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Writing Scripts That Go Viral ft. Jordan VanDina (Animaniacs/What Would Diplo Do) (PT163)

Writing Scripts That Go Viral ft. Jordan VanDina (Animaniacs/What Would Diplo Do) (PT163)

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Alex and Nick are joined by Jordan VanDina, writer on the new Animaniacs TV show, the upcoming movie The Binge with Vince Vaughn, and creator/writer of Weekend Scripts, to discuss generating scripts that will go viral, leveraging online success to get work, plus the importance of having a pasta pass in your arsenal.

How do you go about promoting stunt scripts? What are ways of writing scripts quickly? How can you leverage online success to get representation and work? How was Weekend Scripts born? What was the experience of working on What Would Diplo Do? What is the new Animaniacs writers’ room like? How do you transition into feature work?

Content

Writing scripts that go viral with Jordan VanDina (01:07)
Final advice, resources and next week on (31:22)

Links

Jordan VanDina on Twitter
What Would Diplo Do?
SuperMansion
The Binge
Weekend Scripts
TV Stunt Specs ft. Billy Domineau (PT45)
Never Ending Pasta Pass

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Writing Classic Multicams to Cable Darlings ft. Dan O’Keefe (Seinfeld/Veep) (PT154)

Writing Classic Multicams to Cable Darlings ft. Dan O’Keefe (Seinfeld/Veep) (PT154)

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Alex and Nick invite Dan O’Keefe, writer on Silicon Valley, Veep, and Final Space, to talk about his experience writing on classic multicams, late-night comedy, and half-hour cable darlings.

What are the differences working on single-cam and multi-cam? How do you keep a consistent career in comedy writing? What is it like working on a serialized half-hour? How do you tackle the politics of late-night and comedy rooms? What is some advice for pitching and selling shows?

The Paper Team grins…

PT154 Dan O'Keefe

Content

Writing classic multicams, late-night, and cable comedy darlings, with Dan O’Keefe (00:39)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (54:21)

Links

Dan O’Keefe on IMDb
WGF Library

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Comedy v. Drama II: Blurred Lines (PT143)

Comedy v. Drama II: Blurred Lines (PT143)

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Alex and Nick revisit the topic of one of their seminal episodes: Comedy versus Drama. Should you still declare a major in the age of dramedies and blurred formats? Are boundaries and page-count still relevant as a TV writer? How should you approach staffing and your writing samples in today’s era?

Content

1 – What we covered three years ago and what prompted this episode (00:33)
2 – How these blurred lines have affected TV staffing and the industry (11:52)
3 – How this evolution has impacted our own TV writing (21:30)
4 – Frequently asked questions (31:26)

Links

Comedy v. Drama: Declare Your TV Major (PT02)
TV Writing for Comedy & Drama ft. Michelle Badillo & Caroline Levich (PT115)
Paper Scraps Monthly – Records, Routine, and Resolution (PT140)

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