148 - From Debussy to VOD

Jun 10, 2014

John and Craig talk about what screenwriters can learn from the structure of classical music, then invite journalist Scott Tobias on to discuss how day-and-date video-on-demand releases make it hard to know how indie films are doing, individually and as a group.

 

We also talk about the future of the Three Page Challenge, Reboots vs. Remakes, and how everyone in Hollywood is just a little bit off.

 

Links:

 

• Bronson Watermarker PDF is available now
• Romantic-era classical music on Wikipedia
• Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and on Wikipedia
• Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and on Wikipedia
• Ravel's Boléro, and on Wikipedia
• Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King, and on Wikipedia
• The new Three Page Challenge submissions page is now taking submissions
• The Dissolve's Scott Tobias
• Scott's article, The hidden world of Video On Demand profits from The Dissolve
• WGA's Residuals Survival Guide
• Blue Ruin, a film by Jeremy Saulnier
• James Gray's The Immigrant) on Wikipedia
• Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer on Wikipedia
• Life Is from Zorba
• Introducing Swift
• John's mention at WWDC
• Highland
• Apple's Craig Federighi
• Steve Ballmer on the impending release of the iPhone
• Outro by Scriptnotes listener Robin Karlsson (send us yours!)

 

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.