Tian Jun Gu (House of Cards) discusses his journey from screenwriting student to working as staff writer on a hit Netflix series.
We Talk About:
- Moving to LA, and then, to Brooklyn, NY for House of Cards
- What it was like to assist a successful showrunner
- The writer’s room, breaking story and learning on the job
- How to map out a season of conflict and character arcs
- Working on personal projects during a hiatus
- Creating more opportunities for diversity on-screen
Quotes from the Show:
“Nothing really prepares you for a writer’s room.”
“What’s the craziest conflict we can see for these two characters in a given setting? What do we really love that we want to see in this season? (In the room,) sometimes we go broader like that.”