Martini Shot

Paint the Set

We repaint a set instead of doing what we need to do, which is rewrite the scene. But repainting is easier because somebody else has to do it.

By Rob Long • May 1, 2013 • 3m Listen

A few years ago, I helped out on a pilot in production, which means I went to the runthrough, saw the show on its feet, and then went back to the office with the writer and creator and helped him punch-up his show. Which is a tricky thing, because it's always hard to tell someone, "Hey, that joke you wrote? Doesn't work." And on the other side, it's always hard to tell a friend who is trying to help, for free, "Hey, that joke you pitched? Doesn't work..."

Rob Long
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Paint the Set

We repaint a set instead of doing what we need to do, which is rewrite the scene. But repainting is easier because somebody else has to do it.

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Martini Shot

Paint the Set

We repaint a set instead of doing what we need to do, which is rewrite the scene. But repainting is easier because somebody else has to do it.

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