Inside the Screenwriter's Mind: A Screenwriting Podcast

ISM 025: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter S.S. Wilson (Tremors)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 024: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 023: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Alan Watt (Interior Night)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

BONUS EPISODE: Introducing My New Weekly Podcast with Guest Musical Icon Moby

I've been working on a new podcast for sometime now. Introduction Next Level Soul. The podcast that asks the big questions about living, evolving and thriving in the world today. The show attempts to answer those questions by having candid and inspiring conversations with thought leaders from every walk of life. Global icon, musician, and animal rights activist, Moby(né, Richard Melville Hall) has lived many lives right before the gazes and judgment of the world. Self-discovery is a continua...

ISM 022: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter John Russo (Young Guns)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 021: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Todd Berger (It's A Disaster)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Filmmaker Process - Need Help Getting Your Screenplay Funded, Finished and Produced?

After working in the IFH labs for the first part of 2021 I can finally announce what it is. May I introduce Indie Film Hustle's FILMMAKER PROCESS? Filmmaker Process offers comprehensive professional services for hire to help filmmakers and screenwriters, working at any budget level, get their film project to the finish line. I wanted to put the much-needed services filmmakers need but rarely have access to all under one roof. Filmmakers and screenwriters usually could only get access to the...

BONUS EPISODE: ERIC ROTH - From Forrest Gump to Dune - Adventures Screenwriting in Hollywood

ISM 020: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter David F. Sandberg - (Lights Out, Shazam!)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 019: Inside the Mind of Screenwriters Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis (Modern Family, Monk)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

BONUS: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Edward Burns (Brothers McMullian, She's the One)

Today’s guest is a writer, director, producer, actor and indie filmmaking legend Edward Burns. Many of you might have heard of the Sundance Film Festival winning film called The Brothers McMullen, his iconic first film that tells the story of three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island who struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. His cinderella story of making the film, getting into Sundance and launching his career is the stuff of legend. The Brothers McMullen was sold to F...

ISM 018: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Steve Kaplan (Colossal)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

BONUS EPISODE: Richard Linklater - Slacker, Indie Cinema & How to Become a Screenwriter

Well I put out an episode back in 2019 putting my dream list of guests out into the universe and in the past four months I've been humbled to have some amazing filmmakers and screenwriters on the show. Incredibly one of those dream guests has made his way on the show today.  We are joined by indie film icon and Oscar® nominated writer/director Richard Linklater. Richard was one of the filmmakers who helped to launch the independent film movement that we know today with his classic 1991 indie...

ISM 017: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Pilar Alessandra (Sinatra)

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 016: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (Sunset Strip) Part #3

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast, we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog, and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of stories. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind. I wanted to create a new bi-weekly podcast that could not only highlight ...

ISM 015: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (Mask of Zorro) Part 2

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors, Mask of Zorro). Part #2 Randall Jahnson is an American writer, director, and producer. His works include Dudes, The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, and episodes of the HBO TV series Tales from the Crypt. He also wrote Gun, a Western video game which was voted Best Story at the IGN Video Game Awards.

ISM 015: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (Mask of Zorro) Part #2

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors, Mask of Zorro). Part #2 Randall Jahnson is an American writer, director, and producer. His works include Dudes, The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, and episodes of the HBO TV series Tales from the Crypt. He also wrote Gun, a Western video game which was voted Best Story at the IGN Video Game Awards.

ISM 014: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors) Part #1

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors, Mask of Zorro). Randall Jahnson is an American writer, director, and producer. His works include Dudes, The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, and episodes of the HBO TV series Tales from the Crypt. He also wrote Gun, a Western video game which was voted Best Story at the IGN Video Game Awards.

ISM 014: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors) Part 1

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Randall Jahnson (The Doors, Mask of Zorro). Randall Jahnson is an American writer, director, and producer. His works include Dudes, The Doors, The Mask of Zorro, Sunset Strip, and episodes of the HBO TV series Tales from the Crypt. He also wrote Gun, a Western video game which was voted Best Story at the IGN Video Game Awards.

ISM 013: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Erik Bork (HBO's Band of Brothers)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Erik Bork (HBO's Band of Brothers). Erik Bork is a screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, From the Earth to the Moon, for which he wrote multiple episodes, and won two Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards as part of the producing team.

ISM 012: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Neil Landau (Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Neil Landau (Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead). Neil Landau serves as Assistant Dean of Dean’s Special Programs at UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. He's also a Professor and Associate Director of the MFA Writing for Television Program at UCLA TFT where he’s taught Screenwriting for more than 20 years.

ISM 011: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Scott Meyers (K-9, Trojan War)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Scott Meyers (K-9, Trojan War). Scott Myers has been a professional Hollywood screenwriter for over 30 years. Since selling his spec script K-9 in 1987, Scott has written 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. His film writing credits include K-9 starring Jim Belushi, Alaska starring Vincent Kartheiser, and Trojan War starring Jennifer Love Hewitt.

