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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: The Art of Adaptation
January 23, 2021Jake breaks down the screenplay adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and the art of adapting a play for...
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The Queen’s Gambit: Writing the Limited Series
January 9, 2021Jake breaks down the many ways The Queen's Gambit flaunts the traditional rules of structure, and shows you how...
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Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions
January 1, 2021Keeping your New Year’s resolutions as a writer begins with learning to think a little more like your characters....
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Pitch Festivus: Pitching Tips from Jake & the Faculty
December 27, 2020Jake and his world renowned faculty discuss their best tips on how to pitch your script without sell your...
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Engineering Your TV Drama Pilot w/ Ron McCants
October 24, 2020Jake Krueger and Ron McCants discuss how to create the balance between thinking about your TV Drama pilot as...
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Curious About Playwriting? A Conversation with Lisa D’Amour
October 10, 2020Jacob Krueger interviews Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Tony Nominee Lisa D'Amour about playwriting and its correlations to screenwriting.
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The Spiritual Side of Screenwriting: A Conversation with Jenna Laurenzo
October 4, 2020Jacob Krueger interviews actor/director/writer and JKS alum about her smash hit film Lez Bomb and the spiritual side of...
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Ozark pt. 2: What’s Wrong with Exposition
September 5, 2020Jacob Krueger does a deep analysis of Ozark, Season 1, Episode 8, to show both the dangers of exposition...
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Ozark pt 1: Theme, Engine, and Secondary Structure
August 19, 2020Jacob Krueger analyzes the pilot of Ozark and shows the link between theme, hook, engine and secondary structure.
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