A podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies and TV shows. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn’t and why on its journey to the big screen. Hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Script Writing Podcasts
ON THE PAGE: Join professional script consultant Pilar Alessandra as she demystifies screenwriting and answers your questions about script craft and story.
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The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
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This is the Official Podcas for "Hilliard Guess' SCREENWRITERS' RANT ROOM!" Our host is Hilliard Guess, a WGAw writer, director, TV/Film producer and most recently, the former Director of Development at Blue Monday Prods (now executive producer of Amazon's upcoming CROSS: AFTER HOURS series). Hilliard does one-on-one interviews with guests or rotating co-hosts stop by to drop industry bombs in this unfiltered, hilarious podcast series that delivers nuthin’ but REAL TALK… from REAL working wr ...
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Welcome to the Curious about Screenwriting Podcast where you'll enjoy listening to fascinating film industry guests who share their insights on how you can take your screenwriting career to the next level.
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Jeff Goldsmith interviews screenwriters and filmmakers alike about their creative process!
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A weekly podcast that shares tips on how to overcome any form of writer's block, get crystal clarity on your content, write and publish your manuscript, and use it to establish and grow your author business.
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For novelists, memoirists and screenwriters who want to write stories their readers will love. Each week literary editors, Valerie Francis and Melanie Hill, use films to explain how to craft a story that hooks the reader on page one and holds their attention all the way to the end. The goal is simple: to learn from writers who have come before us...what worked well and what didn't work so well. If you're a writer who loves to write, this podcast is for you! "The only thing that matters, and ...
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The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast helps serious screenwriters sell their screenplays. We offer practical advice about how to market your script and get it into the hands of agents, managers, producers, and directors who can get your screenplay produced.
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Join Chris & Paris every other Tuesday to discover if you really can judge a book by its hideous cover, bad title, or weird synopsis. Support TBC on Patreon
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Beyond The Script is fun, informative, and tailor-made for TV and Feature writers. We believe it's not necessarily the technical elements of your screenwriting that need to shift to land that six-figure deal - it's mostly about mindset and strategy. We're Steve Harper and Nick Jobe, writers, coaches, and consultants. We've seen clients succeed using the ideas we lay out in this show. That's why we're passing the wisdom on to you. Be warned, we have wildly different perspectives on just about ...
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Each month, a group of screenwriters get together for a deep-dive, analytical discussion of a produced screenplay. This focuses on good screenwriting craft, whether that’s an evocative line of description, a story beat that effectively reveals character or a theme that resonates throughout the script. Script Club meetings are held online and are also streamed live on CenterFrame’s video channel, with a trimmed down version additionally posted after the event. All screenwriters in the CenterF ...
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New episodes every Friday! On Page One - The Writer's Podcast, we talk to writers of all descriptions (authors, screenwriters, comic writers and more) about their writing process and how they craft their next great works. We also explore their career, including how their first big break happened, and discuss the ups and downs along the way. We learn something new every episode, and we hope you do as well. Page One is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. ...
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The QuackCast features Ozoneocean, Banes, Tantz Aerine, and Pitface, talking about writing, movies, webcomics, art, politics, philosophy, sexuality, and everything else! We're the hosts of the oldest webcomic host on the net, Drunkduck.com, aka theduckwebcomics. 20 years this year!
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Comedian Ryan Hole and friends discuss their journeys in the industry. From writing a good joke to overcoming stage fright. From anxiety to cadence and delivery. There's definitely going to be some other stuff in there too. It's probably going to be a little unhinged at times. Maybe more often than not. There's a pretty good chance actually.
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Industry pros offer advice on writing, producing, directing and selling Christmas movies.
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Backstory Magazine publisher and host Jeff Goldsmith interviews writers, directors and actors about their latest films.
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The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast shows you how to make your screenplays bulletproof. Weekly interviews with Oscar® and Emmy® award winning screenwriters, story specialists, best-selling authors, Hollywood agents and managers, and industry insiders. We cover every aspect of the screenwriting process. This is the screenwriting podcast for the rest of us. No fluff. No BS. Just straight talk that will help you on your screenwriting journey. Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning ...
