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Eight Reasonable Questions about Screenwriting

Episode - 54

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September 11, 2012 QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig tackle eight questions on the profession of screenwriting, ranging from studio execs to sharing credit to pitching via video.

It’s a big show. We cover a lot. And then we talk for quite a while about the unique beauty of Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper, because that’s what real screenwriters talk about.

And there’s news! Hangover 3 is in production, Big Fish has announced its Chicago dates, and Frankenweenie comes out October 5.

All this and more in episode 54 of Scriptnotes.

LINKS:

  • Big Fish musical to debut in Chicago
  • Josh Hallman’s video pitch for The Abstract
  • HSX.com: The Hollywood Stock Exchange
  • The Words
  • HealthMap Vaccine Finder
  • INTRO: Eight Is Enough
  • OUTRO: …Baby One More Time by Jessica Hendy and Jacob Yates

You can download the episode here: AAC.

UPDATE 9-14-12: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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