40 | Marti Noxon On TV Writing (EVERYTHING You Need To Know)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Marti Noxon is a force in our business. Known for her sharp voice, social commentary, and darkly funny writing, all of which is tied together by a knack for complicated and richly drawn female characters, she's on TV's most important voices. She's worked on everything from beloved genre projects like BUFFY to prestige crime dramas like SHARP OBJECTS, and she's here today to help us get a full and detailed look at the current landscape for writing in television. Learn what we REALLY mean when we say story engine, what makes Marti quit reading a sample while staffing, and whether we should pitch with a bible, treatment, or one page when we take a show out.

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm L'Orian McKenna.
0:05.0	We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a team and separately.
0:09.0	We've worked on studio and indie films, live action, and animation animation from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel.
0:14.7	To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:18.8	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the life.
0:23.0	Had a not only survived the ups and downs but thrives.
0:26.0	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey.
0:32.0	Hi guys, welcome back to the show.
0:34.3	Today we are chatting with one of TV's most celebrated showrunners.
0:38.8	Marty Knoxin.
0:40.2	So exciting.
0:41.1	So excited.
0:42.1	Marty is a force in our business known for her sharp voice, social commentary, and darkly funny writing, all of which is tied together by a knack for complicated and richly drawn female characters.
0:53.6	Yay.
0:54.6	She's worked on everything from beloved genre projects like Buffy to creating prestige crime dramas
1:00.2	like sharp objects and award-winning shows like Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce and Unreal.
1:04.8	She's also directed with her film To The Bone.
1:08.6	She's here today to help us get a full and detailed look at the current landscape for writing in television.
1:14.7	But before our interview, let's get to our week or what we like to call
1:18.2	Adventures in Screenwriting.
1:20.8	Lorian, how is your week? You can start.
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