Tennyson Stead's Reel

When submitting for notes, most writers will tell you that their script is one small tweak away from success. At the same time, massive problems with passive structure are usually what's keeping a screenplay from advancing in the marketplace. Where's the disconnect? How do we square the circle?

"But I started writing so I wouldn't have to talk to people!" Yes, but then you started working in the collaborative arts! Here's why acting classes will help you a lot more than you think.

Most screenwriters have heard that screenplays need to be kept between 90 and 120 pages, but why is that? That's a soft number, right? They're not serious, right? RIGHT?!?

Should culture be something we're worried about, when our society is falling into authoritarianism? After all, it's not like we're curing cancer! Shouldn't we be doing something less frivolous and more useful? Let's talk about that.

Well and truly, it only takes two things to build a successful and sustainable career in showbusiness. Of course, making the both of those things happen is much easier said than done!

In the final lesson of our five week course on writing the pilot script and show bible of your 30 minute comedy or animated television series, screenwriter and script doctor Tennyson E. Stead details the contents and workings of an effective show bible.

In the fourth episode of our five-week course on completing the rough draft of your animation or comedy television pilot script and show bible, screenwriter and script doctor Tennyson E. Stead walks you through the last few challenges of writing your pilot episode!

In lesson 3 of our five episode course on writing the pilot script and show bible of your animated or comedy television series, screenwriter and script doctor Tennyson E. Stead talks you through the process of writing Act II of your pilot episode.

In lesson 2 of a five week course on writing the pilot script and show bible for your comedy or animation TV series, screenwriter and script doctor Tennyson E. Stead walks you through the steps and pitfalls of writing the first act of your pilot episode.

In the first episode of our 5 week course on writing the pilot script and show bible for your comedy or animated TV series, screenwriter and script doctor Tennyson E. Stead walks you through the structural foundations of comedy and the work of building a narrative arc for your show.