Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days
episode 639: 639 - Intrinsic Motivation
John and Craig can’t help but look at intrinsic motivations — those specific internal drives that guide characters behavior. They discuss how to structure and expose that internal drive, the importance of an innate irritability, how it can stop...
episode 638: 638 - Lawyer Scenes
John and Craig lawyer up with criminal defense attorney Ken White (aka Popehat) to look at legal scenes in movies and TV, and separate the tropes from the truth. How do lawyers actually prepare a case? Will they meet a client in jail? Do they need to...
episode 637: 637 - Love and Money
by Charlotte Cowles for The Cut by Angela Chen for the NYT by Matt Novak for Gizmodo by Emi Nietfeld for the NYT OSR’s and and and or Craig Mazin...
episode 636: 636 - Whispering Loudly
John welcomes back Pamela Ribon (Nimona, My Year of Dicks) to quietly ask: what’s with all the whispering in movies these days? They discuss trends and techniques in voice and volume, picking the right moment to whisper, and the value of voices...
episode 635: 635 - Is This Person Going to Ruin Everything?
John and Craig wring their hands and ask, how do you make sure the person you’re hiring isn’t a monster? They look at best practices for vetting colleagues, sussing out problematic people, and managing your own emotions when you’re the person...
episode 634: 634 - What If? Hollywood Edition
by Robert Cowley by Garrett O’Brien for the Saturday Evening Post on Wikipedia by Tim Ott for Biography by Jake Rossen for Mental Floss by Richard Newby for THR by Adam Rogers or Craig Mazin...
episode 633: 633 - Reviving a Dormant Project
John Gatins on and for the New Yorker or Craig Mazin on and John August on , and by Alee Karim () Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by . ...
episode 632: 632 - Mystery and Suspense
by Aaron Couch and Rebecca Sun for The Hollywood Reporter by Cynthia Littleton for Variety by John August by Will Knight for Wired by David Sparks or Craig Mazin on and John August...
episode 631: 631 - Adapting for Television
John welcomes writer and showrunner Francesca Sloane (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Atlanta) to talk about her process of bringing a big-screen property to television. She shares how she and Donald Glover found their way into the story, how it evolved in...
episode 630: 630 - The One with Celine Song
John welcomes Celine Song (Past Lives) to chart her journey from playwright to Oscar-nominated screenwriter. We discuss the intricacies of writing bilingually, the similarities between theater and a writers room, finding the right collaborators and...