TORONTO, October 7, 2010 − David Shore, creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning Fox TV series “House, M.D.” gives a public talk November 8 in the Price Family Theatre in the Accolade East Building at York University.
Shore (left) will talk about the genesis of “House” and his work in developing, writing and executive-producing the hit medical drama. His presentation, illustrated with clips from the show, will take the form of a live interview with York screenwriting professor Howard Wiseman. Their conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
The event is part of the Norman Jewison Series presented by the Department of Film in York’s Faculty of Fine Arts.
“We’re very excited to host the creator of one of the most watched TV shows in Canada for a guest lecture for our students and the community at large.”House” is a remarkable and compelling show,” said Wiseman, “and from my conversations with David Shore, I know he’ll have some equally remarkable and compelling behind-the-scenes stories to share.”
Shore’s first-hand account promises to be both inspiring and illuminating, especially for aspiring screenwriters, directors and producers. “He’ll have valuable advice about breaking into the industry and the day-to-day workings of a hit TV series, especially from the writer’s and executive producer’s perspective,” Wiseman said.
“House, M.D.” is an innovative take on the medical drama. The villain is a medical malady and the hero is an irreverent, controversial doctor who trusts no one – least of all his patients, and often not even himself. Now in its seventh season, the show has earned 23 Emmy Award nominations and four wins, including Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Shore. The series also won the 2006 Humanitas Prize. It airs on Global TV in Canada.Shore has worked on many of television's most respected shows. He wrote episodes of “NYPD Blue” and “EZ Streets,” served as head writer and supervising producer on “Traders,” which he developed for Canadian television, wrote on “Due South” and was part of the writing team for the Emmy-winning first season of “The Practice.” He was twice nominated for an Emmy as a producer on “Law & Order.” He executive-produced both “Family Law” and “Hack” before creating “House.”
The Norman Jewison Series is named in honour of the Canadian film director and producer whose generous support has made this program possible. The series brings distinguished Canadian and international filmmakers, screenwriters, film historians and theorists to York University to meet with students and to present and discuss their work in a public forum open to the wider community.
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Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, York University’s Department of Film is one of Canada’s leading centres for professional education in the field. The department has been the springboard for a generation of outstanding film artists. Distinguished alumni include "Stargate" co-creators, screenwriters and producers Robert Cooper and Brad Wright; director/producer Larry Weinstein (Inside Hana’s Suitcase, Blindness, The Music of Kurt Weill, Thirty-Two Short Films about Glenn Gould); visual effects editor Tim Eaton (Beowulf, Zathura, Titanic); cinematographers Paul Sarossy (Chloe, Adoration, Where the Truth Lies) and Mark Irwin (All’s Faire in Love, American Pie 2, Scream, Me, Myself & Irene); producer Bill Bannerman (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and New Moon) and directors Aaron Woodley (Toronto Stories, Rhinoceros Eyes), Bronwen Hughes ("The L Word", "The Kids in the Hall"), and Carl Bessai (Repeaters, Mothers&Daughters, Normal, Unnatural & Accidental).
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David Shore: Tales from “House M.D.”
When: Monday, Nov 8, 7-8:30pm
Where: Price Family Theatre in the Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. [Map]
Admission: Free
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Media Contact:
Amy Stewart, Communications, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University
416.650.8469 | amy.stewart@yorku.ca
