Feb 20, 2018
John and Craig reunite to answer our backlog of listener questions.
We follow up on what it means to utilize white space on a page, the conventions of musical numbers, the value of a victory lap, and what the hypothetical destruction of Los Angeles would mean for the industry.
We also answer listener questions on the rules of awards voting, what to consider when writing a proof-of-concept short for a feature, and what to do when a deadline approaches and the script just isn’t good.
Links:
* WGA members, you can update your diversity details at my.wga.org.
Don’t forget to “publish.”
* John on Brian Koppelman’s podcast,
The Moment
* Common musical number types include the argument song (“Anything You Can Do,
I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun, “Sue Me” from
Guys & Dolls, “People Will Say
We’re in Love” from Oklahoma!), the scheme song (“A Little Priest”
from Sweeney Todd, “I Want the Good
Times Back” from The Little Mermaid stage play), the philosophy
song (“Poor
Unfortunate Souls” from The Little Mermaid), the If Only song
(“On my
Own” from Les Miserables, “Memory” from
Cats, “Send
in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music), and the Eleven
O’Clock Number (“Rose’s Turn”
from Gypsy, “Being Alive”
from Company) and the sidekick song (“Hakuna Matata”
from the Lion King, “The Travel
Song”).
* Marty McFly’s victory lap
* Awards scripts are available on Weekend Read
*
“The Bittersweet Beauty of Adam Rippon” by Richard Lawson for
Vanity Fair
* The
Room: Old Sins
* The Scriptnotes Listeners’
Guide!
*
The USB drives!
* John August on
Twitter
* Craig Mazin on
Twitter
* John on
Instagram
* Find past episodes
* Outro by
Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.