PopCraft: Screenwriting
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLet's autopsy the screenplays of your favorite films and TV shows. We'll talk the craft you can learn from their concrete examples, as well as the underlying theories and philosophies behind their storytelling structures. Hosted by Carl Albert.
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Episodes
Shutter Island: Open With Your Twist
November 09, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 20.1 MBSorry about the sound issues! I've been having some tech problems, but they'll be fixed for next episode. In this episode, Carl discusses the power of an opening image and just how to make a twist work. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://shows.acast.com/...
Halloween (1978): Slasher Structure and Stakes
October 26, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode, Carl discusses Slasher Structure and the power of suspense. Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8 Halloween (1978) Script: https://www....
Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon: Pilot Episodes
October 12, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode, Carl introduces the new PopCraft Versus segment and talks about how Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power and House of the Dragon compare using the MICE Quotient. Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lan...
Everything Everywhere All At Once: 3 Act Structure and Unlikeable Protagonists
September 28, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBIn the season 2 premiere, Carl and Naomi Beaty discuss unlikeable protagonists and how Everything Everywhere All At Once grounds the viewer's experience with a traditional 3 Act Structure. Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwr...
Spider-Man: Adaptational Approaches and the Power of Change
March 04, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBIn the season finale, Carl and Austin talk about the different ways filmmakers have approached Spider-Man and why they made the decisions they did. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.com Support th...
Arcane: Seeding Structures
January 28, 2022 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBIn this episode, the holy trinity of C's -- Carl, Chasey and Caroline -- reunite to talk the (un)usual structure of Arcane Season 1. What worked, what didn't, and why is Carl such a hater? Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Caroline's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/carolineputs/ Chasey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chaseyridgley/ ...
PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?
January 21, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this episode, Carl argues that adaptations should be considered separately from their source material. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwritin...
The Witcher: The Difference Between Mystery and Vaguery
January 14, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode, Carl and Luke talk THE WITCHER 2x01, how mystery and suspense work in tandem, and the mistake of being too vague. Full season 2 spoilers start 31:45 and end 43:45. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song fro...
Deep-Dive Into Plants and Payoffs
December 17, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.com Support the show (https://www....
Deep Dive into Plants and Payoffs
December 17, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.comSupport the show (https://www.pa...
Deep Dive Into Plants and Payoffs
December 17, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.com Support the show (https://www....
Succession: Character-Driven Pilots and Procedurals
December 10, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIn this episode, Carl and Chasey Ridgley talk the best show on TV -- SUCCESSION -- and what it has in common with procedurals. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.comSu...
The Wheel of Time: When Is Fridging Not Fridging?
November 26, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode, Carl and his red-headed Aiel siblings Luke and Kathryn talk the new hit fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com The Wheel of Time on Prime: https...
Intolerable Cruelty: Melodrama Is Good, Actually
November 19, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIn this episode, Carl brings on Intolerable Cruelty's writer Robert Ramsey to talk melodrama, noir, and the Coen Bros. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.comSupport t...
Dune (2021): Character Arcs and Active Protagonists
November 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBIn this episode, Carl brings on two fellow screenwriters and USC alums, Caroline Puts and Chasey Ridgley, to talk about the good, the bad, and the Duncan Idaho of Dune: Part 1. Contact Carl @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwri...
Dune (2021): Adapting the Unadaptable
November 05, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode, Carl breaks down how Dune shares exposition and adapts the first part of a so-called unadaptable novel. Contact me @ [email protected] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Main song from bensound.comSupport th...
Parasite: Staircase Structure and Subverting Your Expectations
October 22, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, Carl brings on Namir Khaliq from Imagine Entertainment to talk about midpoints, story structures, subversion, and how Parasite remains utterly traditional. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Parasite Script: https://de...
Midnight Mass: Monologues and Main Characters
October 15, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode, Carl brings on fellow screenwriter/podcaster Al Horner to discuss who the real main character of Midnight Mass is and why Mike Flanagan gets away with subversive storytelling. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Al's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al_Horner Script Apart: https://ww...
PopThoughts: This Movie Is Objectively Bad
October 08, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode, Carl discusses how writing can be both a craft and subjective at the same time. He also loses his mind. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Into The Woods by John Yorke: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Five-Act-Journey-Story/dp/1468310941 Main song from bensound.comSupport the...
The Haunting of Hill House: Terror, Trauma, and Timelines
October 01, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBIn this episode, Carl and Hannah talk scares, suspense, heartbreak, and how to make multiple timelines more than a gimmick. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Hannah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/normalsexylady?lang=en Hannah's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahceselski?lang=en Haunting Pilo...
The Empire Strikes Back: Plot Your Character Arc
September 24, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this episode, Carl brings on the show's first guest, Hannah Ceselski, to talk romance, character arcs, and fuck-off hermits. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com Hannah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/normalsexylady?lang=en Hannah's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahceselski?lang=en ...
Return of the Jedi: 3 Act Structure
September 24, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this episode, Carl explains Hollywood's 3 Act Structure and how Star Wars fits into it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com 3 Act Structure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure#/media/File:Three-act_structure.svg "Actionable" from bensound.com. Support the show (https://ww...
Star Wars: The Hero's Journey
September 24, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this introductory episode, Carl corrects misconceptions about the Hero's Journey and connects it to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com "Actionable" from bensound.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.