1st Edition
TV Outside the Box Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution
Biography
Neil Landau is a bestselling author, producer and award winning screenwriter who runs the Writing for Television program in the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Digital Media (his alma mater).
Credits include Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead; Melrose Place, The Magnificent Seven, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Secret World of Alex Mack, Twice in a Lifetime, MTV's Undressed, and one-hour drama pilots for CBS, ABC, ABC Family, Warner Bros., Disney, Lifetime, and Fremantle. Neil has also served as Executive Script Consultant for Sony Pictures Television and Columbia Pictures.
His animated movie projects include the Tad: The Lost Explorer, which earned him a Spanish Academy "Goya" Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; Capture the Flag for Paramount; and Sheep & Wolves for Wizart Animation. He’s the author of the bestselling 101 Things I Learned in Film School; The Screenwriter’s Roadmap, and The TV Showrunner’s Roadmap.
"TV Outside the Box blew my mind—and not just because I'm one of the fascinating interviews in the book. Check it out and expand your consciousness beyond the zeitgeist."
—Dan Harmon, Emmy Award-winning Writer/Producer/Showrunner: Community, Rick and Morty
"TV Outside the Box boldly takes us inside the rapidly evolving television business; it's an engrossing, provocative, groundbreaking read."
—Lisa Kudrow, Emmy Award-winning Actor/Writer/Producer: Friends, Web Therapy, The Comeback
"By way of candid, fascinating conversations and sharp insights, Landau is a wonderful guide through the creative revolution that's redefining television."
—Beau Willimon, Academy Award and Emmy-nominated Writer/Producer/Showrunner: House of Cards, The Ides of March
