facebook_pixel Press "Enter" to skip to content

Looking to start your TV writing journey?

Posts tagged as “WGA”

Personal Connections, Partnerships, and Parallel Ideas – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT194)

Alex and Nick answer your television writing questions about meeting people willing to read you, navigating similar ideas, and codifying writing partnerships.

Plus, we make a big announcement about our upcoming live 200th Paper Team episode, and discuss the latest television news, including the continuing WGA/agency fight.

Announcement

We’re having our 200th Paper Team episode event STREAMED LIVE! We’ll be talking TV writing and celebrating this podcast with some incredible guests. So mark your calendars for Saturday, December 5 and follow TV Calling’s brand-new Twitch channel.

We also want to hear from you! Do you have a favorite moment or guest from the podcast you want us to highlight? Let us know at http://paperteam.co/200

Content

200th Episode Announcement, PT Updates, and Shout-Outs (00:36)
TV Writing Questions: Making connections, similar ideas, and codifying writing partnerships (08:04)
TV Writing News: WGA/agency pressure, WB chairman, and open letters (17:32)

Links

Visual TV Storytelling in Buffy’s “Hush” & “Restless” (PT37)
Networking 101: How to Talk With People in Hollywood (PT05)Feedback and Notes: Building Your Reading Onion (PT08)
Networking 201: Cold Contact, Queries and Etiquette (PT121)
Tips and Tricks for the TV Industry (PT171)
Putting Yourself Out There (PT75)
“Writers Guild presses CAA and WME to end 18-month standoff over agency practices” – Los Angeles Times
“Warner Bros. TV Group Chairman Peter Roth to Step Down” – Variety
“Native and Indigenous Writers Ask Hollywood to Advance Film and TV Representation” – The Hollywood Reporter
Untitled LatinX Project’s letter

If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

Fonts, International Writing, and 2020 WGA MBA – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT183)

Alex and Nick answer your TV writing questions about reference letters, international writing programs, spec script timelines, and title page fonts.

Plus, we take a look at the latest business news, notably the new WGA 2020 MBA and success stories of past guests.

Content

Shout-Outs and Updates (00:32)
TV Writing Questions: Reference letters, international writing programs, spec script timeline, and title page fonts (04:36)
TV Writing News: 2020 WGA MBA, past guests’ overall deals, and series pick-up (18:01)

Links

Nickelodeon Animation Writing Program ft. Katherine Wells (PT179)
Building Your Career as a TV Writer ft. LaToya Morgan (PT111)
DaFont
Summary of the Tentative 2020 WGA MBA
“LaToya Morgan Inks Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group, Launches Production Company” – Deadline
“Amazon Sets Mystery-Comedy ‘Nancy Wu Done It’ From Kai Yu Wu And Jessica Henwick” – Deadline

If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

Being a Black Writer in Hollywood ft. WGAW Committee of Black Writers Chairs (Michelle Amor, Hilliard Guess, Bianca Sams) (PT181)

Alex and Nick invite the Chairs of the WGAW Committee of Black Writers, Michelle Amor (Playin’ for Love, Of Boys and Men, The Honorable), Hilliard Guess (Deadly Class, We Got Issues, Ticker), and Bianca Sams (Charmed, The Originals, Training Day), to have an in-depth discussion about systematic racism and injustice in the entertainment industry towards Black writers, representation in and out of the writers’ room, plus various ways TV writers and professionals of all levels can be part of the solution.

WGAW Committee of Black Writers

NOTE: We recorded this episode remotely so please excuse some minor audio glitches.

Links

Open Letter by the WGAW Committee of Black Writers (PDF)
WGA Inclusion Report 2020 (PDF)
WGAW Committee of Black Writers on Facebook
Michelle Amor on Twitter
Hilliard Guess on Twitter
Bianca Sams on Twitter

If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]