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Sidecast: SAV Results

Episode - SC4

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News, Scriptnotes, Sidecast, WGA

In this mini-episode, John and Drew discuss the results of the Strike Authorization Vote, and what’s next for negotiations.

We also answer a listener question asking how preWGA writers can show support during a possible strike.

Links:

* [Strike Authorization Results](https://www.wgacontract2023.org/updates/strike-authorization-vote-results)
* Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations [here at WGAContract2023.org](https://www.wgacontract2023.org/)
* John on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/johnaugust), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en) and [Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust)
* Scriptnotes is produced by [Drew Marquardt](https://www.instagram.com/marquardtam/)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/SC4standard.mp3).

**UPDATE 4-18-23:** [preWGA proud](https://twitter.com/KariBarlas/status/1648318520671756297?s=20) image by Kari Barlas

Bindles and Gold Pans

HWTBAM, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig look at another set of incredible news stories and ask, How Would This Be a Movie? Stories include an AI love service, an inventor with good intentions who doomed our planet, a fake Aretha Franklin, and a multi-million dollar nut heist.

We also follow up on heroic names and answer listener questions about researching your story.

In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig lie awake and wonder — what happens to our work after we die?

Links:

* [The Man of Your Dreams](https://www.thecut.com/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-replika-boyfriend.html) by Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz for The Cut
* [The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/magazine/cfcs-inventor.html) by Steven Johnson for The New York Times Magazine
* [Pennsylvania Woman Who Disappeared in 1992 Is Found Alive in Puerto Rico](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/us/pennsylvania-woman-found-puerto-rico.html?smid=em-share) by Eduardo Medina for the New York Times
* [The Counterfeit Queen of Soul](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/counterfeit-queen-soul-180969340/) by Jeff Maysh for Smithsonian
* [The Curious Case of the Disappearing Nuts](https://www.outsideonline.com/food/nut-job/) by Peter Vigneron for Outside
* [A History Professor Takes On Hollywood](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/style/natalia-petrzela-fitness.html) by Katherine Rosman for the New York Times
* [This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew](https://www.workman.com/products/this-isnt-going-to-end-well/hardback) by Daniel Wallace
* [Posthumously](https://slate.com/culture/2023/04/posthumous-writing-randall-kenan-novel-survivors.html) by Daniel Wallace
* [The Last of Us: Soundtrack From the Series](https://milanrecords.com/release/the-last-of-us/) by David Fleming & Gustavo Santaolalla
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* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Orpheus ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))
* Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by [Matthew Chilelli](https://twitter.com/machelli).

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/594standard.mp3).

**UPDATE 5-11-23:** The transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2023/scriptnotes-episode-594-bindles-and-gold-pans-transcript).

The Ref with Richard LaGravenese

Scriptnotes, Transcribed

Writer and director Richard LaGravenese joins Craig for an in-depth analysis of his 1994 comedy classic screenplay, THE REF. Together, Craig and Richard dig into the rules of farce, making hyper-verbal characters work, and the difference between a main character and a protagonist.

We also discuss how to write compelling monologues, engineering a character’s catharsis, and why coffee really is better with cake.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Craig and Richard discuss why it’s often so hard for men to make – and keep – close friends.

Links:

* The Ref on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKthobV2JU4), [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B006RXQ1EI/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) and [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110955/)
* [Richard LaGravenese](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481418/) on IMDb
* [The Ransom of Red Chief](https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Henry_Red_Chief.pdf) by O. Henry
* The Ref’s [Opening Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAa3zP1ysqo)
* [Puzzled Pint’s Code Sheet](http://puzzledpint.com/files/2415/7835/9513/CodeSheet-201912.pdf)
* [Levain Bakery](https://levainbakery.com/)
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* [Craig Mazin](https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/) on Instagram
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [John on Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Matt Davis ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))
* Scriptnotes is produced by [Drew Marquardt](https://www.instagram.com/marquardtam/) and edited by [Matthew Chilelli](https://twitter.com/machelli).

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/593standard.mp3).

**UPDATE 5-11-23:** The transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2023/scriptnotes-episode-593-the-ref-with-richard-lagravenese-transcript).

Sidecast: Strike Authorization Vote

News, Scriptnotes, Sidecast, WGA

John returns from the negotiating room to chat with Drew about the upcoming Strike Authorization Vote. What does Strike Authorization actually mean? How do WGA members vote? And what can writers do this week before voting begins?

We also answer a question from a listener wrestling with their fears of a potential strike.

Links:

* [Find complete information for the Strike Authorization Vote here.](https://www.wgacontract2023.org/take-action/strike-authorization-vote)
* Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations [here at WGAContract2023.org](https://www.wgacontract2023.org/)
* John on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/johnaugust), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en) and [Mastodon](https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust)
* Scriptnotes is produced by [Drew Marquardt](https://www.instagram.com/marquardtam/)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/SC3standard.mp3).