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Directing TV Comedy ft. Alethea Jones (Queen America/Wrecked) (PT118)

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Alex and Nick invite Alethea Jones, director on Queen America, Wrecked and Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, to discuss what goes behind directing TV comedies and half-hour shows.

What is the role of a director in television? How can writers better convey action for directors? How does a director work with a TV writer on set? What are differences between directing children’s television and comedies? How do directors handle crossboarding? What are the responsibilities of being a producing director?

The Paper Team takes the shot…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Directing for TV comedies and dramas with Alethea Jones (00:43)
Final Advice, Resources and Next Week On (44:27)

Resources

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

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

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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]

Finding Content for Digital TV ft. Hillary Levi (VRV) (PT112)

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Alex and Nick invite Hillary Levi, creative executive at Ellation and developing shows for their streaming platform VRV, to discuss finding content for streaming and aggregation services.

How does an OTT decide which content is best suited for its service? What are important aspects of a VRV project? How can a platform maintain a consistent product with rotation in its programming? How does a creative executive find writers to work with? How can creators best approach a network like VRV with projects for development?

The Paper Team curates…