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Putting your pain second

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September 28, 2013 QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

In this bonus episode, Craig and John and special guest Andrew Lippa answer audience questions after the New York live show, addressing topics ranging from sustaining your passion for a project to dealing with difficult gatekeepers. We had a great crowd with great questions, and Craig especially rose to the challenge.

  • Outro by Scriptnotes listener Daniel Johnson

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 10-2-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Scriptnotes Live from New York

September 24, 2013 Big Fish, Broadway, Follow Up, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed

John and Craig welcome their largest live audience yet for a conversation about Kickstarter, movie pilots and musicals. Joined by special guest Andrew Lippa, they talk about the special challenges and opportunities that arise when characters break into song.

It’s the biggest, gayest, most musical episode yet. Everyone sings.

Links:

  • See Big Fish on Broadway
  • If you don’t have your Scriptnotes USB drive yet, email Stuart and let him know
  • Back episodes are available now
  • The Yank! Original Cast Album has been funded
  • Aaron Cooley asks: Why don’t movie studios make pilots?
  • Andrew Lippa, and on Wikipedia
  • Recette restaurant
  • Bid now for a Big Fish backstage tour with John and Andrew (and support a Los Angeles public school)
  • Let us know if you’re in Vienna and willing to meet up with Craig
  • The Falsettoland cast album, and on Wikipedia
  • Thank you and congrats to pianist and soon-to-be husband Daniel Green

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 9-27-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Are two screens better than one?

September 17, 2013 Apps, Highland, Scriptnotes, Software, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed

John and Craig debate the perils and possibilities of bringing iPads into movie theaters. Is Disney’s Little Mermaid iPad app a way to breathe new life into a classic, or a slippery slope towards cinematic ruin? It’s a conversation with plenty of umbrage — but from an unexpected source.

It’s then time for another round of Three Page Challenges. This week: hospital gowns, SARS masks, and nudity.

Links:

  • Gravity on Apple Trailers
  • Download Highland v 1.5 now!
  • The Little Mermaid: Second Screen Live trailer
  • Scriptnotes, Episode 92: The Little Mermaid
  • Jane’s Addiction’s Irresistible Force isn’t quite a classic
  • How to submit your three pages (and let us know if you’ll be in Austin)
  • Three Pages by Erin M. Bradley
  • Three Pages by Jess Flower
  • Three Pages by James Smith
  • Screenwriting.io on SUPER
  • Shakespeare with its original pronounciation
  • Tim Minchin’s Storm
  • Outro by Scriptnotes listener Jason Young

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 9-18-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

Talking to actors

September 10, 2013 How-To, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig discuss the difference between character intention and motivation, before segueing to conversations about working with actors and on-set writing.

We’ve released a new (and final) batch of seats for the live New York show on September 23rd, so grab your tickets now for a chance to see Craig and John sing on stage with special guest Andrew Lippa.

In other live-show news: we’re headed back to Austin! There will be two separate Scriptnotes panels at this year’s festival. Stay tuned for more details.

Links:

  • Shofars on Wikipedia
  • Submit your Three Pages now and let us know you’ll be at the 2013 Austin Film Festival
  • The William Shatner recording session
  • Brother HL2230 Laser Printer on Amazon
  • John and Dan Jinks on KCRW’s The Business
  • Writerduet.com lets you collaborate in real-time
  • Outro by Scriptnotes listener Kurt Kuenne

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 9-12-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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