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Daniel Stuelpnagel

Amanda Toney yes so excited, I just signed up for this today!

Writers! This FREE webinar in this series is COMING UP ON MONDAY !!

February 28, 10am PST absolutely amazing opportunity to learn us some comedy skills and probably have some laughs! (3-hour epic!)

Looking forward to it, thanks so much Amand...

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Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

thank you! Amanda Toney :) COMEDY its my favorite genre ..

I'm sure this webinar will be amazing :) .. cant wait! .. see you all on Monday !

Bryan Lake

Roseburg, Oregon

Jason Krane

Jason from NYC!

Ihsanul Huq

Hello from Austin, Texas

Frank Sopapunta

Los Angeles!

Justine Harcourt de Tourville

Heya! Justine from Antwerp, Belgium here!

Catherine Durickas

LA, CA :)

Matthew Pulliam

Ft. Worth Texas

Emma Crookes

Hello from Bath England

Violet Tcherkin

Miami, Florida USA

Brenda Kuciemba

Manhattan, NY

John Pitek

LA

Dan Calvisi

Hi from Los Angeles, CA!

Michelle Barbera

Boston, Massachusetts

Hollie Michelle Harper

Hi, I'm in Brooklyn New York

ET Brown

New York!

Glen Toussaint

Las Vegas

Werner Artinger

Toronto here!

Richie Cannaday

Hey I'm in Roanoke, VA!

Dániel Veres

Hi, I'm from Hungary :D

Tonya D Holloway

Dallas, Tx

Felix Kruis

Munich, Germany

Sheila Ajjie

tuning in from Nairobi, Kenya!

Jason Seelmann

Hello from Calgary, Canada!

Muzala Yamfwa

Tuning in from Pickering, Ontario!

Bruna Capozzoli

London :)

Arthur Smith

Tuning in from Los Angeles

Ben Tallon

Salisbury, UK!

Eduardo McCausland

Greetings...from Barranquilla...Colombia

Lucija Mar

zagreb, croatia

Karen Somers

Karen Somers/ Director - Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Rajan

London UK..

Jessica O'Donnell

Hello, I'm tuning in from Boston.

Alex Bondesen

Toronto, Canada! Thanks for launching this series, looking forward to it!

Joshua Young

Hello from Toronto Canada!

Anna Tran

Tuning in from Los Angeles!

Michele Traina

Can't wait I'm here right now listening to the webinar!

Walter Meyer

Hello from Portland, Oregon

Molten Lava

Hey my name is Milad and I am tuning in from Toronto. Canada

William Spencer

Loony Londoner, saying hi.

Micharn Pollock

Hey! I'm tuning in from Cape Town, South Africa.

David Gray

Bloomington, Indiana...

Duff MacDonald

Toronto here!

Janet Arneau

Charleston, SC

Mark Dispenza

Hi Amanda and RB from Louisiana!

Chanté Channel

Hey! Tuning in from Los Angeles!

Achickwitbeatz TheProducer

Hello from Kalamazoo, Michigan

Ami Brown

I'm in North Carolina! Hi Y'all!

Thomas Schrack

Washington DC here

Ahmad Farghaly

Hello, I'm Ahmad, an Egyptian screenwriter based in Edinburgh

Caledonia Hanson

Hello from my bed in east bay, CA! Let's get COMICAL

Sharon Yusop

Hey Amanda.. Im tuning in from Singapore.. its 2am here... haha..

Phil Roberts

Montreal

Siman Cohen

Hi everyone! my name is Siman Cohen an I`m from Israel :)

Pip Lilly

Los Angeles here

Julie Stern

Love you're doing this! Comedy is my thing. I'm in NYC

Kat Walker Shea

Hello! Tuning in from Los Angeles.

Jason Stratton

Hi! Tuning in from Los Angeles! Well, Glendale.

Scot Byrd

Tuning in from Austin Texas

Cara Rogers

Elkhart, Kansas! And hello new friend Renita Okon. Glad you were able to get in.

Dora Laszlo-Gulyas

Hello from Warsaw, Poland! Thank you for today's presentation. :)

Bruce Bishop

Hey from Halifax, Canada

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Shout-out from Baltimore aka Smalltimore USA !!

Pjay Gutierrez

TORONTO CANADAAAA! Ready to learn :)

Mazen Elgamal

I'm Mazen, tuning in from Cairo, Egypt

Jeremy Scott

ba®celona

Benjamin Deem

Hello from Pittsburgh, PA!

Peter Waluk

Queens, NY! WOOHOO!

Herman Johansen

New Mexico, USA

Melanie Arden

Hello from chilly and snowy Toronto. Totally stoked over this webinar!

John A. Duvall

John Allen Duvall, Bedlam Productions, Rohnert Park, CA, USA

Tarun Padmakumar

HIya! Loggin in from Toronto today! Looking forward to hearing Vijal Patel's talk!

Romell Foster-Owens

Tuning in from Studio City, California

Angelia Jackson

I'm tuning in from NYC today! Very exciting.

Anthony Peterson

Hey I'm from Canberra, Australia :)

Eugene McKinney

So excited!!! Watching from Chicago!

Tendai Escobar

Hi

Ken Pratt

HI! I'm La'Donya, my husband Ken and I are tuning in from The Bahamas!

Christoph Brandl

Hello everyone, Christoph from Berlin here

Todd Rowan

Hey! I'm in Nashville TN!!!

CK Steefel

Hello and thank you from Kent, WA

Ben Richards

From the UK . Though on a beach in Mexico

Joyce Cyr

Hailing from Manitoulin Island, Ontario Canada

Cassandra Bautista

Marina Del Rey, CA

Wayne Jarman

Greetings to everyone from the East coast of Australia.

Erik Schlittner

I'm logging in from Long Island, home of Alec Baldwin and Amy Fisher

R— B—

Thanks for this very fun, very unique opportunity!

Phil Stewart

I'm in Great Yarmouth in the UK, looking to get into comedy and drama script development

Petrice Douglas

Hey y'all. Houston, Texas is in the house.

Darren Nash

Hi Everyone - greeting from Belfast, N.Ireland.

Brian Gross

Learning comedy here in Galveston, Texas!

Cara Stelmaschuk

Greetings from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada!

Tom Hackett

Hello from Kamloops, British Columbia in Canada

Abigail Kerr

Thank you for sharing, from Philippines here!

Young Kim

Hi, it's 3 am here in Seoul, KOREA! Thank you for this great webinar again!

Gattlin Griffith

Super excited to be in class with you guys today! I'm tuning in from my ranch in Agua Dulce, CA.

Cari Kabinoff

Hi All, watching from LA! Love these workshops- keep them coming! And congrats on the pitches RB!

Sheila Lynch Rinear

So excited to be here today. Thanks Amanda from Sheila in San Antonio, TX!!!

Letícia Bulhões Padilha

Hey! I am from Brazil, I am a comedy writer and I hope to learn and share today with everyone. :)

Jeani Vee

Tuning in from South Africa, Johannesburg! Thank you for making this awesome resource available!

Cynthia Hernandez

Hey, I'm from Arizona

Chaitanya Vyas

Hi,

I am from Ahmedabad, India.

Christine Keleny

Here from the great US Midwest - Wisconsin.

Laurie Williams

I'm from Toronto

Michael T. Milanich

Burbank, CA

Rae Dawn

Tuning in from San Francisco :)

David Lawrence

Greetings from New Jersey. So excited to be here

Kimberly Howell

Kim here from Los Angeles, CA. SO excited about this! Thank you all!

Christa Biyela

Evening everyone. Greetings from South Africa.

Robbie Tweedale

Tuning in from Hartlepool, UK!

Amanda Evelyn

Hi from Brazil!! Thanks for this opportunity.

Piravina Ragunathan

Hey, Piravina from Malaysia! It's 2.30am here, really trynna stay awake. just had my 2nd cup of coffee haha!

Aaron Braxton

Aaron Braxton - Los Angeles

Jade Shine

So excited to watch from Houston!

Kathi Carey

Hey Amanda, RB -- incense? Didn't know you were into the woo! Cool!

Francesca D'Amicis

hello, Francesca from Italy - thank you organizing this!

Cristina Pons

Hi from Madrid, Spain

Brian Farrey-Latz

Here from frickin' cold Minnesota.

Keshia Kola

Hi Amanda! Thanks for doing this. Coming from the mean streets of Beverly Hills, CA

Paul Zalzal

Paul Zalzal from Toronto Canada

Christoph Brandl

This is my 3rd Netflix seminar!

Jose Pablo Arnau

Joining from Mexico City

Kristel Whippy

Tuning in from Fiji.

Brandon Bennett

Hello All! This is Brandon from Los Angeles.

Winifred HMensa

Winifred from Accra, Ghana

Kristen Arute

Boston

Lucinda Newcomb

Ram's House!!!

Evelyn Von Warnitz

A warm hello to everyone from Gernsheim, GERMANY. Thank you for this great oportunity to join online! I am up with my next screenplay to write a Comedy Fantasy Feature.

Fuad Omar

Thanks for the intro Amanda! Looking forward to this!

Cristal McLaughlin

LA!!!

James D Howes

Thank you Amanda. I am logging in from Cincinnati, OH, USA James Howes

Katherine Middleton

Joining from London!

Samiat Pedro

I'm from London, North London. Londoners are very territorial! Looking forward to the webinar. Thanks

Max Lehman

Hi all! Santa Monica, CA You can me find me on IG @hebrewstrawberry Currently working with a producer to shop my comedy horror script I met via Stage 32. Can't wait for the extracurricular learning to come

Mike Goldberg

Thanks Amanda, Mike Goldberg from San Francisco, CA

Andrea Bugarin

So excited for the webinar! Greetins from Mexicali, Mexico!

Maria Claudia Lara-Zuccolo

hey y'all watching from Houston-TX ;)

Gauri Prasad

Hi everyone, I'm Gauri - actress, and writer from Toronto, Canada!

JJ Howard

Hi I'm tuning in from St. Louis, MO

Tatiana Gelfand

Hi everyone! - I'm here tuning in from Berkeley, CA. Excited to be here.

Tyler Citizen

Houston, Tx

Lisa Liz Long - (sag-aftra)

Yes! It's great to be here! I am currently in Longmont, CO.

Rebecca Adams

Hello I'm calling from London

Nathan Ray Clark

In LA. I like to laugh.

Joshua Young

Hello from Toronto Canada! 28 time finalist in comedy here. www.joshuayoung.com

Almendra Calle

Hello! I'm listening from Lima, Perú :)

Brandon Follick

Brooklyn, NY!

Emma Pyne

Hello from Long Beach CA!

Dakota Smith

An American girl living in Germany here :)

Jim Millington

Port Hope

Ontario Canada

Luisa Rubinstein

Hi... Originally from Italy and living in LA County now. Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity! :)

Caroline Greville-Morris

Tiuning in from Dorset, UK on the coast!

Shay Cole

Hello! I’m tuned in from Clarksville, TN

Megan Sousa

Thank you for putting this on. I am literally in the middle of writing a half hour pilot. Tuning in from Los Angeles, CA! Netflix credits (Acting), Beats, 2019 and They Cloned Tyrone, 2022. Excited!

Fabian Stratas

hi from Buenos Aires Argentina, happy to be here today

Ryan D. Canty

Watching the webinar from Pittsburgh, skipping work in the process :)

Nouf Alhamdan

Hi from KSA

Shanda Foster

Tuning in from Boston! Thank you so much for your time!

Sally VanDevanter

Looking forward to learning! Thank you! Westport CT

Pamela H Zachritz

Tuning in from the Berkshires (Western MA)

Ioanna Tsoleridou

Greece!

Charlie Marbles

Tuning in from North London, UK... Thanks all - Im very up for this !! - Charlie

Aziz Mughrbi

Tuning in from Jeddah, SA

Samantha Babboni

Hello from Paris, France !

Shahryar Rizvi

Hello, on From Maryland

Osama Rai

Hi Everybody, Osama Rai, Producer and Director, Algeria.

Paula Höll

Tuning in from Düsseldorf, Germany!

Shelbi Evans

Hi all! Tuning in from Brooklyn!

Adam Loxley

Hello from London UK

DK Reinemer

Bellingham, Washington

George Gant

Greetings from Chicago!

Christine Bortolin

tuning in from Vancouver, Canada!

Aallyah Wright

Hi from DC!

Bahar Sedefoglu

Hi. I'm Bahar from Ankara, Turkey. I'm very excited. This is a great opportunity!

Petra Vuka

Hi! I'm from Zagreb, Croatia!

Karen "Kay" Ross

Welcome, everyone! I'm Kay, the Community Manager here at Stage 32, but I'm also a producer/writer/actor here in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Looking forward to seeing where everyone is tuning in from!

Anita V Bevelheimer

Thanks for this great opportunity for all of us! I'm in LA

Tatiana Horavova

hello from Prague, Czech Republic

Melissa Spearman

Hello from Alabama!

Todd Lituchy

LA!

Christine D’Silva

Christine from Ottawa, Canada.

Ozlem Williams

Hello from London!

Susan Lander

Hi Amanda! Coming in from South Florida, soon to be LA

Sandikazi Scwebu

Thank you Amanda, I'm from South Africa

Iga Krasuska

Warsaw, Poland!

Yulia AK

Los Angeles

Claude Montminy

Hello from Québec, Canada!

Florencia Fraga

Hello from Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cristina Resmini

Hi! Tuning in from Milan

Leslie Gold

Originally from NJ but now in London, England

Aideen McCarthy

Hi from Belfast, Northern Ireland

Irene Reis Leite

Hi everyone! I'm watching from Porto, Portugal -- the port wine place but actually from across the river from Porto in a city called Vila Nova de Gaia is the real place where all the cellars are :-)

Matija Lukman

Hello from Zagreb, Croatia!

Niki L

From Calgary, Canada!!

Jason Leal

I'm in Houston TX and excited to be here!

Valentina Sandoval

Hi! I'm from Santiago, Chile

Jason Moyle

Hi, I watching from Cornwall, United Knigdom

Anthony Moran

Hello from Manchester, England

Shili Munyama

Hello, I'm from Namibia!

Cassius Lee

D.C. United States

Lolo Castany

Toledo, Spain :)

Bill Nimz

Hello from sunny Sarasota Florida :)

Joyce Malta Martins

Hello from Brasil!

Sarah Jane Martin

Howdy from Winnipeg Manitoba, the centre of the continent

Cem Bek

Hi! Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Evelyn Muñoz

Hello! I'm from Córdoba, Argentina

Nadejda Kolpacoff

Hi there! I'm from L.A but originally from Paris. Thank you for this presentation, excited to learn with you this morning!

Byron Abalos

Hello from Toronto, Canada. Looking forward to learning.

Morgan Bargent

I'm from Toronto, Canada =D

Mattias Goovaerts

Hello, tuning in from Antwerp, Belgium. Thanks for the class!

Renita Sherell

Hello, fellow writers! Tuning in from Santa Clara, California!!

Bainun Waheeda Burhanudin

Hello from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Steve Theroux

Greetings from Bradenton, FL, USA

Muzala Yamfwa

Pickering, Ontario!

Agray Upreti

Hello from Toronto

Sofia Alexander

Hello from Vegas!

Emre Demirel

Emre from Izmir, Turkey

Richie Cannaday

Hey, I'm in Roanoke, VA

Tameka Mullins

Hi all! Joining from NYC!

Ivy Kirera

Tuning in From Nairobi Kenya

Veronica Angeles-Franco Aka Veronica Thompson

Veronica form Mexico City

Evelyn Rodriguez

Hi from Los Angeles, CA

Reid Spencer Gilbard

Hello from West Hollywood!

Kynan Fritschel

Hi from just outside of Denver, Colorado!

Travis Williams

Hello from Canada!

Tevin Everett

The beautiful LA!

Anna Nicoletto

Hi from Padua, Italy!

Damon Royster

Here in L.A. (but freshly moved here from Chicago!)

Marina Cardozo

Hello from Cologne, Germany.

Larry Collins

Hello everyone from Dallas, TX. Cowboy hats optional. Boots required.

Patrick Malone

Hi Amanda, from Toronto.

Ricardo Izaguirre

venezuelan in chile

Kristen Scatton

Hello from North Hollywood, CA!

Lauren C. Brits

Hi Everyone! I'm Lauren (South African), recently moved to Manchester, the UK from Stockholm, Sweden.

Lexi Healy

from San Francisco!

Cari Kabinoff

Hello from LA - congrats on the pitches RB! love these workshops - thank you!

Winifred HMensa

Hey, Winifred from Accra, Ghana

Abc Def

Hi! Ana from New Jersey here! Listening in between teaching classes!

Sean Torrington

Hey! Im from Los Angeles.

Erin Marquez

Los Angeles

Monique Aldred

Hello from Seattle!

Tin Lorica

Hello from Montreal!

Kristopher Boykin

hello, from NEW YORK

Kristel Whippy

Bula from Fiji.

