Due to the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego Comic-Con has been cancelled this year. But good news! It has gone online. And it is totally free and open to everyone. So, if you’ve ever wanted to experience Comic-Con but have been unable to get a pass or to travel to San Diego, now’s your chance to get a taste little taste.
You can see the whole line-up of online panels at the website. There are over 350 panels. That’s a lot to wade through. So, below are my ten suggestions for panels that will be of particular interest to film and television writers. Some of these I’ve attended in previous cons, some just look intriguing.
Go to the website to see full descriptions. The con begins Wednesday, July 22nd, but many of the panels will be available indefinitely – which is fortunate because there’s some good ones at the same time.
1. Writing for TV - Sunday 7/26, 1 pm
2. The Art of Adapting Comics to the Screen: David S. Goyer – Saturday 7/25, 11 am
3. Writers Journey: Producers Mentality - Sunday 7/26 3 pm
4. Scary Good TV: A Conversation with Horror’s Top Showrunners - Saturday 7/25, 6 pm
5. Collider: Directors on Directing – Thursday 7/23, 2 pm
6. From Idea to Hired: Books, TV, Film, and Comics (a panel of agents) – Friday 7/24, 1 pm
7. Finance for Creatives – Saturday 7/25, 11 am
8. Authors on the Best Advice I Ever Got – Saturday 7/25, 3 pm
9. The Future of Entertainment – Thursday 7/23, 1 pm
10. Artists as Brand, Rise of the Artist Entrepreneur – Thursday 7/23, 3m
And be sure to watch my Let’s Schmooze Vlog about Comic-Con, networking, and writing in various media. My guests were:
Benjamin Raab - TV writer (Arrow, The Flash) and comic book writer (The Phantom, Green Lantern)
Spiro Skentzos, TV writer (Grimm, Arrow) and host of the “Intro to TV Writing” Comic-Con panel
Eugene Son, animation writer (Avengers Assemble, Star Wars Resistance) and comic book writer (Ultimate Spider-Man)
It’s also available as an audio podcast:
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
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