Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Write Your Screenplay Podcast

142 episodes

Rather than looking at movies in terms of "two thumbs up" or "two thumbs down" Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger discusses what you can learn from them as a screenwriter. He looks at good movies, bad movies, movies we love, and movies we hate, exploring how they were built, and how you can apply those lessons to your own writing. More information and full archives at WriteYourScreenplay.com

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Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapting a True Life Screenplay

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 6 seconds

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Writer’s Block and the Inner Censor

Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds

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Two Kinds of Writer’s Block

Published: Oct. 7, 2023, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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Talk to Me, Part 2: World Building & Structure

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 17 seconds

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Talk to Me Part 1: The Vital Role of Your First 10 Pages

Published: Sept. 9, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 30 seconds

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The Bear, Season 2: Overcoming Self Doubt As a Screenwriter

Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 19 seconds

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Barbenheimer: The Art of Adaptation

Published: Aug. 9, 2023, 7 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 34 seconds

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3: How to Write Flashbacks and Exposition

Published: July 13, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 9 seconds

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Shrinking Part 2: Five Tips For Writing Better Dialogue and Exploding Cliché

Published: June 28, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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Shrinking Part 1: Is Writing Like Therapy?

Published: June 16, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds

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A Man Called Otto: Character Building

Published: May 25, 2023, 8:11 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 4 seconds

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Everything Everywhere All at Once PART 2: The Opening Sequence

Published: May 6, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 49 seconds

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Everything Everywhere All At Once: Evelyn’s Journey is the Screenwriter’s Journey

Published: April 20, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 12 seconds

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Succession Season 4: The Difference Between Plot & Structure

Published: April 5, 2023, 8 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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The Last of Us: How To Find Variations on Your Series Engine

Published: March 22, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 2 seconds

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The White Lotus: Engine of a Limited Series

Published: March 8, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 54 seconds

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Triangle Of Sadness: Meaning, Structure and the Power of Location in Screenwriting

Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 3:53 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 58 seconds

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The Banshees Of Inisherin: Allegory, Stakes and Structure

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 17 seconds

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Avatar: The Way of Water VS. Avatar – Spectacle and Structure

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 16 seconds

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New Year’s Resolutions For Writers That Actually Work

Published: Jan. 1, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 34 seconds

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Pitch Festivus!

Published: Dec. 21, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 47 seconds

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Is Your Pitch Working?

Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 9:50 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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The Shed

Published: Nov. 23, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 43 seconds

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Every Genre Is Like a Musical

Published: Nov. 9, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds

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Pulp Fiction: A Simple Trick For Shaping Your Audience’s Expectations

Published: Oct. 26, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 2 seconds

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Structure is a Puzzle

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds

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Homeland: Getting Staffed on a TV Show with Jonathan Redding

Published: Sept. 28, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 16 seconds

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The Inner Game of Screenwriting with Christian Lybrook

Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 32 seconds

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The Bear: The First Image and the Opening Sequence

Published: Aug. 24, 2022, 8 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds

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How to Transition from Playwriting to Screenwriting

Published: July 27, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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Top Gun: Maverick – All Writing Is Political

Published: July 12, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds

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Winning Time: How To Adapt a True-Life Story

Published: June 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

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Selling a TV Series: The Role of the Show Bible

Published: June 14, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 52 seconds

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Archetypes vs. Stereotypes: A New Look At The Hero’s Journey

Published: May 12, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 49 seconds

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The Gilded Age: 5 Steps To Raise The Stakes in Your Screenplay

Published: April 27, 2022, 1:05 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds

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Character Traits vs Character Development: Is Your Character an Adjective or a Verb?

Published: March 30, 2022, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 56 seconds

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 5: Learn from Indie Producer, Noah Lang

Published: March 14, 2022, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 4: Getting Past the Gatekeepers

Published: Feb. 26, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 49 seconds

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 3: How To Find The Right Producer

Published: Feb. 12, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 2: Contests & Festival

Published: Jan. 29, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 8 seconds

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How to Sell Your Screenplay Pt. 1

Published: Jan. 15, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds

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Writing Resolutions That Actually Work

Published: Jan. 1, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 22 seconds

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How to Win Pitch Contests: Pitching Tips For Pitch Festivus!

Published: Dec. 8, 2021, 2:03 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 55 seconds

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Why Every TV Series Is Like Thanksgiving

Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 33 seconds

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Dune: Exposition Is Killing Your Screenplay

Published: Nov. 13, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds

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Dexter: How to Write Action In A Screenplay

Published: Oct. 30, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes

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Are You Afraid of Pitching?

