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HOW TO ADAPT YOUR BOOK FOR TELEVISION: Dear Author, Would you benefit from this type of workshop I am teaching and why?

Do you watch your TV? That's your Transformational Vocabulary. Our experience of life has less to do with circumstances and more to do with the meaning we attach to those circumstances. And that meaning is closely related to the language we use. Check out this short video for more...

Television has long been a medium through which we explore and reflect on the human condition. Among the many genres, comedy series featuring aliens on Earth provide a unique and often humorous perspective on what it means to be human. Shows like “Mork & Mindy,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and several others use the outsider viewpoint of extraterrestrial beings to highlight, critique, and celebrate various aspects of humanity. This article delves into the common themes and lessons these shows teach us about ourselves and examines how they reflect changes in society over the past 60 years. https://lnkd.in/gJis4GMa

Listening is important; however, sometimes we need to speak up and be heard.... If not, be silent and overlooked. There are very few mind readers in the world. If you need something, speak up. If you see something, speak up. A voice, silent to long, will be permenantly silenced. Do not let your voice be silenced. #inspiration #motivation #whatinspiresme #walkingtall #socialmedia NGBN TV Men's Network

MAKE TEASES GREAT AGAIN! Now more than ever we need to pull out all the stops to grab the viewers attention. Odds are they’re doing the same think you are right now… looking at their phone or computer, not the TV. I try to approach each tease and standup with a purpose driven mindset that is thumbstopping and can raise their eyes to the TV. My challenge to writers of all abilities: -Avoid leading with “Coming up. Next. Ahead. After the break.” -Find a way to build in an actual and realistic call to action -Make it move! Literally, get the human on screen to move around and bring some life to the tease! What are some ways you jazz up a television news tease?

On this week's Chatter, Eugenia Lostri talked to Walter Hickey about his book, "You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything," how we use media to express our societal apprehensions, the soft power of media productions, and more. https://lnkd.in/eecT3Fzi

As the sources of information are so many (e.g., newspaper, TV, Internet, email, word of mouth…) and the drive/motivation of each of those sources vary widely, the information we receive in this day and age is analogous to a puzzle! A lot of pieces need to be brought together, placed in right order and shape to produce a meaningful picture/narrative The more complex is the story, the more pieces to the puzzle (e.g., 4, 10, 50, 250, 1000…) How complex was it and how many pieces of the puzzle have you had, with the latest narrative you comprehend?

Anyone who knows me knows I've spent some time ranting about disinformation in the media and the convoluted excuses/justifications it creates. In the midst of one of those session awhile back, I shouted, "Why doesn't someone do something about this?" And then I realized that someone was me. I have teamed with my esteemed colleague and friend, the very fine, seasoned, professional actor, Kevin Brief, to create and produce: "Brief Notes to Fill the Gaps." Gaps refers to the lapses in knowledge we all experience when it comes to governmental/societal issues. It is these lapses that are being exploited. Presenting, now, the first installment of this adventure that currently has 26 episodes in the can awaiting post production and distribution. So here's our ask: If you like this program and what we're doing, please like then share the hell out of it. Let's use the power of social media sharing to counteract the misinformation in the media. Sharing is how we can all do something to combat the exploitation of knowledge gaps in our society.

This short article gives you a quick overview of why you need a TV Series Bible, highlighting the surprising oversight among writers, including those on our platform and our competitors, who often lack a series bible to accompany their pilot scripts. This gap in understanding is explored in terms of the history, significance, and intricacies involved in its creation. https://lnkd.in/gmVsaGRX

A text is any media product we wish to examine, whether it is a television program, a book, a poster, a popular song, the latest fashion, etc. We can discuss with students what the type of text is—cartoon, rock video, fairy tale, police drama, etc.—and how it differs from other types of text. We can identify its denotative meaning and discuss such features as narrative structure, how meanings are communicated, values implicit in the text, and connections with other texts.