Author: TeeTwo

Tanya E. Taylor is a passionate television producer/director from Kingston, Jamaica. On her life’s journey, she has worn many hats (often at the same time) Copywriter, Creative Director, Lecturer, Writer, Script Supervisor, Fixer, Editor, Producer, Director. Smilingly tenacious, Tanya is constantly conquering the unknown while continuously honing her skills. At her core she’s still the 5-year-old sitting on the terrazzo floor, too close to the black and white television. Grinning as the station identifier cross dissolves into the Jamaican flag billowing in the wind to the national anthem. The beginning of transmission of the island’s only television channel and the predictable start of the “Secrets of ISIS”. Her love affair with the small screen began then and has intensified over the decades. Tanya earned an Advertising degree from FIU and returned to Jamaica where she grew from copywriter into Creative Director within 3 years. After achieving all she believed she could within the advertising industry she chose to leave it behind. In 2002, her television career officially began, when she was recruited to develop Jamaica’s first kids quiz show. While, writing, producing, directing and editing the series, Tanya also worked on visiting international productions. Some of these credits include: One Love, The Amazing Race, America’s Next Top Model, A Perfect Getaway, Food Paradise International. During her TV/Film career Tanya has developed, written, produced and/or directed several memorable Jamaican series. Tanya is creating global content featuring the Jamaican culture while residing in New York.

Filmmaking T01

Filmmaking isn’t rocket science. It’s not brain surgery. Honestly, as far as I know, over the past 2 decades I haven’t used the Advanced Math I excelled at in High School. Everything you want to know about filmmaking is at your fingertips. Google it. I’m not Spielberg (as a client not so graciously told me…

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Black!

What do you see first? My black gold and green blended soul or my mocha skin?

My heart

Thoughts I had when I saw the Amy Cooper video.

Wednesday May 06, 2020

At the beginning of the shutdown, I began working with a team of women online to make a documentary about pandemic point of views to keep myself working and focussed. I’ve also been crafting a personal docu-series featuring family and friends as I realized there was a lack of stories from people of color. As…

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Compliment Crippled

Not sure how, when or why it happened, but I CANNOT accept compliments. they make me feel itchy in my skin – like it doesn’t quite fit I suppose. It might be my Jamaican upbringing, it might be because I’m a woman, it might be fear of being good. Since I left Jamaica 5 years…

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T2 watches TV

3 hours later I’m TV satiated, hot chocolate is but stains in the mug and the guilt has settled in. No not about the hot chocolate, though I’ll prolly come back to that tomorrow. It’s guilt about falling in love with the series.

T2s Tattoo Testimony

How’s that for alliteration? As a teenager I was fascinated by tattoos. Artwork on your body? Count me in. But I wasn’t in a motorcycle gang or a lesbian so maybe not. There’s also the fact that I lived in Jamaica and belong to a very traditional though unconventional family. (but that’s another story for…

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