Published: Oct. 16, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds

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Love on the Spectrum: Understanding Subtext

Published: Oct. 3, 2021, 5:10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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Life as a Writer: How to Build a Writing Lifestyle

Published: Sept. 4, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 20 seconds

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Ted Lasso: Is Your Screenplay Idea Good Enough?

Published: Aug. 21, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 44 seconds

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Character Development Through Emotional Needs

Published: Aug. 7, 2021, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds

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How To Write a Logline

Published: July 10, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 3 seconds

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Halston: How to write a likable main character

Published: June 23, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 45 seconds

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WandaVision: Genre, Structure, Theme, Engine and Your Voice as a Writer

Published: June 2, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds

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Up vs. Soul: What Theme is Driving Your Writing?

Published: May 8, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 5 seconds

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The Mandalorian: Where Hook Meets Engine

Published: April 24, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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One Night in Miami: Writing for Political Change

Published: April 3, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds

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Cobra Kai: How to Find Your Hook

Published: March 9, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 39 seconds

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The Little Things: How to Write a Trick Ending

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 58 seconds

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How To Be a Dope Ass Motherf#&ker: Writing for Hire Tips with Steven Bagatourian

Published: Feb. 9, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 45 seconds

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: The Art of Adaptation

Published: Jan. 23, 2021, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds

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The Queen’s Gambit: Writing the Limited Series

Published: Jan. 9, 2021, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions

Published: Jan. 1, 2021, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds

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Pitch Festivus: Pitching Tips from Jake & the Faculty

Published: Dec. 27, 2020, 2:09 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 30 seconds

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Engineering Your TV Drama Pilot w/ Ron McCants

Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 30 seconds

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Curious About Playwriting? A Conversation with Lisa D’Amour

Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 10:19 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 22 seconds

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The Spiritual Side of Screenwriting: A Conversation with Jenna Laurenzo

Published: Oct. 4, 2020, 10:13 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 18 seconds

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Ozark pt. 2: What’s Wrong with Exposition

Published: Sept. 5, 2020, 6:27 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 16 seconds

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Ozark pt 1: Theme, Engine, and Secondary Structure

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 5:10 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds

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Comic Book Writing: An Interview with Ron Marz

Published: July 14, 2020, 2:52 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 47 seconds

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13th: Structure, Theme and Writing For Social Change

Published: June 19, 2020, 8:49 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 35 seconds

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Tiger King PART 2: Genre, Structure, Hook and Engine

Published: May 29, 2020, 6:12 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 47 seconds

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Tiger King PART 1: What Gets You Hot?

Published: May 7, 2020, 12:58 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 5 seconds

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Why Am I Procrastinating?

Published: April 14, 2020, 1:15 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds

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Parasite: Theme, Tone, and Structure

Published: March 21, 2020, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 1 second

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Parasite vs Little Miss Sunshine

Published: March 1, 2020, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 27 seconds

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The Irishman: What’s Your Character’s “Thing”?

Published: Feb. 7, 2020, 9:44 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds

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The Power of The First Image

Published: Jan. 5, 2020, 7:04 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds

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Does Your Writing Feel Boring?

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 8:46 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 55 seconds

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Break Through Writer’s Block

Published: Oct. 11, 2019, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 22 seconds

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Succession Season 2: Generating an Advanced Series Engine

Published: Sept. 6, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: How To Pitch A Work For Hire Project

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 36 seconds

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Produce Your Script: An Interview with Indie Producer and Filmmaker Ramfis Myrthil

Published: Aug. 13, 2019, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 42 seconds

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Chernobyl: How To Write A Miniseries

Published: July 11, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 27 seconds

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Game of Thrones Final Episode: The Case for Compression

Published: May 31, 2019, 1:48 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds

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Game of Thrones Episode 5: Three Levels of Structure

Published: May 20, 2019, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 59 seconds

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Game of Thrones Episode 4: Lessons in Revision

Published: May 13, 2019, 1:18 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 2 seconds

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Game of Thrones Episode 3: The Poetry of Violence

Published: May 6, 2019, 10:08 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 39 seconds

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Game of Thrones Episode 2: How To Make Them Care

Published: May 4, 2019, 8:16 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds

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Game of Thrones Episode 1: Save the Best For First

Published: April 28, 2019, 2:19 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds

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Game of Thrones Season 8 vs Season 1: Building A Series Engine That Lasts

Published: April 22, 2019, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds

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ROMA: Turning Your Life Story Into A Screenplay

Published: March 5, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 7 seconds

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From GoodFellas to Breaking Bad with Stephen Molton

Published: Feb. 26, 2019, 3:27 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 59 seconds

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Beautiful Boy – Where Does Screenplay Structure Come From?

