Apr 9, 2024
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 gather evidence themselves? And what happens when they go to trial?...
Apr 2, 2024
John and Craig look at four unbelievable stories in the news and
ask, How Would This Be a Movie? Stories include a finance
journalist who was scammed out of her savings, men who offer dating
bounties, a franken-sheep made of cloned animal parts, and how
standardized tests changed one woman’s life. We also reveal...
Mar 26, 2024
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 across decibel levels.
We also revisit Pamela’s work on Moana to look at...
Mar 19, 2024
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 with power.
We also discuss writing for non-native English speakers,...
Mar 12, 2024
John and Craig explore the counterfactuals of Hollywood history
— the relatively small moments that, if the coin toss had gone the
other way, would have massive ramifications on the world as we know
it. What if Edison was allowed to keep his monopoly on motion
pictures? What does our industry look like without the...