Dec 2, 2014
Craig and John discuss the qualities of the perfect reader, whether it’s a studio professional or your screenwriting buddy. What should a reader look for, and how should she communicate her thoughts?
We also discuss loan-out companies and why writers need them, and offer advice on starting a podcast. Plus a lot of...
Nov 25, 2014
John and Craig talk about why writers are often reluctant to show their work, and how film journalists love to focus on the director — even when there’s no director in sight.
Then, it’s part two of our Perfect series, in which we look at what constitutes the perfect agent. Underlying the agent archetypes –...
Nov 19, 2014
John talks with Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: Days of Future Past) as part of the WGF’s Writers on Writing series. They discuss Simon’s career as a writer and producer, and take questions from the audience.
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Nov 19, 2014
Live from the Austin Film Festival, John is joined by guests Ilyse McKimmie of the Sundance Institute and Franklin Leonard of The Black List to give the Three Page Challenge treatment to 2nd round scripts from the AFF screenplay competition.
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Nov 18, 2014
What are the odds that fivethirtyeight.com’s statistical analysis of screenplays will make Craig angry? Always bet on umbrage. Fortunately, he just finished a script, so we talk about that, and John’s new gig writing Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (which was the project he described phone-pitching the past...