The Midnight Writers: An Adventure in Screenwriting
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Five writers decide to dive headfirst into a screenwriting competition and talk about their adventures.
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S2E6: Second Round Knockout
March 25, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The final episode of Season 2. Another two months have passed and we get our round 2 results. Spoiler, we didn't move on to the finals. We muse on our feedback. Was it helpful? Did we learn anything? Will we do this again? Spoiler, Season 3 begins recording this week! The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustratio...
S2E5: Round Two... FIGHT!
March 24, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters Phil, Keith, and Derek are on to round two and the stakes have been ramped up. 8 pages in three days! Keith and Phil are in the same group and Derek decides to make things harder than they need to be. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phi...
S2E4: First Round Results
March 23, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The results are in and we've sifted through our weirdly formatted email and found the good, the bad, and the ugly of round 1. Three of us are moving on to the second round, and I think we were all able to find positives in the adventure. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast...
S2E3: First Round Submissions
March 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters Eight Days have passed and we have written ourselves silly. We discuss how the week went and how our screenplays ended up. Now we are facing two months for any sort of feedback or results. The waiting game begins. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show with A...
S2E2: First Round Assignments
March 21, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters We have our assignments and feel a bit like deer in headlights. What is to be made of some of this insanity? Honestly, what is a proxy marriage anyways? We sort it all out and wish each other luck on the next 8 days. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show wit...
S2E1: Anticipation and Preparation
March 20, 2023 05:34 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBGet $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The Midnight Writers are back and ready to tackle the NYC Midnight Screenwriting competition. Phil, Keith, and Derek return and are joined by Austin and Zach. In this episode we try to mentally prepare ourselves for the road ahead. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The P...
S1E4: Resolution and Final Image
November 22, 2021 06:01 - 40 minutes - 26.7 MBEpisode Notes The results are in and the band is back together to discuss the outcomes. Keith, Phil, Joelle, Juiianne, and Derek discuss the ups and downs of the first rounds of the competition. There are a few F-Bombs in this episode The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter...
1.4: Resolution and Final Image
November 22, 2021 06:01 - 40 minutes - 26.7 MBEpisode Notes The results are in and the band is back together to discuss the outcomes. Keith, Phil, Joelle, Juiianne, and Derek discuss the ups and downs of the first rounds of the competition. There are a few F-Bombs in this episode The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitte...
S1E3: Heightened Stakes and Plot Point Two
November 15, 2021 06:01 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEpisode Notes The Writers have submitted their works and everyone is buzzing. What did we do? How did we do it? How do we endure the wait for results? The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine)...
1.3: Heightened Stakes and Plot Point Two
November 15, 2021 06:01 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEpisode Notes The Writers have submitted their works and everyone is buzzing. What did we do? How did we do it? How do we endure the wait for results? The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine...
S1E2: The Catalyst and Midpoint
November 08, 2021 06:02 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBEpisode Notes The Midnight crew gets their assignments from the NYC Midnight masterminds and then we go on our way to write. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine) Host of the podcast: The...
1.1: The Set Up
November 08, 2021 06:01 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBEpisode Notes Keith, Derek, Phil, Joelle, and Julianne get together in this first episode just to talk about our experiences with screenwriting and our influences. -- The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twi...
1.2: The Catalyst and Midpoint
November 08, 2021 06:01 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBEpisode Notes The Midnight crew gets their assignments from the NYC Midnight masterminds and then we go on our way to write. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine) Host of the podcast: Th...
S1E1: The Set Up
November 08, 2021 06:01 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBEpisode Notes Keith, Derek, Phil, Joelle, and Julianne get together in this first episode just to talk about our experiences with screenwriting and our influences. -- The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twit...
Trailer - Season Starts Nov 8, 2021
October 27, 2021 17:32 - 1.22 MBTrailer - Season Begins Nov 8, 2021 Every year NYC Midnight hosts a screenwriting competition. It is unique in that it requires every participant to write an original screenplay that incorporates a randomly selected genre, theme, and character. The more than thousand entrants are divided into groups, or heats, of twenty five. Each heat shares the same genre, theme, and character combination. After a grueling 8 days of writing your twelve page screenplay, there is a grueling two month waitin...