Perfectly Mentored With Jason Portnoy

Who's sitting behind the camera on your favorite shows? The Internet is obsessed with actors, but there's a wealth of information, imagination and valuable insight locked in the creative minds responsible for your latest binge-watch.Doug Ellin is an American screenwriter and film and TV director best known for creating the HBO series Entourage. Ellin also served as executive producer, director, head writer and supporting actor for the series, and wrote, directed and produced its 2015 film adaptation.On this episode of the Perfectly Mentored Podcast, Doug and Jason jam on the evolution of Entourage into an incredible hit show, how the reaction to art changes as society does, and the impact of streaming services and social media on a screenwriter's work.Topics Covered: Who is Doug Ellin? [00:15] How did you get started in film and TV? [00:56] Did you like the idea of Entourage from the beginning? [03:02] Does perfectionism play a part in writing a hit show? [05:32] How did you assemble the Ent