Monisha Dadlani

I was recently talking to a friend of mine who happens to be an actor about going into television. It seems difficult for actors and actresses who start in successful television shows to branch out to other roles because audiences are so used to seeing them as that character. He made the argument that it is the "normal" actor in these shows that are able to branch out of their … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: What Role Next?

  Tonight, USC's School of Cinematic Arts held an event that invited a panel of women in high roles in television to discuss their creative process. The panel included: Erin Reilly (AIL Creative Director - Moderator) Kim Moses (Ghost Whisperer) Alexa Junge (Friends, The United States of Tara) Nell Scovell (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) Felicia Henderson (Fringe, … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: Women in Television

Tonight, a few key members of the writing staff for "New Girl" came to talk to cinema students as a part of the Comedy@SCA program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The panel included: Liz Meriwether (Creator and Executive Producer), Co-Showrunners/Writers/Executive Producers Brett Baer and Dave Finkel, and Writer/Co-Producers Nina Pedrad and Rebecca Addelman. I have only … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: “New Girl” Writer’s Room

I hate to use the same theme from last week, but the Oscars are still so recent and relevant to what is happening in the media in terms of females on film. Cate Blanchett's acceptance speech for Best Leading Actress exemplifies a lot of what this blog has been talking about: female characters in television and film, and what it means to society and its relationship to the … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: The Success of the Female Protagonist