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Navigating Your First TV Writing Job ft. Britta Lundin (Riverdale) (PT67)
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alex and Nick invite Britta Lundin, story editor on The CW's Riverdale and author of Ship It, to discuss everything you need to know about your first TV staff writing job and working on a popular show.
What is the process of getting staffed on a TV series? What is the experience of working in a writers' room for the first time? How do you approach the "room etiquette"? From pitch to draft, and season to episode, what is the writing process like on Riverdale? How do you adapt your voice to that of a showrunner? How should you build on studio and network notes? What is a writer's job on set and in post-production? How is writing a novel different than TV writing?
The Paper Team gets a script...
SHOWNOTES
Content
Getting staffed on Riverdale, expectations vs. reality of a TV writers' room, adapting your voice, breaking the season and episodes, dealing with notes, writers' room etiquette, being on set and in post, engaging with fandom, converting a screenplay into a novel and differences between the two forms (00:56)
Resources and Next Week On (57:57)
Links
Britta Lundin on Twitter
Riverdale on The CW (Wednesdays 8/7c)
Pre-order "Ship It" by Britta Lundin
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
"Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend" (1x10 - Riverdale)
Jughead's "I'm Weird" Speech Meme
"How To Practice "Safe" Shipping w/ The Riverdale Cast" (Video)
This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions
Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad 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: ask@paperteam.co
What is the process of getting staffed on a TV series? What is the experience of working in a writers' room for the first time? How do you approach the "room etiquette"? From pitch to draft, and season to episode, what is the writing process like on Riverdale? How do you adapt your voice to that of a showrunner? How should you build on studio and network notes? What is a writer's job on set and in post-production? How is writing a novel different than TV writing?
The Paper Team gets a script...
SHOWNOTES
Content
Getting staffed on Riverdale, expectations vs. reality of a TV writers' room, adapting your voice, breaking the season and episodes, dealing with notes, writers' room etiquette, being on set and in post, engaging with fandom, converting a screenplay into a novel and differences between the two forms (00:56)
Resources and Next Week On (57:57)
Links
Britta Lundin on Twitter
Riverdale on The CW (Wednesdays 8/7c)
Pre-order "Ship It" by Britta Lundin
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
"Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend" (1x10 - Riverdale)
Jughead's "I'm Weird" Speech Meme
"How To Practice "Safe" Shipping w/ The Riverdale Cast" (Video)
This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions
Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad 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: ask@paperteam.co
Released:
Nov 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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