Black Filmmaker Group to Sponsor Sitcom Workshop
The Black Filmmaker Foundation will sponsor a two-day workshop for situation comedy writers, with presentations from several prominent writers and producers.
The Oct. 26 session, “The Craft of Writing Television Comedy,” will focus on sitcom structure, character development, genres and sketch writing. Panelists include Sara Finney and Vida Spears (“Moesha”), Rob Edwards (“The Naked Truth”), Winifred Hervey (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”), Susan Fales (“Almost Perfect”) and Erich Van Lowe (“Homeboys From Outer Space”).
The Oct. 27 session, “The Business of Writing Television Comedy,” will highlight the hierarchy of the industry, deal-making, spec scripts and securing an agent. Panelists include Deborah Langford, vice president of television at Quincy Jones/David Saltzman Entertainment; Rose Catherine Pinkney, vice president of comedy development at Paramount Television; and other network and studio executives.
Both workshops will take place in the Little Theater on the lot of 20th Century Fox Studios.
Information: (310) 201-9579.
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