Pilot season is nearly over, which means it's time for shows to start staffing their rooms. For TV writers, this is one of the busiest times of year: sending out samples, taking meetings, and then taking more meetings. But for those of us wading into our first staffing season (or wanting to get as much information as possible before we're ready to wade in) how to actually get staffed on a show seems pretty nebulous.
What are the actionable steps you can take right now to prepare for staffing season? And how should you navigate your meetings and put your best foot forward with every showrunner you chat with?
With all this and more, Roadmap welcomes alumna Celena Cipriaso!
This 90-Minute Webinar Will Cover:
- What is staffing season?
- Samples and portfolios
- How to take meetings
- Audience Q&A!
Celena Cipriaso has been a beer journalist, a spoken word poet, a playwright, and a soap opera writer for ALL MY CHILDREN in New York City. She then journeyed to LA and worked as a writer assistant and script coordinator on shows such as THE ARRANGEMENT, TERESA, KNIGHTFALL, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. She also was a fellow of the 2017-2018 NBC Writer’s on The Verge Program and the 2018 Writer’s Assistant Network Fellowship. She is the co-writer of the movie the recently released and critically acclaimed movie YELLOW ROSE, the first Filipino-American film to be distributed by a major studio (Sony). Most recently, she was a staff writer on CLARICE.
Questions?
If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!