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 4:18 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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Destroyer: How to Use Flashbacks in Your Script

Published: Jan. 10, 2019, 9:36 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 55 seconds

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MANDY: An Interview with Linus Roache

Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 2:38 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 51 seconds

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BlacKkKlansman: Adapting a True Life Story

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 6:49 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

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Succession Part 2: How To Write Subtext In Your Dialogue

Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 5:43 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 14 seconds

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Succession vs Arrested Development: The Series Engine

Published: Aug. 21, 2018, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds

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Hereditary: The Power of the First & Last Image

Published: July 11, 2018, 1:19 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

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DEADPOOL 2: Where Tone Meets Genre in Screenwriting

Published: June 29, 2018, 1:31 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds

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The Hero Writes Itself: Interview with Katie Torpey

Published: June 6, 2018, 1:26 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 24 seconds

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A QUIET PLACE Part 2: Dialogue, Action & The Theme of Your Screenplay

Published: May 22, 2018, 1:46 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 43 seconds

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Isle Of Dogs Vs. Roseanne – Writing For Political Change

Published: April 20, 2018, 4:39 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 28 seconds

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Nurturing The Inner Artist

Published: April 4, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 51 seconds

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BoJack Horseman: Breaking The Rules Of Structure

Published: March 23, 2018, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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The Florida Project: Structure Without Structure

Published: March 8, 2018, 8:55 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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Star Trek Beyond: Find The Emotional Core Of Your Screenplay

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 29 seconds

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Find The Emotional Core Of Your Screenplay

Published: Feb. 20, 2018, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 29 seconds

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An Interview With Sebastian Stan From I, Tonya

Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 10 seconds

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Top 10 Revision Tips Podcast: Part 2

Published: Jan. 24, 2018, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds

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Top 10 Revision Tips Podcast: Part 1

Published: Jan. 13, 2018, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds

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COCO (Part 2): The Power of Vignettes

Published: Dec. 23, 2017, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 12 seconds

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COCO Podcast: Part 2 – The Power of Vignettes

Published: Dec. 23, 2017, noon
Duration: 25 minutes 12 seconds

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COCO (Part 1): The Script and the Research

Published: Dec. 9, 2017, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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COCO Podcast: Part 1

Published: Dec. 9, 2017, midnight
Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds

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Stranger Things 2 Podcast: PART 2 -The Structure of Two Seasons

Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 5:51 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds

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Stranger Things 2 Podcast Pt.1

Published: Nov. 10, 2017, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 26 seconds

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Mindhunter: Writing for David Fincher

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 5:24 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 55 seconds

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Mindhunter Podcast

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 5:24 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 55 seconds

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Mother! Podcast

Published: Oct. 7, 2017, 6:23 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes

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War for the Planet of The Apes: Interview with Writer Mark Bomback

Published: Sept. 21, 2017, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 26 seconds

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War for the Planet of The Apes Podcast with Writer Mark Bomback

Published: Sept. 21, 2017, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 26 seconds

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Annabelle: Creation & the First Ten Pages of Your Script

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 8:44 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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Annabelle: Creation Podcast

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 8:44 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds

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How To Write A Web Series

Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 9:17 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds

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The Big Sick: How to Adapt a True Life Story

Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 43 seconds

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The Big Sick Podcast

Published: Aug. 24, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 43 seconds

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Little Miss Sunshine to Dead Poets Society: Writing More than One Main Character

Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 10:51 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds

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More than one main character

Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 10:51 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 6 seconds

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Atomic Blonde

Published: Aug. 9, 2017, 6:08 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 58 seconds

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Dunkirk vs. Saving Private Ryan

Published: July 29, 2017, 1:09 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

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DUNKIRK PODCAST: Dunkirk vs. Saving Private Ryan

Published: July 29, 2017, 1:09 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

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Spider-Man Homecoming Part 2

Published: July 18, 2017, 11:46 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 13 seconds

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Spider-Man Homecoming

Published: July 13, 2017, 2:18 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 16 seconds

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Plays vs Screenplays

Published: June 24, 2017, 12:34 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds

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Wonder Woman

Published: June 13, 2017, 8:36 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 24 seconds

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Alien Covenant

Published: June 7, 2017, 9:30 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 57 seconds

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Chuck, Rocky & The Art of Adaptation

Published: May 24, 2017, 7:52 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds

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Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2: A Dance Between the Head and the Heart

Published: May 17, 2017, 9:18 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 37 seconds

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Published: May 17, 2017, 9:18 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 37 seconds

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How To Be a Latin Lover: Turning Sadness into Salsa

Published: May 11, 2017, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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How To Be a Latin Lover

Published: May 11, 2017, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 11 seconds

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Colossal: Externalizing the Internal

Published: May 4, 2017, 8:21 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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Colossal

Published: May 4, 2017, 8:21 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR SCREENPLAY IS DONE?

