Business of Television Quiz 8

What are the four steps to success?

Writing, Production, Post-Production, Consistently solid episodes

Executive producers

upper level and there is usually >1

Co-exec producer

Writer and also upper level

supervising producer, producers, and co-producers

mid level

Executive story editor, story editor, staff writer

low level

WGA minimum for network primetime series

higher for one hour ($43,862) lower for half-hour ($29,823)

writers room

the collaborative space for writers to develop the story

Baby writer

new or beginning writers

the use of &

established writing team

the use of and

writers who happen to be working together

writers assistant

person who writes everything the writer says

Battle Show

show contained within one location

Clip Show

episodes relying heavily on clips from previous episodes

On the bubble

shows that have a chance of continuing or getting cancelled

Back Nine

the episodes on the end of a season that are only ordered if the initial episodes are successful

Moving money around 

changing certain episode budgets to stay withing the shows budget

Negotiating the breakage

negotiating to increase the budget due to unexpected costs

Who is the customer and who is in charge?

The streaming service is the customer and the show runner is in charge

Blue sky

when they talk about the bigger ideas for a show

What will a good writers assistant do?

let production know early about shoot details like location; the bridge between writing and production

Spirit of the note

to talk or discuss a scene for small change and not trying to overwrite the whole idea/scene

What is one job that cannot be underestimated?

line producer

What will better your chances of your series moving forward?

staying in budget

Why do Netflix shows get cancelled after three seasons?

That is when they negotiate contracts again

Do writers rooms have more days for single or multi cam comedies?

more for single cam