150 - Yes, screenwriting is actually writing

Jun 24, 2014

Craig and John take a swing at several of the week’s hyperbolic headlines, from conflict-free comedy to Fitzgerald’s failures to Strong Female Characters with nothing to do. In each case, there’s a valid idea lurking beneath the overstated claim, but it’s important to separate good examples from bad.

 

We then answer a stack of listener questions, ranging from slow contracts to strange emails to friendly options.

 

Links:

 

• Vulture with Everything You Need to Know About Episode VIII Director, Rian Johnson
• Scriptnotes, Episode 115: Back to Austin with Rian Johnson and Kelly Marcel
• Storyboard Fountain from Charles Forman and Chris Smoak
• The first, second, third and fourth videos in Jim Meskimen's How To Do Impressions series
• This is Kano
• We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome by Tasha Robinson
• Sitcoms are being strangled by a lack of conflict by Todd VanDerWerff
• Screenwriting isn't writing by Richard Brody
• Ken LaZebnik's The Red Light at the End of the Dock from WrittenBy
• James Ward Byrkit's Coherence is in theaters now
• Quackwatch is your guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions
• Outro by Scriptnotes listener Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)

 

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.