Omar Sidberry

Brooklyn NY (deadass)

Amari Morrison

Tuning in from Atlanta, GA! Excited.

Vanessa Villarreal

Hello from Austin, Texas!

Ron Doyle

Joining from Denver, Colorado

Guido Sánchez

Greetings from Ecuador! Nice to be here!

Casey Williams

Tuning in live from Calgary, Canada!

Gian Shines

Hello from NY

John Christian

Hi Everyone! - from Houston, TX

Jessica O'Hara-Baker

Comin in from Copenhagen by way of NYC!

D.L. Holmes

Hi from Sri Lanka!

Janne Lilienthal

Porta Westfalica, Germany

Emma Cordano

Hi from London :)

Jack Utrata

Hello from NYC

Micole Williams

Thanks @Amanda! I'm tuning in from LA. Excited to hear more!

Joey Bagtas

Los Angeles! :D

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

Hello :) from Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (: - مرحبا من الرياض - المملكة العربية السعودية :)

Susan Lander

South Florida!

Kath Kirkland

Evening from England

Faduma Warsame

Watching from Ottawa, Canada. Thanks for the webinar!

Sarah Bro

Hello from Braunschweig in Germany

William Lipski

Las Vegas

Andre Campbell

Hey! I'm in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Monique C. Baisden

Hi! I’m Monique and I’m tuning in from Atlanta, Ga.

Maria Cristina Lara

São Paulo - Brasil

Maura Kelley

Maura Kelley NYC

Brigitte C

Hey from London UK.

Sylvie Soul

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amani J Seay

Hey From Dallas, TX

Tanner Kazio

Hey, it’s Tanner from New Egypt, New Jersey! Great to meet you all!

Liliana García Domínguez

Hi! In Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pablo Minces

Hola from Miami :)

Sebastian Chumbes

Hi! So exicted to watch this webinar. Greetings from Peru.

Angelia Jackson

Hello All! NYC.

Emily Escott

Norwich, UK :))

Brianna Devons

Los Angeles!

Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

Hello from Poland! :-)

Rachael Jane Owens

Hello from Los Angeles!

Luchia Ashe

Atlanta, GA

Benjamin Salmon

Hello from London, England!

Kristen Hurt

North Hollywood, CA

Taranjit Bhogal

Toronto, Ontario

Petrice Douglas

Hey y'all. Houston, Texas in the house.

Uju Nwagu

Uju, joining from Lagos, Nigeria

Nnate Carter

Hey everyone! From Baltimore MD!

Johnny Lombard

The Windy City!

James Casteel

Brooklyn!

Quinten Friederichs

hello from Antwerp, Belgium

Aaron Reyes

Tuning in from Austin Texas

Ben Chan

Calgary, AB

Sharon Yusop

Hey everyone.. Im in Singapore.. its 2am here.. haha..

Ruby Hossain

Hi from North Rhine Westphalia, Germany!

Mark Martinez

Los Angeles, CA

Kate Walmsley

Hello! Tuning in from Glasgow, Scotland

Karla Espino

tuning in from East Hollywood, Los Angeles :)

Russell Hairston

Los Angeles, CA

Romain Girard

Paris here :)

Iann Yanes

Santiago de Chile

Phill Haddow

Bristol, UK

Shanda Foster

This is amazing!

Filippo Manco

Hi from Rome, Italy

Julian Ritchie

Toronto!

Michał Kasprzyk

Hello! Tuning in from Wrocław, Poland :)

Lucas Gutierrez

From São Paulo, Brazil here!

Jada Poon

Greetings from Toronto Canada!

Wendy Sánchez González

Hello from Colombia.

Chris Chatmon

houston texas

Matteo D'Argenio

Rome, Italy

Fatima Shah

Hi all! I'm here from Troy, NY

Herb Lazar

Manalapan, NJ - the height of civilization!

Melanie Berthelo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mary Kay Holmes

Hello from LA, CA!

Jerry Ramirez

Mexico City

Ben Maloney

Sunny Burbank, CA

Kory Hart

Hey Wussup? Kory from Trinidad and Tobago here

Banu Pakir

Istanbul, Turkey

Andrew Williams

Hello from Alberta!

Gary Ford

Hello from Virginia!

Elan Gamaker

South London!

Javier Ignacio Figuera Gago

Hey everyone from Mexico City

Ann Dretta

Atlanta, GA

Billy Holton

Philadelphia, PA

Stephanie Keller

In case we have to leave early, where will we be able to find this recording later?

Sabina Ene

Stafford, UK

Francisco Figueiras

Hey everyone, Joining from Oeiras, Portugal.

Tina Cheng

Hello from the Bronx!

Daniela Ochoa

Hi! Daniela from Mexico

Daniel Flores

Atlanta, Georgia!

Leigh Maple

Hello from Detroit, Michigan!

Liesl Oberholster

Hi from East London, South Africa!

Mindy Strouse

Hi! Mindy - I'm LA & Disneyland adjacent (Anaheim/Anacrime)

Marcin Klinkosz

Hi everyone, joining from Poland

Keith Dury

Hey, I'm new here and tuning in from New Brunswick Canada!

Peaty James

Miami, Florida

Renita Sherell

Hey, Cara from Kansas!

Sidharth Raj

UAE

Dave Chan

Brooklyn, NY

Auralia Novak

Learning from Calgary, Canada. ^-^

Abril Gasparri Caragliano

hey!! Abril from Buenos Aires, Argentina!

Nick Schouten

Hello from Riverside, California

Franco Terraza Bustos

Hi! Tunning in from La Plata, Buenos Aires :)

Lauren Piskothy

Hi everyone! I’m from Tampa, FL but currently living in Edinburgh, Scotland!

Carlos Albornoz

Hello from TORONTO!

Tshepiso Kgori

Pretoria, South Africa

Fran Tran

Tuning in from the other London (in Canada).

Felix Von Poser

Munich, Germany

Joseph Piddington

Hi All, looking forward to this very much! Watching from Bristol, UK :)

Stacey Malone

Stacey from Cleveland Ohio

Lyudmila Frolova

Hello from Spb!

Marcus Chan

hey ya'll, tuning in from Singapore where it's a sunny 2am

Natina Berry

New Jersey

Chris Sibert

Ponte Vedra Beach, FLorida

Alise Ambaine

Tuning in from France, myself being Latvian. Love these webinars.

Kimo Koshi

I'm (also) logging in from Anaheim, CA.

Danielle Simon

Hello hello, tuning in from NYC. Ready to learn some structure to help put together my own projects!

Steven Colquitt

Los Angeles,CA

Meysoun Khan

coming to u live from ✨Glasgow✨

George Bohlender

Tuning in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Farid Hobeiche

Hello from Beirut, Lebanon

Arthur Oloo

Nairobi, Kenya here

Diana Ceres

Hi. Listening in from Topeka, KS!

Ingrid Revilla

Greetings from Puebla, Mexico.

Christien Dimas

East Harlem, New York

Julia Perez

Los Angeles, California

Lucinda Newcomb

Mmm I've never seen Blackish but that might be a good model for my series-- some success but difficulty assimilating due to ableism left and right and center in response to invisible disabilities.

Carolina Amarilla Jerez

Greetings from Argentina! ;)

Bernie Wouters

Helloooo from Belgium

Martin Burke

San Jose, CA. Instagram - @mahtyb1965; YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaC1Zw4CQ7SVdjkGQ4wXr0Q , IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3357543/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4 ; WebSite - http://mjburke.info/...

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Jan Velco Soolman

Hello from Boston!

Frank Caeti

Frank from Los Angeles. I won't be able to stay for the entire webinar, will it be available on demand?

Janelle Weekes

Hi! POS, Trinidad and Tobago here!!

Doc Deuce

Another in Austin, TX

James Mane

Aloha from Aiea, Hawaii

Ana Valeria Martinez Vega

Hi, from La Paz, Bolivia

John Chamelion

Hello from the West Coast of Canada!

Nate Friedman

Hello from Toronto, ON!

Yasa Malakpa

Hello from Brooklyn NY

Samira Finley

Good Morning! Samira from Los Angeles.

Fuad Omar

London, UK here!

Victor DiGiovanni

Greetings from Lake Charles, Louisiana! Happy Mardi Gras!

Maya Ricol

Hi from Vancouver!

David Tran

Greetings from Orange County, CA xo

Marcela Alvarado

Hi! I'm from Guatemala City

Anna Tran

For those of you who love Abbott Elementary, there's a free event with its-co showrunner to break down the pilot tomorrow https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PqOdu2TOTIuDQS6KshmpJA

Kagiso Keebine

Hello, I'm tuning in from South Africa!

Cornelia Ravenal

New York and Stockholm

Sophia Samuels

Hello, I'm from Canada

Agnes Arriaza

Hello from Guatemala!

Ross Mc Carthy

Dublin, Ireland

Jana Sprau

Hi from Germany!

Patrick Gillespie

Donegal, Ireland!

Joey Bagtas

Loving this webinar!! Such good gems already in the first 20 mins

Kerry Pozniak

watching from Los Angeles

Ece Yorenc

Istanbul , Turkey

Lucy McMullan

Belfast, Northern Ireland!

Chris Ryves

Awesome I found the lounge. I'm here from PA

Laura Villa

Hi there, from Mexico City!

Paul H Nzala

From Lusaka, Zambia

Mariano Jose Tamayo

Manila Philippines, at an ungodly two in the morning! Happy to be listening in!

Kim Ortiz

Hi from Nashville! Thanks for putting this webinar together!

Fidel Titi

hey! Fidel here in Cape Town, South Africa

Shirin Rashidian

Thanks Amanda Toney , listening from paris France !

Helen Burt

Producer from Manchester UK

Victoria Ene

Victoria from London, UK

Damon Royster

Abbott Elementary and American Auto are great workplace comedies happening now.

Corey Lightner

From VA, residing in ATL!

Patricia Teixeira Soares Ogando Dos Santos

Hi! Brazilian screenwriter from Brazil!

Chris Ryves

You could argue Barry fits into family with both Fuges and Winkler's character, name is slipping, being father-like figures to Barry.

Ugochukwu Israel

Ugochukwu from Lagos, Nigeria

Ro (Rodrigo) Fonseca

Hola desde Cuidad de Mexico...!

Anwar Suleman

Anwar Suleman from Johannesburg South Africa

Duane Turner

I'm from Toronto, Ontario. Thanks for putting this together!

Harry Mars

Hi from New York City!

Clara Wong

Hi from San Francisco Bay Area! I love Barry. What are your thoughts about Succession being a comedy? Because I find that show an absolute Hoot.

Aaron Reyes

How I met your mother (dating + friends)

Richard "RB" Botto

Fantastic to have you all here. To the new Stage 32 members, welcome to the community! To those who have been with us for the last 10 years+, awesome to see you all.

Arieh Alexander

Hi All! I'm located in Chicago.

Lucinda Newcomb

"And Just Like That" and "The Sex Lives of College Girls" are also Dating Comedies?

Monique Rangel

Hi, I'm from Brazil!

Lucinda Newcomb

I LOVED the I Love Lucy show. Loved loved loved it.

Rory McNeill

Hello from Warwick, UK!

Tomescu Andreea

HI!! I'm from Romania

Charles Fatuki

Chicago!

Ashley Denise Robinson

Kevin Can F Himself is the exception!

Carolina Alckmin

Brasil <3

Joshua Young

It's not about the cameras

Steve Barnes

Hi all- writer residing in Los Angeles

Nola Jordan

Hi, Im from Chicago

Maria Singh

Hi, I'm tuning in from Trinidad :)

Neil Wade

Tuning in from Tulsa, Oklahoma! This is great.

Cristal McLaughlin

Brooklyn 99

Christopher Butler

Hello from Toronto, Canada

Hannington Odido

Hey there, from kenya

Joshua Young

He really shouldn't say it's the number of cameras 'cause it's not - https://screencraft.org/blog/differences-single-camera-multi-camera-tv-pilot-scripts/

Muzala Yamfwa

Entourage (work + friends + dating)

Abdullah Bamajboor

Hello, form Saudi Arabia

Steven Wishnoff

LA here

Ryan Clarke

Tuning in from Jamaica!

Lenormand Marion

Hi! I'm from France! :) Thank you for this webinar!

Christopher Butler

Single cam seems better.... IMHO.

Noni Salma

Hello from NYC

Mark Christopher Pastoral Agnes

Hi I'm from Philippines

Petrice Douglas

I'm already clearing some questions that I had in my head when writing. Thank you Vijal.

Ahmed Frarema

Hi, I’m from Paris, France. Thanks for this webinar

Christine

New Hampshire!

Gilbert Moyo

Hi, I'm Gilbert Moyo from Malawi, Africa. It is the country where Madonna adopted two of her kids. I'm glad to be here and learn.

Noni Salma

Thanks for this webinar.

Case Gardner

how does a single cam get all the angles? does it have to be a separate take every time?

Shakes Motsilili

Johannesburg, SA

FD

anyone here from Brooklyn NY?

Michalen Padayachee

South Africa

Sheila Ajjie

Insecure and Sex and The City is the type of show I want to do

Anne Kleinberg

So happy to be here. Hi from Caesarea, Israel (but a New Yorker always).

Karl Jones

Hi all. Im from Manchester UK.

Johanna Bastian-Chinchole

hello from France

Modupe Ishola

Hi, Joining from Nigeria

Nadia Sandhu

Zooming in from Toronto :).

Erica Young

Can we watch this webinar later for free or will there be a fee associated with it?

Michalen Padayachee

It says a lot about the quality of writing when the comedy transcends decades. I still laugh at Malcolm in the Middle and Everyone loves Raymond because the characters are so relatable.

Abigail Kerr

Bazinga!

Sheila Ajjie

Any writers from Kenya??

Paula Höll

Fun Fact: "Lucy, you've got some 'splainin to do" was never said in the show. It was just the way their dynamic was remembered.

FD

GOOD LUCK @SHEILA

Tameka Mullins

I always wondered how those catch phrases come about. Are they planned and written in the beginning of planning the series or do they come out organically in the writing and just stick.

Luiz Antonio Kotrych

Writer from Brazil here, hello everyone ^^

Pal Laska

Hi, i'm from Budapest Hungary

Chris Ryves

I gravitate towards single camera. I tend to be more dramatic and pathos based in my humor so it lends itself to the format.

Valcerine Diana Mouton

Hi, From Namibia!

Isabelle Doucette

Hi everyone! Comedy screenwriter from New England. Feel free to connect with me here or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabelle-doucette-100660153

Evelyne Gauthier

Hi from Montreal!

Jason Moyle

Hi I am from Truro, Cornwall, England

Lucinda Newcomb

I've been wondering about the difference between single-cam and multi-cam for quite a while, now. Had no idea. Very interesting. Will def look for these factors now.

Maria Singh

Tuning in from Trinidad :)

Cassandra Bautista

you can find me on instagram and on youtube @spicecdivorcepartyplanner

Case Gardner

I gotta log off, hope to find the link to watch the rest tomorrow

Lucinda Newcomb

All is clear.

D.L. Holmes

I never thought about how scenes in a single-camera show rarely last longer than 5 minutes. Time to go rewatch all my favourite comedies again to verify this.

Caroline Greville-Morris

Hi from Dorset UK

Jabez Paul

Here From the Bahamas!

Mely Curtin

Chattanooga, TN, US.

Lucinda Newcomb

lol

Piotr Jakubowski

Greetings from Warsaw, Poland

Malcolm Key

Richmond, VA

Charles Robinson

Hello from Pittsburgh

Lucinda Newcomb

Ohhh i love this. been wondering about "premise" and "concept."

Lucinda Newcomb

never even heard of "slice of life" pilot"

Morgan Bargent

I'm from Toronto, Canada! =D

Werner Artinger

Great Ray Romano impersonation Vijal!

Luiz Antonio Kotrych

i've heard of it on anime scripts, like a genre of animation. But i never heard it on tv shows or movies ^^

Roman BRuni

cheers from Rio ! what about humour travelling to different cultures ?

Femi Bakre

Hello from Lagos, Nigeria.

Francisco Crescimbeni

Hi all from Madrid, Spain!

Chris Ryves

I've heard of it in movies cause of stuff like Duplass Bros are very slice of life.

They're currently producing Somebody Somewhere which is great.

Abigail Kerr

i keep receiving email that i need to check Click "Purchase History" but i can't really find this seminar in my profile here that i have log in (probably cause i used my other email for the seminar) can this be fixed?

Frank Sopapunta

Hope that burrito wrapper got residuals

Thomas Matthews

Thomas from NYC.

Joshua Young

Shows that have more than one camera aren't necessarily multi-cam. Parks and Rec, The Office, Modern Family are all considered single camera show despite the fact that they have multiple cameras filming at the same time. A Multi-cam is a static set mostly, a lot of times with a live audience, but mo...

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Tameka Mullins

Love the burrito wrapper story. Now I want to go back and see if I can find it. Lol.

