This week, I’ve been working on a feature, a TV pilot and the stage musical of Big Fish. It’s gotten me thinking about the nature of different forms of dramatic writing.
Psych 101
Women, screenwriting and confidence
A listener wonders if the lack of female screenwriters stems in part from the social part of the profession, specifically confidence in one’s ability.
Confessions of a trust-fund screenwriter
In response to the discussion Craig and I recently had about the perceptions of nepotism and wealth in the film industry, a listener wrote in to share his experience of being quite literally a trust-fund screenwriter.
Umbrage Farms
Episode - 34
Craig and John take a brief look at the misguided Girls backlash and complaints about nepotism in Hollywood, before segueing to a bigger discussion of spec scripts and positioning.