Chris Amick
@chrisamick.bsky.social
The World’s First Screenwriter Producer: It Ends (SXSW 2025) Writer: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Die Hart, Kung Fu Panda the Dragon Knight, Final Space, the Salad Mixxxer, Goth Fitness
Olga has done so much to help my friends. It’s baffling. But they truly could use all the help they can get because recovery is going to take years. If you’re looking for ways to help a family who lost everything in the LA fires, consider my writing partner and his wonderful family. #FYC
Please Hold
Ben Mekler@benmekler.bsky.social · 2y agoIT ENDS is premiering at @sxsw.com This is a special movie and the first from @chrisamick.bsky.social and l's production company, Please Hold Pictures. We're EPs alongside some of our best friends and favorite partners. Some great news among the horrors, which suits the movie. See you in Austin.
Not looking forward to the LA fires season of Selling Sunset
If you were affected by the LA fires and need supplies near Burbank, head to Local 80 at 2520 w olive Ave suite 200, Burbank ca 91505. They are ready to help!
The CATS cg technology is just sitting there. What’s stopping us from using it for a courtroom drama or a sexy Naval thriller?
Time for my annual “I don’t have an active deadline tomorrow, I’d love to play a video game” itch. What are your picks for ps4 (cause I only play once a year)? Should I just finish Horizon Forbidden West? I bought God of War last year during the it h but haven’t played yet. What else?
“Incorporating AI” should never exit the lips of a union. Placing the onus on the writer to fight against such requirements will result in said writer not getting the job. We can do better & must. WGA fought against bad terms, so can you. I’m a member of both unions & will strike again if need be.
The Animation Guild // #WeAre839@animationguild.bsky.social · 2y agoThe Animation Guild Executive Board has released the following statement to its members in regard to the tentative agreement between The Animation Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
Wrote a thing about where I start when I develop a tv series idea. open.substack.com/pub/residual...
Unanswerable Questions
The core of a great series premise
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Thread (1/4) #Screenwriters of #Bluesky! Want to learn how to pitch your show? Ever wanted to learn what the day-to-day life of a staff writer is like? @chrisamick.bsky.social shall teach you the secrets of the industry and more through these 4 incredible classes! gumroad.com/a/773348627/...
How to Pitch Your TV or Film Project Masterclass
"I had been encouraged to pitch for years but found the idea of putting one together intimidating. This course was exactly what I needed, a practical recipe for getting my story across." -- Meghan L. ...
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If you want some guidance and accountability to develop your own series pitch in the new year, check out this online class I’m instructing. Today’s the last day to get 50% off with promo code BF2024. Tell your writer/series creator friends! chrisamick.gumroad.com/l/tvpitchcla....
TV Pitch Development Course (January 2025)
Discover Your Writing ProcessMonday Nights - 8:00pm to 9:30pm PT / Starting Jan 6. 2025 / Join this Online Class from AnywhereYou have a great idea for a TV series, but struggle to confidently pitch t...
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no buying from Amazon tomorrow through Monday folks — crossing picket lines is for chumps
No shade to therapy, but whoever came up with “everyone should go to therapy” is a marketing genius. If you think people don’t need it, you’re a bad person. Wow. Even religion doesn’t get this kind of broad acceptance. I even qualified this whole dumb thought so you wouldn’t think I’m bad!
Already feeling the itch* to put this new app down and back away. *depression
Another issue I have with AI is that capital I and lowercase L look the same so anytime someone mentions someone named “AL” my first thought is someone has made an AI version of Al Pacino, Al Gore, Al Roker, Weird Al Yankovic. This is a real problem I want people to start taking seriously!
“Generative Artificial Intelligence models are built on a foundation of intellectual property theft and plagiarism; recent news developments offer further confirmation of that theft.”
Elaine Low@elainelow.bsky.social · 2y agoBig Tech is training AI on thousands of TV/film scripts. I spoke to showrunners, IP and business affairs lawyers — as well as the programmer at The Atlantic who examined this data set — to find out what happens next The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social theankler.com/p/tv-writers...
Just watched COLLATERAL for the first time. Good movies are good.
Toddler is sleep regressing again, AMA (don’t ask me anything actually please leave me alone)
I wrote this article ten years ago. Hard to believe what Colin has accomplished in that short time. www.hence.la/paramount-st...
Paramount Studios Handed to "Team Player" Intern
In an incredibly bold but risky move, Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of media conglomerate Viacom, has announced that spring intern Colin Dunbar will be named the new Chief Executive as of 2016’s fi...
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Listen, I’m excited to see my hometown in this show. But if they don’t chug a bottle of Heinz ketchup and call God a jagoff for taking a trauma patient’s life within the first ten minutes, I’m out! youtu.be/_n0cHDflMcE
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What’s the shortest pitch you’ve ever sold? Every pitch I’ve sold is 20-25mins, but I always wish they were 5mins shorter. What do you think is essential and what do you leave out?