Karen "Kay" Ross

"As a writer, all I do is eat" LOL!

Michalen Padayachee

Wow I need to go back to see this burrito wrapper

Stacey Malone

thats more of a Charlotte thing but I get what he means lol

Luiz Antonio Kotrych

Everytime i heard "The Middle" i can't help but to remember about "Malcolm in the Middle" lol

Karen "Kay" Ross

Abigail - hover over the Education Tab, then click on My Education. You should have also received an email that starts with "Your Zoom Login Link" Either should work for you!

Carolina Alckmin

Wonder years <3

Abigail Kerr

love big bang theory, <3

Casey Williams

If any of the Calgary people here are looking for filmmaker pals in this janky, sad city, shoot me a message!

Doc Deuce

GREAT CHARACTERS

Abigail Kerr

Great characters!

Lucinda Newcomb

Characters Characters Characters

Marcela Alvarado

GREAT CHARACTERS :D

Ugochukwu Israel

Great characters

Frank Sopapunta

all right, who didn't say it...?

Lucinda Newcomb

GREAT CHARACTERS.

Petrice Douglas

Great characters.

Nate Friedman

GREAT CHARACTERS!

Lauren C. Brits

Great Characters!

Chris Ryves

anyone ever see a show called Flowers. Ended much too soon but was amazing with it's characters.

Fuad Omar

GREAT CHARACTERS!

Amanda Toney

GREAT CHARACTERS!

Lucinda Newcomb

People think Im funny when I'm not trying to be funny all the time. :D

Stacey Malone

Yay CLEVELAND! All people from Cleveland are funny

Amanda Toney

HAHAHAHAH George Costanza!!!

Chris Ryves

It's Always Sunny masters this. The whole cast are masters of their own misery

Lucinda Newcomb

i love Seinfeld

Casey Williams

We all know a George! Can't see the forest for the trees but is so strong in their convictions all you can do is sit back and laugh

Nadejda Kolpacoff

Hi there from L.A!

Luiz Antonio Kotrych

Seinfeld has some of the most iconics characters of all time! The series about "nothing", a great masterpiece!

Lucinda Newcomb

oh my goodness... had no idea why i loved Seinfeld

Lucinda Newcomb

now i know

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Absolutely .. George Costanza was first person I thought of as the cause of his own suffering, schemer but incompetent, "ladies man" wanna be but a shlub .. on and on ... yup laughing at the deep flaws :( :)

Jay F Servedio

bad things happening to bad people = gold

Luiz Antonio Kotrych

Seinfeld has some of the most iconics characters ever! The series about "nothing", a classic worth do watch again even today ^^

Irene Reis Leite

Watching Seinfeld for the first time I started to think of it as it's all just one person and the 4 characters are like all 4 personalities in one - like multiple personality. I don't know. That was thought that popped in my mind after watching a few episodes...

Ivy Kirera

George lacks self confidence that often puts him in embarrassing moments

Lucinda Newcomb

lol mean to children lol dont do that

Renée Brack

George Costanza = Daffy Duck - Jerry Seinfeld = Bugs Bunny

Hollie Michelle Harper

I still remember the time George shoved his way out that old folks home in the middle of a fire

Kimo Koshi

Moral bankruptcy aside, George is the character who would probably feel most at home in I Love Lucy. (Speaking of, if you want a show where the characters cause their own suffering...a hundred t

times in a row...)

John Garofolo

Hi everyone, just took a minute to say hello. I'm from Oak Park, CA

Christina Reilly

So many incredible George moments: Summer of George!

Karen "Kay" Ross

LOL! I love the "GREAT CHARACTERS" posts to confirm the vocalization.

Jay F Servedio

or reacting to their antics being recorded by an onlooker and put on twitter

Christina Reilly

FYI, this is a great seminar, so many incredibly useful bits, thank you!

Lucinda Newcomb

lol snort..

Casey Williams

Jerry on stage: "And what's the deal with iPhones? I don't call anybody, I get the calls! All those telemarketers! Why not call it youPhones?"

Sharon Yusop

Gotta log off... it's 330am here.. .will watch the video tomorrow..

Uju Odiah

Hi, I'm Keji from Lagos, Nigeria

Ivy Kirera

Kramer would probably ruin the iPhone by accident and sell it to Jerry for half the price.. Haha

Lucinda Newcomb

lololol i love this sit ex on seinfeld

Liesl Oberholster

Laughing at such spot-on "Seinfeld" character predictions.

Tameka Mullins

I would watch this episode of Seinfeld!

Kat Walker Shea

I enjoy the Twitter that's einfeldToday that just figures out how to put them in modern situations.

Sheila Ajjie

Loving this situation exercise bit!!! This is something new that I will definitely adopt moving forward :D

Irene Reis Leite

Joey from Blossom is sooooo funny :-)

Dru Kuhlman

Wow, this is a great webinar! We're at the Seinfeld Situation Exercise and I've learn SO much so far....

Lucinda Newcomb

You shouldnt assume people are dumb just because they seem dumb.. sometimes... lolol :D

Lucas Gutierrez

Patrick Star would surely eat his own iPhone

Caroline Miller

Listening in from Seattle

Patrick Foreman

Stafford Va

Andrea Victoria Pino Rusconi Carrillo

From Mexico city!! Loving it!

Lucinda Newcomb

this is so interesting...character dynamics. great characters.

Laura Villa

I think that writers who share their experience are such great human beings. Sharing knowledge is one of the best things you can do for society. Thanks,

Lea Gratch

London Calling

Renita Sherell

George Constanza is hopeless.

George Gant

This has been a great webinar so far.

Frank Sopapunta

I mean.... the answers were right there...

Tammi Lynn Kolesinski

Hi all! Elk Grove, California here!

Lucinda Newcomb

A little bit of a work comedy because their "job" is getting off the island?

Nathan Ray Clark

I heard Gilligan's Island was based off of Lost

Pablo Minces

I love that he picked Gilligan, such an amazing show! I am sorry for the younger audience that won't get it

Brittany Whitehurst

A virtual hey from Fort Washington, MD!

Lucinda Newcomb

He was so funny... i saw him on that Jimmy Fallon celebrity singing show. I was in the studio audience.

Abigail Kerr

thank you for having us too <3

ET Brown

great part 1

Lucinda Newcomb

Thank youuuuuu. Thank you Vijal

Karen "Kay" Ross

That is a spot-on episode of Seinfeld!

Abigail Kerr

haven't watch Gilligan's though.

Lucinda Newcomb

How long is this break, please? I def need a break.

Alex Frazer Rose

This is great

Gina Eslinger

Salem, OR

Andrea Salamanca

hi Andrea from Mexico

Ugochukwu Israel

Insightful first session... Weldone Vijal

Veronica A Brown

This is so good!

Matt Schiavone

So good!

Christine D’Silva

Wow - the content is incredible. Thank you!

Yael Yermia

Hello everyone!

Roman BRuni

add some thoughts about humour for cross-culture

Gina Eslinger

“Serenity now!” Is a favorite quote of mine

Joshua Mackey

Hi All - Joining from Brooklyn, NY!

Constanze Behrends

hello, I´m from Berlin, Germany

Sean Torrington

Ive gotten so many jewels

Janet Scanlon

Hello from Portland, OR!

Karen "Kay" Ross

Since we're talking sharing on Instagram, feel free to tag me as well: @K.ossWrites

Ugochukwu Israel

Insightful first session ... Thanks Vijal

Abigail Kerr

followed instagram as abikiragamermom. just in case haha.

Patrick A Scannell

Late to the party but hello from Saint Martin, originally from Curacao

Tom Adams

From Chicago. It look me long enough to post here instead of the chat....

Diana Lopez

I'm in Tijuana & San Diego, living the border life

Tracy Thompson

Hi! I'm in tuning in from Brooklyn, but I'm based in LA

Morgan Morris

Hi there. Morgan here - belatedly - from Cape Town, South Africa.

Karelia Scott-Daniels

In Port Glasgow in Scotland today!

Richa Parikh

Hey! Richa here. I'm joining from Mumbai, India.

Amponsah Obarima Akuoko

I’m enjoying this from Ghana. Thanks a lot for this initiative, Amanda.

Catherine Bruhier

Canadian transplant currently in LA. so interesting!

Abigail Kerr

sadly i don't see it on this profile i'm using though.

Tyler Citizen

Best part was The Single Vs MultiCam

Paul Zalzal

Paul Zalzal, Toronto, Canada

Great webinar

Steven Wishnoff

Nathan Ray Clark I hope that was a joke... Gilligan's Island launched in 1964 Lost was 2004! LOL

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Awesome webinar! I'm an educator in my spare time for fun, so I really notice when a presentation is nicely done,: clear, informative, pertinent. There's a lot of work that went into this.

Mustafa Knight

This is what I needed!!!! Amazing

Melissa Zbozny

Vijal is amazing with his details! I'm learning a lot as I tune in from Toronto, Canada!

Milkiyas Eshetu

hello! Milkiyas from Ethiopia

Chris Sibert

Wowee, wow wow! This is a FANTASTIC class! Loved the parts about single/multicam, and characters must be architects of their own doom.

Juan Visser

hi, i'm from the netherlands!

Charlie Tubbs III

Hello - Charlie here. Oakland, CA

Dana L. Stringer

Hello from Atlanta!

Cari Haim

Hi all! I’m in Toronto, ontario, Canada!

Toi Johnson

Toi Johnson Maryland!

This is very informative and VERY funny!

Abigail Kerr

loving this website/platform for best filmmakers <3

Maro Angelopoulou

Hi from Athens, Greece! Awesome webinar!

Georgy Kazalikashvili

Hello from Bordeaux, France!

Kathleen Gamble

St. Louis, MO in the house!!!!

Sonja Dumas

Hi, Sonja from Trinidad and Tobago! The first two hours were amazing!

Verónica Escobar

Hi from Envigado, Colombia. Loving this webinar. Thanks!

Chioma Chiatula

Hello from Nigeria. Loving the webinar so far...

Jola Niedzwiecka

Good evening from Warsaw, Poland

Karen "Kay" Ross

Love all of these comments sharing nuggets of wisdom from the webinar! Don't forget to hit your browser's "REFRESH" button to update this thread with incoming comments.

Allison Klause

Hello, from Vancouver Canada! Otherwise known as Hollywood North. Excited to be here!

Natalie Feldman

Such an awesome program. Thanks Amanda and RB of Stage32 / Netflix / and Vijal Patel for this generous program. Learning a lot!

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

Break time! :) " Buzzinga " :)

Santiago Toral

Hey! I'm Santiago. I'm from Ecuador.

Ev Lit

Canada

Ozlem Williams

Yay!

Bahar Sedefoglu

Hello from Ankara, Turkey. Great!

Veronica A Brown

This has been very helpful

Jessica Jupiter

Hello from LA; learning so much!

Patricia Teixeira Soares Ogando Dos Santos

thanks for this webinar!

Jay F Servedio

Rockland county NY!

Marlene Zec

Marlene, Baltimore MD

Anne Kleinberg

Great content - Vijal is fabulous. THANK YOU FOR THIS!

Candice Segarra-Stroud

Hello again from NYC!

Bernie Wouters

Great webinar so far, thanks a lot!

Julie Stern

This webinar is so great in its thorough explanation. Will we be able to ask Vigil questions?

Sidharth Raj

First time in my life where I am actually paying attention to a lecture! Love this.

Lesa Babb

Hello from Chapel Hill : ) Informative, encouraging and entertaining, as always. Thank you!

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Great presenter, Vijal Patel from NETFLIX, very engaging and he is setting a very good pace!

Jay F Servedio

Asides for Mockumentary too!!!

Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

What's Vijal's IG handle?

Uju Odiah

I love blackish so much! My favorite character is rainbow

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

These are not the strategies Jerry Seinfeld and George used when writing their Pilot. XD Just sayin' LOL

“Lets see... What to write? ‘Jerry Enters‘...“

Alex Frazer Rose

Vijay, you make me wanna write a comedy…

Abigail Kerr

oh dear, almost 4am here in the philippines. XD

Linda Bradshaw-Rogers

Hello everybody!

Angela Smith

This is such a great webinar.

Guido Sánchez

I write fiction and drama but this is very educational and interesting

Anthony Kehinde Joseph

Hello from Nigeria. This is amazing

Carolina Amarilla Jerez

I keep thinking on "How I Met Your Mother" for examples xD

Andrew Jun

Calgary peeps, nice seeing you all =)

Tarba Gill

Loving this

Charles Fatuki

The understanding is always my favorite episodes

Aaron Braxton

This is really informative! I thought this was going to be superficial, but Vijal actually goes into depth and gives specific and meaningful examples that are interesting, creative, timeless, and easy to track.

Morgan Bargent

This is wonderful! Vijal is engaging, informative and dynamic.

Jason Krane

not able to see his whole screen

Robert Cummins

Waving my hand at the laptop like a game show host. Hello from Ireland

Moses Akempta

This is gold

Carolina Amarilla Jerez

I also see Brooklyn Nine Nine as examples too. This webinar is simple and to the point, I like it!

Lucinda Newcomb

Lol!! Makes his son do a dashiki ceremony!

Lucinda Newcomb

Animal bones!!

Keith Dury

The 3 act breakdown of Black-ish made me laugh. Great writing!

Joyce Malta Martins

Black-ish is amazing!!! In love with this webinar

Tameka Mullins

Great examples, such a good webinar! Learning a lot!

Lucinda Newcomb

bro-mitzvah... love this breakdown. thank you

Christopher Butler

This webinar is fantastic. Great content. Amanda Toney how much is left ? I have to jump in 25 mins.

Jason Krane

what changes in a 4-act structure?

Pablo Minces

He makes everything sound so simple! Right?

Liliana García Domínguez

Great webinar

Petrice Douglas

This is all soooo good!!! The examples are super helpful.

Karen "Kay" Ross

Julie Stern - Yes, there will be a Q&A at the end of the webinar.

Janelle Weekes

He is making this sounds so easy.

Daniel Stuelpnagel

He's very relaxed and personable, not surprisingly, really enjoyable yet focused and informative, love it, this is great detail for those of us who write features but have yet to write for episodic TV format.

Paola Canturini

I "purchased" this webinar a week ago but just now I've register, after already beginning watching the webinar. And it doesn't appear in purchase history!

Darwin David Smith

Every once in a while the universe smiles and we/I can smile back with genuine appreciation. This is just what I needed. VijaI is amazing! I could listen to him all day. Amanda, thank you, thank you!

Alex Frazer Rose

Hahaha!!! Great examp.

Rory McNeill

They did this running past the speed meter gag in The Office (US) too - as a cold open!

Chris Ryves

Daniel Stuelpnagel I agree. Very much helped clear up a lot of things.

Amanda Toney

Hi everyone - Most FAQ:

Can I watch this on demand?

Yes, you can watch this on demand on Stage 32. You must have a Stage 32 profile in order to watch the video. Go to www.stage32.com to create a free profile, it takes 30 seconds and you’ll be instantly connected to nearly 1 million creatives and prof...

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Stephanie Hazle

The genesis of that writing example is hilarious

Paola Canturini

Amanda Toney I am registered with the same email I joined this webinar, yet it doesn't appear in my purchase history. Why is that? I want to be able to go back and watch the recording.

Art Wasem

I think I am finally in the lounge.

Moses Akempta

YES!!! Love Community!!!

Peaty James

Awesome Stuff

Lucinda Newcomb

Two weeks ago I pitched to an amazing writer/executive producer, wrote three episodes of GOT and an Oscar nominated movie. She told me my story tonally ... not funny... used MOONLIGHT as a comp so I was thinking this topic--comedy--not so relevant for me right now but I think this is extremely helpful in some essential understandings that are relevant across all genres.

Iann Yanes

I think the slides are not passing with the speaker :O

Stacey Malone

British comedies do fly by jokes really well

Lucinda Newcomb

@artwasem lol i had a lot of trouble figuring out how to get into live lounges during initial broadcast until today.

Lucinda Newcomb

Interesting note, @staceymalone

Amanda Toney

For all of those asking, yes, all our education is available on demand and you can watch it at any time at your convenience. You can learn from some of the best, like Vijal, any time. We have over 2,000 hours of entertainment industry education:

Here is a link to all our education: https://www.stage3...

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Art Wasem

This guy is truly funny

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Paola - If you hover over the Education Tab, and click on My Education. It should be available there.

Dan Calvisi

You can download the Black-Ish pilot from this site: https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-comedy/pilot-scripts/14-15-se...

Sheila Ajjie

Samantha!

Stacey Malone

Blanche from Golden Girls

Lucinda Newcomb

Lords of my labia lol

Lucinda Newcomb

The Laugh Point

Joey Bagtas

Love the "laugh point" idea. So many shows could benefit from this!

