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SUZANNE CHESSLER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I f you've laughed out loud TV show "Star Trek — The Next while watching early Generation." episodes of "Wings," later "I pitched a story and ended episodes of "Murphy Brown" up writing it," said Belanoff, 34. or recent episodes of "Cosby," "I like to joke that it was heavi- you probably were responding ly rewritten because I wrote it in to the talents of Adam Belanoff; Yiddish, but of course it was who has written for all three se- rewritten because I was inexpe- ries. rienced at the time, especially in Belanoff is very serious about the format of a one-hour drama. writing comedy and will share "I quickly made the switch to some trade secrets as one of what I felt more comfortable three presenters in "Writing for with, and that was half-hour Television," a Hollywood Liter- comedy. I wrote a spec script for ary Retreat workshop scheduled `Seinfeld' and another one for Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4, at `The Simpsons.' the Plaza Hotel in Southfield. "A writer doesn't necessarily "I will talk about the produc- expect to see a spec script pro- tion process — how we generate duced because it's really a writ- ideas, come up with drafts and ing sample to hopefully woo a go through post-production," producer into first making a said Belanoff, whose own career began by writing original revues as an undergraduate at Colum- bia University in New York. "If there's time, I'd like to guide people through their own process of mining potential ideas and getting a handle on how they might approach their own scripts," he said. Although Belanoff has at- tended screenwriting workshops since earning his master's degree from the Graduate Screenwriting Program at the University of Southern Califor- nia (USC), this will be the first time he has been asked to be a facilitator. Joining him will be Andy Guerdat, who teaches writing at the University of California at Los Angeles and has been a writer- producer for "Herman's Alan Belanoff: "I'd like to think there Head," "The Jeffersons" and are certain values that I've gotten from "Mork & Mindy." Also on the my heritage that I draw into the program is Charles Eglee, who material I write." has been a writer-producer for "Murder One," "Civil Wars" and "NYPD Blue." freelance assignment and then "I think the writing pie is offering a staff writing job." ever-widening," said Belanoff, Belanoff found an agent who who is especially proud of a circulated the "Seinfeld" script "Murphy Brown" script that ad- and quickly was hired to write dressed the issue of sexual ha- for "Wings." His opportunity to rassment. work on "Murphy Brown" came "There are new networks in soon after that, and he stayed a surge that started three to four with that show for two years. years ago with Warner Bros., Location was one of the en- Paramount and Fox, which are ticements when accepting em- certainly adding to the shows ployment with "Cosby," which is being done. I think there are produced in New York. Belanoffs more opportunities for writers wife, Carole, whom he married than there were when I was try- last May, is an assistant gener- ing to break in during the early al counsel for the Planned Par- '90s." enthood Federation of America, Belanoff got his break as a and she is based in New York. student at USC. He was offered When Belanoff visits South- a fellowship ,at Paramount, field, he will make a side trip to where he spent a lot of time with Ann Arbor to see his brother-in- people who were working on the law, Ronald Chervin, an assis-