All Star panel of female creators: SD Comic Con
August 1st, 2011 by Mr. C
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- Jenna Busch (moderator)
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- Marjorie Liu
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- Gail Anne Hurd
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- Jane Espenson
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- Laeta Kalogridis
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- Marti Noxon
The “best of the best” of these multi-talented writers/producers on this comic con panel shed a little insight on their success stories as well as hardships while trying to rise above the ranks of a traditionally male dominated field in the comic/sci-fi film genre. This estrogen connection cast of all stars would ultimately prove that if you have a great story to tell to your audience and you are able to deliver this message in an intelligent & entertaining fashion then it doesn’t matter if you are an alien, martian, monster, male, or female! Right on! It’s true that there are a few more obstacles that females have to contend with in this field but the ladies on this panel are knocking down barriers one by one, making it just a little bit easier for the next wave of creative writers to breakthrough! As we will discover from this discussion, you’ll have to learn to roll with the punches, don’t burn any bridges until you’re well across them, develop a thick skin, & take any advantages that may be bestowed upon you, & run with them! The special guests included : MARTI NOXON (screenwriter/producer) of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Mad Men, Fright Night, & Glee; GALE ANNE HURD (producer) of The Walking Dead, Terminator, & Aliens; MARJORIE LIU (writer) of X-23, Daken: Dark Wolverine, Black Widow, Dirk and Steele novel series; JANE ESPENSON (writer/producer) of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, & Caprica; & LAETA KALOGRIDIS (screenwriter/producer) of Shutter Island, Ghost in the Shell, Bionic Woman, Avatar, & Fantastic Voyage. The moral of the story from this all star cast of creators: Be persistent, keep on writing, keep on submitting your work, & keep on, keeping on despite rejections!
Check out a brief clip below from the Q&A portion of the panel! Maybe this will help inspire some of you soon to be writer/producers of the next big hit TV/FILM/Comic/Novel series!
Tags: GALE ANNE HURD, JANE ESPENSON, LAETA KALOGRIDIS, MARJORIE LIU, MARTI NOXON
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