Art Wasem

Lucinda Newcomb

Art Wasem

Well that didn’t work

Liesl Oberholster

Lawrence (as in "of Arabia")

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Hearing you talking about Laugh Point: Theres stopping after a Laugh Point... will you be addressing theres the essential Follow Up joke. Its like a chaser, but, again, timing is everything. People need time to absorb the original joke, in-out... wait... follow up. <br>EG: Im making this Peanut Butt...

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Moses Akempta

The Red Carpet walk on the ice rink AKA "Get on Your Feet" bit from Parks and Rec is one of the funniest things I have ever seen

Alex Frazer Rose

Thanks Dan

Kimo Koshi

"I want to get this at the end," says the guy lecturing about "that's what she said" jokes...

Amanda Toney

@mosesakempta - I absolutely agree. I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard at that. And, when the carpet just ended. Hysterical.

Nil Unerdem

what about "and she hates sandwiches". it's a hat on a hat but kinda funny :-)

Kenyon Long

This is all gems! Love it

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Nils Underdem`s comment: what about "and she hates sandwiches". it's a hat on a hat but kinda funny :-) Yah! A chaser joke. Its like a dessert on a meal of a main joke. Makes it more satisfying.

Chioma Chiatula

from Nigeria here.. our flatbreads are up to standard Vijal! Lmao..

Kimo Koshi

For further examples of "Reactions can be the punchline," check out almost any episode of Archer.

V.C. Rhone

Orange you glad I didn't say banana?! This is a classic.

Karen "Kay" Ross

Rule of 3 is SO important! Do y'all pick up on it when you watch it, too?

Hollie Michelle Harper

why is it "K"? I went to the bathroom

Chris Ryves

clown in the windshield

Lucinda Newcomb

Normal. Normal. Crazy. RULE of 3.

Hollie Michelle Harper

OK I get it now

Joey Bagtas

"K" is funnier = my mind is blown!! Very nice

V.C. Rhone

Canadian?

Christine D’Silva

Touche on the Canadians

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

K - anadian...

Yah - that works. XD

Lucinda Newcomb

ahhh can tell is funnier w k sounds

Brian Gross

Great discussion on sitcoms and comedy -- will Vijal be going over anything specific to streaming (the title of the event)?

Kimo Koshi

Personally hoping showrunners believe in "K is funnier" during staffing season.

Ken Pratt

Interesting

Alex Frazer Rose

Interesting..

Pablo Minces

That was funny @KimoKoshi

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Yes! The rule of 3 pertains on every structural level, top overview on down to the most granular of story beats and punchlines, essential nuggets !

Jerry Ashinyo

Jerry Ashinyo from Accra, Ghana

Karen "Kay" Ross

Damn... who else wants a burger now?! LOL

Larry Guzman

Krusty the Clown is the king of comedy K's.

Gian Shines

Where do I sign the contract with McDonalds?

V.C. Rhone

Vijal is dropping so much knowledge and doing it all with humor. Great session!!

Alex Frazer Rose

Big vegan macs…

Karen "Kay" Ross

Hollie Michelle Harper - the "K" sound makes the statement funnier in dialogue. If you are torn between two synonyms, chose the one with the "K" sound. Not stone, but blocK. Not head, but Cabeza. Not hit, but knocK.

Clara Wong

This is one of the best screenwriting webinars I've attended, and it's not ended yet. So much invaluable knowledge is being shared and Vijal is such a great presenter.

Kimo Koshi

My favorite "episodic show" joke -- The Simpsons' "real Principal Skinner" episode, where at the end (after Springfield collectively renounces the Earth-shattering revelation that "Principal Skinner" isn't who he says he is), someone notes that they will never speak of this again.

Achickwitbeatz TheProducer

This has been so informative!

Jennie Roberson

A good example of a character evolving and then devolving is Nate on TED LASSO - SPOILERS getting built up to become a coach in Season 1 and then betraying (and graying) the team in Season 2

Purity Ndung'u

@Jennie that's a great example...I loved how that arc played out.

Karen "Kay" Ross

Agreed, @Jennie - and I love how that is SPOILER opposite from Jamie's arc, where he leaves and comes back.

Lucinda Newcomb

Ahhh that's how the "fish-out-of-water" inherently has dramatic tension

Todd Mendeloff

Los Angeles too

Frank Sopapunta

But what about Judy Winslow...?

Stacey Malone

loved Urkel

Clara Wong

Say that about Stewie the baby in Family Guy!

Moses Akempta

Urkel had catchphrases FOR DAYS...

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Do Character arcs work in Episodic shows? I feel like its the beginning of the end of an Episodic series, because that eventually drops the original dynamics that made it work. Like in Frasier with the story of Niles and Daphne,, when they started being a couple, it killed that hilarious push-pull d...

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Moses Akempta

Urkel had catchphrases for days. Amazing

Stacey Malone

Yeah thats when I stopped watching Blackish, it was to much for me to handle.

Sonja Dumas

I'm thinking of the success of shows like "The Golden Girls". The characters were so specific and rich.

Ken Pratt

Lol repeat jokes

Victor DiGiovanni

But actors get tired of playing the dumb character and demand their characters get college degrees and now be more smarter.

Stacey Malone

A running gag

Nil Unerdem

Pretty pretty pretty good

Kynan Fritschel

If I'm understanding this, you should've stopped saying "repeat jokes" after 3 times, yes? lol

Brian Farrey-Latz

JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!!

V.C. Rhone

Al & Peggy Bundy's marriage dynamics. Classic!

Alex Frazer Rose

Nate actually becomes a hateful character in T.L

Kimo Koshi

@Corinne, arcs work in episodic shows for the episode they arc in. Going back to The Simpsons and its 30+ year run, Bart and Lisa learn to love each other all the time...and then go back to getting on each others' last nerve. (Ditto for Homer and Ned, even.)

Joey Bagtas

^ yes! Loved that show and the fact that they didn't really change too much for the better or worse

Lucinda Newcomb

So much great info and great teacher too

Sonja Dumas

We look forward to their personalities clashing as they confront their challenges. They were so consistent in their quirks; we knew who was the strategist, the naive one, the sexpot, the manipulator.

Gregory Didaskalou

Hi, Greg from Greece. Thank you. I love the comedy break down

Tracey Allred

Really great webinar! Thank you Vijal, Netflix and Stage 32!

Joseph Piddington

This is such a great workshop, amazing work Vijal, Stage 32 & Netflix :)

Russell Hairston

Really enjoyed hearing the difference between constructing multi vs single cam comedies

Moses Akempta

I'll have to start putting together a presence on Stage 32... If you'd like to link up with a Director/Writer/Camera Op/Editor in NYC, hit me up; Genuinely!

Moses Akempta

My portfolio: https://mosesakempta.myportfolio.com/ and I'm @mosesakempta4reel on Instagram

Moses Akempta

My portfolio is https://mosesakempta.myportfolio.com/ and I'm @mosesakempta4reel on Instagram!

Becky Balsano

This was phenomenal. Thank you Stage 32 and Thank you Vijal!

Jason Krane

the upsell is real

Karen "Kay" Ross

As Amanda mentioned about Stage 32 Education: Webinars are 90 minutes; Classes are held over 2-4 classes; Labs are 8 class sessions which usually include feedback on what you're working on. They are presented live, but also available on-demand under your My Education section.

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Su Sol

what about intellectual property?.. I guess there is always risk..huh

Kimo Koshi

Props to Vijal for endurance. Still going strong 3.5 hours in. Incredible.

John G. Johnson

This is great stuff! Thank you#Stage 32. S32 programmes is money well spent

Victor DiGiovanni

This chat box or Zoom chat box?

George Gant

Thank you for this! I am a cartoonist and I am interested in adapting my comic series for television--this has been really helpful!

Daniel Stuelpnagel

As a Stage 32 member since last August, I started off this new year with several Pitches and also Script Development talks with Executive, it has been so worth it and absolutely no way I could connect with these industry specialists except through the power of network available through Stage 32, I am an independent writer in Baltimore and I value these opportunities very much, THANK YOU !!

Ken Pratt

Work comedy

Jason Krane

workplace

Violet Tcherkin

"work"

Nathan Ray Clark

family

Aideen McCarthy

workplace

Ken Pratt

Or both

Sonja Dumas

Family comedy

Petra Vuka

work place comedy

Kimo Koshi

Workplace comedy. Because nobody gets into space without coworkers!

Chris Ryves

Family comedy with the work place testing their family dynamics.

Francisco Figueiras

Workplace comedy

Natalie Feldman

workplace I think

Maria Claudia Lara-Zuccolo

family

Keith Dury

workplace

Petrice Douglas

workplace with a touch of family

Hollie Michelle Harper

workplace

Chris Ryves

Single camera

Billy Holton

Single Cam

Ugochukwu Israel

Workplace comedy

Nil Unerdem

Single cam

Alex Frazer Rose

Single

Ugochukwu Israel

Single cam

Tameka Mullins

Single-cam

Liesl Oberholster

Single cam!

Yael Yermia

single

Shonta Evans

Multi-cam

Maria Claudia Lara-Zuccolo

single

Su Sol

single

Petra Vuka

single cam

Kimo Koshi

Single cam.

Femi Bakre

Single Cam

Agnieszka Baczkowska-Maśluszczak

Multi cam

Petrice Douglas

single cam

Kristopher Boykin

single cam

comedy-sci fi

Monique C. Baisden

This was such a great webinar. My first webinar I’ve attended with Stage 32 and the information was revelatory and insightful. Feel compelled to do some writing after this. Thank you so much, Vijal, Stage 32, and Netflix!

Lucinda Newcomb

family comedy from pic... still no sound

Lucinda Newcomb

there's the sound

Francisco Figueiras

STUBBORN

Lucinda Newcomb

sounds gone again

Abdullah Mohammed

Edgy

Mishel Leon

Family comedy

Chris Ryves

Amy is an overthinker

Ken Pratt

Naive

Nathan Ray Clark

bubbly

Tameka Mullins

Zany Zelda!

Aimless Amy!

Kristopher Boykin

shes alergic to almost everything

Kenyon Long

Smart

Liesl Oberholster

Amy's anal.

Chioma Chiatula

neurotic

Alex Frazer Rose

Amy freckled red hair

Shanda Foster

she's a perfectionist

Kimo Koshi

Amy is detail oriented. Earns the handle of Anal Amy.

Ugochukwu Israel

She has OCD

Clara Wong

hypochondriac

Wendy Rafilson Black

not very intelligent

Shonta Evans

conspiracy theorist

Petrice Douglas

nerdy

Maria Claudia Lara-Zuccolo

zelda goofy Amy - ocd

Banu Pakir

afraid of heights

Ivy Kirera

Perfectionist

Tina Cheng

Amy = Alpha

Gian Shines

forgetful

Chris Ryves

If Amy is an overthinker, then Zelda could be impulsive with her talent for the work getting her out of trouble her impulses lead her too.

Abdullah Mohammed

Control-obsessed

Renita Sherell

know-it-all

Rebecca Adams

scared of flying

Nathan Ray Clark

nebbish

Liesl Oberholster

Zelda's zany.

Lucinda Newcomb

oh no.. suddenly weird sound problem. in-and-out. mostly out.

Samiat Pedro

Impulsive

Barbara Gallen

zelda: Forgetful / ADHD

Wendy Rafilson Black

afraid of heights

Keith Dury

Zelda is Agoraphobic!

Catherine Bruhier

shy introvert

Rebecca Adams

scared of flying

Tina Cheng

Zelda = Imaginative

Ugochukwu Israel

She is clumsy

Kenyon Long

Airhead

Janelle Weekes

Laid back

Alex Frazer Rose

Zelda afraid of heights

Shonta Evans

forgetful

Clara Wong

Sex positive

Petra Vuka

wild

Abdullah Mohammed

Playful, adventurous

Joseph Piddington

Creative

Michelle Barbera

wild dreamer

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Aelda : sexual

Muzala Yamfwa

comical

Kimo Koshi

Zelda is creative to a fault. Amy taunts her with the handle of "Zany Zelda" (which Zelda hates).

Barbara Gallen

Forgetful - ADHD - needs to be told same thing again and again

Janet Scanlon

impulsive

Yael Yermia

she has vertigo

Jack Utrata

Sloppy

Marcela Alvarado

sarcastic

Petrice Douglas

irresponsible and trash talker

Banu Pakir

she is always late and childish

Catherine Bruhier

Zelda - a shy introvert

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

A horder going to outer space - so problematic. Yes!

Shanda Foster

party girl!

Lucinda Newcomb

used condom left on floor

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Zelda: They`re trying to break the glass ceiling, on a male dominated industry, but Zelda has it bad for other astronauts, cause, you know, the other astronauts are the fittest of the fittest.

Anthony Moran

Fantastic lecture, thanks so much. I'll catch the end on the upload. Thanks again!

Jason Krane

we're giving vijal his next pitch, aren't we?

Lucinda Newcomb

astronaut training

Rebecca Adams

quit school

Rebecca Adams

flying high baby

Ugochukwu Israel

I need some space

Lucinda Newcomb

need some tape?

Caroline Greville-Morris

up up and away

Janet Scanlon

Fly or Die

Yael Yermia

Let's fly

Sylvie Soul

From A to Z it's easy

Brittany Whitehurst

"Let's rock-it"

Kenyon Long

Better you than me

Allison Klause

give me some space already!

Lucinda Newcomb

dont put that there

Sonja Dumas

Pluto

Petrice Douglas

Just Wing It

Natalie Feldman

I need space

Shanda Foster

Twin and win

Steven Wishnoff

Mom Liked me better

Keona Jones

“I’m telling mom.”

Jaime Irizarry

"Amazing Amy"

Ozlem Williams

Be unique!

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Zelds sexualty allows for her stealingTo Infinity and beyond!`

Shari Wendt

Still sucking up all the oxygen.

Francisco Figueiras

Give me some Space

Suni Reyes

"The stars have aligned today!"

Tameka Mullins

Stop pulling my tit!

Marcin Klinkosz

Holy swibble.

Abdullah Mohammed

Jeez-burgers!

Nathan Ray Clark

holy baked beans

Violet Tcherkin

"schmoozer slay"

Moses Akempta

"I'd like him to explore my space..." Said by Zelda obvi

Fuad Omar

You're Cosmic Crazy!

Nate Friedman

"we need some space"

Ron Doyle

"I thought that was you"

Fatima Shah

I'll go dig it out of the trash

Kimo Koshi

"Blast off," said aggressively (to the tone of "Eff Off")

Daniela Ochoa

better than last Friday!

Renita Sherell

But...why?

Kim Ortiz

It's trash!

Scot Byrd

Abort!

Todd Mendeloff

Houston, we have a problem

Alex Frazer Rose

Nasa nasa

Morgan Morris

This planet's too small for all our stuff.

Abdullah Mohammed

Space-farts

Molten Lava

“I told you so” - both of them always say it together at the same time, usually to each other when the other messes up

Caroline Greville-Morris

give me air

Janelle Weekes

For Fuck's space!!

Keith Dury

Let's not and say we did

Emma Cordano

you're just like mom (or dad)

Billy Holton

that space rocks

Steven Wishnoff

Twinning!

Vanessa Villarreal

Can you stay down to Earth?

Muzala Yamfwa

Out of this world

Kristopher Boykin

"hmmm you dont say"

Tom Demar

Other worldly!

John G. Johnson

booyah

Steven Wishnoff

Twinning.

Hollie Michelle Harper

"That part"

James Mane

Why would you throw that away

Alicia Faye Lewis

peas in a pod

Kynan Fritschel

"You've got a big mouth"

Well, YOU'VE got a big ass!

Amy Smith

All this space for the taking!

Moses Akempta

Twin & win wins...

Tyler Citizen

Double bubble

Jade Shine

Can I keep that?

Victor DiGiovanni

To Twinfinity and Beyond

Fatima Shah

who the fuck are you? (Amy to new people Zelda brings home)

James Mane

I'd like to save him

Emm Gee

...but do you

know?

Emir Pasanovic

This is the last time I tell you to clean your shit up.

Chioma Chiatula

We're in space for God's sake Amy

CK Steefel

we need some atmosphere people.

Jason Krane

boomy zoomy

Ugochukwu Israel

UFO-ria

Caroline Greville-Morris

can you smell something?

Mike Moody

"NO!!! SIS""

Tameka Mullins

LOL! That's their twin way of teasing each other! Stop pulling my tit!

Tyler Citizen

Trying to use a K

Erica James

Twin power, better than none

Steve Barnes

"In space, noone can hear me scream"

Banu Pakir

amy was born first she is 2 mins older than zelda

Abdullah Mohammed

Shut-up weeb! By amy to zelda

Tom Demar

"I need some air."

Allison Klause

Scotch tape would be the joke that gets repeated over and over

Tyler Citizen

To the zodiac and back

Alex Frazer Rose

Me too fab idea!!!

Petrice Douglas

Congratulations on the winning catch phrase y'all.

