Hi all, hope your projects are going well. I'm currently organising a table read for a new TV pilot. I've never organised one before and I was wondering if any of you had, and if you had any tips?
The script is 53 pages. I've worked out that I can cover all the parts with seven performers plus a read...
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I’m in a the Tennessee Screenwriting Association’s Zoom group that meets each week. We do this kind of thing. Go to this link for info: https://tennscreen.com/attend-meeting/
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The most benefit I have ever received from a table read is when I am not managing anything.
I would NEVER give a performance suggestion or how a line should be performed. Just sit and watch, like you h...
Expand commentThe most benefit I have ever received from a table read is when I am not managing anything.
I would NEVER give a performance suggestion or how a line should be performed. Just sit and watch, like you have said.
It is super tempting to jump in and suggest. Mostly because you think it is going off the rails. But resist that urge. When someone reads your work when you are not there (99.99999% of the time), they don’t get that info. So note where it derailed and fix it on the page later.
I use read hrough.com now for a few reads before asking humans for involvement. It shows the easy to fix problems.
This is just me. I find the most valuable feedback is how did they feel.
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I'm thinking of starting my comedy table writing group back up again,, here in Phoenix again this summer. (Might as well....it's too damn hot to do anything else. Lol.) We are called The Rising Phoeni...
Expand commentI'm thinking of starting my comedy table writing group back up again,, here in Phoenix again this summer. (Might as well....it's too damn hot to do anything else. Lol.) We are called The Rising Phoenix Comedy Troupe. We don't meet every year, but when we do meet, it's pretty fun! I'll put some more info on NikiGaliano.com when I get back from open mic night tonight.
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On second thought---it's too damn hot to stay in Phoenix even one more summer. I think I"m moving. I'd like to spend the summer on a lake somewhere....
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Wendy Weisling, a quick question about your group. Do you have to have a synopsis and treatment in order to have your script read? Because I'm actually animating my own screenplays with A.I., so the o...
Expand commentWendy Weisling, a quick question about your group. Do you have to have a synopsis and treatment in order to have your script read? Because I'm actually animating my own screenplays with A.I., so the only person who is going to see the screenplay is me. I would just like to have a group of writers to listen to the 10 pages,, and give feedback.