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Paper Team is now on Patreon

After three years and well over 100 episodes, Paper Team is now on Patreon!

As our podcast grows, it gets more expensive to maintain. Patreon allows our listeners (you!) to make ongoing contributions of a few dollars – in exchange for amazing rewards.

Our goal with Patreon is to not only allow our listeners to sponsor the show, but to offer exclusive content to Patrons as well.
When you become a patron, in addition to supporting our long-running podcast, you will get more content, more advice and become a part of our TV writing community:

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Joining our Patreon gets you access to more of what you love about Paper Team – including our new monthly “Paper Patron” mini-episodes where we answer your personal industry questions and give additional TV writing tips.
Patrons will obtain an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming “Paper Team Mentorship“, where we guide one of our listeners through the process of writing a new TV pilot.
Patrons also receive exclusive full-length bonus episodes plus detailed, practical “cheat sheets” of our most popular content.

We’re launching with THREE cheat sheets, which you can access right now if you sponsor us for only $5/month:
TV Pilot 101 ?
Bringing the TV Writers’ Room Process Home ✍️
Moving to L.A. (and things we wish we knew)

tv pilot 101 cheat sheet

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We’re dedicating a “Paper Tease” slot to our Patreon supporters – which means we guarantee that at least one of our Patrons gets feedback on their TV pilot during each session.
In addition to insight from us, you’ll also get the opportunity to have your questions answered directly from some of our guests.
If you’re a friend of the call, then you know our past guests have included TV writers/producers from shows like BoJack Horseman, Riverdale, Altered Carbon, Queen Sugar, Into the Badlands, Superstore, Harley Quinn, Animaniacs, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and many more!

Join Our Community

Becoming a Patron of Paper Team invites you to be part of our TV writing community. Our private, curated Facebook group is filled with fans and friends of Paper Team and TV Calling. We try to make this a real look into the world of Paper Team. We post about upcoming episodes, TV writing news, as well as opinion polls that influence upcoming topics/guests.
Patrons also get early access to tickets for our mixers and live events – which fill up quickly.

If you’re interested in improving your TV writing and your career, then we believe this Patreon and our podcast are for you. Each tier offers amazing value for only a few bucks a month – and this support means we can continue to produce high-quality content on a weekly basis without compromise.

Write on.

Paper Scraps Monthly VI – Mentorship Announcement, November Paper Tease, Overall Deals & Executives (PT113)

Alex and Nick offer feedback on four more teasers and cover a couple TV headlines from the past month, including expensive overall deal and top executives leaving their networks.

Plus, we give official information about our Paper Team Mentorship!

The Paper Team eyes the prize…

SHOWNOTES

Paper Tease Entries

“Valkyrie” by Jamel Northern
“Together Alone” by Tyler Jordan & Mark Anthony
“Totally Human” by Josh Naquin
“Gasland” by Augusto Federico Amador & Diggi Singh

Links

“J.J. Abrams Seeking Record-Shattering Overall Megadeal” – Variety
“The death of Hollywood’s middle class” – Fast Company
“ABC shakeup: Channing Dungey resigns; Karey Burke becomes entertainment president” – Los Angeles Times

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]

Entertainment Law ft. Panayiotis Spanos (Spanos Law) (PT107)

Alex and Nick invite lawyer Panayiotis Spanos, founder of Spanos Law, to discuss the essential things TV writers should know about entertainment law, from contracts to credits.

In what capacity does a lawyer enter the picture when it comes to TV writing? What do they offer that a traditional manager or agent can’t? How can a TV writer best use their entertainment lawyer? How does negotation of a TV staffing contract work? What is unique to the sale of a TV show? How should a writer go about optioning rights to a book or IP? What is the reality of people having their scripts “stolen” and how can writers protect themselves? At what point should a writer get a lawyer and how does one go about finding the right entertainment lawyer?

The Paper Team signs on the dotted line…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Entertainment Law with Panayiotis Spanos (00:47)
Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (39:07)

Links

Panayiotis Spanos on Instagram
Panayiotis Spanos on Twitter
Writers Guild of America’s Theatrical and Television Minimum Basic Agreement
U.S. Copyright Office
Worm (Web Serial)

Resources

“Hollywood Dealmaking” by Dina Appleton & Daniel Yankelevits
“Contracts for the Film & Television Industry” by Mark Litwak

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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]