Jason Krane

premise

Keona Jones

Premise

Dave Wright

Slice of life

Sylvie Soul

premise

Shonta Evans

PRemise

Iann Yanes

premise

Rebecca Adams

pilot is scared of flying

Todd Rowan

Primise

Lucinda Newcomb

premise

Yael Yermia

premise

Diana Ceres

Premise pilot

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Premis

Peter Waluk

Premise

Andre Campbell

premise

Moses Akempta

Premise

Jaime Irizarry

Pilot Premise

Kimo Koshi

Premise

Nirmal Kirtisinghe

Premise

Alex Frazer Rose

Premise

Renita Sherell

premise

Violet Tcherkin

premise

MB Stevens

Premise

Tameka Mullins

Premise

Petrice Douglas

premise

Francisco Figueiras

Premise ( they cross a wormhole)

Kathi Carey

Premise

Kathleen Renish

Premise

Jack Utrata

premise

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

Premise :)

Jamal Henderson

Primos

Banu Pakir

slice of life but we see flashbacks from their childhood

Daniel Stuelpnagel

This interactive example is so helpful and really brings the process to life !!

Rebecca Adams

pilot only has one arm

Rebecca Adams

pilot is having an affair with both twins and neither of them know

Victor DiGiovanni

It's a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory "win the lottery" sort of selection process.

Abigail Kerr

Premise

Shanda Foster

Zelda is joining for the guys

Shanda Foster

lol

Keith Dury

Zelda wants in for the sexual innuendo, while amy wants clout

Abdullah Mohammed

She's a nerd we're in this together like solo and skywalker

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

This is a little bit like STripeswith Billy Murray being more like Zelda, a little more casual and he just shows up and follows along with the other one. Where his buddy is the one who reads the manual for the weaponry.

Abdullah Mohammed

She says

Chioma Chiatula

I definitely will watch this show.

Sylvie Soul

Elmer - crush on Zelda

Abdullah Mohammed

They find an alien named cubo

Amy Smith

Their parents

Renita Sherell

Their mom, who is very dumb

Diana Ceres

Protective grandmother

Yael Yermia

two men twins

Shanda Foster

Justin the nerdy friend

Sylvie Soul

Brianna - geeky cosplayer

Tia Murae

Co-worker who has a crush on both but prefers Zelda

Ozlem Williams

Mum

Allison Klause

The general keps getting them confused thinking theyr'e the same person

Janet Scanlon

Rival twins who want to be first

Janelle Weekes

A talking Chimp

Dave Wright

Their boss Claire is scared of heights

Jaime Irizarry

Another Sibling

Wendy Rafilson Black

The Kelly twins already are the first at NASA. The brothers both were in the Intl. Space Station.

Kenyon Long

The captain

Keona Jones

Dr. Locke - their NASA supervisor.

Jarrod Foster

Jefferson the janitor who gets the scoop on everything

Diana Ceres

Cat snuck on board with Zelda

Daniel Stuelpnagel

NASA people scientist A & manager B tell them they have to choose the foods they want to bring on the space launch

Rebecca Adams

elon musk is a customer on the flight

Alex Frazer Rose

A technician

Jason Krane

dorky test pilot - chad - is attracted to amy, not zelda, and zelda cant take it

Erica James

Ryan - the boss. Leanne - wants a promotion over the twins

Iann Yanes

The chief physical trainier

Petrice Douglas

Trainer is biased with one sister.

Christian Scott

Amy has a crush on their boss who has eyes for Zelda

Renita Sherell

The needy boss

MB Stevens

The A.I. on the space ship "Chip"

Andrew Rajan

Their doctor

Alba Roman

Zelda's competitive ex bf who is also at NASA, she wants to do better than him

Vanessa Villarreal

The space director

Kim Ortiz

Bjorg is a janitor at the space center who has a crush on Amy, but has sex with Zelda thinking it's Amy

Abdullah Mohammed

Cubo's head like a cube

Leandro Alvarez

The Doctor and his drugs

Traei Tsai

affair with team leads partner - zelda

Shonta Evans

A goofy male co worker who like Amy but annoys her

Gian Shines

The cleaning guys are twins too

Lisa Liz Long - (sag-aftra)

Jeff, the homeless trash man at Nasa.

Jaime Irizarry

Scuba Instructor

Keith Dury

Robot computer

Mary Jones

Mean boss

Ugochukwu Israel

A boss who finds it difficult identifying the twins

Emma Cordano

zelda has a thing for a trainer but a nerdy back office guy loves her

Kimo Koshi

Max, from Mission Control. Who, by the by, is controlling in bed. Likes to blast off in a timely manner and all.

Shanda Foster

The nemesis

Yael Yermia

two men twins fall in love with the women but don't recognize them

Jason Krane

the janitor

Molten Lava

Genius janitor

Amy Smith

The Ass-teroid boss

Shaun Drysdale

male andriod

Sheila Lynch Rinear

the food truck guy in the parking lot

Peter Waluk

Peter the roommate

Janice Pearson

Tin man chef who cooks the cans

Vanessa Villarreal

The intern who falls in love with Zelda

Marcin Klinkosz

international spy, estranged father

Alex Frazer Rose

A cleaner

Alexis Zaremba

a conspirationist nerd who thinks the twins are robot

Peter Livingston

misogynistic rival twin boys

Aideen McCarthy

female rival

Violet Tcherkin

a genius refugee with no papers

Robert Cummins

Mick the Brick, the bad boss

Moses Akempta

The male astronaut superior HAS to be entitled and thinks that he's got this

Tom Demar

An undercover alien (or thinks it's an alien)

Shelbi Evans

rival twins

William Spencer

Dopey Musk

Ro (Rodrigo) Fonseca

The General, the jealous know-it all trainee same as thw twins

Liesl Oberholster

Space monkey and flat-earth janitor for the win!

Abigail Kerr

robot that always make mistakes

Ken Pratt

The flat earth janitor is brilliant lol

Wendy Rafilson Black

Name the monkey Jimmy after the money that Black aviator Eugene Bullard flew with during WWI.

Victor DiGiovanni

Flat Earth janitor gets stuck on the ship when it goes up

Karen "Kay" Ross

SPACE MONKEY! LOL!

Lucinda Newcomb

so many great ideas... mhm...k in monkey

Dave Wright

monkey gets out

Shonta Evans

He was a scientist that fell from grace

Jarrod Foster

He’s a experiment

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

The janitor unplugs crucial equipment

Allison Klause

Janitor trying to train monkey to hack mainframe

Gian Shines

Janitor sneaks on the space ship to confirm his believes

Jason Krane

clean the monkeys cage

Kathi Carey

Janitor wants to save the monkey and set it free

Sylvie Soul

monkey steals usb, they gotta get from janitor

Andrew Rajan

theyre gonna prove the world is flat

Dave Wright

they have the same name

Kimo Koshi

Janitor hates the poop-throwing space monkey.

Jaime Irizarry

Janitor (Hispanic)

Janelle Weekes

Space Monkey is a conspiracy theorists

Chris Ryves

The janitor and space monkey accidentally launch themselves into orbit and the twins have to bring them back down.

Iann Yanes

Janitor asking for pictures that proves that the earth is flat

Erica James

janitor is their real father

Tameka Mullins

Space monkey wants a promotion

Lucinda Newcomb

lol

Alexis Zaremba

He thinks the twins are actually robots

Ugochukwu Israel

Janitor gets into NASA on a bet to prove to the scientist that the world is flat

Jason Krane

the janitor has to clean the monkey's cage

Kenyon Long

The janitor has to take the monkey to the bathroom everyday

Alba Roman

janitor and zelda fight over trash she wants to keep

Victor DiGiovanni

The janitor has The Flat Stuff

Amber Oliver

janitor can communicate with chimp

Marcin Klinkosz

he's sabotaging the mission to prove his point and gets the monkey high

Abdullah Mohammed

Janitor has bet with the head of nasa that the world is flat

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

The monkey tries to convince the janitor the world is round. Its a monkey thats the result of scientific experiments and is smart.

Allison Klause

janitor doesn't respect monkey's rank

Keith Dury

The monkey has a crush on the boss

Maricarmen Vargas

One sister is the cleaning lady and the other is a manager, the people are confused

Shanda Foster

the janitor slips on the banana peel and gets a concussion

Leandro Alvarez

The janitor discovers that he shares ADN with the monkey

Lucinda Newcomb

omg fight over the banana peel...lololol

Guido Sánchez

The monkey ends up saving the day

Daniel Stuelpnagel

I love that the monkey is on the payroll

Kathryn Fasegha

The janitor is in love with Amy and the monkey is in love with the janitor

Amber Oliver

janitor can communication with chimp

Lucinda Newcomb

sooo many great ideas!!

Rebecca Adams

Elon Musk hits on one of the twins

Lucinda Newcomb

get monkey fired!!

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

he is believing in .. Aliens :) ...

Lucinda Newcomb

... mayhem that gets in the way of the A

Alex Frazer Rose

Noce

Alex Frazer Rose

Nice

Karen "Kay" Ross

This is ridiculous and hilarious LOL Well done, all!

Petrice Douglas

They use the scotch tape to fix the problem that caused the electric zap.

Allison Klause

When does this thing air? for real.

Victor DiGiovanni

The ship has to get hyperspaced to the other side of the galaxy and now they have to get back.

Lucinda Newcomb

Okay Vijal is going to pitch this. this is fantastic.

Abdullah Mohammed

They discover aliens

Yael Yermia

the selection

Sylvie Soul

astronaut training

Rebecca Adams

ELON MUSK IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH ONE OF THE TWINS

Abc Def

Monkey is in love with Zelda

Petrice Douglas

They go to space and Monkey gets lost in space.

Abdullah Mohammed

But no one is convincef

Dave Wright

not as good sister starts to be taken more seriously

Daniel Stuelpnagel

New space telescope discovers monkeys live on Mars so get ready for launch >>>

Kimo Koshi

There is a slot for JUST ONE new astronaut.

Dave Wright

not as good sister does better

Yael Yermia

the selection

Allison Klause

Amy has a crush on a jock astronaught, zelda sleeps with him while posing as Amy to try to help her.

Janelle Weekes

Amy falls in love with the Janitor but she is ashamed because he is a flat earth theroists

Lisa Liz Long - (sag-aftra)

Zelda gets in first.... and has to help her sister.

Barbara Gallen

One of the twins will be selected as recipient of specil international role maybe the European Space Agency.

Amber Oliver

One sister might have a health issue that may prevent her from going to space!

Tameka Mullins

Zelda gets pregnant

Suni Reyes

Amy and Zelda's parents don't support their career choice.

Abc Def

They don't have enough funding for female space suits

Leandro Alvarez

A Suicidal Mission

Violet Tcherkin

Amy is a virgin and will be....

Diana Ceres

Amy tries to get monkey fired

Liesl Oberholster

Funding for their mission being withdrawn?

Allison Klause

Janitor can never tell twins apart

Yael Yermia

the selection of the astronauts

Shanda Foster

One of the trainees sabotages the twins and they almost get kicked out

Kim Ortiz

No one can tell Amy and Zelda a part so Zelda's promiscuity gets Amy in trouble with the boss

Molten Lava

First twin astronauts go to moon, but there is also twin brother from russia that are also trying to be the first twins on the moon. So it becomes sort of a space race lol

Aaron Braxton

Space station loses its funding.

Kenyon Long

The twins have to take a practice test to be apart of the crew but both of the fail it

Lucinda Newcomb

I love this. This is a fantastic children's animation. Except for the promiscuous part.

John Garofolo

One of their parents has a medical emergency before they go on their first mission

Maria Claudia Lara-Zuccolo

the monkey gets a place in next mission and none of the twins get it

Natalie Feldman

There's a triplet they didn't know about

Geoff Murillo

Only one of them can go into space - they have to compete

Alex Manley

Amy has a secret affair with the janitor

Aideen McCarthy

Twins use psychic connection to outwit male competition

Victor DiGiovanni

Monkey falls in love with both twins

Kenneth Parker

Nerd pines for one of the twins

Andrew Adleman

Janitor gets shot into space by mistake and still thinks earth is flat.

Abdullah Mohammed

Existential crisis of our insignificant size in the universe

Allison Klause

janitor and zelda are caught in a will they won't they fuelled by trash hoarding

Dave Wright

monkey gets job at rival space station

Diana Ceres

Janitor sends monkey into space

Tyler Citizen

The sisters are secretary witches who rule the zodiac

Keona Jones

Zelda becomes more successful than Amy by leading tape research.

Shari Wendt

Director threatens to send only ONE sister into space, fostering intense competition.

Yael Yermia

only one of them is chosen

Ugochukwu Israel

Janitor gets stuck in a shuttle and gets shot to space

Alex Frazer Rose

A newly launched rocket explodes becomes a paranoia for them from then on

Kathi Carey

A mission goes awry and it ends up that Zelda's hoarding saves the day

Marcin Klinkosz

We learn that their father took part in a space mission and is missing. He left them and their mother. Now there is a chance that the father is alive - the daughters are going to get him. We have "Why" they want it so bad.

Alexis Zaremba

The Monkey learns to talk in spanish only

Guido Sánchez

They find an allien and he/she falls in love with the twins

Monica La Vella

Zelda needing to declutter the amount of things she wants to bring to space.

Erica James

Zelda wants to join another mission, one opportunity only so will have to no longer work with sister. She'll miss her

Allison Klause

monkey outranks amy

Lucinda Newcomb

steels the what??

Carolina Amarilla Jerez

External: Their project gets shuts down due to budget cuts

Abc Def

Janitor makes a scientific breakthrough in trying to prove the world is flat

Alba Roman

one of them gets pregnant

Keith Dury

They loose project funding

Michelle Barbera

Zelda breeds a giant tardigrade in space to keep as a pet

Dave Wright

they discover they have a third sister

Peter Waluk

Zelda goes missing, and we realize she fell into the center of scotch tape and falls into an alternate universe where everyone has a twin

Shelbi Evans

they discover a comet coming towards earth

Leandro Alvarez

They discover they are not really exploring space, it's just a fake propaganda movie about landing in Venus

Alba Roman

Zelda gets pregnant by a colleague and Amy comes out

John G. Johnson

Both compete to do a spacewalk, but only one can do it

Ozlem Williams

They find out that their mum is sleeping with the NASA director to be able to join them

V.C. Rhone

Monkey steals the show! Hahaha!!

Ro (Rodrigo) Fonseca

The janitor´s broom get broken and he threats to quit his job

Victor DiGiovanni

Amy and Zelda are orphans, and both believe they are aliens and want to go out there and find their parents.

Mustafa Knight

Amy discovers she's narcoleptic and she has to hide it or else she will get fired

Steve Barnes

Brooding Russian space twin arch enemies

Abdullah Mohammed

Ppl keep confusing Zelda for amy and it pisses amy who feels she worked for nothing

Peter Livingston

space monkey needs to be a space snob

Alex Frazer Rose
Moses Akempta

The Russians have their own cute animal equivalent, a Space Corgi

Moses Akempta

which makes Space Monkey jealous

Darryl Conover

Amy should be fire for Zelda's mistake

Lucinda Newcomb

lol monkey out-tests Amy

Lucinda Newcomb

:DDD

Ken Pratt

Space twins for the win! Freeze frame in the air high five

Lucinda Newcomb

Vijal is brilliant. STAGE 32's virtual writer's room rocks.

Steven Wishnoff

Their mother comes to live with them

Gian Shines

Two other awesome twins

Aideen McCarthy

Russian spy

Keith Dury

The Monkey's uncle

Monique C. Baisden

Amy and Zelda’s long lost father

Janelle Weekes

High school or college rival

Rebecca Adams

the crazy frog trying to abduct plane

Su Sol

They meet Neo..

Dave Wright

old space twins who never made it

Peter Waluk

Amy falls in love with the producer who she finds out is married

Erica James

Space fish

Barbara Gallen

An astronaut who defected from Russia

Alexis Zaremba

A woman space monkey

Chris Ryves

Space Cat

Amy Smith

Camera man dan

Jason Krane

bork the secret alien

Alba Roman

their mum

Chioma Chiatula

A freespritited astronaut for Amy

Erica James

A Space Big Mac

Gian Shines

The Olsen Twins

Mishel Leon

The new astronaut

Yael Yermia

the pilot

Ugochukwu Israel

Spoilt intern kid

John G. Johnson

Parent

Moses Akempta

Love interest for Amy who's secretly a mole to personal interest

Marcin Klinkosz

crazy scientist = estranged father

Alex Frazer Rose

Robot

Muzala Yamfwa

space pirate

Suni Reyes

An astrologer that gets them hooked with Astrology!

