WandaVision: Genre, Structure, Theme, Engine and Your Voice as a Writer
Through a deep analysis of Wandavision’s genre, structure, theme and engine, Jake shows you how to apply the lessons of Wandavision to finding your own voice as a writer.
Up vs. Soul: What Theme is Driving Your Writing?
How do you fulfill your destiny as a writer? Jake examines how Pete Docter explores this question in two of his best works, Up and Soul, and reveals how struggling to be the writer you want to be may be the very thing that’s holding you back from being the writer you already are.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: The Art of Adaptation
Jake breaks down the screenplay adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and the art of adapting a play for the screen.
The Queen’s Gambit: Writing the Limited Series
Jake breaks down the many ways The Queen’s Gambit flaunts the traditional rules of structure, and shows you how to overcome friction points in your own writing.
Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions
Keeping your New Year’s resolutions as a writer begins with learning to think a little more like your characters. The person you are today is not going to be the person you are at the end of the screenplay.
Pitch Festivus: Pitching Tips from Jake & the Faculty
Jake and his world renowned faculty discuss their best tips on how to pitch your script without sell your soul.
Engineering Your TV Drama Pilot w/ Ron McCants
Jake Krueger and Ron McCants discuss how to create the balance between thinking about your TV Drama pilot as an engineer, and getting your voice and the thing you need to say on the page.
Curious About Playwriting? A Conversation with Lisa D’Amour
Jacob Krueger interviews Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Tony Nominee Lisa D’Amour about playwriting and its correlations to screenwriting.
The Spiritual Side of Screenwriting: A Conversation with Jenna Laurenzo
Jacob Krueger interviews actor/director/writer and JKS alum about her smash hit film Lez Bomb and the spiritual side of screenwriting.