Game of Thrones Episode 3: The Poetry of Violence
Jacob Krueger discusses The Battle of Winterfell and the poetry and structure behind writing an action sequence built on the interpersonal drama of the characters within it.
Game of Thrones Episode 2: How To Make Them Care
This week, Jacob Krueger discusses the events of Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 8 and shares how you can take an audience along on any journey, but first you have to make them care.
Game of Thrones Episode 1: Save the Best For First
Jacob Krueger compares and contrasts two Game of Thrones pilots: Season 8, Episode 1 and Season 1, Episode 1, to show you the elements of a successful pilot, and how, as a writer, you can benefit from “saving the best for first.”
ROMA: Turning Your Life Story Into A Screenplay
ROMA: Turning Your Life Story Into A Screenplay This week, we’re going to be talking about Roma by Alfonso Cuarón. Roma is an extraordinary film that harkens back to a different era of storytelling. It’s shot in black and white, despite having a substantial budget. It’s entirely in Spanish. And, in a way, the whole […]
From GoodFellas to Breaking Bad with Stephen Molton
This podcast was taken from our vault. If you are interested in studying Television Writing with Steve our next class is Feb 3rd-March 3rd; you can sign up here. From GoodFellas to Breaking Bad with Stephen Molton Jake: Today on the podcast, I have a special guest, Steve Molton. Steve is a mentor here at […]
Beautiful Boy – Where Does Screenplay Structure Come From?
Beautiful Boy – Where Does Screenplay Structure Come From? This week we’re going to be talking about Beautiful Boy by Luke Davis and Felix van Groeningen. This is a particularly interesting film to discuss in light of our last podcast where we talked about Destroyer and the use of flashbacks in a movie, because Beautiful […]
Destroyer: How to Use Flashbacks in Your Script
Learn from Destroyer how to use flashbacks in your script. We’ll discuss the common pitfalls that can make flashbacks dangerous, and the questions you can ask yourself when using flashbacks to determine if your flashbacks are likely to make the structure of your script stronger, or to get in the way.
MANDY: An Interview with Linus Roache
Jake: I’m here with Linus Roache, a Golden Globe nominated actor that you probably recognize from Homeland, Vikings, Law and Order, Batman Begins, Chronicles of Riddick, Priest and a ton of other features and TV shows. Linus was just in Mandy with Nicolas Cage, so we’re going to be talking a little bit about that movie. And Linus […]
A Quiet Place and The Secrets Of Screenplay Format: Part 1
Want to see an early draft of A Quiet Place? We found a copy of the A Quiet Place Screenplay for you. This week we are going to be looking at A Quiet Place by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and John Krasinski. Everyone who knows anything about A Quiet Place has commented on the way […]