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Finding Your Place in the Writers’ Room ft. Evelyn Yves (Katy Keene) (PT166)

Finding Your Place in the Writers’ Room ft. Evelyn Yves (Katy Keene) (PT166)

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Alex is joined by Evelyn Yves, writer on Katy Keene, to discuss ways of finding your place in the writers’ room, from pitching yourself in a showrunner’s meeting and prep work beforehand, to handling the first few weeks pitching in the writers’ room and figuring out your own skillset to contribute.

Reminder

We’re having our second mixer this month! Join us Friday, January 31 at Village Idiot on Melrose. The event starts at 7:30PM. More information available at http://paperteam.co/mixermelrose

Content

1 – Showrunner meetings and preparing before the room (01:02)
2 – The first few weeks in the room, learning the lingo, and pitching as a new writer (09:43)
3 – Finding your skills in the writers’ room (31:30)

Links

Evelyn Yves on Twitter
Katy Keene premieres February 6 on The CW
Tell Us About Yourself: Crafting the Personal Pitch (PT165)

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

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Tell Us About Yourself: Crafting the Personal Pitch (PT165)

Tell Us About Yourself: Crafting the Personal Pitch (PT165)

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Alex and Nick answer the dreaded “tell us about yourself” question, including going over how to craft a compelling personal pitch for general meetings, showrunner meetings, or the #WGAStaffingBoost, using actual examples and actionable steps.

Plus, we announce the date and location of our upcoming January mixer.

Announcement

We’re having our second mixer this month! Join us Friday, January 31 at Village Idiot on Melrose. The event starts at 7:30PM. More information available at http://paperteam.co/mixermelrose

Content

Announcement: January Mixer (00:37)
1 – The importance of knowing your personal story (01:20)
2 – Content of your personal story and examples (03:16)
3 – Tailoring your personal story (34:08)

Links

Comedy v. Drama II: Blurred Lines (PT143)

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]

Writing Scripts That Go Viral ft. Jordan VanDina (Animaniacs/What Would Diplo Do) (PT163)

Writing Scripts That Go Viral ft. Jordan VanDina (Animaniacs/What Would Diplo Do) (PT163)

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Alex and Nick are joined by Jordan VanDina, writer on the new Animaniacs TV show, the upcoming movie The Binge with Vince Vaughn, and creator/writer of Weekend Scripts, to discuss generating scripts that will go viral, leveraging online success to get work, plus the importance of having a pasta pass in your arsenal.

How do you go about promoting stunt scripts? What are ways of writing scripts quickly? How can you leverage online success to get representation and work? How was Weekend Scripts born? What was the experience of working on What Would Diplo Do? What is the new Animaniacs writers’ room like? How do you transition into feature work?

Content

Writing scripts that go viral with Jordan VanDina (01:07)
Final advice, resources and next week on (31:22)

Links

Jordan VanDina on Twitter
What Would Diplo Do?
SuperMansion
The Binge
Weekend Scripts
TV Stunt Specs ft. Billy Domineau (PT45)
Never Ending Pasta Pass

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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]