Two Guys Making a TV Show

In today's episode, Pat and Jeff talk story. Given that we've had some excellent conversations about audience building, and given some handy advice on engagement, we've taken the opportunity to revisit the story beats of the pilot. We toss around some ideas and settle on a new method for telling the story that feels both simpler and more urgent than in the past. Tune in!

On today's episode, Pat and Jeff discuss what it would mean to build an audience. With so many different methods to choose from, what type of audience are we after and how do we know we're choosing the most appropriate path? Tune in!

In today's episode, Pat and Jeff talk about what is it that has studio execs get interested in a show - based on an excellent (and gracious) conversation with a former head of a major media company. Tidbit: if you haven't joined Lunchclub, it's worth it. You never know who you may meet, or who you may be introduced to based on a conversation you have. Tune in!

In this episode, Jeff asks Patrick the question: who are you as a writer? Given this question has come up in our networking conversations we spend some time talking about a writer's voice and how it relates to our current phase of getting a show packaged and sold. Tune in!

In this episode Pat and Jeff talk about next steps post-sizzle release. They discuss the overall strategy, namely around fundraising and key hires to make. Later they discuss the incentives streamers may inadvertently set when releasing a major feature both online and in theaters simultaneously, with a clear window of when the movie will become free with a subscription. Tune in!

In today's episode Pat and Jeff discuss what they've learned over the past few weeks of conversations with people in and around the Austin media scene. They then discuss what could build an ecosystem for film in Austin and begin to discuss what that may look like in terms of a start-up incubator model. Tune in!

In this episode Pat and Jeff talk about the last remaining piece of the sizzle: the VFX work. In it, they dig into the world of 'Ro in order to get a better idea of what the technology (that they're using VFX to represent) looks and feels like.  Tune in!

In today's episode, Pat and Jeff think big. What has prevented Austin from being the next big film town? And what are the things that could kickstart a wave of filmmaking here on the scale of Hollywood? Tune in!

On this episode, taking stock of where they're at, Pat and Jeff spend time aligning again on strategy. Later they discuss the beginnings of what it takes to look for show runners, especially the fun "research" task of thinking of all the shows we've loved to watch. Tune in!

In this episode Pat and Jeff talk about the experience of filming the sizzle, the level of talent involved from both the cast and crew, lessons learned for next time and what this production positions as moving forward. Tune in!