0:00 – How To Be Successful As An Artist
14:18 – The Truth About A TV Writing Career
29:28 – Most Important Question A Screenwriter Has To Ask Themselves
41:55 – This Is What Many Artists Don’t Realize Until They Are Older
54:10 – The Star Wars Story Problem And Why Star Trek Is Better
1:03:52 – A Writer’s Job Is To Dramatize Emotion Not Talk About It
1:14:20 – Twilight Zone Is Possibly The Greatest TV Show Ever Made
1:21:35 – The Writing Process Begins With A Deadline
1:40:27 – Best Way To Learn Story Structure
1:55:38 – I Don’t Want To Write Stories I’ve Seen A Million Times
2:08:37 – Big Mistakes New Writers Make With Character
2:20:06 – How Does A Screenwriter Know Their Writing Is Good?
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Marc also recorded the commentaries of 54 Twilight Zone episodes on a BluRay set. Now, he’s completing the commentaries of all the remaining episodes – 156 episodes in total – and YOU can be a part of it.
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BIO:
Marc Scott Zicree is the author of THE TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION and has written for shows such as STAR TREK – THE NEXT GENERATION, SLIDERS, DEEP SPACE NINE, BABYLON 5, SMURFS, HE-MAN, REAL GHOSTBUSTERS and many more. Marc and his wife Elaine Zicree have worked for virtually all the major studios and networks. In addition to writing, directing and producing great projects for film, TV and books (including the forthcoming GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES), Marc and Elaine mentor thousands of others toward successful careers in the Industry via The Table industry roundtable meetings.
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