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The free writing resource website created for writers, by writers.
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Brief essays on poetry: considering a poem and how it reveals the world and the human experience. Find the text of the poems featured and the podcast script on MarilynOnaRoll.wordpress.com.
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Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. Explore more illuminating shows on the Talkhouse Podcast Network.
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Advisors Off Script is the podcast where financial advisors step away from the polished talking points and get real about what it takes to build, break away, and boldly grow. Every advisor has a choice: follow the script laid out by the industry—or write your own. Formerly known as Kick It Open, the show is hosted by Shelby Nicholl, founder of Muriel Consulting and known as the “RIA Whisperer.” She brings candid conversations, insider insights, and practical strategies that help advisors mov ...
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Writing Your Resilience: Building Resilience, Embracing Trauma and Healing Through Writing
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The Writing Your Resilience Podcast is for anyone who wants to use the writing process to flip the script on the stories they’ve been telling themselves, because when we tell better stories about ourselves, we live better lives. Every Thursday, host Lisa Cooper Ellison, an author, speaker, trauma-informed writing coach, and trauma survivor diagnosed with complex PTSD, interviews writers of tough, true stories, people who've developed incredible grit, and professionals in the field of psychol ...
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Life doesn't have a script. At least, it doesn't have to. Hosts Katy Sewall and Tiffany Parks explore the challenges and joys of moving abroad and moving home. Whether you're living overseas, or not — or not yet — join us weekly for unadulterated conversation. Get to know Rome. Laugh at our embarrassments and insights. Most of all, imagine the possibilities for your own life (and meet some famous authors along the way).
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Spacelunch (short. spclnch) is a Dutch electronic music label with an emphasis on the dub sound founded in Minsk in 2019 by Thomas Carmody (@thomascarmody). The key ethical principles are an individual approach and a careful selection which allows you to get the best possible from the communication with artists. The concept of releases is dedicated to a fantastic multimedia universe. The space adventures of Spacelunch and Cat unfold in episodes of an interactive musical comic. Each of them h ...
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A rich archive of tips, techniques and inspiration to help screenwriters, filmmakers and other creative souls achieve their dreams.
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Jack and Harrison break down the scripts of Hollywood that were never made or drastically changed.
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Learn how to write for the most exciting art form around--television. This podcast is produced by a veteran television writer and college professor, and you'll love the entertaining way this information is presented.
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The Last Website On Storytelling You'll Ever Need
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Traditionally Self-Published is the podcast tailored for indie authors who want to learn how to self-publish using the strategies, tips, and tricks like traditionally published authors. Hosted by author Mica Merrill Rice, each episode features real talk with industry professionals (editors, cover artists, narrators, etc.) and actual indie authors who are flipping the script and publishing on their own terms. Whether you are plotting your first or publishing your fifth, here you will learn ho ...
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On Script-Promptu we randomly pick creative prompts, like genre, character, prop, and setting, to improvise unique film and television script concepts. Join us every other week on whatever podcast provider you prefer. Chad, Paul, and Sam met at film school over 10 years ago. We have continued to collaborate throughout the years, and this is just our latest creative endeavor. These are the scripts we’ve always wanted to write but didn’t know it yet.
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Script Shop
Highlighting screenwriters and giving producers insight into great, new work. Screenwriting Podcast | Script-writing | Scripts | Producing
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We believe all writers have a true human connection to their work. We highlight this connection by featuring a different screenplay and talking shop with its screenwriter each week. - Discover the human nature beneath the script - Follow clear storylines, beat breakdowns, and theme inspirations - Brainstorm possible plans for production - Bring screenwriters and film producers together - Have a great time! - Talk shop with us at ScriptShopShow.com
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Tips, Truths & Lessons Learned, From Top Writers’ Unproduced Work. Novelists, screenwriters, authors, playwrights, journalists, writer-performers, columnists, poets… Every writer has a virtual bottom drawer where they keep the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or can’t quite find a home for – the unfinished novel, the cut scene, the rejected script, sometimes even the childhood essay… In each episode of The Offcuts Drawer actors perform these pieces and the writer talks to ho ...
