TheProcess.Ink Podcast
TheProcess.Ink explores ways of working creatively in film-TV-writing-related disciplines as talented guests share stories, their methods, artistic journeys — talking about how to write a script, create a TV series, shoot a major motion picture, put together a DIY film, and more.
Hosted by screenwriter-teacher Tom Benedek, guests explore their creative process, talk craft, tell stories about current, past, future projects. they are involved in, how their work fits into their lives.
A showrunner on Love, Brent(The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Office) runs the writer’s room.
We talk about:
- How to write a TV script in a writers room
- Plot vs. plotlessness in TV comedy
- Planning and writing the season’s scripts for Love
- Differences between creating a series for Netflix vs. the networks
- Working with Judd Apatow – The Apatow Touch
- How Brent runs his writer’s room on Love
- The writer’s room on The Simpsons
- Writing comedy for emotion/behavior more than plot
- Brainstorming episodes/breaking story
Quotes:
“A really interesting element of this show, and part of the tone that people are responding to, is that we have prioritized authenticity of behavior over plot.”
“Emotion in performance is aided by slowing things down.”
“Carl Reiner would say to the writers, ‘I want you to tell me the situations you got into over the weekend. Where did you make a jackass out of yourself? That’s going to be our show.’”