Samiat Pedro

TV producer they both fall for

Kathi Carey

The Reality Show Host who falls in love with one of the sisters

Chris Ryves

Space Monkey's nemesis Space Cat who may or may not be an alien in disguise

V.C. Rhone

The real life male version of Ken Barbir Doll - a washed up male model who is an undercover alien

Raiza Centeno

A clone of Zelda

Jaime Irizarry

A Russian Cosmonaut

Dave Wright

old space twins who never made it

Juan Daza

men twins

Ro (Rodrigo) Fonseca

S2, the new good looking astronaut who wants to date one sister but she is not interested in him

Yael Yermia

an automatic pilot

Mike Moody

New Head of space that is actually a alien

MB Stevens

Estranged triplet sister lost at birth

Aaron Braxton

A politician that wants to defund the program.

Alexis Zaremba

Zorro

Kathleen Renish

A neuroitc alien that's been kicked off their planet

Abdullah Mohammed

An alien who is also space Astronaut

Kathryn Fasegha

William Shatner

Chris Ryves

Space Monkey's nemesis Space Cat who may or not be an alien and whom only Space Monkey seems to notice.

Lucinda Newcomb

The twins' mother after their father dies of after slipping on a banana peel

Diana Ceres

nagging mom

Tyler Citizen

Dojo Douglass. THE ships old wise zen master

Keith Dury

A third sister, the black sheep, joins them

Leandro Alvarez

They discover they are not really exploring space, it's just a fake propaganda movie about landing in Venus

Petrice Douglas

A new boss that is an alien

Maricarmen Vargas

One has a big employee, the other wants to have her big oppotunity

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Richard Branson

George Gant

An alien doppelganger posing as a triplet.

Abdullah Mohammed

Space dragon

Dekontee Tucrkile

Woman astronaut who is a spy

Abc Def

Alien that looks like them

Tameka Mullins

William Shatner guest stars as their long lost uncle..

Violet Tcherkin

elvis presley impersonator.

Elizabeth Smith

A 12 year old prodigy

Muzala Yamfwa

a zanny astronaut transfer from Space X

Shama Perera

They discover they are triplets and meet their sister

Abdullah Mohammed

Keanu reeves

Nouf Alhamdan

robot

Jaime Irizarry

A Humanoid

Peter Waluk

Amy falls in love with the producer and finds out he’s married

Alex Manley

A Russian astronaut who was stuck in the space station

Dave Wright

old space twins who never made it

Lucinda Newcomb

ahhhh yeah lots of stakes w "President"

Jaime Irizarry

A Russian Humanoid with Asian features

Lucinda Newcomb

mmm emotional stakes because there's lots of old baggage with fam members

Alex Frazer Rose

Amazing

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Aliens :) I like it ..

Samiat Pedro

Thishas been brill. Thank you.

Alex Frazer Rose

Thanks V so much, thanks S32 & NF

Lucinda Newcomb

Vijal is a fantastic screenwriting instructor. Great instructional format, too.

Marcin Klinkosz

Thanks. Great brainstorming :D

Natalie Feldman

Vijal this was amazing!!! Thank you soooooo much for your time and genius and ideas! Learned so much!!

Alba Roman

What would be the difference in your approach to a standard tv show vs a limited series?

Russell Hairston

This was great. Thanks

Sonja Dumas

Thanks so much!

Petrice Douglas

Thank you so much for your time Vijal.

Renita Sherell

Thank you soooooooooo much for this.

Nate Friedman

Thanks so much Vijal!

Liesl Oberholster

This has been fantastic.

Aideen McCarthy

Thanks Vijal - great webinar!

Abigail Kerr

thank you so much for sharing <3

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Thank you so much Vijal what a lovely heartfelt wrap-up, and thank you so much to Stage 32 for an amazing session today !! Love it

Jason Krane

How do you adjust your story structure for a 4-act structure?

Patrick Foreman

This was Awesome!

Kathleen Renish

Thank you very much! This has been GREAT!

Todd Rowan

Can you talk about the difference between muti-cam and single-cam as pertains to 2 acts vs. 3 acts? Thanks!

Ugochukwu Israel

Can a pilot be strictly driven by voiceovers?

Myriam Martinez

Excelente enjoyed this very much.

Rebecca Adams

Who is the best person to email at Netflix if you wanted to submit a script? What is the process like?

Purity Ndung'u

I loved the bit about using similes and metaphors to make a joke relatable. How do you incorporate a pun joke that's funny in another language or a joke that's funny in another culture to an English script?

Ron Doyle

Thank you Vijal. Any tips on writing a logline for the pilot or episodes?

Nirmal Kirtisinghe

Thanks to Amanda and Vijal for this. It's great to have my country mentioned as an example, too :-D

Evelyn Von Warnitz

This was one of the best webinars ever joined!! Awesome, took a lot great inspiration! Thank you so much!

Marianne Gilles

The Writer's Room is sooooo worth it!!!

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Thank you so much,Vijal. That was so helpful!

Camille Kauer

Loved this class

Jes Pace

Thank you Amanda and all at Stage 32. Vijal is amazingly great. Very good presentation. I'll be in touch. Have to leave now, sorry. THANK YOU SO MUCH>

Shonta Evans

Yaay Thank you!

Johanna Bastian-Chinchole

thank you, it was amazing, thank you Vijal !

Joseph Piddington

Questions: How many characters is too many or too few and should you always try to pair them off?

Gian Shines

Wow thank you great gift

Nola Jordan

Thank you so much

Ugochukwu Israel

I can't click on the link

Erica James

1)Does the cultivation of a plot come before fleshing out characters? 2) For a pilot, do you write smaller B and C stories if you’re using the pilot to introduce characters. 3)Any advice for turning a one character comedy play into a comedy TV show? I presume it’ll be single cam

Karen "Kay" Ross

I HIGHLY recommend the Writer's Room, y'all!

Daniel Stuelpnagel

Absolutely, the Writers' Room has been amazing and well worth it,

The Vault videos, Executive Hour and numerous programs,

I've been a Member since August of last year, this program has boosted my confidence and craft so much, I feel that it has saved me years of solitary study time by being able to connect with this special cohort of artists, love it !

Monica Sharma

Question: Does a multi-cam always need to have a laugh track? Are there multi cam examples that don’t have a laugh track?

Nwando Alayande

Very engaging

Andrea Beça

Can someone reshare the link for the free month?

Deborah(Dee) Rosencrans

Hi from Boston, MA Vijal this was so awesome because I can't tell a joke if my life depended on it!!...OK may be if my life depended on it...

Tameka Mullins

Thanks so much for this great learning session, Vijal! Thanks for moderating, Amanda! Great stuff!

Tameka Mullins

I asked this earlier, but was wondering if catch phrases are written and incorporated in planning the series or do they come out of the writing organically with each script/show?

Mike Moody

How do you navigate a major character/actor leaving a show? ie: Two and a Half men

Joseph Piddington

Question: Awesome work all :)

Juan Visser

http://www.stage32.com/plan-vip

Su Sol

Am In the wright place for the free month? In the writers room?

Todd Rowan

Can you talk about Cold Open And Tags?

Su Sol

right..

Lucinda Newcomb

totally understood the answer but forgot the q :D

Abhishek Bharadwaj

Is there any pilot show written for both single n multi cam and how

Jose Pablo Arnau

QUESTION: For those shows that are nor entirely Comedy, nor Drama (such as After Life, Shameless, 90210); Do you think we could apply many of the Comedy concepts or do they take more Drama arch, structure, and situations?

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Could it make sense to write a multi-part pilot, like a three episode pilotÉ

Lucinda Newcomb

im in for Space Twins

Kim Ortiz

With half-hour dramedies becoming more popular like "Harlem" and "Insecure" that is surrounded by four friends, is it important to build B & C stories around each friend and what is an effective way to do that?

Sonja Dumas

Thanks - gotta run. But I learnt so much. Peace!

Sabina Ene

Thank you Amanda and Vijal! A lovely learning session!

Question: do you have any tips for the logline of the pilot? Thank you!

Kim Ortiz

Are cold opens still necessary for comedies?

Lucinda Newcomb

id def watch Space Twins. and im actually not a big showwatcher. have missed more shows than anyone ever trying to write scripts ever

Abhishek Bharadwaj

Logline is how long for comedy shows

Su Sol

thanks Juan

Kim Ortiz

Are cold opens still necessary for half hour dramedies? Also, when there's a show like "Harlem" or "Insecure" that have four friends but are written as half hour dramedies, is it important to build B & C stories about all of the friends in the the pilot. What is an effective way to do so?

Lucinda Newcomb

mmm very helpful Q regarding B and C in pilot

Chris Ryves

That was Carl Reiner? I use that quote all the time.

Lucinda Newcomb

Chris Mack addressed same Q in his pitch webinar. International shows translate well even when specific to region.

Karen "Kay" Ross

Su Sol - In the webinar, click on the CHAT icon at the bottom of the screen, and that chat box will have the link to the free month of the Writer's Room.

Lucinda Newcomb

Felt like i should watch Squid Games but did not want to watch it until hearing amanda say that.

Dario Guberman

Are shows with short episodes easier to sell? Are nowadays Multicam shows meant to be shorter?

Raiza Centeno

When you are writing a comedy for younger audiences, how can you work the character’s trait that is not entirely negative but still funny? When you are writing a comedy for younger audiences, how can you work the character’s traits that are not entirely negative but still funny?

Brandon Bennett

Can you walk us through a day in the writer's room of one of your shows?

Petrice Douglas

I LOVE Kim's Convenience, and I'm a black female. Write and it will find an audience globally.

Tia Murae

This webinar has been the best webinar on TV writing I have ever experienced! Kudos to Vijal Patel! Thank you Netflix and Stage 32!

Brandon Bennett

Can you walk us through a day in the writer's room of one of your shows?

Andre Campbell

Question for Vijal - Going back to your comments around relatability: How do I overcome the idea of people believing I can't write relatable content because the general rule is write what you know. I am a person who lives with a physical disability, so the assumption is I only know about that, but m...

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Erica James

Thanks - if Vijal could look at this question after zoom: Any advice for turning a one character comedy play into a comedy TV show? I presume it’ll be single cam. Also best way / advice to learn how to write full pilot script if your used to writing smaller scenes

Abhishek Bharadwaj

Can you please provide certificate for these webinars or workshops

Corinne Friesen (Lovarra)

Your discussion about writing cross-nationally, like from Bohemia, there is the universal, human experience, but I often wonder how much international cultural differences in approach affect a story getting picked up. For example, how I would write to Canadians is different from how I would write to...

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Tia Murae

Does Vijal have a writing mentorship/fellowship program?

Kynan Fritschel

Thanks to all involved!

CK Steefel

Amazing! Thank you for your time and expertise!

Erica James

This was really great, worth staying at till 10:30 pm here in the UK!

Art Wasem

Very Good. Thanks

Lucinda Newcomb

Thank you so much, Vijal. You're a wonderful instructor.

Gian Shines

Outstanding, I can tell you truly care about sharing and helping others. Thank you so much

Sidharth Raj

thank you so much Vijal.

George Gant

This was incredible Vijal--thank you!

Keith Dury

Thank you, the absolute best first experience here :)

Hollie Michelle Harper

this was awesome

Alba Roman

Thank you so, so, so much for this, it was truly fantastic!

Wendy Rafilson Black

I write features, and your principles helped. Thank you so much.

Sabina Ene

Thank you so much for this special opportunity to learn from the best! :)

Shelbi Evans

Thanks so much!

Matt Schiavone

Thank you so much!

Ozlem Williams

This was very helpful! Thanks!!!

Traei Tsai

this is excellent - thank you so much!!!!! Brilliant workshop

Moses Akempta

thank you kind sir

Jacqueline King

So fantastic!! Thank you

Erica James

ericajames505@gmail.com for the response

Stacey Malone

Great webinar!! I cant wait to get writing

Kat Walker Shea

Thank you so much for all of this! It's been an enlightening webinar.

Janelle Weekes

A million thanks to you all!!

Rachael Quinn

This was super informational and inspiring! Thank you!

Brandon Bennett

You're a saint Vijal. Thank you so much!

Kimo Koshi

Thank you for the great seminar, Vijal. I appreciate ALL the time you put into this for us.

Petrice Douglas

Thank you Stage 32 for offering such an an awesome webinar.

Hollie Michelle Harper

this was dope

Violet Tcherkin

Pretty Epic times.. Vijal was extremely simple and gave me hope that I can do this too. What passion. Thank you.

Darren Nash

Many thanks Vijal and Amanda. That was great.

Janet Scanlon

What specifics can you share about writing for a streaming platform vs. an episodic network sitcom? For example, what main points should I hit for a serial 30-min dramedy pilot that would improve my opportunity to be picked up?

Erica James

Also - the best places to send and sell your script

Abigail Kerr

Thank you for your time! 7am over here. good night all <3

Justine Harcourt de Tourville

Thank you for your generosity, Vijal &. Stage 32! Great class.

Liesl Oberholster

Thank you so much, Vijal - what a privilege this has been! Thank you, too, Amanda and everyone involved at Stage32.

Shama Perera

Thanks so much, Amanda and Vigil. This is the most helpful and enjoyable webinar I have attended. You have inspired me to push through.

Lucinda Newcomb

Ahhhh ...and your soul. Put your soul in it.

C Christopher Bush

Thanks for everything

Carolina Amarilla Jerez

This was a blast, Thanks Vijal!! Thanks Stage32!!

John Garofolo

Thank you, Vijay for putting so much time and energy into preparing this magnum opus on comedy writing! It was really very well done. Thanks to Stage 32 for putting this on and Christopher Mack for participating as well!

Shonta Evans

Thank you so much ! Best class ever

Fran Tran

Thank you so much Vijal and Amanda! This was absolutely amazing.

Ro (Rodrigo) Fonseca

Great Masterclass, thanks to all you guys...

Nate Friedman

Yes put your SOUL into it <3 Thanks again Vijal! So much great info and thanks to Stage 32

Kath Kirkland

Almost 11pm here in England, thank you so much for a great evening. Loved it.

Gian Shines

THank you Amanda-Vijal, Christopher, Richard (Stage 32-Netflix)

Renita Sherell

Such a great webinar. I've done these before. Easily one of the best. Thank you!

Juan Visser

Thanks you so much! Never joined a webinar that long that was interesting from beginning to end

Melissa Zbozny

That was just an informative and fun webinar, Vijal! Thank you so much for your time! I truly appreciate it. :D

Amanda Toney

Everyone, thank you for all of your amazing insight! What funny ideas for SPACE TWINS!

Sebastian Chumbes

Thank u so much, i've learned a lot today

Erica James

Thank you Amanda, Stage 32 and Vijal. Great information

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Laurie Ashbourne

I'm looking forward to the replay -- I got called into 2 lengthy production calls and had to keep muting. I love how thorough these Netflix webinars are; simply amazing.

Nola Jordan

Where is the link to sign up for a free month of writing class?

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

" Outstanding"! this is better than I expected :)

Laughter has a lot of positive impacts on our body.. that's why I love comedy!

Thank you Vijal! You were amazing & funny :)

Thank you Amanda Toney ! Thank you Stage 32 ..

"Fahd has left the building!" See you next time :)

Pablo Minces

Thank you, Amanda and Vijal. It was such a treat. I am sure I will revisit my notes frequently. I truly appreciate it.

Ces Matic Bagtas

Ces mb from the Philippines

Ces Matic Bagtas

Thank you so much for the webinar, I do appreciate all the speakers today. and soon I've been doing my Romantic-Comedy series for Netflix. It's been an honor to be a part of this webinar, again, Thank you so much.

Evelyne Gauthier

So far, the Netflix + Stage 32 Present webinars are some of the most useful I have ever watched. Great stuff!

Katie Rotolo

Thank you so much, Vijal and Amanda! Really great information :)

Hunter Huiet

Nice

Luisa Rubinstein

My favorite parts of Vijal Patel's workshop were the importance of clear characters and characters' dynamics, the fact that characters are always funny when they themselves are the cause of their own suffering, the exercise of wondering how characters would react in any situations, pairing opposites, the formula examples of Gilligan Island and Blackish, and the rule of three.

Shelley Coleman

I'm really late watching but just to say this was awesome!! I learned so much, thank you so much Amanda Toney and Vijal. It was so informative!

Melissa Spearman

Thanks again for putting together this fantastic webinar Amanda Toney and Vijal! I love writing comedic moments, and I think this whole webinar series has been some of Stage 32's most inspiring and enlightening pieces yet. With that in mind, would it be alright if I asked you some follow up question...

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Lyndsay Sinclair

Fantastic webinar, thank you for hosting this.

Antonia Badon

Hello Stage32 Family, joining in from Harlem, New York

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Hey, y'all! I'm Kay, the Community Manager here at Stage 32, chiming in from LA. I've never been so excited to talk budget in my life! LOL

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Tuning in from Los Angeles - looking forward to learning more about how to write to a budget!

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I don't pay much attention to the chats. My mind shuts one thing off to do the other thing.

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from the DC area

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QUESTION: What is a typical budget or range for Netflix, vs HBO, vs other studios? In other words, what's the best budget range should we be writing for?

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Melanie Arden here from Toronto, Canada

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So many people from around the world - so cool! Be sure to click the RED PLUS sign over members' profile pictures in the comments to add them to your network!

