Screenwriting: From the Trenches
134 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsA podcast about the craft and expression of screenwriting -- in all its forms -- from the perspective of writers just like you.
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Your Calling Card Script!
March 05, 2024 09:18 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBYou want to show people who you are as a writer. You need a calling card piece -- something that will give folks a taste of what you're capable of on the page and Rob & Kay are here with the do's & don'ts of what that script should look like, as well as what it should never be. This Week’s Resource: The Fellowship and Writing Programs for Screenwriters Masterlist is a wonderful resource from the WGA that allows you to organize your ultimate plan of attack for getting yourself out there dur...
Show Don't Effin Tell!
February 27, 2024 09:59 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBTHIS WEEK Rob & Kay because Hollywood is slacking, we are discussing show, don’t frickin' tell. The only rule of screenwriting everyone can agree on...usually. This Week’s Resource: We’ve done this before when dealing with one of the core conceits of screenwriting, and as we always say, we are not the only voices on this subject, SO, we have compiled a new YouTube playlist for you guys to chew on, in further thought on today’s topic. Also we're happy to partner with Fade In while ...
Creativity Has No Expiration Date! (Grey List yr 2)
February 20, 2024 14:44 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBTHIS WEEK Rob & Kay invite Brad Johnson on to discuss the sophomore year of THE GREY LIST, as well as ageism in the industry and how we as screenwriters can combat or adapt to it! This Week’s Resource: The Grey List (of course). Checkout the list, download scripts you think sound good, retweet your favs! And while it isn't free, the Smodscastle 37 Hour Film Challenge sounds like it could be a fun thing to participate in. You pay $37 and make a film that could be watched and interacted wit...
Screenwriting State of the Union!
February 13, 2024 08:56 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBTHIS WEEK, amid reports that the industry is more of a dumpster fire than usual, Rob & Kay thought it was a good time to have a Screenwriting SOTU! This Week’s Resource: The International Screenwriters’ Association’s Diversity Initiative strives to elevate writers from underrepresented and marginalized communities. And, as such they are launching a FREE CONTEST, seeking writers with unique perspectives based on race, sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, disability, economic inequality, age ...
Spielberg, Sci-fi, and Showcasing Joy! (Interview with Jordan Simon)
February 06, 2024 09:22 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBRob & Kay are starting off Black History month with a very special guest, Jordan T Simon who just finished his proof of concept for his pilot “The Boy Who Promised the Moon” This Week’s Resource: Monkey Paw Productions, along with Universal Pictures and TIFF have announced their No Drama competition. Up to six filmmakers will be selected to each receive a grant to produce their submitted short scripts. During the one year non-exclusive talent experience selected participants will engage in...
Make People Feel Something!
January 30, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBRob & Kay invite one of Kay’s screenwriting mentors and overall lovely human being, Andrew Guerdat, to discuss his career and new YouTube series, THE GO DRAFT. This Week’s Resource: ANDY’S YOUTUBE SERIES: THE GO DRAFT! Andy’s series is ongoing, but there are 6 episodes up already. Go watch! Also we're happy to partner with Fade In while the Dasher experiment is ongoing! Remember that if Rob finishes the first draft of his novel then they will be providing two copies of their screenwriti...
The Art of the Action Line!
January 23, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBRob & Kay get all nerdy n' gritty talmbout dem action lines. Y'all not gon' wanna miss this one as they finna leave no screenwriting stone unturned. Get it! This Week’s Resource: We’ve said this before, but we are not the only voices on the subject of screenwriting, so we thought maybe you could use this podcast as a jumping off point to investigate the subject further. And as such, Kay and Rob have come up with a medley of YouTube videos on the subject from the likes of Jay Carver, John A...
Turn Your Experiences into Movies That Get Made!
January 16, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBRob & Kay sit down with Denise Cruz-Castino, whose script for "5 Weddings" was made into a movie that made it's way to the Cannes Film Festival! This Week’s Resource: 5 Weddings is streaming for free seemingly everywhere: Pluto, Tubi, Freevee, Peacock, and the Roku Channel, so go put it in your eyeholes and get a taste of our friend Denise. Notes From the Episode: ...
