Episode 81: Theo Travers (Old Friends, New Industry)

We are bringing the podcast full circle as our very first guest, Theo Travers, returns for the Season 6 finale of Let’s Shoot! with Pete Chatmon. Theo Travers is a Showrunner and Writer known for “Parish”, “Billions”, “Power”, “Love Life” season 2, and "House of Lies". In this episode, Theo sits down with Pete to discuss new realities and the state of the industry, the 2023 writer’s strike, development rooms, renewing contracts and minimum basic agreements, creators vs. investors, and more…(00:00:00 - 00:09:15) -- Podcast Intro(00:09:15 - 00:12:25) -- Let’s Shoot! with Pete Chatmon LIVE Experience(00:12:25 - 00:20:30) -- Leading Up To The 2023 Writer’s Strike(00:20:30 - 00:27:27) -- Post 2023 Writer’s Strike(00:27:27 - 00:29:25) -- Tightening Up Your Game(00:29:25 - 00:33:00) -- New Realities And State Of Industry(00:33:00 - 00:36:40) -- How Streaming Changed The Industry(00:36:40 - 00:37:48) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey + Motivational Handbook” Promo(00:37:48 - 00:38:47) --  Scriptation Promo(00:38:47 - 00:40:45) -- The Disruption Of Netflix(00:40:45 - 00:45:00) -- Creating Your Own Audience(00:45:00 - 00:52:05) -- Development Rooms And MBA(00:52:05 - 00:54:44) -- Renewing Contracts(00:54:44 - 00:57:30) -- The State Of AI(00:57:30 - 01:03:00) -- Advice To Writers(01:03:00 - 01:05:25) -- Podcast Outro*** FULL EPISODE Available via YouTube and all Podcast Platforms! [https://linktr.ee/letsshootwithpetechatmon]*** Get your 20% DISCOUNT on Scriptation Industry Pro! @scriptation is the Emmy-Award winning app that allows you to mark up scripts and save hours of time on set — all while going paperless! [https://scriptation.com/pete]