Make TV Networks and Studios Happy – Dealing With Network Notes
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Whether you’re doing a TV show for a network, writing a screenplay for a studio, or creating a web series with friends, there is no getting around the notes process. Everyone has an opinion on where your project should go next. Believe it or not, the notes phase is a make it or break it part of anyone’s career! Get it right, and the people on top will love you. Get it wrong, and your career will likely stall (at best.) But being successful in the notes process DOES NOT mean simply taking every note handed your way and executing it. Here are some solid tips on surviving the notes process with your career — and your soul — intact. Don’t Let the Notes Process Kill Your Passion — Or Your Career Just a few things we cover today: * why handling notes can make or break your career * keeping your creative compass * the most dastardly notes situation and how to get out of it * whose side to take when facing conflicting notes * when and how to communicate about notes * the “note behind the note” and why it’s crucial * what this all has to do with surfing * why it’s never lupus Hit the giant PLAY button above and turn the notes process into a career boost instead of a passion killer. Transcript coming soon! Helpful and Related Links The easy step-by-step guide to pitching us shows. Subscribe to Joke and Biagio on Youtube. Seriously, subscribe. Biagio has talked Joke into going on camera. A minor miracle. Come on, you know you want to click this sexy subscribe button: Come Make a Show With Us! This podcast ep really helped you get your head in the network game. You’re primed and ready to make some TV. We’ve even given you 7 simple steps to pitch to us, boiling it all down into one post. So you know what’s next: