Writing Samples and Preparing for TV Staffing ft. Liz Alper (The Rookie) & Kai Wu (Deception) (PT119)
Summary: Alex and Nick invite fellow TV writers Liz Alper (The Rookie/Hawaii Five-0) & Kai Wu (Deception/The Flash) to debate what samples are worth writing, and how they get ready for staffing season.<br> <br> Are features better samples than TV pilots or specs? Should writers chase trends? What are ways of researching a spec script? How can you get ready for staffing season? How do you handle a difficult showrunner as a staff writer?<br> <br> Plus, we give feedback on three Paper tease entries and discuss the latest TV writing news.<br> <br> The Paper Team cuts deep...<br> <br> <br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> Paper Tease Session (00:00:48)<br> 1 - TV writing samples and getting ready for staffing season with Liz Alper & Kai Wu (00:17:33)<br> 2 - Paper Scraps: SMILF allegations, Bandersnatch, and TV watching (00:52:16)<br> Final Advice and Next Week On (01:07:53)<br> <br> Paper Tease Entries<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paperteasers/Endwell.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Endwell" by Diana Lampiasi</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paperteasers/Tested.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Test.ed" by Melissa Long</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paperteasers/Mediocre.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">"Mediocre" by Chris Thomas</a><br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/LizAlps">Liz Alper on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/chinoiskai">Kai Wu on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://abc.go.com/shows/the-rookie">The Rookie on ABC</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_(2018_TV_series)">Deception</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/unikunka/status/1076166940828135429">Daniel Kunka's Twitter thread</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/chinoiskai/status/1076210900955250688">Kai and Liz's Twitter responses</a><br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P-Is2EJpEA">Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg on Writing (Video)</a><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/smilf-creator-frankie-shaw-investigated-misconduct-claims-1170077">"'SMILF' Creator Frankie Shaw Investigated Over Misconduct Claims" - The Hollywood Reporter</a><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-sexually-explicit-casting-contract-828287">"Sexually Explicit Casting Contract for HBO's 'Westworld' Extras Has SAG-AFTRA Concerned" - The Hollywood Reporter</a><br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/10/hbo-hires-intimacy-coordinators-to-monitor-on-set-sex-a-new-role-1202489884/">"HBO Hires “Intimacy Coordinators” To Monitor On-Set Sex" - Deadline</a><br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/black-mirror-bandersnatch-netflixs-interactive-film-explained-1171486">"Inside the 2-Year Journey of 'Bandersnatch'" - The Hollywood Reporter</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8312830/">Lords & Ladles</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidying_Up_with_Marie_Kondo">Tidying Up with Marie Kondo</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nailed_It!">Nailed It!</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by Script Pipeline<a href="https://scriptpipeline.com/shop/tv-writing-contest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Submit by March 1st to the <a href="https://scriptpipeline.com/shop/tv-writing-contest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2019 Script Pipeline contest</a> for a reduced entry fee<br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<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,