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Writers Max and Nick Folkman sit down with other writers and developers to discuss storytelling in video games.
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A podcast which aims to explore and demystify some of the terminology and techniques involved in script writing. This is a show for anyone who is writing or thinking about writing for TV, film, theatre or audio. Hosted by comedy writer and script editor unextraordinaire, Robin Taylor. https://twitter.com/writing_pod
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Produced by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers’ Script Club. Members write a script, cast the actors, and then record their performance.
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a podcast about writing a screenplay. exploring the ideas as they come, detailing the process and every little thing that connects to it. support the show at https://www.patreon.com/lemmingdrops
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Off Script is a good old fashioned interview podcast themed around the arts, literature and explores some of the most popular wellbeing trends. Join your host Nadia, as she chats to fresh new artists, actors, authors, comedians, illustrators and ocean scientists! Guests include, Meik Viking (The CEO of Happiness) Libby Page (Author of the Lido) and geek out on the world of Harry Potter with actor Tom Aldridge. The next chapter following on from her Saturday Brunch show on Phoenix 98FM. Enjoy ...
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Austin Film Festival's On Story Podcast is the companion to Austin Film Festival's television show, On Story. Get an uncensored inside look at the creative process of film making through the eyes of some of the entertainment industry's most prolific writers, directors and producers.
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Have a strong-willed child who doesn't respond to consequences, argues like an attorney, and refuses to do things your way? Good! You're in the right place. Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin has given over 1,000,000 parents and teachers around the world practical, life-changing strategies to stop power struggles, yelling, and defiance NOW. Based on work with 1,500 challenging kids (many with AD/HD, OCD, ODD, ASD, etc.) in his home, and years spent in classrooms, Kirk's approach is refreshin ...
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Various subjects and illustrated stories are written and spoken in the invented language of glyphic script called Tapissary. [Episodes appear twice monthly].
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Screenwriter Ryan Jackson sits down with other writers and talks craft, the writing process, movies, pop culture, failed relationships, politics, death, drugs, and whatever else he wants to because it's his damn podcast. And he uses profanity. A lot.
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#75 From Scripts to Stories: Jaclyn Whitt on Screenwriting, Faith, and Finding Your Voice
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Today is a special episode featuring Jaclyn Whitt. Jaclyn has a background in music production and in 2019, she got into audio book narration and production which also led to her being introduced to a screenwriting professor who taught her professional screenwriting. Since 2021, Jaclyn has been winning screenwriting awards, pitching to producers, w…
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"You'll shoot your eye out, kid." For Episode 388, Brandon and David finish off their Christmas Comedy series with one of the most popular Christmas films of all time, A CHRISTMAS STORY. Listen as they discuss Jean Shepherd's writing, what inspired Bob Clark to make the movie, which A-List actor was almost cast in the film, how many child actors th…
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BPS 450: From Video Games to the Big Screen: The Filmmaking Journey of Nicole Jones-Dion
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Nicole Jones-Dion, a screenwriter, director, and producer, shared her unconventional path into filmmaking, beginning in the world of video games and comics before moving into film. Known for her work on projects like Tekken 2, Dracula: The Dark Prince, and the SyFy thriller They Found Hell, she has built a career in genre storytelling that blends s…
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Nobody's Ever Asked Me That: Sarah Sherman
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On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Podcast’s spin-off series, host Nick Dawson sits down with Saturday Night Live star Sarah Sherman, who’s just debuted her first-ever comedy special on HBO, Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh. In a lively, candid and very entertaining conversation, the two talkabout recurring nightmares, hypochondria, masochism,…
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100 Episodes Later: 10 Lessons Every Writer Needs
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Send us a text What happens when you commit to showing up—again and again—for your writing life? In this special bonus recording in celebration of my 100th episode,, I reflect on ten years of creative work and the ten lessons I learned about growth, resilience, rest, and trusting your own process. If you’re questioning your path, feeling stuck, or …
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What If You're Not Meant to be the Hero of Your Memoir: How Writers Reclaim Their Sovereignty with Stacy Simmons
