#TVwriting 2/
