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Rights and Copyright

An Alliance with House Mazin

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May 31, 2016 Follow Up, QandA, Rights and Copyright, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Television, Transcribed

It’s a craft episode, with Craig and John discussing allies and allegiances in film and television. Enemies are easy; friends are difficult. We talk through the types relationships characters find themselves in, and strategies for making the most of them.

The One with the Austin Winner

May 17, 2016 Follow Up, QandA, Rights and Copyright, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed, Words on the page

Remember the live show in Austin, when we promised we’d read one lucky listener’s script and talk about it on the air? This is that episode.

What screenwriters mean by IP and YA

January 18, 2016 Adaptation, Film Industry, QandA, Rights and Copyright

We throw these terms around on the podcast without ever defining them.

Feel the Nerd Burn

December 8, 2015 Directors, Film Industry, Follow Up, QandA, Rights and Copyright, Scriptnotes, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed

Craig and John discuss three new entries in the Three Page Challenge, looking at how simple mistakes and confusing word choices can hurt the read.

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