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Scriptnotes Podcast

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-... Read more

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SC26 - Sidecast: 100 Days

SC26 - Sidecast: 100 Days

On the 100th day of striking against the AMPTP, John heads to the picket line to speak with writers about what they’ve l... Read more

10 Aug 2023

6mins

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607 - In the Beginning Was the Word

607 - In the Beginning Was the Word

John and Craig ponder the nature of words and what gives them meaning. Using new information on how large language model... Read more

8 Aug 2023

54mins

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SC25 - Sidecast: AMPTP Asks for a Meeting

SC25 - Sidecast: AMPTP Asks for a Meeting

The AMPTP has reached out to set a meeting with the WGA. What does this mean? How should we feel? And can John find a me... Read more

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403 - How to Write a Movie (Encore)

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SC24 - Sidecast: Risk and Reward

SC24 - Sidecast: Risk and Reward

John has opinions on the AMPTP’s new assertion that the studios are bearing all the risk when it comes to making a movie... Read more

26 Jul 2023

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606 - Character and Story Fit

606 - Character and Story Fit

John welcomes back Pamela Ribon (My Year of Dicks, Moana) to talk about how to fit the right characters to your story. W... Read more

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SC23 - Sidecast: Different Guilds, Different Needs

SC23 - Sidecast: Different Guilds, Different Needs

John and Drew take a look at SAG-AFTRA’s summary of negotiations to see what was asked for, what was offered, and what w... Read more

18 Jul 2023

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605 - Medicine and Mayhem

605 - Medicine and Mayhem

John and Craig look at four tales of science, medicine and mayhem and ask, how would this be a movie? Stories include a ... Read more

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SC22 - Sidecast: The Double Strike, Day One

SC22 - Sidecast: The Double Strike, Day One

On the first day of the the SAG-AFTRA strike, actors and writers on the picket lines tell us why this strike is so impor... Read more

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SC21 - Sidecast: SAG-AFTRA on Strike

SC21 - Sidecast: SAG-AFTRA on Strike

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