Use World Building to Create IP!
January 09, 2024 09:22 - 1 hour - 74 MBTHIS WEEK Rob & Kay are discussing worldbuilding – again. It’s not just for hobbits! Our hosts take you through how important expanding your the world of your screenplay is going to be in the marketplace going forward in 2024 (and beyond). This Week’s Resource: Air is up on Prime, it was one of my favorite films of 2023, but I’ve been following the story of it’s screenwriter, Alex Convery, via podcast for most of 2023, because I feel like his story is kind of like the Cinderella story we...
Create Sellable IP from the Ground Level!
January 09, 2024 09:22 - 1 hour - 74 MBTHIS WEEK Rob & Kay are discussing worldbuilding – again. It’s not just for hobbits! Our hosts take you through how important expanding your the world of your screenplay is going to be in the marketplace going forward in 2024 (and beyond). This Week’s Resource: Air is up on Prime, it was one of my favorite films of 2023, but I’ve been following the story of it’s screenwriter, Alex Convery, via podcast for most of 2023, because I feel like his story is kind of like the Cinderella story we...
There's No AI in ART!
January 02, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBRob & Kay are back in 2024 with a an opening public service announcement for the new year: turns out, you gotta do the work. Sorry. This Week’s Resource: This week we are repeating our TRIO of free resources for you, because sometimes y'all don't listen when we be giving out free ish, sooooo -- LAST CALL! First up is the Circle of Confusion x Anarchists United Writers Discovery Fellowship, which is first because it’s deadline is first at January 5th. Then we have The Orchard Projec...
So You've Broken In?
December 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIt's Christmas! (2023) So Rob & Kay have decided to do a little reflection, musing on that thing that all of us are trying to do -- all the time it seems like -- breaking in. And, joining them, is one of their favorite Twitter Brethren, Leah Simmons, aka, Leah From South Dakota, who also talks about her debut feature, Valentine Crush and what she got from making her indie roller derby feature. This Week’s Resource: This week we have a TRIO of free resources for you, because this is Chris...
Writing Deep Dive: Die Hard/Hook!
December 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBRob & Kay take on their FINAL holiday deep dive with a Double Feature of their personal holiday favorites Die Hard (for Rob) & Hook (for Kay) directed by John McTiernan & Steven Spielberg, respectively -- with scripts from Jeb Stuart & Steven E. de Souza (of Die Hard) and James V. Hart & Nick Castle (of Hook) while boasting actors Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman & Reginald VelJohnson and Bonnie Bedelia for Die Hard, along with Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, & Bob Hoskins for Hook....
Screenwriting Deep Dive: Elf!
December 12, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBRob & Kay decided to do their penultimate holiday deep dive on Elf, the timeless Christmas classic that is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Jon Favreau directed film stars Will Farrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zoey Deschanel, and Mary Steenburgen, and Ed Asner (as Santa) This Week’s Resource: Elf! You can find it streaming on Max & Hulu, but because of the 20th anniversary, you can also find it in theaters for a limited a time! So watch it, see what the heck we're talking about, an...
Screenwriting Deep Dive: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!
December 05, 2023 12:10 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBRob & Kay kick continue their holiday movie breakdown streak with a shared favorite of theirs, Shane Black's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan. This Week’s Resource: The Long Kiss Goodnight on Pluto! Shane Black has given us another underrated Christmas Classic that we encourage you to watch if you like movies that are good and scripts that are better. Notes From the Episode:...
Writing Deep Dive: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!
December 05, 2023 12:10 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBRob & Kay kick continue their holiday movie breakdown streak with a shared favorite of theirs, Shane Black's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" starring Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, and Michelle Monaghan. This Week’s Resource: The Long Kiss Goodnight on Pluto! Shane Black has given us another underrated Christmas Classic that we encourage you to watch if you like movies that are good and scripts that are better. Notes From the Episode:...