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Send us a text Have you been trying to fit your life story into the hero’s journey and find it’s just not working? What if it doesn’t fit the mold because you were never meant to be the hero, but rather you were meant to be the queen? In this 100th episode of Writing Your Resilience, I’m joined by Stacey Simmons, a licensed Marriage and Family Ther…
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“Hey, move your paws!”“You’re acting weird. How much longer are we going to wander around?”“We need to stay away from prying ears. You’ll find out soon enough…”The road the professor had chosen grew darker and grimmer. Occasional flickers of light ran across his face twisted in an unreadable grimace, half from the drizzle, half from some inner stra…
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Today on Script Apart – all aboard a conversation about The Lost Bus, with a writer who’s glued me to my screen time and time again over the last few years. Brad Ingelsby is the creator of Mare Of Eastown starring Kate Winslet from back in the pandemic. He also created this year’s stunning Task – an HBO drama with Mark Ruffalo about an FBI agent in…
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Bojack Horseman, with Allison Flierl and Joe Lawson
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This week on On Story, a conversation on the animated tragicomedy series Bojack Horseman with two of its writers, Alison Flierl and Joe Lawson. The series follows Bojack, a washed-up former sitcom star who's trying to stage a comeback in Hollywood, while fighting against his own addiction and self-destructive tendencies. Bojack is also an anthropom…
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Kids Who Struggle with Organization, Following Directions, Writing Essays, Turning in Homework? #545
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Ever ask your child to go put their shoes on and 45 minutes later they come downstairs with a really cool Lego project and no shoes?! Have a child who does homework and forgets to turn it in? A child who gets frustrated when asked to write and ends up in tears? You are not alone. I want to give you incredibly practical strategies that work in your …
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A 2025 Celebration from the Talkhouse Podcast Network
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Host Josh Modell hands the mic off to these Talkhouse Podcast Network shows and asks: "What was your standout episode from this year? And tell us one thing you loved from 2025?" 0:49 – Josh Modell (Talkhouse Podcast) 1:50 – Craig Finn (That's How I Remember It) 3:46 – Jason P. Woodbury (Aquarium Drunkard's Transmissions) 5:18 – Dan Nordheim (Life o…
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Wayne's World is a superior example of an anti-plot story (and it's hilarious to boot!). As Melanie and I take a much deserved recording break to enjoy the holidays with our families, we're sharing this archive episode with you because, if nothing else, it'll bring a smile to your face and give you a good laugh. We'll be back on January 15, 2026 wi…
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Bittersweet Peek: There's No Place like Work for the Holidays
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The holidays aren't all fun and games. Sometimes you have to go to work. But is there any sort of magic to work this time of year? We discuss this topic on our latest bonus episode, and share some of the memories of times we had to work over Christmas. This is just a sneak peek of a much longer bonus episode, available exclusively to our generous P…
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Aristocratic chaos agent Hedda Gabler isn’t a character. She’s a Rorschach test, and has been for over a century now. Since first appearing in 1891 as the puzzling eponymous protagonist of a play by Henrick Ibsen, audiences have stared into at this recently married woman, driven by domestic suffocation into acts of destruction, and found different …
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Barbara Tomash's "to begin and end in the garden, slapping mosquitos, reading her book": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Glory and the mundane in this Barbara Tomash poem.By marmccabe
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If you’ve been feeling the energy shift as we close out the year, you are not alone - and the good news is we are on the cusp of a new cycle of life. In this session, I dive into the magic of honoring endings and beginnings - not just the end of 2024 and the start of 2025, but the completion of a nine-year cycle (thank you, numerology!) and the lau…
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Quackcast 770 - Plotting or Pantsing2
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This is the second and final part of our discussion on blending improvisation with solid story plotting/structure as you carry on drawing a comic. The esteemed and famous John Celestri put the question to us: "Are you a plotter or pantser?" i.e. do you work out what's going on in your comic in advance or do you improvise when you go to create the p…
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Writing Historical Fiction with Truth and Tradition: A Conversation with Catherine Astl
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In this episode of Traditionally Self-Published, I sit down with historical fiction author and English Literature teacher Catherine Astl to talk about her novel Christmas Serenades—a deeply rooted Smoky Mountain Christmas story filled with truth, tradition, and meticulously researched history. Catherine shares how her lifelong connection to the Gre…
