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TV Business Resources We Use (PT146)

TV Business Resources We Use (PT146)

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Alex and Nick share the many TV business resources they use for networking, meetings, contact management, writing news, and everything to navigate the television industry.

We go over our personal recommendations we’ve used over the years, and why they matter to us.

Content

1 – Books (00:42)
2 – Apps/Software (11:34)
3 – Hardware/Tools (28:57)
4 – Websites (35:39)
5 – Podcasts (55:23)

Links

“Small Screen, Big Picture” – Chad Gervich
“How to Manage Your Agent” – Gervich Chad
“Hollywood Game Plan” – Carole Kirschner
“This Business of Television” – Howard J. Blumenthal
“Producing Animation” – Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi
“The One-Hour Drama: Producing Episodic Television” – Robert Del Valle
“Desperate Networks” – Bill Carter
“Make Your Contacts Count” – Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon
Networking 101: How to Talk With People in Hollywood (PT05)
Airtable
Contacts+
Teamweek
Trello
Boomerang
Slack
Discord
WhatsApp
Line
WeChat
Google Voice
@Voice Aloud Reader (TTS Reader)
Evernote
Google Keep
Venmo
Vistaprint
Moo
Stickermule
Whatshalfway
Doodle
IMDb Pro
Studio System
Variety Insights
WGA Find a Writer
Screenwriters Rant Room
The Business
Industry Standard
The Treatment
WGF Podcast
Australian Screenwriters Podcast
Screen Australia Podcast
Happier in Hollywood
3rd & Fairfax
The Writers Panel
Scriptnotes
Children of Tendu

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Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex – @TVCalling
Nick – @_njwatson
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Paper Scraps Monthly – February Paper Tease and Syndication News (PT123)

Paper Scraps Monthly – February Paper Tease and Syndication News (PT123)

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Alex and Nick give feedback on five Paper Tease entries and take a look at some TV writing news, including Twitter threads on staffing and articles about the syndication of iconic shows.

The Paper Team licenses itself…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Tease Session (00:24)
Paper Scraps: Law & Order, The Simpsons, The Critic and Twitter threads (28:16)

Paper Tease Entries

“Motel Verse” by Dallas Rico
“Inept” by Matty Mendez
“Rogue Galaxy” by J.R. Curry
“Diabolical” by Renier Murillo
“Evangelist” by Seth Yergin

Links

“Why Isn’t Law & Order Streaming Anywhere?” – Vulture
“What Will Happen to The Simpsons as Disney Takes Over Fox?” – Variety
“It Didn’t Stink, So Why Did The Critic Fail to Become a Hit Show?” – Consequence of Sound
Gloria Calderón Kellett’s Twitter thread about staffing
Gloria Calderón Kellett’s Twitter thread about pilots
Doctor Who’s latest scripts (BBC Digital Library)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
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Finding Stability as a Nascent TV Writer ft. Julia Yorks (The Adventures of Puss in Boots/Skylanders Academy) (PT120)

Finding Stability as a Nascent TV Writer ft. Julia Yorks (The Adventures of Puss in Boots/Skylanders Academy) (PT120)

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Alex and Nick invite Julia Yorks, writer on The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Skylanders Academy, and Trolls: The Beat Goes On, to discuss finding stability as a nascent TV writer and moving up the ladder.

How do you navigate building a career as a new TV writer? How do you deal with the instability of the profession? How can you balance other jobs with writing? What is the process of transitioning to full-time staff writer? How was the writing process of Puss in Boots, Skylanders Academy and Trolls?

The Paper Team steps up…

PT120 Julia Yorks

SHOWNOTES

Content

Finding stability as an up-and-coming TV writer with Julia Yorks (00:53)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (42:17)

Links

Julia Yorks on Twiter
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Skylanders Academy
Trolls: The Beat Goes On
“Finding Content for Digital TV ft. Hillary Levi (VRV)” (PT112)
Jack Reacher (Film)
Julia Yorks on Cinemorgue

Resources

“Save The Cat” – Blake Snyder

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Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex – @TVCalling
Nick – @_njwatson
If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]