ISM 010: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Paul Castro (August Rush)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Paul Castro (August Rush). We’ve all read in Variety or The Hollywood Reporter of some no-name screenwriter selling his or her screenplay for a million bucks. Ever wonder how they did it? What structure did they use? What “tricks of the trade were” employed? May I introduce Paul Castro, the original writer of one of my favorite films August Rush. Paul Castro is a produced, award-winning screenwriter and world-renowned screenwriting professor. His p...

ISM 009: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Rob Edwards (Disney's The Princess and The Frog)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Rob Edwards (Disney's The Princess and The Frog). Rob Edwards has written two classic animated films for Walt Disney Feature Animation, the Academy Award-nominated Treasure Planet, and the Academy Award® and Golden Globe-nominated The Princess and the Frog. He also consulted on Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph, and Frozen.

ISM 008: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Doug Richardson (Die Hard 2, Bad Boys)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Doug Richardson (Die Hard 2, Bad Boys). Can you imagine having a front-row seat to the start of the filmmaking careers of Will Smith, Bruce Willis, and Michael Bay? Well, this week's guest Screenwriter Doug Richardson did just that. In 1989 20th Century Fox hired Doug to adapt Walter Wager’s novel 58 Minutes into the first sequel to the hit franchise Die Hard. In 1990, it was released as Die Hard 2, Die Harder.

ISM 007: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen). When I had Kelly on the Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast we discuss how she not only got her screenplay produced by the legendary James L. Brookes but also how she was able to direct her story as well. She got her shot to director her own screenplay on the 2016 critical darling The Edge of Seventeen (originally called BESTIES) starring Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, and Kyra Sedgwick.

ISM 006: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Jim Uhls (Fight Club)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Jim Uhls (Fight Club). This is re-broadcast from the Dave Bullis Podcast. He is the master screenwriter behind David Fincher’s “Fight Club”, one of the greatest films in my generation, in my humble option. When Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club was making the rounds in Hollywood, it was a tough sell to be adapted for the screen. But then Brad Pitt got involved; add David Fincher and Ed Norton, throw Jim Uhls into the mix and you’ve got a modern classic....

ISM 005: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Daniel Knauf (Carnivàle, Black List)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter and showrunner Daniel Knauf (Carnivàle, Black List). This is re-broadcast from the Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast. Daniel Knauf had a couple of small credits to his name—a TV movie here, a stint on Wolf Lake there—when he managed to sell the intricate Great Depression-era genre show Carnivale to HBO. The series, an intricate blend of meticulously researched period detail and secret-history fantasy, purported to tell the tale of what happened whe...

ISM 004: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Alex Dinelaris (Birdman)

Today we go inside the mind of Oscar® Winning co-screenwriter Alex Dinelaris (Birdman). Jason Buff from the Indie Film Academy Podcast and Alex discussed his screenwriting and what it was like working with Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, and Armando Bo. They discuss Alex's process for putting together a story and do a deep analysis of various scenes of Birdman.  Alex was in a rare position to be on-set during the filming of Birdman, so of course, Jason took the opportunity to...

ISM 003: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Thunder Levin (Sharknado Franchise)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Thunder Levin (Sharknado Franchise). This is a re-broadcast from the Indie Film Academy Podcast. Thunder wrote and created the legendary Sharknado franchise spawning a universe of rip-offs and copy cats. Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008) starring C. Thomas Howell was Thunder's feature film directorial debut. This led to him writing and/or directing several films for production company The Asylum, including American Warships (2012) and A...

ISM 002: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Larry Wilson (Beetlejuice, Addams Family)

Today we go inside the mind of screenwriter Larry Wilson (Beetlejuice, Addams Family). This is re-broadcast from the Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast. Larry Wilson is the co-creator of the cult classic Beetlejuice (directed by Tim Burton), writer of Addams Family, and worked on the legendary television show Tales from the Crypt. Larry wasn’t always a screenwriter, he worked on the studio side of things as well as an executive. In this interview, he tells the story of how he championed a you...

ISM 001: Inside the Mind of Screenwriter Brendan McCarthy (Mad Max: Fury Road)

Today we go inside the mind of Oscar® Winning co-screenwriter Brendan McCarthy (Mad Max: Fury Road). This is a re-broadcast from the Indie Film Academy Podcast. Brendan is a legend in the world of comics and now the world of Mad Max. His series Freakwave was inspired by Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior. In this episode, we talk with McCarthy about his relationship with Mad Max and how he went from being a fan of The Road Warrior to actually co-writing Mad Max: Fury Road with writer/director Geor...

ISM 000: Go Inside the Screenwriter's Mind Podcast - An Introduction

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive with Alex Ferrari. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of story. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind with your guide Alex Ferrari. I wanted to create a new bi-we...

ISM 000: Go Inside the Screenwriter's Mind with Alex Ferrari - An Introduction

Welcome to the newest member of the IFH Podcast Network. May I introduce you to Inside the Screenwriter's MInd: A Screenwriting Archive with Alex Ferrari. Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside a screenwriter’s mind? In this podcast we explore how successful screenwriters tackle structure, plot, character, dialog and the film business. Get ready to go down the rabbit hole of story. Let’s travel inside the screenwriter’s mind with your guide Alex Ferrari. I wanted to create a new bi-we...