Breaking Into TV Writing with David Hannam

Join us for an illuminating chat with prolific screenwriter and executive producer David Hannam (Paper Dolls, Rock Island Mysteries, Nowhere Boys) on all things TV writing! 

In this Masterclass you can expect to hear about:

• David's background and personal career journey to TV writing
• Career pathways including notetaking, script coordinating, and initiatives
• Life as a TV writer, from creating original ideas to pitching yourself as a writer 
• Inside the TV writers' room from getting staffed to collaborating with others
• The role of a head writer and/or showrunner and other hierarchies to understand
• Getting representation and how to set yourself up for business
• And more! Followed by a Q+A

About David Hannam

A former journalist, David Hannam has a slate of original projects in development in both Australia and the UK. He is a writer and executive producer on Acorn's first Australian original drama Darby and Joan, starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi, which was released in August 2022 to critical acclaim. He is currently developing season two, after consulting and writing for Paramount+ music industry thriller Paper Dolls.

Previous work includes pieces in almost every genre, including the ground-breaking Australian bio-pic Carlotta, and hit Prisoner reboot, Wentworth. His other writing and creative producing credits include multiple seasons of NBCU's Emmy-winning sci-fi, Nowhere Boys, the thrillers Wanted, and Secret Bridesmaids' Business, currently being adapted by NBC in the US, and period dramas The Doctor Blake Mysteries and A Place to Call Home.

Early Bird $35 (available until Sept 13)

General $45 

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