Jessica Sharzer's guest appearances

Jessica Sharzer

The Writers Panel

The TV Dudes Podcast

Creative Principles

The Whole Movie Podcast

Rob Roy

Alena Smith

Jen Statsky

Neil Cross

Courtney Lilly

Marti Noxon

Ed Solomon

Lucia Aniello

Holly Sorensen

Gloria Calderon Kellett

Rebecca Sonnenshine

Sam Shaw

Tim Long

Adam Rifkin

Jonathan Tropper

OwlTail

Continuing their improbable run of getting behind the scenes access to (almost) all things A Simple Favor, Alanna, Christina and Jordan spend this episode of A Simple Podcast talking to screenwriter Jessica Sharzer. She tells us about Blake Lively's heroic role in getting that painting into Emily's house, her desire to see more shades of female intimacy in film, and of course, her process in bringing brotherfucker to life.

Continuing their improbable run of getting behind the scenes access to (almost) all things A Simple Favor, Alanna, Christina and Jordan spend this episode of A Simple Podcast talking to screenwriter Jessica Sharzer. She tells us about Blake Lively's heroic role in getting that painting into Emily's house, her desire to see more shades of female intimacy in film, and of course, her process in bringing brotherfucker to life.

A Screenplay Artiste — The Jessica Sharzer Interview

Originally, Jessica Sharzer emerged herself in Russian studies. While in school, she transferred to Film and essentially went to Graduate School twice. Fascinated by the original tragedies, she now carries this mindset into her new works. Known for  American Horror Story, Nerve, A Simple Favor, and Apple’s Amazing Stories, she loves to focus on genre. Essentially, she believes, when writing genre, it’s not like starting a blank page because there are guidelines to follow. In her latest work, she was assigned “The Cellar,” which was an idea from Steven Spielberg that premiered as the first episode of Apple’s Amazing Stories reboot. The episode stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) and Victoria Pedretti (The Haunting of Hill House).In this interview, Sharzer discusses how to reflect the times rather than preach social issues, why she loves writing genre, why writers needs to write quickly, how she feels about Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule, and she addresses the rumors about ‘A Simple Favor’ turning into a limited series. If you enjoyed this interview, look for the print version on Creative Screenwriting’s website, and join thousands of viewers for the new YouTube video essay series, Creative Principles, which dissects new films, series, and more: bit.ly/2FARJz5

Originally, Jessica Sharzer emerged herself in Russian studies. While in school, she transferred to Film and essentially went to Graduate School twice. Fascinated by the original tragedies, she now carries this mindset into her new works. Known for American Horror Story, Nerve, A Simple Favor, and Apple’s Amazing Stories, she loves to focus on genre. Essentially, she believes, when writing genre, it’s not like starting a blank page because there are guidelines to follow. In her latest work, she was assigned “The Cellar,” which was an idea from Steven Spielberg that premiered as the first episode of Apple’s Amazing Stories reboot. The episode stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) and Victoria Pedretti (The Haunting of Hill House). In this interview, Sharzer discusses how to reflect the times rather than preach social issues, why she loves writing genre, why writers needs to write quickly, how she feels about Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule, and she addresses the rumors about ‘A Simple Favor’ turning into a limited series. If you enjoyed this interview, look for the print version on Creative Screenwriting’s website, and join thousands of viewers for the new YouTube video essay series, Creative Principles, which dissects new films, series, and more: <a href="http://bit.ly/2FARJz5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/2FARJz5</a>

Ep207 - Jessica Sharzer, Screenwriter 'Amazing Stories,' 'A Simple Favor,' 'Nerve' & 'AHS'

The screenwriter of Nerve, Speak, and other features, as well as American Horror Story writer and producer, discusses writing and directing, presenting psychological states in scripts, her process, her beginnings, and more.LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plusCONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER &amp; THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA https://twitter.com/BENBLACKERhttps://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanelTHE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The screenwriter of Nerve, Speak, and other features, as well as American Horror Story writer and producer, discusses writing and directing, presenting psychological states in scripts, her process, her beginnings, and more.LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS:<a href="https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plu</a><a href="http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">s</a>CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER &amp; THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA <a href="https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel</a>THE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST <a href="https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.