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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]

Composing Music for TV ft. Miranda Sachetta (Transformers: Prime Wars/The Voice) (PT94)

Composing Music for TV ft. Miranda Sachetta (Transformers: Prime Wars/The Voice) (PT94)

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Alex and Nick invite Miranda Miranda Sachetta, composer for Transformers: Prime Wars and The Voice, to discuss writing music on scripted and unscripted television shows.

What is the process of writing a piece of music for a television show? How does the communication between the composer and creatives work? How are motifs and themes used? What can TV writers learn from music composition? How does music for scripted shows differ from unscripted?

The Paper Team takes a cue…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Starting in TV, process of composing, communication with creatives, addressing notes, temp tracks, motifs and themes, working with an orchestra, what writers can learn from composers, composing for interactive formats, post-processing (00:31)
Resources and Next Week On (34:10)

Links

Miranda Sachetta
Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy
The Eagle Huntress
Nobuo Uematsu
Neon Genesis Evangelion
My Hero Academia

Special thanks to Chris Anastasi 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]

Breaking in as a TV Writer Later in Life ft. J. Holtham (Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger) (PT92)

Breaking in as a TV Writer Later in Life ft. J. Holtham (Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger) (PT92)

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Alex and Nick invite J. Holtham, writer on Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, to discuss breaking into the TV industry later in life, and writing on a comic-based series.

What is some important advice for people wanting to pursue TV writing later in life? How can breaking in older help in the writers’ room? What is the process of writing for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger? What can writing plays teach you about screenwriting?

The Paper Team powers up…

SHOWNOTES

Content

Breaking in older, getting noticed, staffing on Pitch, being a playwright, the first staff writing job, working for Marvel, working on Cloak & Dagger, adapting existing IP, moving to LA, advice for people pursuing writing later in life (00:51)
Resources and Next Week On (44:21)

Links

J. Holtham on Twitter
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger on Freeform
Screencraft Fellowship
PAGE AwardsHumanitas Prize
Pitch
Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood
Doom Patrol

Resources

Amy Berg’s Twitter thread about being staffed

This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers

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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]