The Breakdown with Julia Harter (GHOSTS)

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JULIA HARTER is a British-American Producer and Screenwriter with credits on hit shows including the CBS comedy GHOSTS, Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE, and Max’s DEGRASSI reboot. Julia is currently in development with a mystery-thriller series. As a producer she has valuable experience with pitching and development; she knows what it takes to pitch a television show that will win over producers and executives. Julia rose through the industry ranks landing her own writing and producing credits, having started as a Writers’ Production Assistant and Showrunners’ Assistant. She has a Screenwriting MFA from UCLA and it’s there she studied “story-math” and honed her story fundamentals skills. Julia is particularly strong in script structure and is adept at identifying structural issues and how to improve them. She is passionate about working with up-and-coming writers looking to see their work on screen, and giving them the tools and advice they need to get their projects made. Full Bio »

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We’re back in the Writers’ Room for the Breakdown with Julia Harter. We breakdown produced screenplays focusing on a different aspect of writing every webcast. Join us as Julia breaks down their episode of GHOSTS.

 

About Your Instructor

JULIA HARTER is a British-American Producer and Screenwriter with credits on hit shows including the CBS comedy GHOSTS, Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE, and Max’s DEGRASSI reboot.

Julia is currently in development with a mystery-thriller series. As a producer she has valuable experience with pitching and development; she knows what it takes to pitch a television show that will win over producers and executives.

Julia rose through the industry ranks landing her own writing and producing credits, having started as a Writers’ Production Assistant and Showrunners’ Assistant. She has a Screenwriting MFA from UCLA and it’s there she studied “story-math” and honed her story fundamentals skills.

Julia is particularly strong in script structure and is adept at identifying structural issues and how to improve them. She is passionate about working with up-and-coming writers looking to see their work on screen, and giving them the tools and advice they need to get their projects made.

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