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Hollywood Penn Alumni you should know about: Vol. 5

In our latest installment of Hollywood Penn alumni you should know about, this fall season has been a busy one for Hollywood Quakers… After the jump, check out: the animated episode a Penn alum wrote for a new children’s cartoon a new big studio deal for one Penn alum Penn alumni with new TV shows […]

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DT’s B&P: 6 Reasons Why ABC Is Really Loving On Penn Alumni This Week

This week the “The Mouse House” (ABC/Disney) is all about the red and the blue. From news pertaining to studio heads, actors, producers, and writers, find out what sorts of waves Penn alumni are making this week! 6 Reasons Why ABC is Really Loving on Penn Alumni this week: #1:Continued speculation of Rich Ross (C’83) […]

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The Remaining 21 Videos of Advice From our Hollywood Penn Panel

(l to r): Lew Schneider (C’83), event producer Reg Tigerman (C’07), Zach Lutsky (C’97), Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) and Jason Resnick (C’92) Back in February, I posted a whole bunch of videos from our LA Penn in Pictures 2008 panel including Jason Resnick (C’92) (Universal acquisitions), Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) (Brothers and Sisters Writer), Zach […]

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Her Brothers and Sisters “Meshugana” Episodes: Based On Her Own Life!

Last week, I posted a video about a Penn alum asking our Penn in Pictures panel about their advice about writing successful spec scripts. Today’s question from our audience to Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) is: “Where do you get your ideas for stories on “Brothers and Sisters”? …Find out which episodes were inspired from Sherri’s […]

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Penn in Hollywood: “Writing a Good Spec Script” (VIDEO)

Yesterday, I posted a video about a Penn alum asking our Penn in Pictures panel about the art of the pitch. Today’s question from our audience to both Sherri and Lew is: “Why was your Spec Script Successful? …and What is some good advice in terms of writing one?” Any suggestions of your own to […]

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Penn in Hollywood: “What Makes a Good Pitch?”

(l to r): Lew Schneider (C’83), event producer Reg Tigerman (C’07), Zach Lutsky (C’97), Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) and Jason Resnick (C’92) Yesterday, I posted a video about a Penn alum asking our Penn in Pictures panel about getting a Hollywood job. Today’s question from our audience is: “What Makes a Good Pitch?   …and […]

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