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Scriptnotes Live in May

April 26, 2018 Follow Up, Los Angeles, News

Our next live Scriptnotes will be Tuesday, May 22nd at the ArcLight in Hollywood. [Tickets are on sale now](https://scriptnotes.brownpapertickets.com), with special guests to be announced soon.

All of our live shows are benefits for great LA charities. This one is for [Hollywood HEART](http://www.hollywoodheart.org), which runs special programs and summer camps for at-risk youth.

When we were trying to figure a venue for the event, I asked on Twitter for recommendations. Friend-of-the-show Eric Webb went way beyond, compiling a list of most of the major auditoriums in LA. I’m including it here for anyone else who finds themselves needing a venue.

| Seats | Venue |
|——-|——————————————————————–|
| 3156 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 2703 | Pantages |
| 2345 | Million Dollar Theater |
| 2252 | Walt Disney Concert Hall |
| 2103 | Ahmanson Theatre |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Theatre |
| 1976 | Orpheum Theater |
| 1897 | Saban Theatre |
| 1850 | Wiltern Theatre |
| 1800 | Fred Kavli Theatre (Thousand Oaks PAC) |
| 1800 | Royce Hall (UCLA) |
| 1700 | Mayan Theatre |
| 1600 | Valley Performing Arts Center Great Hall (CSUN) |
| 1600 | Theatre at Ace Hotel |
| 1152 | Grauman’s Chinese Theatre |
| 1413 | Alex Theatre |
| 1400 | Riverside Municipal Auditorium |
| 1341 | Regency Village Theatre |
| 1300 | The Rose |
| 1270 | Wilshire Ebell Theatre |
| 1235 | Bovard Auditorium (USC) |
| 1200 | Ricardo Montalbán Theatre |
| 906 | Tower Theatre |
| 900 | Forest Lawn Museum/Hall of The Crucifixion-Resurrection (Glendale) |
| 739 | Mark Taper Forum |
| 686 | Pasadena Playhouse |
| 618 | Egyptian Theatre |
| 610 | Geffen Playhouse |
| 600 | DGA Theatre 1 |
| 600 | Leo S. Bing Theatre (LACMA) |
| 538 | Eli and Edythe Broad Stage |
| 551 | Bing Theatre (USC) |
| 500 | Bram Goldsmith Theater |
| 496 | Tom Bradley Theater (LATC) |
| 473 | WGA Theatre † |
| 430 | Colburn School Grand Building Auditorium |
| 425 | Aero Theatre |
| 400 | Janet and Ray Scherr Forum Theatre (Thousand Oaks PAC) |
| 400 | Vista Theatre |
| 390 | Campus Theatre (CSUN) |
| 360 | El Portal Theatre |
| 350 | Harmony Gold Theater |
| 341 | Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre Complex (USC) |
| 330 | LA Film School † |
| 303 | Nuart Theatre |
| 300 | Kirk Douglas Theatre |
| 300 | Landmark Theatre |
| 296 | Lupe Ontiveros Theatre (LATC) |
| 294 | The SilverScreen Theater (Pacific Design Center) |
| 280 | Alfred Newman Recital Hall (USC) |
| 278 | James Bridges Theatre |
| 270 | Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT) |
| 222 | Downtown Independent Theatre |
| 220 | Annenberg Auditorium (USC) |
| 200 | Renberg Theatre (LA LGBT Center) |
| 155 | DGA Theater 2 |

† = previous Scriptnotes live show venue

Independent Bookstore Day

April 25, 2018 Arlo Finch, Books, Los Angeles, News, Projects

This Saturday, April 28th, I’ll be at Chevalier’s Books on Larchmont from 3 to 5pm as part of Indie Bookstore Day.

Come say hi and have me sign your copy of Arlo Finch. I can also recommend a few other great books for you to try.

Chevalier’s Books
126 N Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Check out the [other authors](https://www.chevaliersbooks.com/indie-bookstore-day-4-28) who’ll be joining me in LA, or find your local [bookstore event](http://www.indiebookstoreday.com).

Conflict of Interest

Episode - 347

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April 24, 2018 Film Industry, Follow Up, Formatting, Los Angeles, News, Producers, Scriptnotes, Television, WGA, Words on the page

John and Craig examine the myriad conflicts of interest that arise in Hollywood, from self-dealing studios to packaging fees to pilot season.

But it’s not just other people with issues. Writers grapple with their own conflicts of interest. We discuss what situations screenwriters might face and how to deal with them ethically.

We also answer listener questions on multicam formatting and elegantly establishing the time period in a historical piece.

Links:

* To win an invite to the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend event on Wednesday May 9th, send your lyrics to “The Other Side of the Velvet Rope” to ask@johnaugust.com
* Amazon Studios is no longer accepting [unsolicited submissions](http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/amazon-studios-shuts-down-open-script-submissions-1202753480/)
* The Deadline [article](http://deadline.com/2018/04/talent-agency-business-writers-guild-deal-proposal-shakeup-packaging-deals-1202373395/) that outlines the WGA’s proposal to renegotiate the Artists’ manager Basic Agreement
* [Dick Zanuck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._Zanuck) and his [credits](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005573/)
* Multicams are [formatted differently](https://screenwriting.io/how-are-multicamera-tv-scripts-formatted/). This clip of the [Big Bang Theory with the laugh track removed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZ8Hks4gko) shows how different the rhythm of a Multicam can be.
* Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern’s [footage of New York City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aohXOpKtns0) as adjusted by Guy Jones
* [Assassin’s Creed Origins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Origins)
* [The Scriptnotes Listeners’ Guide!](http://johnaugust.com/guide)
* [The USB drives!](https://store.johnaugust.com/collections/frontpage/products/scriptnotes-300-episode-usb-flash-drive)
* [AlphaBirds](http://alphabirdsgame.com) is our fun new word game!
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Find past episodes](http://scriptnotes.net/)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Tim Garcia ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_347.mp3).

**UPDATE 5-2-18:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2018/scriptnotes-ep-347-conflict-of-interest-transcript).

Love, Aptaker & Berger

April 10, 2018 Adaptation, Film Industry, Los Angeles, Producers, Scriptnotes, Television, Transcribed

John and Craig welcome Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the writing team that showruns This Is Us and just made history with Love, Simon.

We discuss their experience of breaking into the industry, writing with a partner, running a hit show, adapting YA novels for the screen, and the broccoli/marinara/pudding meals that got them here.

Links:

* Thanks for joining us, [Isaac Aptaker](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4170842/) and [Elizabeth Berger](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0074165/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)!
* [Love, Simon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Simon) is in theaters [now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0cbWdlQg_8)! Isaac and Elizabeth also run [This Is Us](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Us_(TV_series)) on [NBC](https://www.nbc.com/this-is-us).
* [Queer Qrosswords](http://queerqrosswords.com/) rewards your donation to an LBGTQ+ charity with crossword puzzles.
* Taking Twitter off your phone while you’re on vacation
* Not being on one’s phone while waiting for someone
* [Headspace](https://www.headspace.com/) guided meditation app
* [The Scriptnotes Listeners’ Guide!](http://johnaugust.com/guide)
* [The USB drives!](https://store.johnaugust.com/collections/frontpage/products/scriptnotes-300-episode-usb-flash-drive)
* [Isaac Aptaker](https://twitter.com/iaptaker) on Twitter
* [Elizabeth Berger](https://twitter.com/bergernight) on Twitter
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Find past episodes](http://scriptnotes.net/)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Travis Newton ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_345.mp3).

**UPDATE 4-16-18:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2018/scriptnotes-ep-345-love-aptaker-berger-transcript).

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