by Shanee Edwards | Apr 16, 2016 | Big Break
It’s a well-known struggle: finding a way to pursue your dreams while still managing to pay the rent. Writer Andrew Lee, winner of the Big Break Half-Hour Comedy category for his Brooklyn Nine-Nine spec, knows this tension too. Though he always wanted to be a writer,...
by Shanee Edwards | Apr 1, 2016 | Big Break
Meet Eric Buchman. By day, he’s the Script Coordinator for the hit NBC show Blindspot. By night, Buchman writes his own spec scripts, and dreams of one day hiring his own Script Coordinator to run a show he has created. Now that Buchman is the TV Grand Prize Winner of...
by Shanee Edwards | Mar 31, 2016 | Big Break
Adi Blotman, whose script, Realty Check, won the Final Draft Big Break Comedy/Romantic Comedy category, gets real about writing flawed characters and combining genres. Adi Blotman is no newcomer to comedy. Originally from Israel, she spent the last decade performing...
by Anthony Gagnon | Dec 28, 2015 | Big Break
Christina Eliopolous is no stranger to the industry. After graduating from NYU, she’s worked as a copywriter, and written and directed a number of films, including some of her own, and some for a number of nonprofit organizations. “I actually learned the most about...
by Anthony Gagnon | Dec 23, 2015 | Big Break
What drew you to screenwriting in a town outside Los Angeles? Growing up I was always a giant fan of visionary directors like Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg. It goes without saying that they have unique styles, but when I saw the films of Darren Aronofsky and Paul...
by Kala Guess | Mar 18, 2015 | Big Break
There are more brain surgeons then there are professional television writers. I don’t know if that’s actually a true statement but it’s something I tell people and it sure does feel true. When I was 17 years old, in my mind, I decided to become a professional...