Writing Deep Dive: The Holiday!
November 28, 2023 10:56 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBRob & Kay kick off the holiday season with one of Rob's favorite romantic comedies, "The Holiday", Nancy Myers' Christmas classic two-hander starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black and Eli Wallach. This Week’s Resource: The Holiday is available on Hulu! Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bu...
Screenwriting Deep Dive: The Holiday!
November 28, 2023 10:56 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBRob & Kay kick off the holiday season with one of Rob's favorite romantic comedies, "The Holiday", Nancy Myers' Christmas classic two-hander starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black and Eli Wallach. This Week’s Resource: The Holiday is available on Hulu! Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bu...
How to Write Your Way onto Streaming!
November 21, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBTHIS WEEK! Rob & Kay talk to author, actor and screenwriter, Nate Golon whose indie tv series, Workshop was the first independently produced TV series to be picked up by Hulu! This is the 3rd episode in our month-long dive into indiefilm tv! This Week’s Resource: Workshop Seasons 1 & 2 are available on YouTube. Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video...
How to Write THREE SEASONS of TV! (W/THESPIAN creator Marc Unger)
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBRob & Kay invite THESPIAN creator/writer/producer/show-runner/director, Marc Unger, as he speaks on how he's written three seasons of a show with no guarantees. How he writes character arcs and storylines when you don't have access to actors/locations/money to finish them out, but still have to keep the train on the tracks. This is the 2nd episode in our month-long dive into indiefilm tv! This Week’s Resource: Thespian! You can watch the first two seasons on Tubi, for free! The first thr...
The SEXPECTATIONS of Indie TV Writing!
November 07, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBThis week Rob & Kay interview Jenna St. John and (her husband), Kevin Good about the writer's room and process of their independently produced series, SEXPECTATIONS! This includes finding the engine of the show (and how modern tv has the ability to shift/change it each season, a la The Good Place or Atlanta), how they consider Sexpectations to be a comedy, but not a sitcom, and what narrative challenges future seasons might pose. This is the first episode in our month-long dive into indief...
The Midpoint! (Our AFF episode)
October 31, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBKay Tuxford is at Austin! Rob is not! Is he jealous? Maybe -- but that's not going to get in the way of the two of them tackling one of the most important parts of the screenplay, THE MIDPOINT! This Week’s Resource: We have two resources this week. The first is from a friend of the podcast, Paige Feldman, who is documenting her journey as she writes -- and prepares to direct -- her first feature film on her YouTube channel. But this week she put out a really great video on what she calls ...
So... You STILL Want to Write a Screenplay?!
October 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBRob & Kay follow up on their previous episode, which, hopefully got your booty into the chair with your new idea ready to write. This episode focuses on what happens when your butt hits the seat: mentally, physically, and in terms of craft -- all in preparation for the bane of the screenwriter's existence...Page 40 (and how to get past it!). This Week’s Resource: While this podcast doesn't really endorse any contest, this year’s free screenwriting contest from TSL is open for submissions ...
So… You Want to Write a Screenplay?
October 17, 2023 19:03 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBRob & Kay are writing New Things™. You might be writing new things. You want want to write a New Thing™ for the first time. If so, this episode is for you, where Rob & Kay discuss how to put yourself in the Mental Palace from whence you shall write a (the) script. This Week’s Resource: Simple. Film Courage’s Compilation Video: 10 Ways to Come Up With Movie Ideas. Simple. Nuff said. Notes From the Episode: ...
Writing Queer and Minority Characters in 2023!
October 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBRob & Kay have BEEF. This extra-large episode covers a potentially sensitive topic. The treatment of minority & queer characters in your screenplays -- avoiding tropes and what to consider when writing outside your experience. They also name some great, current, examples of shows getting diversity, sensitivity and inclusion right, and shed light on they refer to as "jumping cat" clichés. Our Weekly Resource: Kay found a list of Diversity tests, from WeScreenplay, which you can apply to you...
How to Land Act Three!
