TV Budgeting and Line Producing ft. Maggie Herman (Bosch) – On the Road at SDCC 2016 (PT10)
Summary: Alex goes on the road at SDCC 2016 with Maggie Herman, assistant to the Executive Producer/Line Producer on the Amazon series Bosch, to discuss every TV writer's favorite topic: budgeting. How much does an hour of television cost? And how do scripts get broken down into money?<br> <br> It's a double Paper Team first, as we welcome our very first guest-star, and have our very first "On the Road" episode while Alex drives up from San Diego Comic-Con 2016 with Maggie (and another surprise guest).<br> <br> What is the real cost of an hour of TV? What is the process of breaking scripts into producible selection of scenes? Why would anyone want to become a line producer? What was Maggie's favorite cosplay of the con?<br> All these questions and many more are answered in this special edition of Paper Team.<br> <br> NOTE: I (Alex) recorded this podcast while literally on the road (riding shotgun in Maggie's car). There should be minimal background noise after the post-production work done since I fixed it in post--but just in case, prepare your ears. <br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - How was Comic-Con 2016? (02:23)<br> 2 - Everything you wanted to know about line producing, budgeting for television, and breaking down scripts into money (04:53)<br> 3 - What Titus Welliver smells like and how amazing his crew gift was (58:19)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2HDmjJR">Bosch - Available exclusively on Amazon</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/maggaggaggie">Maggie Herman's Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/chelseatc">Chelsea Crane's Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2vxqmCo">Transmetropolitan - Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI">Sorkinisms - A Supercut (Video)</a><br> <br> Maggie Herman posing for the podcast<br> Maggie's fancy post-it-notes scheduling board for production<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
