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How to Not Be a Jerk

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August 4, 2015 Film Industry, Follow Up, QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Craig and John look at best practices for screenwriters promoting their films, both in traditional media and online. We’re not subtweeting anyone, and neither should you.

Also this week: more on reshoots, Stretch Armstrong and selective editing of quotes in movie reviews.

Links:

  • Submit your Fall 2015 Scriptnotes shirt design by August 11
  • Vanity Fair on World War Z reshoots
  • The Hollywood Reporter on Mel Gibson, Taylor Lautner and the 20-Year Effort to Make a ‘Stretch Armstrong’ Movie
  • No, I didn’t call your shitty movie a “comedic masterstroke” by A.A. Dowd
  • Vacation by the Textones
  • Madonna’s Vogue, B-Roll and Outtakes
  • Smooth McGroove on YouTube
  • Outro by Kim Atle (send us yours!)

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 8-10-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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