Published: April 21, 2017, 2:36 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 18 seconds

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FIX YOUR PITCH!

Published: April 13, 2017, 10:36 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

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Beauty and the Beast

Published: April 6, 2017, 7:05 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 6 seconds

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GET OUT

Published: March 23, 2017, 10:28 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 14 seconds

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INCEPTION

Published: March 16, 2017, 12:17 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 17 seconds

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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY – What’s Your Structural Focus?

Published: March 2, 2017, 9:23 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 6 seconds

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Manchester by the Sea: Tests, Flashbacks & Characters That Don’t Change

Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 9:08 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 41 seconds

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La La Land: Form Equals Function

Published: Feb. 8, 2017, 8:54 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 24 seconds

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PODCAST – La La Land

Published: Feb. 8, 2017, 8:54 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 24 seconds

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PODCAST – NOT La La Land

Published: Feb. 2, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 47 seconds

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NOT La La Land

Published: Feb. 2, 2017, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 47 seconds

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The Craft of Screenwriting

Published: Jan. 19, 2017, 8:31 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 33 seconds

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PODCAST – The Final Challenge Check-In!

Published: Jan. 19, 2017, 8:31 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 33 seconds

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PODCAST – The Second Challenge Check-In!

Published: Jan. 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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The Second Challenge Check-In!

Published: Jan. 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 51 seconds

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PODCAST – First Challenge Check-In!

Published: Jan. 5, 2017, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds

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First Challenge Check-In!

Published: Jan. 5, 2017, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds

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PODCAST – The 2017 Screenwriting Challenge

Published: Dec. 31, 2016, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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The 2017 Screenwriting Challenge

Published: Dec. 31, 2016, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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Arrival: The Writer’s Journey

Published: Dec. 11, 2016, 8:21 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds

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PODCAST – Arrival: The Writer’s Journey

Published: Dec. 11, 2016, 8:21 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds

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Transparent: The Series and the Craft

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 2:14 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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PODCAST – Transparent: The Series and the Craft

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 2:14 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Dr. Strange: Feeding The Genre Monster

Published: Oct. 27, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 48 seconds

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PODCAST -Dr. Strange: Feeding The Genre Monster

Published: Oct. 27, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 48 seconds

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Hell or High Water: More than Just a Heist Movie

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 8:11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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PODCAST – HELL OR HIGH WATER

Published: Oct. 20, 2016, 8:11 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 40 seconds

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PODCAST – A TRIP TO CAMBODIA, 7 ACT STRUCTURE & THE ART OF THE OUTLINE

Published: Oct. 8, 2016, 3 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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A TRIP TO CAMBODIA, 7 ACT STRUCTURE & THE ART OF THE OUTLINE

Published: Oct. 8, 2016, 3 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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Sully: Does Your Movie Need An Antagonist?

Published: Sept. 22, 2016, 10:18 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes

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PODCAST – SULLY

Published: Sept. 22, 2016, 10:18 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes

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STRANGER THINGS (Part 2)

Published: Sept. 15, 2016, 7:16 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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PODCAST – STRANGER THINGS (Part 2)

Published: Sept. 15, 2016, 7:16 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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STRANGER THINGS (Part 1)

Published: Sept. 8, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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PODCAST – STRANGER THINGS (Part 1)

Published: Sept. 8, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 6 seconds

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PODCAST – 3 Most Important Elements When Writing For Hire

Published: Aug. 27, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds

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3 Most Important Elements When Writing For Hire

Published: Aug. 27, 2016, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds

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PODCAST – Suicide Squad – Script Soup

Published: Aug. 17, 2016, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds

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Suicide Squad – Script Soup

Published: Aug. 17, 2016, 5:14 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds

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Swiss Army Man: The ‘Bad Screenplay’ Experiment

Published: July 14, 2016, 7:51 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 55 seconds

