John August

John and Craig discuss Craig’s experience winning an Emmy this week.

John and Craig welcome legendary screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Death Becomes Her, Carlito’s Way, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man and Panic Room) to talk about adaptations, embargoes, books and the modern blockbuster, which David has had an outsized role in shaping.

We also cover exposition in science fiction and how action writing has evolved over the last twenty years.

Links:

* [David Koepp](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462895/)
* [Alex Billington](https://twitter.com/i/moments/1170819858826584065) on [embargoes](https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/an-open-letter-about-the-harmfulness-of-embargoes-at-film-festivals/).
* [Cold Storage](https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Storage-Novel-David-Koepp/dp/0062916432) by David Koepp
* [Spark Email App](https://sparkmailapp.com/)
* [Freedom App](https://freedom.to/)
* [The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes](https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Trap-Smart-People-Mistakes/dp/0393651428)
* [Essentialism](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0753555166/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ckaGDbP6DX727)
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [David Koepp](https://www.instagram.com/dgkoepp/) on Instagram
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Matthew Chilelli ([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_418_david_koepp.mp3).

**UPDATE 9-24-2019:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-418-the-one-with-david-koepp).

John and Craig welcome back Aline Brosh McKenna to tackle the issue of idea management. What do you do with all those half-formed ideas and how do you decide which ones to pursue? They share best practices and their approach to middle-of-the-night inspiration.

We’ll also discuss how screenwriters’ quotes are determined and answer some listener questions.

Links:

* For anyone experiencing issues with the app, please try signing up for premium using this [link](https://my.libsyn.com/show/view/id/44610)! Email ask@johnaugust.com with any questions.
* [The Shadows Casting Call](johnaugust.com/casting) John is looking for a 15-year-old blind actress for the lead role — please help by sharing this link with anyone who might be a good fit!
* [Dungeon World](https://dungeon-world.com/)
* [Crazy, Rich Asians Pay Disparity](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/crazy-rich-asians-screenwriter-adele-lim-exits-sequel-pay-disparity-dispute-1236431)
* [Searching for Bobby Fischer](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065/)
* [After Dark My Sweet](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098994/)
* [Reg Ex Crossword Puzzle](https://regexcrossword.com)
* [Sooth](https://www.soothe.com/) Massage App
* [Assassin’s Creed](https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/games)
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [Aline Brosh McKenna](https://twitter.com/alinebmckenna) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Victor Krause ([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_417.mp3).

**UPDATE 10-1-19:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-417-idea-management-transcript).