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Tuning in from South Africa. This is fascinating.

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m from Brazil

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Welcome to all. Enjoy!

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Hello from Istanbul, Turkey!

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I love the international audience on Stage 32. Welcome members old and new! We're glad to have you here from all corners of the globe.

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Hello from lebanon

Rogelio Salas

this power point Will be available for us later?

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Great! Let me give access to the automatic script breakdown tool to the community. Please PM and let's discuss!

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Sofija Joković

guys, how can i check if i turned off my cam? thank u

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Kingston, Jamaica

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Hallo from Dublin, Ireland.

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Hello from Serbia

Karen "Kay" Ross

YES - if you've registered for the webinar, then you will receive a link to the recording within 48 hours after it wraps. It should be emailed to you, but it will also be available for you on Stage 32 under "My Education".

Chris Swalmius-Dato

Joining from London, UK.

Claudio Pelissero

Hello, I have a question: Is Netflix interested in TV Show Ideas without a Script of the pilot? I'm not a screenwriter, I'm a composer/sound designer based in LA. I think I have several good ideas for TV shows and I'm developing them in order to have a Pitch document of about 10 pages to present (thanks to Chris's webinar!) but I don't have a script for the pilot. Thanks in advance for your answer. Claudio

Waleed Marzouk

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Jack Binder

Fantastic! Very informative!

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Hello from Egypt.

Aimee Link

What is Remuneration?

Rigel Gelito

Manila, Philippines!!!

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Hello, from Vienna - Austria :)

Jaclyn S. Powell

A lot of shows would benefit from a lot LESS shooting from every angle.

Cherelynn Baker

...Jeannette - You had me at "it takes a village and it takes forever" ! #truth

@aimeelink Renumeration is the money paid for services/somthing

Sofija Joković

So recording will be able for 48h for us to watch it? :)

Valeria Mónica Guimarey

desde Argentina

Laurie Ashbourne

What she's saying about shooting the different set ups is so crucial to understand. Screenwriters have to understand what it takes to get what's on the page on the screen. "Coverage" as it's called can radically change the pace of the story and the production.

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Hello from Amsterdam

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Karen "Kay" Ross

@Sofija Jokovic - Yes, the recording will be available (typically) within 48 hours after the current live recording is completed.

Aimee Link

Thanks @CherelynnBaker!

Karen "Kay" Ross

So true, @Laurie Ashbourne! I love what she's talking about - limiting the number of characters improves the writing, too!

Erik Yair Montiel López

WHAT ABOUT 3D ANIMATES SERIES!? HOPE U CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS...

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Hello from Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Israel

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Redondo Beach, CA

Nelson de Gouveia

Hey there from Cape Town, South Africa! :)

Matteo Mascanzoni

I'm the master at writing characters in broken English haha (if they have an Italian accent even better)

Karen "Kay" Ross

"Keep these opposites alive". Love it!

Marie-France Landry

Question: recent experience: identifying/describing ethnicity for characters is tricky, I find. You name precisely to add diversity but you can get pointed at for cultural appropriation... Do you have examples of what works for you?

Mohamed Zouhair Eddahmani

Do we get a certificate for attending and participating ? Thank you in advance!

Mahalia Butler

Dallas, TX

Moreetsi Gabang

Gaborone, Botswana

Matteo Mascanzoni

Dark Tide?

Silvana Benedetto

This is absolutely one the most interesting, clear, effective webinar I ever attended.

Amy Mäki

re: fantasy genre... so should we try to avoid this genre at all costs?

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Madrid

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Hello from Venezuel glad to be here

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LOVE TIMELESS

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Legends of Tomorrow constantly have their characters jump through time.

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Emmanuel Fabiyi from the united kingdom.

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Hello, from Nigeria

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Anna Mönnich

Hi from Ulm Germany :) I am a Screenwriter and Director. Thank you for this webinar!

Cherelynn Baker

Using PROPS instead of dialogue is a major money saver and less editing too!

Nicolas Piccinini

Hii!! Nico here, watching from Córdoba, Argentina!!

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Karen "Kay" Ross

Marie-France Landry - This is a great topic for the Screenwriting Lounge! You can also ask Jeanette a question by posting in the Q&A on the webinar.

From my experience, there are a couple of things to consider when including a character's description. The first and foremost is - is their ethnicity es...

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D.L. Holmes

Listening to this, I am reminded of a draft version of the Yellowjackets pilot that I read before watching the show. Mild spoilers: In this draft, there's an adult teacher character called Cat who has a sub-plot about her desperate and obvious attraction to the Assistant Coach Ben Scott. This charac...

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Ricky Christian Hermanto

Halo, from Indonesia

Anna Chernova

Folkestone, UK, originally from Moscow

Anca Roibu

Can we get the screen share a bit more zoomed in, please? It's a bit difficult to read. Thanks!

Amanda Toney

@dineshHolmes - thanks for that example, great contribution!

Sigurjón Helgi Kristjánsson

I watched from Ashton under Lyne, England (Just outside Manchester).

Anca Roibu

ignore my message, I figured it out lol

Lauren Crossley

It's amazing even the smallest of things you forget about have such a huge impact on budget

Daciana Elena

Hey from Romania! ☺️

Stephen Mullan

Totally agree D.L. Holmes and with Misty they hit the character jackpot!

Eduardo McCausland

Greetings from Barranquilla, Colombia.

Joana Patriarca

Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

Renée Brack

hello from Sydney - dawn is breaking

Mehmet Karanfiloglu

Hello from Istanbul.

Riley Rose McKesson

Watching from Southern California!

Recep Alparslan Ceylan

Hi from Istanbul :)

Amy Mäki

Is there a magic number for # of characters in a show?

Bader Nassar

Hello from Saudi Arabia

Sheila Ajjie

greetings from Nairobi, Kenya

Emir Alp Arslan

Hello from Istanbul/Turkey

Kathryn Fasegha

Hello from Calgary, Canada

Sandra Ahola

Hello from sunny Tucson Arizona

Francina Ramos

Argentina!

Cherelynn Baker

snack break ...grabbing tea and lemon streusel muffin - what are you snacking on?

Alan J. Field

Potomac, MD(formerly South Jersey)

Jeffrey Alan Chase

Hello from Nashville, Tennessee

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Ces Mb from the Philippines

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Hello from Spain!

Iobel Andemicael

And from Dubai!

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Hello from Russia, Moscow

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Hello From Brazil

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Hamburg, Germany

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Hello from San Fernando Valley. https://rosshmartin.com https://linktr.ee/rosshmartin

Johnnie Jay

I've met some great people from Stage 32! Yes, from all over the world...

Victoria A.C.Quin-Harkin

Cirencester, UK what if I cant eliminate anyone as they all have a plot later in the 5 series or in the 2-3 linked features?

Greg Koorhan

Hello from Nashville!

Sergio Olmos

Hello everybody!! I'am from Mexico.

Jacqueline Murphy

So great to be here today! Thank you for putting this together Amanda, Richard, Jeanette and Christopher. Perfect way to be inspired to jump into writing this week! Have an amazing creative week everyone! @JacquelineActor @TheAdmiredFilm

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I'm So glad to be with you all :) " Riyadh - Saudi Arabia " :)

Jacqueline Murphy

Greeting from Santa Monica, CA!

Gboyega Ikotun

Hi, from Nigeria

Johnnie Jay

Johnnie Jay in Chicago, Illinois, by way of New Orleans! I hope all of you are doing well!

Leonidas Stergiadis

Greetings everyone from Athens/Greece!

Tom Idowu

Lagos, Nigeria!

Jean Marcos

Dominican Republic!

Suzanne Moreau

hello from Victoria BC Canada

Ryan Loukieh

Where can I find free educational videos

Violeta Tihova

Just to be sure, we have terrible weather and there is a very real possibility of black out. I can see the seminar tomorrow right?

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Violeta - Yes, the recording should be available within 48 hours. Stay safe, and I hope your electricity holds!

Keith Miller

Hello from Hereford, England! A really fascinating webinar

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Violeta - Yes, the recording should be available within 48 hours. Stay safe, and I hope your electricity holds out!

Adrienne Swan

Hello from Chicago

Mohamed Zouhair Eddahmani

Guys drop your ig so we can add each other and get to know everyone ! Mine is: https://www.instagram.com/eddahmanizouhair/

Mohamed Zouhair Eddahmani

Mrs Ross, are we going to have a certificate ?

Nelson de Gouveia

Hey there, from Cape Town, South Africa!!

Pedroali Tovar

In Game of Thrones, actually, from season 4-6 there are several characters that originaly appears in the books but aren't present in the show because their main character arc or story were fused into other characters, for example Jeyne Poole's story from the books in the show was given to Sansa, bec...

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Sibu Langa

I have to say, this is really helping in character creation and development, an area where I have been having some difficulty in. Plus the added benefit of this helping keep costs to a minimum is incredible.

Wendy Pfeifle

Thanks for providing examples that support the information and concepts.

Stephen Mullan

I was a production and location manager for a good few years. It really helped me understand these issues when writing.

Gregorio Antonio García de Jesús

Hello everyone!!! As a screenwriter l have several scripts that I would like to work with Netflix. Maybe they will take me into account and give me the opportunity. Sorry for this.

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Mohamed ZE - I don't believe there is a certificate, no, since there is no test to confirm your retention. But I would suggest confirming with Kristin, our education coordinator at edu@stage32.com Great question!

Marion N. Toro

I wonder if Jeanette enjoyed "Sense 8" because of their many locations?

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Mohamed ZE - I don't believe there is a certificate for this webinar, no, since there is no test to confirm your retention. But I would recommend reaching out to Kristin, our Education Coordinator, to confirm: edu@stage32.com Great question!

Kerry F Booth

Re: locations: Alias was amazing. They had Sidney going around the world, but the entire series was filmed in the LA area! The locations scouts earned their money.

Melissa Zbozny

Such a great webinar! Tuning in from Ontario, Canada.

QUESTION: For the water shots that Jeanette is talking about, could special effects be an option if rewriting the scene changes the story's plot? When do you consider special effects when the budget is concerned?

Juliana Carvalho

As a Writer I'm always free using many places on my books but I guess studios would like to kill me for that if they're scripts!

Trisha Burke

Can you define which items are above the line vs. below the line?

Lauren Crossley

I can't help but find this so useful for my tv series I wrote and have been sitting on. It's definitely inspiring me to go back and reflect through it all, and prepare for draft 2

D.L. Holmes

Really grateful to Stage32 and Netflix for these webinars, thank you to all involved. What Jeanette is saying might seem obvious yet this is the first time I'm being forced to think about all these different elements. Especially that point about reducing driving scenes unless it's supporting the character or story! Never thought about it in this way before. It's 1:18AM over in Sri Lanka but super glad I'm staying up to watch this

Chimnese Davids

I am new here and I like the discussion on tv series script writing. I am venturing into script writing, if anyone can give me some tips on this or direct me to someone who is willing to mentor.

Teleah Moore

Awesome webinar! I’m Teleah Moore from Maryland!

Angel Williams

I have a sci-fi that cross dimensions. Most of the episodes have one location but our first episode has four locations, and e believe two locations can be shoot on set, and there is about 10 characters in this first episode as well as we are setting up the world and characters that will be seen in o...

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Bridgit Li

Hi from planet Earth!

D.L. Holmes

Another point about that PULP FICTION scene: it also sets up the potential consequences that John Travolta's character faces when he later takes his boss' wife on a date and she later OD's on his heroin stash.

Noel Thompson

Seriously, everyone on this site needs to watch this webinar. Absolutely ESSENTIAL information whether it's for a film or TV for Netflix or not. If you don't watch this FREE webinar you are seriously doing yourself a disservice. Totally glad that Stage 32 offered this! Thank to Jeanette!

Kenneth Washington

The webinar is awesome!! I’m Kenny from Los Angeles, CA. Great to be here!

Don Patrick B. Nacianceno

Hi from Bulacan, Philippines!

Kathi Carey

Hi everyone from Albuquerque, New Mexico!

Laurie Ashbourne

Noel Thompson I was just going to type the same thing. This is hands down a must see for every screenwriter. A masterclass in what it takes to get a script produced. I will point everyone I mentor to this link.

Kerry F Booth

"Sleeps with anyone that walks." Great character description!

Trisha Burke

Excellent information - so happy to be a new member of Stage 32!

Pierre Van Schalkwyk

I am currently so inspired. Jeanette, we might need to talk security for South Africa soon.

Mario Francisco Salgado Ramirez

Still watching from Puerto Rico

Felix Gorbach

Felix from Austria - great content today

Chuck Varelas

I personally have to leave the live feed for working reasons but I want to say that I love the great effort and detail Jaeanette B. Milio in preparing and executing her presentation and webinar. Great quality, engagement, love for what she does and know. Excellent Stage 32. As a writer I believe tha...

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Kerry F Booth

Amanda Toney Lookit all those open tabs!

Alvin Agarrat

HI everyone. Atlanta GA here :-)

Angele Galea

Loving this webinar. Hello from Malta.

Cherelynn Baker

The slides with the excel break down process is BEYOND helpful!

Vani McCulloch

Thank you so much for this! Vanessa from Kent, England

Karen "Kay" Ross

Also, if you're interested in joining the Writer's Room, DEFINITELY drop Jason an email! I have to e...

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Giovanna Varea

Bula from Fiji

Mario Francisco Salgado Ramirez

I personally am learning a lot with your seminar today, I have had an idea for a game and have been struggling on how to write the story.

Lauren Crossley

As a script writer whose starting off and wants to bring scripts to life. Where would be best to look for a agent? Or can we send off scripts without one?

Laura Fortino-Zeni

Thank you! Love this and the last Netflix Webinar last year. These are really helping me with the series I'm trying to sell!

Adrienne Swan

I don't see the links from Amanda

Darren Nash

Vielen Dank Jeanette. This has been very interesting so far. Just curious if you know what specific budget concessions were made for THE BOYS? It’s been a while since I watched it, but it seems to break all the great advice you’ve been giving i.e. it has a HUGE cast, multiple locations, animals, children and of course is very VFX and stunt heavy.

Lauren Cristadoro

Question for Jeanette: Will a producer typically pass on a script after the first read based on its budget? In other words, will they typically give you a chance to make changes before passing?

Camila Favaro

someone taking notes/screenshots to share? =)

Camila Favaro

I just lost all of mine =(

Karen "Kay" Ross

Love to see all these questions for Jeanette - keep them coming!

Val Chidiac

Is it better to study film and screenwriting, or get writing irregardless to gain experience before sending scripts around?

Mariam Siraj

@adrienneswan

https://www.stage32.com/blog/tag/success-stories

Mariam Siraj

https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/Stage-32-%20-Netflix-Writin...

Amita Sarin

Is India considered cheaper to shoot in or the other way around? Once you have a distributer lined up does it make more sense to work with a production company there?

Melanie Arden

HI Jeanette. My team and I are working on two series (one is dramatic, the other is a comedy) that we'd like to pitch to Netflix. Can you give me an idea of the budget range that Netflix prefers? i.e. budget per one-hour episode as well as a half-hour episode. Thanks so much for this amazing webinar!

June Marie Davis

I am so thankful to have found this community!

Oscar Spinelli

Tell me what do you think about, I think the level of the script of the TV show is getting better from the last 10/15 years otherwise the level of the script of the movies is getting worse. Am I wrong?

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Camila F - The slides should be available with the recording. Plus, you can rewatch to take notes!

Jeff Sturm

Today has been beneficial.

Kerry F Booth

Re: Creatures: the alien in Predator is on screen for 8 minutes!

Katharina Mag.art.Kahler

What if You want to show a lot of colourful locations in a series to set up a style with it? Like beautiful sunsets in Amalfi for a wedding planer series where wedding locations are important for the series? Or fashionably cafes in Paris for a fashion related TV series ?

Chris Lawrence

I have a friend who has a full mocap xsens kit for vfx and has done work for bbc

Gregorio Antonio García de Jesús

I have the impression that Jeanette speaks Spanish. That's great.

Francis Aldrin

In creating cgi, there are also the cost of sound designs

Bruce Bishop

QUESTION: How or where in the spec script do you explain to the producer that you know the main location very well (a small town) and you know the whole community will support the shooting of all the episodes? Also, the main Canadian location saves a US company 25% due to the currency difference, and there are other incentives from the provincial government. ~ Thank you for this informative seminar, Jeanette.

Alex Frazer Rose

I worked with animatronic dolphins on Steve Zissou movie - Cinecittà

Matteo Mascanzoni

Jeanette, for your projects, do you search for PAs or crew on Stage32 too?

Chris Lawrence

No explosions like Bond

Karen "Kay" Ross

Ooooh, y'all - I have been on a lot of sets with SFX make-up, like wounds and blood, and I have to say, THIS IS A SPECTACULAR NOTE! Knowing whether or not you HAVE TO see the impact, or the result of the impact, or keep it off-screen really helps to gauge supplies and added efforts by those on set!

