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Audience Questions – TV Writing and TV Business (PT91)

Audience Questions – TV Writing and TV Business (PT91)

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Alex and Nick answer audience questions about television writing and the TV business.

Is there a benefit to writing beyond the pilot? Do dramas have an equivalent to comedy “punch-ups”? What does an outline look like? How do you sell a TV concept? Where can you find networking events that TV writers go to?

Plus, we look at two new Paper Tease entries.

The Paper Team raises their hand…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Tease Session (00:56)
1 – Questions about TV writing (11:22)
2 – Questions about the TV business (20:26)
3 – Questions and comments about the podcast (33:32)

Paper Tease Entries

“Figments” by Dustin Pinney
“Jackie & Marilyn” by Benjamin Morgan

Links

Pitch Doc One – TV Calling
TV Pitching 101: Who, What, and Why (PT13)
TV Pitch Documents (PT82)
Bringing the TV Writers’ Room Process Home (PT06)
From Outline to (First) Draft (PT28)
How to Meet People in LA (When You Don’t Know Anyone) (PT03)
Putting Yourself Out There (PT75)

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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]

Branding Yourself (PT86)

Branding Yourself (PT86)

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Alex and Nick discuss the importance of branding yourself as a TV writer and ways to define why you write what you write.

Why should you “brand yourself”? How are you able to drive the conversation about you? How to understand what you can bring to a writers’ room? Why is it important to know your strengths and weaknesses in TV? How do you translate your personal story into your writing? What are ways of showcasing yourself online?

Plus, an announcement about an announcement.

The Paper Team makes its mark…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Scraps: Announcement of an announcement (00:31)
1 – Understanding who you are as a person (02:54)
2 – Understand who you are as a TV writer (11:24)
3 – Putting it all into application (21:49)
Takeaways and Resources (28:23)

Links

“Comedy v. Drama: Declare Your TV Major” (PT02)
“Putting Yourself Out There” (PT75)
Dunning–Kruger effect
$h*! My Dad Says
“Six Feet Under’s Alan Ball on grief and dying” – UTNE
The Goldbergs

Resources

“Building a StoryBrand” – Donald Miller

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]

TV Pitch Documents (PT82)

TV Pitch Documents (PT82)

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Alex and Nick discuss the content and formats of successful TV pitch documents, from one-pagers to pitch bibles.

How do you effectively communicate the vision of a TV show? What are the different formats of TV pitch documents? What should you include in your pitch? How do you structure a pitch document? What are the burning questions you need to answer? How do you write your pitch in a compelling and unique way?

Plus, we talk dramedy script categories.

The Paper Team gives their sales pitch…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Scraps: Spec Lists and Script Categories (00:31)
1 – Formats of TV pitch documents (03:41)
2 – Content of a TV pitch document (06:35)
3 – How to best express your pitch: format, structure, and prose (19:40)
Takeaways and Resources (33:19)

Links

Leave a voicemail for Paper Team & TV Calling
Sundance Episodic Program
“Pitch Doc One” – TV Calling
“Meetings 101: Generals and TV Staffing” (PT62)
Terra Nova

Resources

“The Ultimate Sales Letter” – Dan S. Kennedy

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]