Ep690 - Brandon Violette, Screenwriter ‘CoComelon Lane’ & ‘Robogobo’

About this episode

Brandon Violette discusses his experiences as a screenwriter and the development of preschool content.

Brandon Violette is a Screenwriter, podcaster, and speaker. He was most recently the Head Writer for ROBOGOBO and PUPSTRUCTION at Disney Television Animation and the Co-Creator/Head Writer of COCOMELON LANE, one of Netflix's top-performing preschool series. In addition to his screenwriting work, Brandon is the host of THE STORY SERIES PODCAST, where he interviews writers, showrunners, filmmakers, authors, and creators about the rules they broke to build lasting careers. You can listen to his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-story-series-podcast-with-brandon-violette-for/id1799336043 In this interview, we talk about overcoming personal prejudices regarding preschool content, the development of COCOMELON LANE, storybook testing in local preschools, prioritizing character dynamics over world-building, networking, and much more. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS, right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend, as we’re giving away 100,000 copies this year. It’s based on over 400 interviews…

People in this episode

Guest: Brandon Violette

Topics covered

• screenwriting
• animation
• preschool content
• character dynamics
• networking

Keywords

• CoComelon Lane
• Robogobo
• Disney Television Animation
• The Story Series Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Products: COCOMELON LANE, INK BY THE BARREL

Books & works: CoComelon Lane, Robogobo, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS, Write Review

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