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May 27, 2014

Writer-Director David Wain joins John and Craig to talk about the long journey to bring They Came Together to the screen (on June 27th), the changing nature of spoofs, and the seminal summer camp film Wet Hot American Summer.

 

We also touch on the origins of the three act structure, getting started right out of film...


May 23, 2014

Craig and John, along with their talented panelists, answer questions from the audience at the May 15, 2014 live show.

 

One listener references Episode 99, Psychotherapy for Screenwriters, which remains one of our favorites.

 

You listen to it and the whole back catalog by subscribing at Scriptnotes.net for just...


May 20, 2014

John and Craig are joined by the writers of the some of the biggest superhero movies to talk about why these characters resonate. Andrea Berloff looks for the primal essence of Conan. Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely discuss the challenge of bringing Captain America to a global audience. David Goyer talks about...


May 13, 2014

In a wide-ranging episode, Craig and John look at a 1912 screenwriting book, Levinson's beef with the WGA, and the Periodic Table of Storytelling.

 

We also answer listener questions about keeping secrets from readers, firing managers, and what happens to a Broadway show after Broadway. Plus, more follow-up on old One...


May 6, 2014

Screenwriter Kelly Marcel joins John and Craig to play Fiasco, resulting in a tale of art, murder and sexual blackmail in the Hollywood Hills.

 

This extended, unlike-all-before-it episode will probably be polarizing, but it was a chance to explore story in ways that you can't do in abstract. In Fiasco, plot really does...