Independent Producing ft. Jimmy Nguyen (Showrunners) (PT32) - Paper Team

Alex and Nick are joined by Jimmy Nguyen, executive producer of the documentary Showrunners, to discuss independent producing, collaborating with other creatives, and lessons he's learned over his years working in Los Angeles. What is the role of a producer? How did the documentaries Showrunners and Barista came to be? How does he approach creative and professional collaborations? What are some tips to getting started and networking properly? The Paper Team gets good at the ask... SHOWNOTES Content 1 - Moving to Los Angeles, connecting with people, and getting involved in Showrunners (00:37) 2 - Working as an independent producer, their collaborative role, and helping make Showrunners/Barista (08:39) 3 - Inspirations and other projects (38:04) 4 - Tips and advice for aspiring producers (47:15) Resources and Next Week On (53:48) Links Jimmy Nguyen on Twitter Showrunners (Documentary) Showrunners (Book) Barista Comic Book Sunday Des Doyle Ryan Patrick McGuffey Jason Rose Wally Schrass Irish Film Board Jane Espenson Damon Lindelof The Pirate Tapes Indie Game: The Movie Charles Mruz Going Clear The Imposter The Family The King of Kong Shut Up and Play the Hits Helvetica (Documentary) Searching for Sugar Man Man on Wire The Jinx O.J.: Made in America Mayor of Sunset Strip The Kid Stays in the Picture Heroines (Short) The Big Short Rachel Moore The Champ Search Party Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Trollhunters Top of the Lake Essen Game Fair Roy Lee "Adventures in the Screen Trade" - William Goldman The Ring Gravitas Ventures Resources "A Pound of Flesh" - Art Linson "Save the Cat!" - Blake Snyder If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co