Craig and John look at the year ahead, from resolutions (we don’t have any) to reunions (20th!). Along the way, we discuss archery, piano and left-hand weakness.
The bulk of the episode is a discussion of Charlie Kaufman’s BAFTA speech about screenwriting and screenwriters, artistry and artifice. Which of us comes down on the side of self-examination and the purity of intentions? The answer may surprise you!
LINKS:
* [Austrian wines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_wine)
* [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061673730/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by Robert M. Pirsig
* [Zen in the Art of Archery](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375705090/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by Eugen Herrigel
* [Zen Driving](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345353501/?tag=johnaugustcom-20) by K. T. Berger
* [BAFTA: British Academy of Film and Television Arts](http://www.bafta.org/)
* [Charlie Kaufman speech at BAFTA](http://guru.bafta.org/charlie-kaufman-screenwriters-lecture-video)
* [Transcript of his speech](http://guru.bafta.org/sites/learning/files/guru_sws_ck_transcript_final.pdf) as a .pdf
* Craig’s short story [Lightning in a Bottle](http://www.mulhollandbooks.com/popcornfiction/stories/Lightning_in_a_Bottle_by_Craig_Mazin.html)
* John’s short story [The Variant](http://johnaugust.com/variant)
* John’s short story [Snake People](http://www.amazon.com/Snake-People-ebook/dp/B004H8GF0U) on Kindle
* INTRO: [HBO 1983 intro](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1NKoMNy5bY)
* OUTRO: [Man in the Mirror (Acoustic)](http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/man-in-mirror-acoustic-single/id379339709) by James Morrison
You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_18.m4a).
UPDATE 1-9-12: The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2012/scriptnotes-ep-18-zen-and-the-angst-of-kaufman-transcript).