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Character Names, Rebranding, and Fellowship News – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT170)

Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about character names, fellowship specs, Paper Tease limits, and choosing representation based on packaging.

Plus, we look at some of the latest TV writing news, including Netflix removing titles, Disney dropping Fox names, and HBO Max productions.

Content

Post-Mixer and Shout-outs (00:32)
Audience Questions: Character names, packaging, 2020 specs, and Patreon (09:48)
TV Writing News: Censorship, OTT movies, and studio rebranding (28:21)

Links

Manager Communication, Assistant Work, and Staffing Starts (PT167)
Showrunning Daybreak ft. Aron Eli Coleite (PT159)
“Netflix Reveals Titles Pulled From Service Over Government Demands” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Disney Drops Fox Name, Will Rebrand as 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures” – Variety
“Warner Bros. and HBO Max Team Up on New Label” – IndieWire
“‘Friends’ Reunion Special On HBO Max Nears Deal” – Deadline
Script Readiness, Contests, and Career Detours (PT160)
Altered Carbon Season 2 on Netflix

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Showrunning Daybreak ft. Aron Eli Coleite (PT159)

Alex and Nick invite Aron Eli Coleite, executive producer, co-creator, and showrunner of Netflix’s Daybreak, to learn all about his writing process and running (or curating) the post-apocalyptic dramedy.

From staffing a writers’ room and breaking character stories, to communicating a creative vision and producing the show, we take a deep dive into what goes into creating a series from the inside.

PT159 Aron Eli Coleite

Content

1 – Beginnings and becoming a showrunner (00:01:09)
2 – Staffing Daybreak: reading samples, assembling the right staff, showrunner meetings, and creating opportunities (00:20:16)
3 – The Daybreak writers’ room and writing process: blue-skying, breaking episodes, structure, and character arcs (00:37:26)
4 – Production of Daybreak: department heads and casting (01:05:37)
Final advice, resources, and next week on (01:17:09)

Links

Daybreak on Netflix
“The Only Podcast Left” – Daybreak scripted podcast on Spotify
Aron Eli Coleite on Twitter
Aron Eli Coleite on Instagram

Resource

“Understanding Comics” – Scott McCloud

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Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your TV Scripts (PT148)

Alex and Nick discuss the many common mistakes to avoid in your TV scripts. From structure and character to dialogue and formatting, we go over the frequent problems we’ve encountered, and our advice on fixing them.

Content

1 – Before the draft (01:41)
2 – Macro mistakes: structure, acts, stories (13:54)
3 – Micro mistakes: scenes, dialogue, prose (28:37)
4 – On the page (42:07)

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

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