October 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBRob & Kay have talked Acts 1 & 2 and now wish to complete the trilogy by talking about how to land act 3! They discuss the old adage "If you have act three problems, you have act one problems..." (truth!), while taking you through the screenwriting math you need to have followed to have things add up in your final act. They also talk about the dreaded FOURTH ACT (don't you dare do this!), and talk about even as you are paying off everything, you need end memorably. Our Weekly Resource: Jus...
Screenwriting is a Moving Target! (w/David Williams)
September 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBRob & Kay sit down with David Williams to discuss how, despite their individual achievements (which, for Dave, includes being included on the 2022 Blacklist), each is looking for ways to improve their hold -- their craft -- on screenwriting. They also get to know Dave a bit, how he came to be in the business, and then in the middle of the podcast, our hosts (and guest) get news about the Writer's Strike. Our Weekly Resource: Again, with two (free) resources this w...
How to Write a KILLER First Page!
September 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis week, Rob & Kay are talking about dat first page. How to keep em reading, how to knock 'em dead, and how to set expectations. They explore why the "Opening Image" (of all the beats in Save the Cat beats) is so important, what tropes/clichés must be avoided or subverted, how to prepare your audience for the script they're about to read, and, of course, what that page should LOOK like. Our Weekly Resource: The Black Magic Camera App! This week, Blackmagic deci...
The First Page!
September 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBThis week, Rob & Kay are talking about dat first page. How to keep em reading, how to knock 'em dead, and how to set expectations. They explore why the "Opening Image" (of all the beats in Save the Cat beats) is so important, what tropes/clichés must be avoided or subverted, how to prepare your audience for the script they're about to read, and, of course, what that page should LOOK like. Our Weekly Resource: The Black Magic Camera App! This week, Blackmagic deci...
Is Your Script Ready? (OUR CENTENNIAL!)
September 12, 2023 09:57 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB100 EPISODES! Rob & Kay have defied Vegas odds and have made it to episode 100, in which they wax poetic on the subject of "Is Your Script Ready?" Ready for what? To be sent to producers/managers/agents -- but first it's time to take a long, hard look at your script and see how it holds up against a checklist that Rob & Kay breakdown for you listeners. Thank you so much for sticking with us for 100 episodes, it really means a ton. And nothing would us happier than to make it another 100 (if...
FINISH YOUR SCRIPT!
September 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBRob & Kay want to encourage you to FINISH YOUR SCRIPT. In the episode they tell you why a finished script is currency and how ideas, while they may seem important, are essentially worthless. They also talk about how to put your enjoyment into the finishing of a screenplay and how that can keep you moving forward. Basically, if you needed a swift kick in the pants to finish that script, take a listen to this. Our Weekly Resource: This week’s resource is a giveaway! We ...
Turning a $500 Short into the $6M Feature Film, 'The Shift'! (w/Brock Heasley)
August 22, 2023 08:56 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBRob & Kay interview Brock Heasley, whose upcoming sci-fi film, The Shift, based on his microbudget short (of the same name), readies itself for theatrical release in December care of Angel Studios. Our Screenwriting duo pick their guest's brain over a multitude of topics, including: what needed to change from the short over to the movie, how Brock struggled with writing to budget constraints, and how to overcome the shadow of so-called "faith based movie" stigma while still adhering to his p...
Turning a $500 Short into a $6M Feature Film! (w/Brock Heasley)
August 22, 2023 08:56 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBRob & Kay interview Brock Heasley, whose upcoming sci-fi film, The Shift, based on his microbudget short (of the same name), readies itself for theatrical release in December care of Angel Studios. Our Screenwriting duo pick their guest's brain over a multitude of topics, including: what needed to change from the short over to the movie, how Brock struggled with writing to budget constraints, and how to overcome the shadow of so-called "faith based movie" stigma while still adhering to his p...
