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The 2018 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT116)

The 2018 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT116)

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Alex and Nick celebrate the holidays by taking a look back at an eventful 2018, for both Paper Team and TV writing, as well as revealing what’s next for the podcast in the new year.

What were the most popular Paper Team episodes of the year? What were our favorite shows, movies, music and books of 2018? What are some of our goals for 2019? What gifts did Alex and Nick exchange?

Plus, big things are coming in the next month.

The Paper Team parties on…

SHOWNOTES

Content

1 – Paper Team Announcements: Patreon, Mixer and Mentorship (00:54)
2 – Paper Team 2018: A year in review (04:51)
3 – Best of 2018 (TV, movies, music, books, episodes) (21:47)
4 – Paper Team goals for 2019 (43:11)
Gift Exchange and Next Time On (45:25)

Links

Paper Tease TV Script Competition
The TV Writers’ Room – A TV Calling Community (Facebook Group)
“An Evening in the Writers’ Room” (PT100)
“TV Writing Programs and Fellowships” (PT85)
“TV Pilot 201” (PT84)
“Analyzing Great TV Characters” (PT72)
“Tips and Tricks for TV Writing” (PT93)
Counterpart
Bodyguard
The Haunting of Hill House (TV Show)
Gerald’s Game (Movie)
Killing Eve
The Good Fight
Big Mouth
Barry
“Flight of the Conchords: Live in London”
“The Sincerest Form of Flattery” (1×07 – Counterpart)
“Two Storms” (1×06 – The Haunting of Hill House)
“Kiksuya” (1×08 – Westworld)
“Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going” (1×07 – Barry)
“Free Churro” (5×06 – BoJack Horseman)
“The Ballad of Donkey Doug” (3×06 – The Good Place)
Bluey
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
“Airborne” by Prinze George
“Between Two Shores” by Glen Hansard
A Star Is Born (2018 Movie)
Avengers: Infinity War
Widows (2018 Movie)
“The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben
“Thrawn” by Timothy Zahn
“Building Your Career as a TV Writer ft. LaToya Morgan” (PT111)
“Creating Animated TV Shows ft. Tom Ruegger” (PT89)
“The Paper Team 99th Episode Special” (PT99)
“TV Spec Script 201” (PT79)
“TV Writer Representation 201” (PT108)
“Rewriting Your TV Script” (PT90)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode and everyone else who supported us this year.

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]

Writing Episodic vs. Serialized TV (PT95)

Writing Episodic vs. Serialized TV (PT95)

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Alex and Nick discuss the advantages and disadvantages of writing episodic and serialized television.

Which format is better suited to your story? How does breaking a season change based on serialization? Why do serialized stories provide more developed character arcs? When is an episodic script more accessible to an audience? How is TV production impacted by the level of serialization?

Plus, a major announcement and two more Paper Tease entries.

The Paper Team connects the dots…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Tease Session (01:58)
1 – Characters (10:40)
2 – Story and Plot (23:44)
3 – Finding the middle ground (40:40)
4 – Production (47:43)

Paper Tease Entries

“How Grace Got to Run the World” by Reeve Segal & Kaela Crawford
“Reunion Tour” by Paul Sprangers

Links

“The TV Writers’ Room” – TV Calling Facebook Group
The Art of the TV Episode (PT20)
TV Viewing Habits: Writing for the Binge (PT42)
“Day 478 ” (2×11 – The Good Fight)
“The Inner Light” (5×25 – Star Trek: The Next Generation)
“Git Gone” (1×04 – American Gods)
“The Sincerest Form of Flattery” (1×07 – Counterpart)
“Kiksuya” (2×08 – Westworld)

This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers’ JumpStart Writing 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]

Analyzing Great TV Scenes: Case Studies of Deep Space Nine, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Good Place, The Good Wife, Lost and The Simpsons (PT77)

Analyzing Great TV Scenes: Case Studies of Deep Space Nine, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Good Place, The Good Wife, Lost and The Simpsons (PT77)

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Alex and Nick break down six iconic TV scenes to look at what makes them engaging and unique.

The moments explored in this episode include scenes from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Good Place, The Good Wife, Lost, and The Simpsons.

What makes for a great TV scene? How can a simple exchange play off character and story? How can dialogue be used to define a moment? What are ways acting, directing and editing influence the impact of a scene? What TV writing lessons can you learn from these scenes?

Plus, we talk how many people should be in a writing group.

The Paper Team gets in and out…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Paper Scraps: How many people in a writing group? (00:00:58)
1 – Introduction to the six TV scenes (00:03:09)
2 – “The Simpsons” Steamed Ham scene (00:08:02)
3 – “Deep Space Nine” Benny Rant scene (00:16:15)
4 – “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Papa scene (00:29:35)
5 – “Lost” Henry Gale Breakfast scene (00:37:24)
6 – “The Good Place” Many Attempts Montage scene (00:44:55)
7 – “The Good Wife” Will vs. Alicia scene (00:53:02)
Next Week On (01:03:38)

Links

“Feedback and Notes: Building Your Reading Onion” (PT08)
“Analyzing Great TV Pilots” (PT54)
“Analyzing Great TV Characters” (PT72)
“22 Short Films about Springfield (7×21 – The Simpsons)
The Simpsons’ Steamed Ham scene
“Far Beyond the Stars” (6×13 – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Deep Space Nine’s Benny Rant scene
“Papa’s Got a Brand New Excuse” (4×24 – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Prince of Bel-Air’s Papa scene
“The Whole Truth” (2×16 – Lost)
Lost’s Henry Gale Breakfast scene
“Dance Dance Resolution” (2×03 – The Good Place)
“Hitting the Fan” (5×05 – The Good Wife)
“I’m mad as hell” scene from Network
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“Nonlinear Storytelling” (PT70)

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