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

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

Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first Roadmap Writers 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]

VR Storytelling ft. Michael Masukawa (Secret Location) (PT102)

Alex and Nick invite Michael Masukawa, manager of strategy and business development at Secret Location, to discuss emergent forms of VR storytelling.

What are the unique challenges of developing VR content? How do you work across VR devices? Why is branded content so popular? What does a VR script look like? What makes for a good VR experience? How is VR evolving?

The Paper Team puts on their headsets…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Starting in LA, working in TV development, transitioning from linear scripted stories, challenges of VR content, types of VR, branded content, devices, financing VR, experiences, writing VR, VR distribution, future of VR (00:47)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (46:32)

Links

Michael Masukawa on LinkedIn
Secret Location
Takashi Miike
Sonar Entertainment
Piller/Segan
Google Cardboard
Oculus Rift
HTC Vive
PlayStation VR
Dear Angelica
Magic Window
Oculus Go
HTC Vive Focus
IMAX VR
The VOID
Blasters of the Universe
Delusion
Oculus Story Studio
Henry
Fable Studios
Penrose Studios
Unity
Unreal Engine
Accounting (VR)
Virtual Virtual Reality
Superhot
Jack

Resources

Voices of VR
Road to VR

This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers

Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first Roadmap Writers 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]

The Paper Team 99th Episode Special (PT99)

Alex and Nick celebrate the ninety-ninth episode of Paper Team with a jam-packed retrospective of the podcast, including clips chosen by our listeners, popular moments, and new insights from past guests.

What are some of our listeners’ favorite moments and episodes? What new advice do some of our most popular guests have to share? How has Paper Team evolved over nearly one hundred episodes?

From assistants to writers and producers, we also get updates and fresh tips from several of our awesome guests: Britta Lundin, Hilliard Guess, Bob Dearden, Jenny Deiker, Zimran Jacob, T.A. Snyder, Franklin jin Rho, Ray Utarnachitt, and Kai Yu Wu.

Plus, we make a major announcement about an upcoming project.

The Paper Team puts on a bow tie…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Team Mentorship Announcement (00:01:20)
1 – Favorite moments and iconic episodes chosen by our listeners (00:03:43)
2 – Updates from our guests ft. Britta Lundin, Hilliard Guess, Bob Dearden, Jenny Deiker, Zimran Jacob, T.A. Snyder, Franklin jin Rho, Ray Utarnachitt, and Kai Yu Wu (01:02:1)
3 – Looking back at two years of Paper Team and special thanks (01:50:33)

Links

Managing TV Writers ft. Daniela Garcia-Brcek (PT59)
Writing Adult Comedy Animation ft. Alison Tafel (PT39)
The TV Writer’s Mindset: Dealing With Procrastination, Blank Page, and the Muse (PT17)
Breaking in & Writing From “Outside the System” ft. Hilliard Guess (PT47)
TV Pitch Documents (PT82)
TV Writing Programs and Fellowships (PT85)
Weaving Storylines: A/B/C Stories (PT53)
Branding Yourself (PT86)
TV Pilot 101 (PT30)
Analyzing Great TV Pilots (PT54)
TV Writer vs. Fandom – Paper Team Live at WonderCon 2017 (PT38)
Reimagined for TV – Paper Team Live at WonderCon 2018 (PT83)
Creating Animated TV Shows ft. Tom Ruegger (PT89)
From Intern to TV Writer ft. Bob Dearden (PT87)
TV Production Companies ft. Logan Kriete (PT74)
TV Criticism ft. Heather Mason & LaToya Ferguson (PT81)
Tone in TV Writing (PT60)
Nonlinear Storytelling (PT70)
Moving to Los Angeles (and Things We Wish We Knew) (PT01)
Navigating Your First TV Writing Job ft. Britta Lundin (PT67)
Being a TV Showrunner’s Assistant (PT76)
TV Writing Competition Winners: What Happens Next? (PT55)
Being a TV Script Coordinator ft. Franklin jin Rho (PT21)

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]