There isn’t much like seeing a group of people come together to make something, be it a television show, a film, heck a commercial. There’s a magic in it all.
We cut up about the roles of a writer and producer on set, why writers should produce their episodes, and the levels of pre-production that goes into making an episode of TV come to life. It’s a lot.
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A breakdown of our chat:
(00:1:58) Felicia’s first time on a TV set through QUEEN SUGAR
(00:3:03) What happens during prep for a TV episode
(00:6:05) Georgette’s entry point into working on set
(00:8:14) What it means to produce a tV episode as a writer
(00:9:10) The writer/director collaboration on set
(00:12:12) The production team being the go-to problem solvers for everything
(00:14:57) What non-writing executive producers (EPs) do on set
(00:15:38) What makes a strong non-writing EP
(00:17:03) Being in service to the creative and the budget
(00:17:38) The importance of seeing the work get made
(00:19:09) Learning to let things go as a writer
(00:21:47) Crew members being great collaborators
(00:22:49) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this week
HOW WE CREATE Recommendations
Felicia: Her friend Rochée Jeffrey
Georgette: The group Thee Sacred Souls + BJ the Chicago Kid “Long Time”
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This podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.
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