How to Make Your Script STAND OUT from The Crowd! (Adapting Script Format)
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBThis week, Rob & Kay are talking about how to (safely) “adapt” your style, in order to make YOUR script stand out from the crowd of stale, sterile, scripts out there adhering to the stodgy, and frankly typical, screenwriting formatted norms. Our Weekly Resource: We've got a list of scripts that broke screenwriting format, and yet SOLD: Kate, A Quiet Place, The Matrix, Michael Clayton, Nightcrawler (no sluglines), Cobweb (left justified format), Oppenheimer (in 1st person...
Surviving (and Fighting) Writer's Block!
August 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBKay has Covid and Rob is sassy! But they both have Writer's Block, so the two of them sit down, as always to break down the phenomenon that is tHe bLoCk, as well as how to fight it while prioritizing your own mental health/general well-being. Our Weekly Resource: We've got an article from Variety, entitled, Script Secrets From Hollywood’s Top Creators: How to Conquer Writer’s Block, which is so self explanatory that there's really no need to go any further than that. Not...
How to Turn Your Screenplay into IP!
August 01, 2023 09:22 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThis week Rob and Kay interview Mario O. Moreno, screenwriter, novelist, and tagger to discuss how to potentially adapt your screenplay into a novel (or why you should consider doing so). Our Weekly Resource: Check out Mario’s book on Amazon to support a fellow writer. Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bumper) Maureen Ryan's book, "Burn It Down: Po...
How to Get a Script Read!
July 26, 2023 09:57 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWith a strike going on, it's more important than ever to know how/where to look for a script read, as well as who should be reading. Rob & Kay do a very DEEP DIVE into what it takes to get, what avenues provide what results, and whether or not you're even ready to have your script read. Our Weekly Resource: Darious Britt, a former guest of the show, is one of our favorite filmmakers and YouTubers, but what he does with nearly every short film that he releases, including his...
Writing During a Strike! (Drama, Networking, Do's & Don'ts)
July 18, 2023 11:25 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBIt's a strike episode! The Double Strike of SAG-AFTRA joining the WGA on the picket lines caused Kay & Rob to make an episode that serves as a treatise on the situation -- the pertinent drama, info, and most importantly, how does it affect our writing. So strap in, this is a biggun. Our Weekly Resource: Fran Drescher's Press Speech for the SAG Strike is Free here on Youtube, it’s a quick watch but you’ll get fired up. Notes From the Episode:...
Mentoring New Writers! (with Cindy Begel)
July 12, 2023 10:11 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBRob & Kay got Cindy Begel to sit down with them and discuss mentoring -- her experiences coming up as the medium of television was revealing itself, as well as her own latter day efforts to pay forward the mentorship given to her during the early years of her career. Cindy was a lovely guest and even talks about how she found a writer's group for Rob! Our Weekly Resource: Ed Solomon and Blacklist have put together a free zoom session: Word by Word will be live via Zoom on Thursd...
What Do You Want From Us!
July 04, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBThanks to MidtownATLGal for the lovely FIVE STAR REVIEW. We love to hear from our listeners and get feedback, no matter what it is, which is why we're offering this chance, at the half year mark, to ask us what you'd like from us, going forward. We have fun guests lined up and some epic episodes planned, but in the end this is all about what you guys want/need. Also PLEASE RATE & REVIEW! Just like in this episode, we are going to be reading our reviews, both good & bad on this podcast from ...
The TONE of your Screenplay!
June 27, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week, Rob & Kay get into the weeds about the tone of a screenplay while dealing with the MASSIVE amounts of drama that surrounded Screenwriting Twitter this week. Our Weekly Resource: Beverly Boy’s “How to Describe the Tone of Film”? This includes various suggestive words to help you get some ideas of the tone of your project. Also, Beverly Boy specializes in building sets, so if you have some wild creative notions, maybe give them a call. ;) Notes From the Episode:...
The Legalese of Screenwriting Contracts!
June 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB*Disclaimer, we are not lawyers -- even though today's guest, Rob's good friend (and former writer's group member), Pamela Nash, is. She has also acted on his behalf as de facto legal counsel for all of his screenwriting contracts -- and some for this podcast as well -- and breaks down the vague and (what is often) unenforceable language of various legal contracts that Rob & Kay have gotten over the years. Our Weekly Resource: Found a great article over on Pipeline Artists written ...