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PODCAST – Swiss Army Man: The ‘Bad Screenplay’ Experiment

Published: July 14, 2016, 7:51 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 55 seconds

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PODCAST – Part 2 – Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie

Published: June 9, 2016, 8:33 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds

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Part 2 – Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie

Published: June 9, 2016, 8:33 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 13 seconds

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PODCAST – Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie – Part 1

Published: May 24, 2016, 9:43 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 32 seconds

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Captain America Civil War: How to Build the Superhero Movie – Part 1

Published: May 24, 2016, 9:43 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 32 seconds

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PODCAST – Everybody Wants Some: Structure Without Structure – Part 1

Published: April 21, 2016, 8:23 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds

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Everybody Wants Some: Structure Without Structure – Part 1

Published: April 21, 2016, 8:23 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds

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PODCAST – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: WTF is Wrong with WTF?

Published: April 14, 2016, 10:24 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 16 seconds

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: WTF is Wrong with WTF?

Published: April 14, 2016, 10:24 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 16 seconds

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PODCAST – 10 Cloverfield Lane: Everything Possible Must Happen

Published: March 18, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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10 Cloverfield Lane: Everything Possible Must Happen

Published: March 18, 2016, 10:15 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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ROOM: What’s On The Other Side Of Your Wall?

Published: March 10, 2016, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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PODCAST – ROOM: What’s On The Other Side Of Your Wall?

Published: March 10, 2016, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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Spotlight & The Big Short: The Difference Between Plot & Structure

Published: March 5, 2016, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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PODCAST – Spotlight & The Big Short: The Difference Between Plot & Structure

Published: March 5, 2016, 7:50 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 41 seconds

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DEADPOOL: Breaking The Rules

Published: Feb. 20, 2016, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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PODCAST – DEADPOOL: Breaking The Rules

Published: Feb. 20, 2016, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 54 seconds

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PODCAST – How To Write a TV Bible

Published: Feb. 11, 2016, 10:50 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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How To Write a TV Bible

Published: Feb. 11, 2016, 10:50 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 18 seconds

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PODCAST – DIY Film Making: One Man’s Journey

Published: Jan. 22, 2016, 3:56 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 14 seconds

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DIY Film Making: One Man’s Journey

Published: Jan. 22, 2016, 3:56 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 14 seconds

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PODCAST – Star Wars: The Rewrite Awakens

Published: Jan. 15, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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Star Wars: The Rewrite Awakens

Published: Jan. 15, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds

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PODCAST – Does Your Show Need A Bible

Published: Dec. 18, 2015, 2:20 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 54 seconds

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Does Your Show Need A Bible

Published: Dec. 18, 2015, 2:20 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 54 seconds

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PODCAST – Buildout Your Script, part 2: A Decision Every Moment

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 12:25 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds

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Buildout Your Script, part 2: A Decision Every Moment

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 12:25 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds

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PODCAST – Developing Your Brand As A Writer

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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PODCAST – Build Out Your Script: Choosing The Right Idea To Write

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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Developing Your Brand As A Writer

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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The Martian: Bring Your Script Home

Published: Oct. 8, 2015, 10:04 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 47 seconds

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PODCAST – The Martian: Bring Your Script Home

Published: Oct. 8, 2015, 10:04 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 47 seconds

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Black Mass, The Departed & The Art of Revision

Published: Sept. 24, 2015, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 23 seconds

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PODCAST – Black Mass, The Departed & The Art of Revision

Published: Sept. 24, 2015, 9:21 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 23 seconds

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PODCAST – The Magic of Tone: Diary of a Teenage Girl

Published: Sept. 18, 2015, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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The Magic of Tone: Diary of a Teenage Girl

Published: Sept. 18, 2015, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes

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PODCAST – Show Me A Hero: Do You Need An Active Main Character?

Published: Sept. 10, 2015, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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Show Me A Hero: Do You Need An Active Main Character?

Published: Sept. 10, 2015, 8:30 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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PODCAST – The Tree Of Life: Alternative Forms of Structure

Published: Aug. 27, 2015, 2:33 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 46 seconds

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The Tree Of Life: Alternative Forms of Structure

Published: Aug. 27, 2015, 2:33 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 46 seconds

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PODCAST – The Craft of Writing: Externalizing the Internal, Part 1

Published: Aug. 25, 2015, 12:16 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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The Craft of Writing: Externalizing the Internal, Part 1

Published: Aug. 25, 2015, 12:16 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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PODCAST – Tangerine: All You Need is a Want and an iPhone!

