Summary: Alex and Nick discuss how to start researching your TV spec script and the show you selected.<br> <br> Which episodes and scripts should you watch and read to prepare? Where should your spec script fit within a show? How do you research the structure, characters and stories? What should you look for in scripts of the show you want to spec?<br> <br> Plus, we answer more voicemails.<br> <br> The Paper Team does some reverse-engineering...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> Paper Scraps: Spec script headers (01:11)<br> 1 - Preparing the research (03:51)<br> 2 - Researching the show on a macro level: structure, character, story and theme (13:40)<br> 3 - Researching the show on a micro and macro level: prose, formatting and added sources (34:31)<br> Takeaways and Resources (43:10)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/tvcalling" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Send a voicemail to TV Calling & Paper Team</a><br> <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com/">Roadmap Writers</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-spec-script-101-pt34/">"TV Spec Script 101" (PT34)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/when-should-your-tv-spec-script-be-placed-readers-mail/">"When should your TV spec script be placed?" - TV Calling</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/weaving-storylines-abc-stories-pt53/">"Weaving Storylines: A/B/C Stories" (PT53)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/act-breaks-pt15/">"Act Breaks" (PT15)</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-library/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">WGF Library</a><br> <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-business" rel="noopener" target="_blank">KCRW's "The Business"</a><br> <a href="http://www.wga.org/writers-room/features-columns/3rd-fairfax-podcast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">WGAW's "3rd & Fairfax"</a><br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/industry-standard-w-barry-katz/id672873590?mt=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Barry Katz's "Industry Standard"</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by:<br> <a href="https://scriptation.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a><br> &<br> <br> Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions<br> <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank"></a><br> Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a <a href="https://www.tblaunchpad.com/#competitions" target="_blank">Launch Pad Competition</a><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, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