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Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May - Episode 233
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It's winter up here in the northern hemisphere, so why not explore a fluffy memoir that flirts with self-help specifically for the season? Get a nice blanket and a stuffed creature, a hot beverage, maybe light a candle or incense or perhaps even a fire, and snuggle in. Take care of yourselves out there - make that doctor, dentist, therapist, etc. a…
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The Christmas season starts earlier and earlier every year. Pretty soon we'll be setting up our tree before Halloween! What do you think about this? Are you shamelessly here for it, or do you cringe when you hear Bing Crosby crooning White Christmas in early November? Is the joy that the Christmas season brings enough of an excuse to indulge in it …
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In this season finale, end of the year episode, Hilliard's joined by close friends award-winning director/producer Carl Seaton, TV/Film writer Saeed Crumpler and Executive Producer Tracy Grant to talk about their plans and goals in the New Year and ways writers and filmmakers can think outside the box to grow their careers, businesses and health by…
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery with Rian Johnson
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There’s a mystery afoot on today’s episode of Script Apart – and that mystery is how you write a film like Wake Up Dead Man, the new Knives Out movie from my guest today, Rian Johnson. How do you craft a whodunit that’s simultaneously gripping, hilarious and loaded with weighty reflections on religion’s use as a weapon of fear in our current politi…
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Moody, Intense Kids Who Complain & Control The Mood Of Your Home #544
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Do you have a child who wakes up grumpy, gets extremely frustrated when little things go wrong, or seems constantly irritated and you don’t know why? A child who complains about everything and seems miserable and ungrateful? Older kids who want you to hop on their emotional rollercoaster ride? Does one child control the mood of your home? Do you fe…
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Charlie Higson Pt 2 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor
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This is part 2 of my interview with Charlie and in this episode his offcuts include an episode of Dr Who, a horror version of a Disney cartoon classic and a black comedy film written for some of the regulars in the Fast Show. CAST: Nigel Pilkington, Kenny Blyth, Noni Lewis, Christopher Kent, Shash Hira, Keith Wickham, Beth Chalmers Charlie Higson h…
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Vilma Llaguno's dream of making her movie 40 Before 40 was accelerated when she won a Kickstarter initiative, placing her film on Tubi and forcing her to learn very quickly.By Pilar Alessandra
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The Bittersweet Past: The Illusion of Choice (with Tom Vanderbilt)
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Why do you like what you like? Journalist Tom Vanderbilt joins us to explore how our likes and dislikes are formed. His new book is You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice. Find Tom Vanderbilt at his website or on Instagram. His other books include Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and what It Says about Us) and Beginners: The Joy a…
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Ep. 250 - Joe Hill Shares the Secrets Behind King Sorrow and His Creative Process
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Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTube Joe Hill is a Sunday Times bestseller and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box, The Fireman, and Full Throttle. He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with artist Gabriel Rodriguez. Much of his work has be…
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The end of every year is the opportunity to close a chapter and start a new one - but this year, it's even bigger. We’re not just stepping into a new year, but closing out a powerful nine-year cycle and starting a new one. If you’ve ever heard me talk about pre-planning before, you know how much I believe in intentionally shaping your path - not wa…
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Premiere: Daniel Neighbour – Dubmuse [VA006]
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Moving Pictures’ new VA drifts along the edge where perception and sound blur — slow dub currents, restrained movement, and a quiet focus that rewards close listening. Dubmuse by Daniel Neighbour sits right at the center of that mood: a deep, humming dub piece with a steady pulse and details that only fully reveal themselves over time.@movpic@dj-ne…
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BPS 449: From Setbacks to Festival Wins: The Filmmaking Path of Dawn Fields
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Dawn Fields is a Los Angeles-based producer, writer, and director whose journey through the film industry is marked by both struggle and triumph. Beginning her career as a production assistant in Atlanta, she quickly discovered her true passion was behind the camera. After relocating to Los Angeles with nothing but determination, she worked in dist…
