Hey TSL fam, quick production note. This is actually part one of a two-part series on our experiences, lessons, and tips for set.

We'll be releasing part two in the coming months, probably sometime this summer, but I just wanted to clue you into that that there is more coming

just because we had so much to talk about and we talk a lot about the context of

set as being a writer-producer or director for an episode of TV or maybe you're on set helping rewrite a feature but

we also would highly encourage our emerging writers to get on set even if it means being

a PA or shadowing a producer or director we feel strongly that set is an experience that

every writer should experience at least once because it'll really give you some

context for what you're writing. So just understand that as we jump in and

enjoy the episode. Hey everyone, welcome back to the screenwriting life.

I'm Meg Lafov.

And I'm Lori McKenna.

So as writers, we're often just sitting alone by ourselves,

but hopefully we all get the opportunity to be on a set either as a writer

producing our own episode as a showrunner or as a feature writer on set working with

the director and rewriting as you go. So it's an experience that every writer should have so that you can understand how your

script goes from your mind to the page to the production process all the way to coming to life

with actors in front of a camera.

A film or TV set is its own universe with its own set of rules, language, and etiquette. So today we wanted to offer you a crash course on set life.

What to say, what not to say, what terms to understand, and how to respect the system. But

before that, we're going to talk about our weeks or what we like to call Adventures in Screenwriting.

Maury and how was your week?

My week was great.

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