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May 3, 2022 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Aline Brosh McKenna welcome writing team Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (How I Met Your Mother, Most Likely to Murder, Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers) to chat about made-to-stream movies. They discuss the joys of niche IP and how changes in the film landscape have resurrected certain genres.

We follow up on ‘Murder House Architecture’ and the economics of shorter seasons. We also answer listener questions on gender-neutral casting, pilot presentations, and page density.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss life and work with newborns.

Links:

  • Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers May 20th on Disney+
  • Your Place or Mine coming soon!
  • Los Angeles Plays Itself
  • Presentations versus Pilots
  • New York Shuk for Saucy Boys
  • Radiooooo App
  • Lost Pilot read the script here.
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  • Dan Gregor on Twitter
  • Doug Mand on Twitter
  • Aline Brosh Mckenna on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John August on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Pedro Aguilera (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 6-1-22 The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Good Energy

April 28, 2022 News, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John invites Anna Jane Joyner and Quinn Emmett from Good Energy Stories to discuss climate change on screen. Climate change affects every creature on our planet, so why don’t we see it more on television? They discuss opportunities for writers to inspire change and raise awareness to capture the environmental concerns of our time.

We follow up on disability representation in Hollywood with the release of the Cost of Accommodations report from the Inevitable Foundation.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we talk about asking people for money, whether it’s to finance a movie or launch a campaign to save the planet.

Links:

  • Stanislav Petrov, The Man Who Saved the World Documentary
  • Download The Cost of Accommodations Report from the Inevitable Foundation and read more on The Hollywood Reporter
  • Good Energy Stories Playbook
  • David Robert Ted Talk on Climate Change
  • Years of Living Dangerously Clip with Anna and her Dad
  • Subscribe to Important, Not Important
  • Dana Fox on Twitter and checkout The Lost City Movie
  • Russian Doll Season 2
  • Redactle Game
  • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
  • Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
  • Anna Jane Joyner on Twitter
  • Quinn Emmett on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John August on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Jade Carda (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

Limited Series

April 21, 2022 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John welcomes writer/creators Liz Meriwether (New Girl, The Dropout) and Liz Hannah (The Girl from Plainville, The Post) to discuss the genre/form of “limited series based on actual events.”

Meriwether and Hannah explain what compelled them to each project and the process of realizing each story on screen. We also play a lightning round of How Would This Be A Movie, looking at movements like ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ and #FreeBritney.

In our bonus segment for premium members, the Lizzes share their experiences making their shows while pregnant.

Links:

  • The Dropout on Hulu and The Dropout Podcast
  • The Girl from Plainville Show and the Esquire article by Jesse Barron
  • Liz Meriwether
  • Liz Hannah on Twitter
  • Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid by Jonathan Haidt for the Atlantic
  • Notorious Alfred Hitchcock Film
  • AI art – MidJourney and Dall-E
  • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
  • Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John August on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Nico Mansy (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

20 Questions with Craig

April 5, 2022 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Craig answers listener questions ranging from craft to career: how do you find your voice? What questions should you ask before writing a new project? When should silence carry a scene? Craig offers professional advice and gets dangerously close to starting a cult.

We follow up on Barton Fink, writer’s block, and keyboards.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Craig and Megana discuss millennials and how Hollywood can invest in R&D.

Links:

  • Logitech K860 has Bluetooth!
  • Take this typing test – Craig got a 110 wpm!
  • Barton Fink
  • Chernobyl, Chernobyl Podcast and The Dropout
  • 60 Seconds With Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon and puzzle here
  • Not Past It Podcast
  • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
  • Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John August on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 4-25-22 The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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