Gregory Didaskalou

Great webinar. thank you Stage 32. Gives me ideas for the next script.

Iobel Andemicael

As I listen I keep thinking about Wolf Like Me and i can imagine exactly the decisions you describe: ie, early in the pilot seeing the car crash in detail is key....

Henrietta Hardy

Really good webinar, so much useful information!

Rogelio Salas

This is my first webinar here on stage32. I love this. Thank u for the opportunity. Hugs from Chile.

Candice Segarra-Stroud

Still tuning in from NYC, USA. I am a new member of Stage 32! I've been developing (slowly) a script since November and I wonder/worry everyday of what next steps I can take. I'm an actor, dancer and choreographer with only short story, poetry and sketch comedy writing experience. This will be my fi...

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Denise Crisci

Great Webinar. Lots of amazing information! Thanks!

Stephen Mullan

Thank you Jeanette. Very informative and inspirational.

Matteo Mascanzoni

Jeanette, where do you think is the best place to live in Germany for a Writer/Producer? Berlin or Köln?

Alex Frazer Rose

Oh wow, my time has come

Mark Harley

From Dublin, Ireland. Tuning in from Berlin, Germany.

Thanks so much for this really informative webinar!

Kenneth Washington

Yes>>>Masterclass!

Tosin Mohammed

Thank you so much Jeanette. Learnt a lot today.

Wendy Pfeifle

Thanks for providing this much needed information to us all. I have learned so much today! Thank you!

Erik Yair Montiel López

CUESTION: Is there any difference in offer out product to netflix in my country o doing it in another?

Berenice Del Carpio

Great seminar, thank you so much Stage32 and thank you Jeanette!!!!

Tomas Martinez

Thank you very much! Awesome Masterclass!

Amita Sarin

how about war scenes, crowd scenes and historic scenes? Is it ever okay to insert archival footage instead of recreating those scenes? I am talking about a narrative film, or tv series, not a documentary?

Fernanda Marin

really great

Juan Andrés Rendón Muñoz

QUESTION: How does it work now with series and music, many shows use a song per episode, as clip at the end... Known songs in nice versions (acoustic or so) Are those, arrangements with music producers and the production company? Can the writer propose such songs and the producer sees how on earth to handle fees ... Thats a thing we don't have the possibility here in Colombia, thats why I ask...

Lauren Crossley

Thank you so much for the webinar. It has certainly taught me a lot and really brought me into the mindset of bringing more to life. You're right, our time is now and I look forwards to seizing the moment.

Rogelio Salas

thats perfect

Chris Swalmius-Dato

I have the impression that Netflix and other streamers create greater exposure for international production in English-speaking markets. Never before was so much non-English-language content available to audiences in the US and the UK. Danke für dieses informative Webinar, Jeanette.

Joao Soares

QUESTION: I'm writing a series on my national/local language (already shot the pilot), should I pitch it to my local Netflix "ambassador" (if there is one in my country) or should I go straight to the main Netflix producers?

How did it work in shows like "Squid Game" or "Money Heist"?

Also, would a moodboard help on the pitch or would be just "spam" ?

Belinda A. Allen

thank you for the informative class

Maja Giannoccaro

Jeanette Thanks a lot for being so clear specific and encouraging. Maja, Vancouver

Karen "Kay" Ross

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Alex Frazer Rose

Thank you - really enjoyable & informative✌

Saber El Majdoubi

I am an amateur writer how do I get my idea to Netflix how can I pitch my idea to studios

Rafia Nadim

Pakistan

Amanda Avalon

Thanks for the webinar! What is the market for female lead, 30-min romcom pilots at the moment? Mine is set in LA.

Denise Crisci

QUESTION: Do you take on projects at the concept level or do you want to see a script every time?

Tanya Huston

Jeanette, thanks SO much for all of the valuable information and your experience shared during this webinar. This has been must helpful to me as a writer. Thank you! Thank you ! Thank you! :)

Amita Sarin

This was a very useful nuts and bolts session. Thank you so much!

Ryan Loukieh

U send it to this website sabet

Kerry F Booth

Another great, amazing webinar. Thank you, Jeanette!

Lisa Amitai

QUESTION: If we're located in other countries, is there any point in sending our scripts to a producer based in the US, or should we be contacting local producers?

Karen "Kay" Ross

The link on "How to Pitch to Netflix": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR84dbq4txw

Lisa Amitai

QUESTION: Is there a recommended number of characters for a series?

Morgan Morris

Jean-Marc Vallee - who sadly passed away recently - used to say that the first thing he always had to fight for was money for music. When, if at all, do producers bend to the creative demands of the filmmakers? (Smiley face.) (I hail from Cape Town, South Africa.)

Suzanne Moreau

Does Netflix coordinate co-production agreements between two countries, eg. Canada and Australia?

Mary Agholor

super amazing. the time is now! I started writing fantasy & sci-fi movies last year but lost the motivation( thinking the budget was beyond me) because I've never seen anything done like that here in Lagos Nigeria but the last message on the slide got to me. Thank you!

Tanya Huston

Is there special software to buy for movies to create the special spreadsheets displayed in the webinar?

Gregory Q. Jenkins

Question: The revenue share model seems to be becoming very popular. As a writer, if I don't plan on selling my show, what elements should I have that would make it valuable to a streamer or broadcaster? In other words, if the budget for my show is $25 million, what would I need to have so that a streamer or broadcaster might want to enter into a deal that is mutually beneficial.

Kimberly Anglemyer

Great information! Thank you!

Mariam Siraj

Question : How do you select a director? ..

Jorge Ortiz

Thanks for all the information Jeanette! QUESTION: What about brands and product placement? Is it a good idea to include specific brands in your script hoping that you can have an alliance with that brand or gain its interest to sponsor your production?

Alejandra Perdomo

Should we also consider in the writing process COVID protocoles for the creation of our scripts ?

Karen "Kay" Ross

Yep - cheaper to shoot on a live location, but you have less control over the variables. More expensive to shoot in a studio, but you can control a lot of the variables that can disturb your ability to make your days. Great question, and thank you for the answers, Jeanette!

Morgan Morris

How did the German writers - the ones you dragged kicking and screaming to the US - respond to writing in a 'Hollywood' style? Were there fears that they would lose their authentic German-ness, for want of a better term? (Smiley face.) (Here in South Africa we at one stage in our history got to see a whole lot of German series.)

Billy Kwack

Talk about a lot of people, you in their Robert, Frank!

Myriam B

I see some shows (yesterday I saw OA_S2 did that) having alternative big budgets episodes vs much lower-budget episodes: good strategy? how to get away with that? Should we say it in our pitches? (so grateful for all of what you guys do for us, thanks)

Erby Beauvil

Hello from New Jersey!

Pierre Van Schalkwyk

How do I make sure, that my idea is not shared and used without my knowledge? As well how do I approach a producer? Is it a case of calling and making an appointment for a presentation.

Belinda A. Allen

Question: When several locations are necessary, is it usually practical to shoot all scenes for multiple episodes during one time at the location if seasonal aspects are not important?

Morgan Morris

I'm from Cape Town, South Africa, where parts of 'Dark Tide' was shot. (And my apologies for your security issues.) But considering your inflated security bill, what still made it worth your while to film in countries like SA where you assume you can stretch a US dollar? (Although I'm assuming the animatronic shark never came here as that was filmed in Pinewood Studios in the UK.)

Violeta Tihova

the last one remind me Dark, great idea, time travel in German

Katharina Mag.art.Kahler

Thank You for the great webinar

Miguel Gomez

QUESTION: When is it the right time to right "in detail". I have a 200 page bible I'm getting the sense no one will read and a 5 page pitch. Should the bilbe come after an idea pitch is accepted or before to understand the full scope?

Cindy Hammel

Follow up question re locations - what are your top 5 countries with production incentives. (say if we’re looking at ten different ideas, trying to decide what to write first.)

Darren Nash

Thanks - that was a very interesting webinar.

Joao Soares

Thank you so much , guys !

Rogelio Salas

free gift :3

Jaclyn S. Powell

This is so totally inclusive! I've worked on a lot of sets and this hits every point a writer and a filmmaker needs to know.

Debbie Ellis

Good afternoon from Oklahoma, USA. Finally got logged into the webinar. I'll be sure to rewatch the recording.

Nicholas Gray

Is the free month for this month only, or can you start it later?

Giovanna Varea

Thank you Amanda

Christoph Brandl

Where is that link, Amanda?

Karen "Kay" Ross

Open Writing Assignments are the BEST new feature of the Writer's Room! No more guessing if the company is looking for your kind of script. Now you can submit because you KNOW they are! Definitely check out the Stage 32 Writer's Room! If you didn't get your link, you can email Jason Mirch: J.Mirch@stage32.com

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Nicholas G - You can start your free month whenever you'd like!

Tijana Kondic

Hi! Tel Aviv, Israel. Thank you! I learned a lot. Originally I come from Serbia and recently Netflix bought for the first time Serbian movie called Bad Blood. So exited and motivated to develop my story that I've been writing with my team. Would love to hear more about possibilities for coproduction. Thanks a lot!

Jason Seelmann

I can't seem to type the word WOW any bigger on here... so I will just say it again, WOW!!

This was amazing. Thank you so very much!

Karen "Kay" Ross

@Christoph - on the webinar, if you click on the CHAT at the bottom, it will bring up the Chat Box, and the link to the Writer's Room free month is in the chat.

Tameshia Carey

This was amazing . Thank you all so much for this webinar

Erica Land

Are we able to do a free month if we are already a member?

Sergio Olmos

Thank you both for share with us you knowledge and expertise

Nikila Nikki Cole

Jeanette, thank you so much for this fabulous workshop! If you're writing for a character with an accent, should you write the dialogue phonetically so it sounds like what they are actually saying or should you put a bracket next to the dialogue saying (spoken in Hungarian accent)?

Karen "Kay" Ross

Oh, I love that, Jeanette! "Be okay with the "Okay Deal" to get you to the next best deal". Love it!

R.J. Reaver

Thank you so much Jeanette for this great webinar! And thanks Amanda and Stage 32 for all that you do.

Morgan Morris

Thank you so much for your closing words, Jeanette. And for an amazing session; so much food for thought.

Lisa Amitai

This was wonderful - I learned so much. Thank you :)

Anton Antonenok

Thank you very much for the webinar! It was very cool!

Berenice Del Carpio

Loved the advise :)

D.L. Holmes

Thank you once again for this fantastic webinar! I'm looking forward to connecting with other creatives who attended the webinar, follow me and I will follow back :)

Andrew M. A. Spear

First thank you for your time and sharing of info. After watching Sean Bean's new series TIME produced by BBC Studios which was only three episodes, so I'm wondering if there is a minimum for the number of episodes that would be needed by a broadcaster?

Karen "Kay" Ross

I'm not sure about that, @Erica Land, but it couldn't hurt to ask. Jason would be the one who would know: J.Mirch@stage32.com

Thembelani Dondolo

Hi Jeanette. I’m busy with a novel and I’m in my final stages of writing. My goal is to have it converted into a series. The story is similar to Acrimony with a bit of a South African local flavour. Government does give money for locally produced movies. There are some scenes that might need to be shot in Europe but I’d like to connect with you so we can see if this is something that might be of interest to you.

Nancy Frazen

Thank you soooooooo much! So informative and helpful.

Kathi Carey

Good question, Nikki! I'd like to know the answer to that, too!

Paul Corricelli

Thanks, Jeanette, Amanda, and Stage 32 for a great webinar!

Alan J. Field

Sensational presentation, Jeanette.

Deborah(Dee) Rosencrans

Thanks Jeanette , Chris and Stage32!

Margaret A Macaulay

wonderful webinar! Great to see a woman in a position of power. Thank you Jeanette for valuable advice.

Belinda A. Allen

Christopher, Thank you!

Jaclyn S. Powell

Thank you! Great seminar - again!

Name Surname

Is there any benefit in hiding what a pitch is about? Like pretending an 'educational' marketplace is a 'social media platform'?

Amanda Toney

To anyone that wants to join the free month of the Stage 32 Writers' Room, click here: www.stage32.com/plan-vip

Neo Ntlatleng

Hi Everyone. Thank you for the Webinar; from South Africa

Kimberly Anglemyer

Great advice about taking a "no" as a learning opportunity.

Wendy Pfeifle

So agree great webinar and seeing women in these positions of power. Thank you Jeanette for sharing your knowledge.

Kerry F Booth

@Amy Maki I don't think the fantasy genre has to be avoided, it just needs to be a little more savvy. I'm thinking of Ladyhawke: very few special effects (even though "magic" is involved) and the climax of the story occurs without any visual effects, giving so much more weight to the scene.

Melissa Spearman

Thank you for the wonderful presentation Jeanette! I really admire you work, and I cannot wait to check out the extra content that will come with the presentation's recording!

Nikila Nikki Cole

Hi Kathi! Good to see you. I get different answers from different people on this, so am curious to hear what Jeanette says is her preference.

Martin Reese

The opening to my TV pilot has a flight of dragons. This is scene is integral to showing who the character. I am quite sure that a producer will see this scene and think of costs. Is there a way to allay their fears. Should I have an idea of how the scene could be shot? It is the only scene with dragons.

Jeff Sturm

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my website is https://www.7376films.com

Fahd Aldajani فهد الدعجاني

It was wonderful "wunderbar" .. helpful & informative :)

I recommend this webinar to the writers & also to the producers ..

Thank you STAGE 32 also thank you "Danke Schon" Jeanette B. Milio

" Das ist super gemacht" :) ...

See you all next time .. :)

Audrey-Rose Savard

Really great presentation! Can't wait for it to be available on-demand, so I can rewatch and really take note on some things.

Jeanette B. Milio

Hi everyone, it was an absolute pleasure to do the seminar this morning. I’m glad you guys enjoy it. I will now make my way through the questions and answer them as soon as possible of course. :)

Jeanette B. Milio

@MartinReese -Not to worry. You will not scare away a producer with a scene of fighting dragons, if the scene does what you say and is important to your concept. You could ( don’t have to) check in with a VFX company and see what they would charge to put the scene together. May be interesting to find out what it costs entail.

Felipe Alonso

Buenos Aires, Argentina, living there.

Martin Reese

Thanks, Jeanette. Actually the dragons aren't fighting they're just flying overhead like birds (a flight of dragons is equivalent to a flock of birds) But I get what you're saying. I do know a couple of VFX folks. It might be helpful to at least have an idea of how it impacts the budget.

Ces Matic Bagtas

@jeanette Thank you so much for the opportunity and for the warm welcome :)

Nour Amin

was it only a one day thing?

Jeanette B. Milio

@FahadAldajani - impressed by your German language skills. I'm glad you enjoyed the presentation. @JamesRussel: The projects sounds amazing. Cast should be excited to play these roles. Are you able to (maybe talk to your investors to back) make proper pay-or-play offers? That is likely going to be n...

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@CindyHammel - my personal favorites (most ideal for me - again other producers may have other opinions about this) include German, Belgian, UK, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Australia, and Malta (and Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Georgia .. in the U.S.). @MiguelGomez - a 200 page bible is a lot. WOW. Not...

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@BelindaA.Allen - Great question and I assume you are referring to "block-shooting". I personally encourage it, because it can save a lot of time and money to shoot all the season scenes in one location, then shoot the next block of season scenes in the next location and so forth. That said, you nee...

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@PierreVanSchalkwyk - it would be bad form (and potentially illegal) to shop your project around without your written authorization. I can't speak for everyone, but in my experience, most professional producers would discuss an option with you first, before sharing your idea with anyone. @ElyjahMerc...

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@Jorge Ortiz - I personally love including brands in my shows (that's a part of my finance plan in fact and helps me reduce the risk for my investors), but one has to be careful in not "plastering" brands all over the screen, because it could hinder international distribution, due to local TV (and o...

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@Denise Crisci - it depends on what it is. We are currently working on a concept that is based on a book series, and we are starting from scratch - so to speak. That said, ideally, I'd like to see a bible and pilot script, and thoughts on show runners, when something is sent to me. @Amita Sarin - it...

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@Melanie Arden - I would say that is a Chris question :). @Val Chidiac - I would say it's a personal preference, and I can share that as a producer I benefitted from studying screenplay writing. @Mark Morris - given this seminar was geared toward writers, I focused on that -for the most part - and d...

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@Amy Mäki - I would consider "Game Of Thrones" fantasy - it worked well I'd say. I don't think fantasy is a genre to avoid. I do think it can help if its based on an existing IP, but a strong concept can also be of interest to a buyer. @Victoria A.C.Quin-Harkin - if all your characters are essential for the story and concept, and they do not have similar / overlapping traits, then you don't eliminate any.

Geoff Hall

Just watching the On Demand replay, from Bristol, UK.

Ami Brown

In North Carolina!

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Marcos, the Brazilian guy.

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