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November 20, 2012 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein sit down with John and Craig to talk about writing movies, writing television and writing together.

We met at the Austin Film Festival, which is where we recorded this episode. Both John and Craig assumed Abby and Marc were a couple — but it’s a lot more complicated than that, and any screenwriting teams who have considered sharing more than an ampersand will want to listen to the details.

LINKS:

  • Abby Kohn on IMDb
  • Marc Silverstein on IMDb
  • The Austin Film Festival
  • The Lift by Robert Zemeckis
  • USC First Look
  • INTRO: Never Been Kissed trailer
  • OUTRO: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly and the Family Stone

You can download the episode here: AAC.

UPDATE 11-24-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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