From Outline to (First) Draft (PT28)

Alex and Nick discuss how to turn an outline for a TV script (pilot or spec) into a fully-fledged draft. Where should you begin? What if you're stuck or don't know where to start in a scene? What should you tweak and improve when looking back at your first draft? Should you use every option in Final Draft? The Paper Team opens their screenwriting software... SHOWNOTES Content 1) Outline versus Draft (0:42) 2) Where to start? (2:23) 3) Scene Work (7:08) 4) Writing and refining the draft (14:51) 5) FAQs (22:23) Takeaways and Resources (28:50) Links "Scribble version, final version" (John August) The Wolf of Wall Street Heat's diner scene (Video) Waze Resources Hemingway Editor WordCounter Special thanks to Jason J. Cohn 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: [email protected]