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387 - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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"I dedicate this house to the Griswold Family Christmas." For Episode 387, Thomas and Brandon continue CineNation's Christmas Comedy series with NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION. Listen as they discuss how John Hughes returned to the franchise he created, which director dropped out of the project, which future A-List actor was almost cast in t…
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Episode 1: "The West is the Best? w/ Lili Anolik and John Doe"Subscribe to Really?? The Doors?What did The Doors mean for their time and what do they mean today? What’s the place of Los Angeles in The Doors’ oeuvre? What can the figure of Jim Morrison tell us about American masculinity? Are The Doors cool? And, has popular culture completely misund…
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Stop Forcing the Silver Lining: Why Writers Need Real Emotional Truth with Dr. Risa Ryger
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Send us a text What if the pressure to “find the silver lining” is actually keeping you from healing? In this episode, Dr. Risa Riger and I unpack the subtle—and sometimes harmful—ways toxic optimism, avoidance, and “bouncing back” culture disconnect us from our own truth. Together, we explore what real resilience looks like, why honesty must come …
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First up, a conversation with Kemp Powers on his experience co-directing Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to the 2018 Oscar-winner, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The second installment continues the story of friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, Miles Morales, as he is catapulted from his home in Brooklyn, through the multi-verse. I…
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Drafting Notes - How to Nail The Perfect Ending To Your Novel
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Watch this episode as a full video episode on YouTube A good ending can stay with you long after you've finished a book or a film, but a bad one can ruin everything that came before. On this week's episode of Drafting Notes, we talk about what makes a good ending, and talk about some of the ways to think about crafting that ending to try and give a…
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Should You Medicate? 20 Natural Ways to Help ND & ADHD Kids #543
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Have a child who is disorganized, doesn’t follow directions, fidgets, and struggles to sit still? Easily distracted, blurts out, struggles with short-term memory, time management and focus? Wonder why your kids rock back on chairs, chew hoody tassels, and argue so much? Kirk provides 20 different tools to help your kids success while addressing med…
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Doubt: a quiet story masterpiece (archive)
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It's a brand new season and that means Melanie and I are studying two new topics: narrative drive and conflict triangles. Conflict and page-turners are usually associated with action stories, thrillers and the like. But DOUBT is a quiet, character-driven film that is so expertly crafted it grabs the viewer's attention immediately and holds it right…
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Bittersweet Moment #234: A Surprisingly Perfect Time to Visit Rome
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What's the best time of year to visit Rome? That's a truly impossible question to answer, but Tiffany has an ideal time that might surprise you. Listen to this mini-episode to discover the unlikely perfection of a season you've probably never considered. Don't miss your chance to visit Rome with us, on our intimate Rome listener trip, coming up in …
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Pitching, Part 1: What Is a Pitch, Really?
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Most writers think a pitch is just explaining their show clearly - walk through the characters, describe the plot, hope they like it. But a pitch isn't an explanation. It's performance, meaning, and identity wrapped into one moment. In this episode, Nick and Steve explore what a pitch actually is beneath the surface: the emotional engine that gives…
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Mark Doty's "Little George": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Vain attempts to control the uncontrollable, barking into the void with this Mark Doty poem.By marmccabe
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The Running Man with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall
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Today on the show – Edgar Wright is back! The Running Man is his new Stephen King adaptation, co-written with Michael Bacall, and on this week’s show, the three of us run for our lives through the reality TV dystopia of that movie, and its creation. The film is a new take on the 1982 novel of the same name, and imagines an America in a state of nat…
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Blending improvisation with solid story plotting/structure as you carry on drawing a comic. In the words of noted professional animator John Celestri: I'll start this conversation by asking the question "Are you a Pantser or a Plotter?" In other words, do you write your comic as you go along or do you have a detailed story structure before you star…
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