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The 2017 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT71)

Alex and Nick celebrate the end of 2017 by taking a look back at Paper Team’s past year, and a look forward at what is to come in 2018.

What were the most popular Paper Team episodes of the year? What was the best thing of 2017? What new gifts did Nick and Alex exchange with one another?

Plus, a word about contacting our guests.

The Paper Team throws some confetti…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Scraps: A word about etiquette (01:10)
1 – Paper Team 2017: A year in review (03:26)
2 – Best of 2017 and our milestones (11:39)
3 – Preparing for 2018 as a TV writer (35:37)
4 – Paper Team goals for 2018 (44:29)
Gift Exchange and Next Time On (48:10)

Links

“Networking 101: How to Talk With People in Hollywood” (PT05)
“How to Follow Up (Without Seeming Desperate)” (PT07)
“TV Pilot 101” (PT30)
“TV Spec Script 101” (PT34)
“TV Writer vs. Fandom: Writers’ Rooms and Fan Interaction – Paper Team Live at WonderCon 2017” (PT38)
“Should You Pay for TV Writing Education?” (PT19)
“Managing TV Writers ft. Daniela Garcia-Brcek (Circle of Confusion)” (PT59)
“Assisting TV Comedy Writers ft. Gary Sundt (Superstore/The Goldbergs)” (PT43)
“Writing Adult Comedy Animation ft. Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman)” (PT39)
“Spec v. Pilot: What You Should Be Writing Next” (PT04)
“Breaking in & Writing From “Outside the System” ft. Hilliard Guess (The Screenwriter’s Rant Room)” (PT47)
“TV Writing Competition Winners: What Happens Next?” (PT55)
“Finding Frances” (4×07 – Nathan For You)
“The Movement” (3×03 – Nathan For You)
“The Movement” – Jack Garbarino
“Git Gone” (1×04 – American Gods)
“Firestorm” (1×10 – The Orville)
“Dance Dance Resolution” (2×02 – The Good Place)
“The Ricklantis Mixup” (3×07 – Rick & Morty)
Dark
DuckTales 2017
Draemings
Julien Baker
Jordan Peele Breaks Down “Get Out” Fan Theories (Video)
Paper Girls
“SLAM!” – Pamela Ribon
“Navigating Your First TV Writing Job ft. Britta Lundin (Riverdale)” (PT67)
“The Emotion Thesaurus” – Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi
Hemingway Editor
The Salmon Pages
Scorpius comics
Codenames Duet

This episode brought to you by Tracking Board’s Launch Pad Writing Competitions

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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:
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Nick@_njwatson
If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

Inspiration vs. Stealing in TV Writing (PT58)

Alex and Nick discuss the differences between inspiration and stealing in screenwriting and television.

What constitutes an original idea? Where is the line between inspiration and stealing? Where can you get inspiration from? What is considered an homage? How many different stories are there to tell?

Plus, an answer to how many episodes of a TV show you should watch before speccing it.

The Paper Team pays homage…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Scraps: Episodes to watch before writing a TV spec (00:52)
1 – What is an original idea? (03:34)
2 – Why everybody “steals” (06:36)
3 – Paying homage and the different stories being told (09:23)
4 – Inspiration in TV and spec scripts (22:58)
Takeaways and Next Week On (34:13)

Links

Armageddon
Deep Impact
“Protecting and Over-Protecting Your TV Script: Copyright, Ownership and Idea Theft” (PT23)
Parallel thinking
Rough Night
Girls Trip
Akira Kurosawa
Stranger Things
Aesop’s Fables
Jean de La Fontaine
Hero’s Journey
Christopher Vogler
“The Art of Fiction” – John Gardner
“Save the Cat” – Blake Snyder
“The Seven Basic Plots” – Christopher Booker
“The Six Main Arcs in Storytelling, as Identified by an A.I.” – The Atlantic
The Shield
The Simpsons movie references

This episode brought to you by Tracking Board’s Launch Pad Writing Competitions

Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition

Special thanks to Evan Schmitt 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]

TV Prose and Scene Description 101 (PT48)

Update: PT48 transcript now available

Alex and Nick discuss why scene descriptions in TV scripts are so important, what to focus on in your TV prose, and treading the line between writing a script as a technical document versus a reading experience.

What makes good or bad prose? What are some examples of compelling scene descriptions? Should prose be efficient or florid? How do you convey textual information? When should you “direct” in a TV script?

Plus, a quick review of Shonda Rhimes’ TV writing masterclass.

The Paper Team illustrates their thoughts…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Announcements (00:49)
Odds-and-ends: Shonda Rhimes’ TV writing masterclass (02:23)
1 – What is screenwriting prose and why is it important (07:50)
2 – Why scene descriptions need to be efficient (09:33)
3 – Script: technical document or reading experience? (17:53)
4 – Describing versus telling (22:51)
5 – The screenwriter’s voice (27:39)
Takeaways and Resources (30:15)

Links

Shonda Rhimes’ TV writing masterclass
Six Feet Under
Alien script by Walter Hill and David Giler
David Foster Wallace
Shane Black
American Gods (TV Series)
Courier Prime
“Two for the Road” (2×20 – Lost)
“Exposition in TV Writing” (PT24)
Sherlock (TV Series)
“Sherlock: How To Film Thought” (Video)
“A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film” (Video)
Fringe chyrons

Resources

Hemingway Editor
Thesaurus.com
“The Synonym Finder” – J. I. Rodale

This episode brought to you by Tracking Board’s Launch Pad Writing Competitions

Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition

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]