Published: Aug. 20, 2015, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds

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Tangerine: All You Need is a Want and an iPhone!

Published: Aug. 20, 2015, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds

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PODCAST – Formatting: Isolating Visual Moments of Action

Published: Aug. 13, 2015, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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Formatting: Isolating Visual Moments of Action

Published: Aug. 13, 2015, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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PODCAST – Trainwreck: The Game of the Scene

Published: Aug. 6, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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Trainwreck: The Game of the Scene

Published: Aug. 6, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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PODCAST – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Two Levels of Structure

Published: July 26, 2015, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 47 seconds

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Two Levels of Structure

Published: July 26, 2015, noon
Duration: 23 minutes 47 seconds

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PODCAST – Writing The Horror Movie: The Inner Psychology of Se7en, Drag Me To Hell & Dawn of the Dead

Published: July 16, 2015, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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Writing The Horror Movie: The Inner Psychology of Se7en, Drag Me To Hell & Dawn of the Dead

Published: July 16, 2015, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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PODCAST – INSIDE OUT: Character, Archetypes and The Psychology of Revision

Published: July 11, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 44 seconds

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INSIDE OUT: Character, Archetypes and The Psychology of Revision

Published: July 11, 2015, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 44 seconds

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PODCAST – ADAPTATION: The Rhythm of Rewriting

Published: June 24, 2015, 11:12 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds

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ADAPTATION: The Rhythm of Rewriting

Published: June 24, 2015, 11:12 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds

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PODCAST – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD & The Engine of Structure

Published: May 21, 2015, 7:52 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD & The Engine of Structure

Published: May 21, 2015, 7:52 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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PODCAST – THE LEGO MOVIE & The Dance of Creativity

Published: May 8, 2015, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 13 seconds

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THE LEGO MOVIE & The Dance of Creativity

Published: May 8, 2015, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 13 seconds

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PODCAST – FURIOUS 7: Feeding The Genre Monster

Published: April 13, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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FURIOUS 7: Feeding The Genre Monster

Published: April 13, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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BIRDMAN: Writing A Screenplay Is Like Writing a Poem

Published: March 26, 2015, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds

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PODCAST – BIRDMAN: Writing A Screenplay Is Like Writing a Poem

Published: March 25, 2015, 8:51 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds

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50 Shades of Grey: Could It Have Been a Great Script?

Published: March 4, 2015, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 4 seconds

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PODCAST – 50 Shades of Grey: Could It Have Been a Great Script?

Published: March 4, 2015, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 4 seconds

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American Sniper: Is Your Adaptation Running Toward The Truth?

Published: Feb. 21, 2015, 5 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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PODCAST – American Sniper: Is Your Adaptation Running Toward The Truth?

Published: Feb. 21, 2015, noon
Duration: N/A

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PODCAST – Into The Woods: Navigating The Development Process

Published: Dec. 24, 2014, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 53 seconds

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Into The Woods: Navigating The Development Process

Published: Dec. 24, 2014, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 53 seconds

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Nightcrawler: Writing The Issue-Based Movie

Published: Nov. 27, 2014, 11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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PODCAST – Nightcrawler: Writing The Issue-Based Movie

Published: Nov. 27, 2014, 6 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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PODCAST – TV Series Writing: What You Need To Break In

Published: Sept. 18, 2014, 8:02 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 27 seconds

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TV Series Writing: What You Need To Break In

Published: Sept. 18, 2014, 8:02 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 27 seconds

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Guardians of The Galaxy: It’s a Metaphor!

Published: Aug. 5, 2014, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 54 seconds

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PODCAST – Guardians of The Galaxy: It’s a Metaphor!

Published: Aug. 5, 2014, 9:01 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 54 seconds

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What’s The Worst Thing That Can Happen?: BLUE RUIN, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM & ALIEN

Published: June 8, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 47 seconds

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PODCAST – What’s The Worst Thing That Can Happen?: BLUE RUIN, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM & ALIEN

Published: June 8, 2014, 11:10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 47 seconds

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Writing the Action Movie: How “Amazing” is SPIDERMAN 2?

Published: May 18, 2014, 2 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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PODCAST – Writing the Action Movie: How “Amazing” is SPIDERMAN 2?

Published: May 18, 2014, 10 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 5 seconds

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Frozen: Do You Want To Build A Screenplay?

Published: April 29, 2014, 6:09 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 13 seconds

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PODCAST – Frozen: Do You Want To Build A Screenplay?

Published: April 29, 2014, 2:09 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 13 seconds

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