143 - Photoplays and archetypes

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 Cool Things.

 

There are still (maybe?) tickets for the live show on the 15th. See the links for details.

 

Links:

 

• Voting for the Live Three Page Challenge is open until May 14 at noon
• Get your tickets now for the Scriptnotes Summer Superhero Spectacular
• John's blog post on which apps screenwriters are using
• Scriptnotes, Episode 141: Uncomfortable Ambiguity, or Nobody Wants Me at their Orgy
• Matt Selman on Wikipedia
• The Simpsons, Episode 492: The Book Job, on Wikipedia and Amazon Instant Video
• The Simpsons, Episode 266: The Trilogy of Error on Wikipedia
• John's blog post on How to Write a Photoplay and the book on archive.org
• Deadline on Barry Levinson leaving the WGA
• The Periodic Table of Storytelling
• Seattle's Experience Music Project Museum, and John's photo of the Archetypes of Fantasy chart
• Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Collected Works, and his and Bill Moyers' video series, The Power of Myth
• Bulfinch's Mythology
• Memos to Hollywood from The New York Times
• Big Fish's upcoming shows
• Vote now (for Big Fish!) for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards
• All our One Cool Things
• WorkEZ Executive Laptop Stand and on Amazon
• Sometimes You Die for iOS
• Outro by Scriptnotes listener Sam Worseldine (send us yours!)

 

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.