A QUIET PLACE Part 2: Dialogue, Action & The Theme of Your Screenplay
A QUIET PLACE Part 2: Dialogue, Action & The Theme of Your Screenplay In the first installment of this podcast, we looked at A Quiet Place in relation to writing action and discussed how all of screenplay formatting really exists for one purpose: to isolate visual moments of action. By isolating visual moments of action […]
Isle Of Dogs Vs. Roseanne – Writing For Political Change
Please note, this podcast was recorded prior to the recent scandals surrounding Roseanne Barr. We have chosen to leave the podcast on our site because we feel it may have information that is valuable to writers. But the analysis was based upon what the show appeared to be after the airing of the pilot. As […]
BoJack Horseman: Breaking The Rules Of Structure
This week we are going to be talking about BoJack Horseman, but we aren’t just going to be talking about the series, we are going to be talking about one very particular episode, and doing a really deep breakdown: Season 4, Episode 9 which is entitled Ruthie. A lot of the times when we talk […]
An Interview With Sebastian Stan From I, Tonya
Jake: This week I am with Sebastian Stan. Many of you have probably seen I, Tonya and Sebastian’s performance in that piece. We are going to have an interesting conversation with Sebastian, looking at I, Tonya from the perspective of an actor and also from the perspective of a writer. And we’re going to be […]
FIX YOUR PITCH!
[spb_column width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] By, Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [divider type=”standard” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] FIX YOUR PITCH! This is perhaps the most dangerous screenwriting lecture you will ever hear. That’s because today I’m going to be talking about […]
Beauty and the Beast
[spb_column width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] By, Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [divider type=”standard” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: Is Your Idea Commercial? This week, we’re going to be looking at Beauty and the Beast. It could be argued that a […]
GET OUT
[spb_column width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] By, Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [divider type=”standard” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] GET OUT This week we’ll be talking about Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele. Over the past couple of podcasts, we’ve been talking a […]
INCEPTION
[spb_column width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] By, Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [divider type=”standard” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] INCEPTION REDUX This week, we’re going to do a little blast from the past, by revisiting Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Having just seen Get Out! which […]
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY – What’s Your Structural Focus?
[spb_column width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] By, Jacob Krueger [/spb_text_block] [/spb_column] [divider type=”standard” text=”Go to top” full_width=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [fullwidth_text alt_background=”none” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY What’s Your Structural Focus? This week we’ll be looking at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Which is about as […]