Transcribed

Positive Moviegoing

Episode - 119

November 26, 2013 Film Industry, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Television, Transcribed, Writing Process

Aline Brosh McKenna joins John and Craig to discuss watching movies with an open mind and why it’s important to befriend other writers.

Also this week: what to do when your outline collapses and a look at going broke in your 50s.

The Scriptnotes Live Holiday Show on December 19th is technically sold out, but there’s a chance seats will open up, so keep an eye on Twitter.

LINKS:

Aline Brosh McKenna on IMDb, and her first, second, third, and third-and-a-half appearances on Scriptnotes
The Scriptnotes Holiday Show is sold out, but follow @johnaugust and @clmazin to be the first to know if more tickets are released
John Gatins on IMDb
What It’s Like to Fail on priceonomics
Scroobius Pip and You Will See Me
Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston
Irony punctuation on Wikipedia
The TreadDesk
Outro by Scriptnotes listener Kris Gotthelf

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 12-1-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Time Travel with Richard Kelly

November 19, 2013 Directors, Education, Scriptnotes, Sundance, Transcribed

John and Craig wind back the clock with writer-director Richard Kelly to look at the origins of Donnie Darko, and how a recent film-school grad gets a movie made.

Along the way, we talk about Sundance and slow success, scope creep and transmedia.

The Scriptnotes Live Holiday Show will be Thursday, December 19th, 2013. Tickets go on sale November 20th at 10am. Links below.

LINKS:

Tickets are on sale tomorrow morning for the December 19th Scriptnotes Live Holiday Show
Richard Kelly on IMDb, Wikipedia and Twitter
Donnie Darko, and on Amazon
The Donnie Darko Book
Scope creep on Wikipedia
Coin for all your cards
The Science and Entertainment Exchange
Hotel Tonight
Big Fish is on Broadway through December 29th
Outro by Scriptnotes listener Matthew Chilelli

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 11-24-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Not Just Dialogue

November 12, 2013 Scriptnotes, Transcribed, Words on the page

John and Craig take an extended look at how sound works in movies, and how screenwriters can take advantage of it on the page.

Also this week, advice on naming characters, and what to do when the first cut of your movie is not at all what you had in mind.

Links:

Order your Scriptnotes shirts from The John August Store before Friday
Get your tickets now for the Big Fish talkback on November 23rd and let us know you’ll be there
Previous One Cool Thing WinesTilSoldOut did a cool thing for Craig
John’s 2010 Jessica Alba blog post
Dolby’s Atmos is one example of why your home theater sound doesn’t compare to the movie theater experience
Foley on Wikipedia
Behind the Name breaks down first name popularity by country and year
Saving Mr. Banks is in theaters this December
Knock to Unlock lets you unlock your Mac by knocking your iPhone
Register as an organ donor today
And register for the Be The Match bone marrow database, too
Outro by Scriptnotes listener Jonas Bech

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 11-16-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Damsels in distress

November 5, 2013 Film Industry, QandA, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed

Craig and John love women and jeopardy, but folks, we gotta stop kidnapping girlfriends as plot devices. We discuss ways to avoid this trope.

In other news, T-Bone Burnett has a great name and strong words about copyright and making a living. Readers have questions about pseudonyms, second acts and breaking the back of a new project. Plus, more terrible managers.

T-shirts are back, starting today! But pre-orders stop November 15th, so don’t dally.

John is hosting a Big Fish talkback on Saturday, November 23rd after the matinee, so use your SCRIPT code to get tickets now.

Links:

The John August Store is open for business!
Get your Big Fish tickets now, and use discount code SCRIPT (for November 23rd or otherwise)
John’s post on how we record Scriptnotes
T-Bone Burnett in the Hollywood Reporter
Anita Sarkeesian and her Tropes vs Women in Video Games project
Complex’s The 15 Hottest Damsels In Distress In Movies
TV Tropes on damsels in distress
MacGuffins on TV Tropes and Screenwriting.io
Planet Money podcast
Planet Money on the American check system
Craig’s One Cool Thing is John August
Outro by Scriptnotes listener Matthew Chielli

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 11-9-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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