Filmmaking / Directing : Coffee & Content: Showrunner Glen Mazzara On What Stands Out In A Spec Script by Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

Coffee & Content: Showrunner Glen Mazzara On What Stands Out In A Spec Script

Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares two videos in today’s blog.

In the first video, acclaimed showrunner Glen Mazzara (“The Rookie,” “The Dark Tower”) discusses the challenges of being a screenwriter, advice for new writers, and the importance of including fun in a spec script.

In the second video, RB gives his best piece of advice to new filmmakers (screenwriters, actors, etc. can use it too).

Grab your coffee/tea/juice/etc. and jump in!

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Billy Kwack

Hi Maurice, the dark tower, I think its by Stephen King

Billy Kwack

Cool Maurice, good movie

Maurice Vaughan

That's actually the TV movie, Billy Kwack. Here's the movie with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey: www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520dark...

I haven't seen the TV movie, but I liked the one with Idris and Matthew.

Billy Kwack

Hi Maurice, same here, Idris Elba. I didn't know there was a TV series

Maurice Vaughan

It's not a TV series, Billy Kwack. It's a TV movie. I haven't seen it yet.

Amazon is making a "The Dark Tower" TV series though (and two more movies): www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a42189570/the-dark-tower-tv-series-amazon/

Dan MaxXx

During the height of covid 2020-21 and show biz was shut down, GM publicly tweeted to read tv specs by newbies. One newbie is a friend of mine; GM read her spec, had 0 notes & passed the spec to a bigtime tv manager and in 3-4 months, she was staffed & joined the WGA.

Maurice Vaughan

Congratulations to your friend, Dan MaxXx! It pays to write an incredible spec and have an acclaimed showrunner pass it along, especially to a bigtime TV manager.

Billy Kwack

Sorry Maurice, I got mixed up, again good movie

Maurice Vaughan

No problem, Billy Kwack.

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