How to Write Prolifically! (w/Brock Swinson)
June 14, 2023 03:55 - 55 minutes - 51 MBKay was MIA this week, so Rob invited Julia, her writing partner, to sit in her chair this week as they interviewed Brock Swinson, who comes to the table to talk about Ink By the Barrel, a book based on Brock's various interviews with writers from over the years, which extracts his methodology on how to be a prolific writer! Our Weekly Resource: We’ve got two resources this week, both from our guest. The first is his podcast where Brock has interviewed writers such as Aaron Sorkin, Et...
The Perils in Writing Act Two!
June 06, 2023 10:39 - 1 hour - 67 MBAct Two is essentially the entire movie. Rob and Kay break down how to keep it moving, how to setup while you're paying off and go in deep on the dreaded MIDPOINT (scary!) Our Weekly Resource: You’ve got homework this week. As Professor Tuxford and her Partner-in-Podcasting have concocted a YouTube Playlist of videos on the subject of a second act. As we’ve stated again (and again) in this podcast, the second act of your movie, *is* the movie, so the more information you have informing ...
Writing TWISTS Into Your Script!
May 30, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBGet a twist wrong and audiences will reject your movie. Get it right and your story can become iconic. Rob & Kay are here to help you figure out how to engineer the latter in a time when audiences are at their most savvy. How to setup, then subvert the payoff, when to go left and when to read the room and give the audience what they want. And finally, when to jump out of your movie right in the middle -- and the caveat of doing such a thing in your script. Our Weekly Resource: Usually, ou...
Creating in the Horror-Adjacent Space!
May 23, 2023 10:27 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBThis week Rob & Kay interview Lucas McNelly, writer/director of the microbudget thriller film, Up Country, to discuss the perils, pitfalls, and the promise of working in the horror-adjacent space. Our Weekly Resource: Sundance Collab – yes, Sundance has a website with paid and free membership with videos on writing, directing, financing, and production as well as Writer Cafe’s where you can zoom in and be held accountable for writing pages. Notes From the Episode: ...
Does Your Writing Suck?
May 16, 2023 23:15 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBSometimes you have to take a long, hard, look at your writing and ask yourself if you've birthed a turkey. It happens, even to the best of us, the question becomes -- what to do next? And that's where Rob & Kay come in, with advice for not only when you should admit to bad writing, but also when maybe folks -- when everyone -- may be wrong about what you've written. Our Weekly Resource: We love free shit. You love free shit. We love to recommend free shit to you that will help you along in...
Paradigm Shifts in Writing!
May 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBFrom BUFFY to BREAKING BAD, the writing landscape has changed very rapidly to include new mandates, tropes and styles of storytelling. Rob & Kay take a look at what's come before -- inspired by Rob's recently viewing of Severance -- to hopefully give listeners an insight as to how to write to new places in storytelling with their own scripts. Our Weekly Resource: We’ve recommended Lessons from the Screenplay before, their channel and podcast are…not unparalleled, but certainly superlative...
Rejection!
May 02, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThis week Rob & Kay talk rejection. How to deal with it, what we can learn from it, and what it can teach us. Our Weekly Resource: Lee Jessup’s Article: “Rejection is a Bitch” Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bumper) "I Killed Optimus Prime" Strike Rules & FAQ How to Make a Movie for $1000 Kay's Twitter Rob's Twitter Zack's Twitter...
Writing Horror That SELLS!
April 25, 2023 09:50 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThis week we’re talking money, specifically in terms of writing (horror) screenplays that sell, and to help with that, we have a guest! Writer of both TV and Film Seth M. Sherwood. They talk the benefits of writing spec scripts (even if you won't likely sell them), how "original" horror movies get made (and who gets to make them), how A24 didn't invent "Elevated Horror" (or social horror), and the landscape for Horror TV writers (plus how it pertains to the impending 2023 writer's strike). ...