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Paper Team Mentorship IV – Staffing Update With Paul (PT147)

Paper Team Mentorship IV – Staffing Update With Paul (PT147)

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Alex and Nick catch up with their first mentee Paul Chang, recently staffed on a Disney animated series, to hear about what he’s been up to and get his perspective on being a new staff writer in television.

How do you prepare yourself for staffing opportunities? How do gauge which representation is right for you? Why is it important to celebrate all the wins? How do you deal with imposter’s syndrome? How do you stay present and useful in the writers’ room?

PT147 Mentorship 4 Paul Chang

Links

Paul Chang on Twitter
Paper Team Mentorship I – “Mid-Death Crisis” Overview (PT128)
Paper Team Mentorship I – Paul’s Update
Paper Team Mentorship II – “Mid-Death Crisis” Beat Sheet (PT134)
Paper Team Mentorship II – Paul’s Update
Paper Team Mentorship III – “Mid-Death Crisis” Outline (PT138)
Feedback and Notes: Building Your Reading Onion (PT08)

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

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Alex – @TVCalling
Nick – @_njwatson
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TV Writing Incubators and the Evolution of Access (PT125)

TV Writing Incubators and the Evolution of Access (PT125)

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Alex and Nick have a candid discussion about the emergence of TV writing incubators, and the current state of access in the television industry for up-and-coming writers.

What are TV writing incubators? What do those programs mean for our industry? Is every facet of TV writing going to be turned into a competition? How have TV writing opportunities changed for new writers? What are ways of improving the situation?

The Paper Team takes a chance…

Links

Imagine Impact
Rideback TV Incubator
Sundance Episodic Program

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]

Getting Noticed From Outside the Industry ft. Joey Tuccio (Roadmap Writers) (PT104)

Getting Noticed From Outside the Industry ft. Joey Tuccio (Roadmap Writers) (PT104)

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Alex and Nick invite Joey Tuccio, CEO of Roadmap Writers, to discuss ways of establishing yourself as a writer when you’re starting from outside the entertainment industry.

How can someone outside LA get noticed as a writer? What can writers do to position themselves for success before trying to break in? What traits do succesful Roadmap writers share? How can writers make the most of their meetings with executives and reps? What are the biggest challenges for aspiring writers breaking in now?

The Paper Team looks at their roadmap…

Joey Tuccio

SHOWNOTES

Content

Starting in LA, selecting what to write, creating a writer’s brand, learning from your peers, finding a mentor, using social media, meeting with executives, being a “human first”, finding a rep, using intellectual property (00:54)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (40:35)

Links

Joey Tuccio on Instagram
Roadmap Writers
Roadmap’s Career Writer Programs
“How the horror short ‘Lights Out’ went from 3-minute film to Hollywood feature” – Los Angeles Times
Roadmap’s Page Analysis

Resources

SimplyScripts
Short of the Week

This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers

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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]