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Rationality vs. Umbrage

June 14, 2013 Follow Up

Four days in, sales of the [Scriptnotes t-shirts](http://store.johnaugust.com) are going fairly smoothly. We briefly blew off the lid of our PayPal account yesterday, but have been able to keep everything at a good simmer since then.

We’ll end up selling several hundred shirts — the upper limit of what we were prepared to handle. ((What if we had sold thousands? Just because it’s a high-class problem, doesn’t mean it’s not a problem. Physical goods are hard to scale, and we would have been scrambling to get them printed and shipped.)) Thank you to everyone who ordered one one. (Or four, in the case of one guy.)

I get a push notification on my iPhone every time an order is placed, which is addictive in a uniquely modern and pointless way. I muted them so my phone wouldn’t buzz all night, but the notices are waiting every time I unlock the screen.

We were originally only going to offer an orange shirt that matched the podcast logo, but at the last minute decided to add an easier-to-wear blue-gray. That seems to have been a good choice, because Rational Blue is outselling Umbrage Orange 2:1.

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We’ll be closing orders next Friday, June 21st. So if you want one, [head to the store](http://store.johnaugust.com).

T-Shirts and Transcripts

June 12, 2013 News

Now available for a limited time: official [Scriptnotes t-shirts](http://store.johnaugust.com).

scriptnotes t-shirts

Designed by Ryan Nelson and screenprinted in Los Angeles, the shirts come in Umbrage Orange and Rational Blue-Gray. ((Currently, rational is outselling umbrage two-to-one.)) Stuart swears the blue one is the softest shirt he’s ever touched. We offer both men’s and women’s sizes.

They’re $19 each, and you can **only get them through June 21st.**

The t-shirts help pay for our transcripts. Since the beginning, every episode of Scriptnotes has come with a full text transcript, posted within a few days of air. Not many podcasts offer free transcripts, but we think they’re important for a few reasons:

1. They’re easily searchable.
2. They’re accessible for the hearing-impaired.
3. They’re available even when you can’t listen to an episode — at work, for example.

We’re only doing one run of t-shirts, so unless you pre-order yours by June 21st, you’re out of luck. Orders will ship starting July 1st.

So if you’d like one, [visit the store](http://store.johnaugust.com).

Let’s talk about Nikki Finke

Episode - 93

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June 11, 2013 Directors, Film Industry, Resources, Scriptnotes, Software, Tools, Transcribed, Words on the page

John and Craig discuss the polarizing potentate of Deadline Hollywood Daily, then segue into what a healthy entertainment journalism ecosystem might look like.

From there, it’s a discussion of Amazon Studios’ new storyboarding software, which demos well but isn’t likely to change much. It’s a good jumping-off spot for talking about storyboarding in general.

Also this week: T-shirts! Live dates!

Official Scriptnotes t-shirts are available in Umbrage Orange and Rational Blue — but only until June 21st, so don’t delay. You can find them at store.johnaugust.com (or follow the link below).

Two live shows this summer! June 29th and July 25th, both in Los Angeles. Click the links for details.

LINKS:

* The Daily Beast on [Nikki Finke’s 8 Greatest Freakouts](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/04/deadline-hollywood-editor-in-chief-nikki-finke-s-8-greatest-freakouts.html)
* The LA Times on how [Nikki Finke’s next big story may be her own exit](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-fi-ct-nikki-finke-20130604,0,4915206,full.story)
* Time asks [What’s Next for Hollywood’s Most Feared Reporter?](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/06/06/whats-next-for-hollywoods-most-feared-reporter/)
* The (one and only?) infamous [Nikki Finke headshot](http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/files/original/nikki_finke.jpg)
* Gawker on [Why Nikki Finke Never Makes a Mistake](http://gawker.com/5392863/why-nikki-finke-never-makes-a-mistake) and the [commenter edition](http://gawker.com/5501268/why-nikki-finke-never-makes-a-mistake-commenter-edition)
* The Writers Guild Foundation presents [The Screenwriter’s Craft: Finding Your Voice](https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/the-screenwriters-craft-finding-your-voice/) featuring Scriptnotes Live
* [Submit your Three Pages](http://johnaugust.com/threepage) for the Writers Guild Foundation event and let us know you’ll be there
* John’s blog post on [this summer’s two live shows](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-live-in-la)
* [Amazon Storyteller](http://studios.amazon.com/storyteller) from Amazon Studios
* Get your Scriptnotes shirt from [the John August Store](http://store.johnaugust.com/) until June 21st
* [f.lux](http://justgetflux.com/) adjusts your displays for the time of day
* [Kingdom Rush Frontiers](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingdom-rush-frontiers-hd/id598581619?mt=8) is available now

You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_93.m4a).

**UPDATE** 6-14-13: The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-ep-93-lets-talk-about-nikki-finke-transcript).

The Little Mermaid

June 4, 2013 Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Transcribed

Craig and John spend an entire episode discussing and dissecting 1989’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, looking at both its structure and scene work.

The first of Disney’s modern animated musicals, The Little Mermaid established the template for how these films are supposed to work. While it’s not perfect, it’s an ideal film for looking at how heroes and villains articulate their goals, and how screenwriters quickly establish a world and its conflicts.

Join us as we discuss useless sharks, lovable dogs and possibly the best I Want song ever written. (And don’t underestimate the importance of body language.)

LINKS:

* Scriptnotes, Episode 73: [Raiders of the Lost Ark](http://johnaugust.com/2013/raiders-of-the-lost-ark)
* Wikipedia on [Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid) and [Disney’s 1989 version](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film))

You can download the episode here: [AAC](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_92.m4a).

**UPDATE** 6-10-13: The transcript of this episode can be found [here](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-ep-92-the-little-mermaid-transcript).

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