The Vomit Draft podcast is created by Lee Lawson, Helen Black and Steve Brumwell with the intention of developing a TV show from idea to screenplay to pitching it to Industry. Strap yourself in cos this is gonna get off topic...a lot!
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In this episode, we have a very serious debate about our core premise. Is the idea of a show about Myths and Legends better suited for Radio? What story options does investigating if a legend is true or not give us? Do we like the idea of a Myth based show better than the characters and precinct we have already created? What should we do about this…
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In this episode, we (Lee, Helen and Steve) choose which characters and precinct will be developed further, dive deep into the characters and the relationships between them and how that interacts with the precinct. We really hone in on the themes that we want to explore with the show and how they should support every choice we make. At the end, we h…
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Episode 4 announces the show that we have selected to take through this process and why we chose it. We agree on what we are going to actually write as part of this podcast, and dive into the character and precinct for the show. Character drives everything. It cannot be stressed enough that often times you won't remember the plot of every TV show y…
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Episode 3 is entirely dedicated to the Oddity Desk show idea from Lee and Steve, so far untitled though Lee really likes "Odd Town". We discuss framing, i.e. what basically happens in the show every week, any comparisons to other successful shows that we feel captures the heart of the idea, what type of comedy will be in it, who the show is targete…
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Episode 2 is entirely dedicated to the 1875 knife crime show idea from Helen, called "Scuttlers". We throw out some ideas on how we feel the show should be framed, i.e. who do we follow and base the show on? We discuss some real-world events from that time period which are great fodder for authentic sub-plots, debate which platform would be best to…
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Episode 1 - Pitching Ideas The first episode of The Vomit Draft podcast has Helen, Steve and Lee introduce each other, describe what the podcast is about and why they're doing it, i.e. to develop a TV series from idea to screenplay. It then has each of them pitch two ideas to each other for a TV show. What then follows is discussion, debate and dev…
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