Scriptnotes Podcast

223 - Confusing, Unlikable and On-The-Nose

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John and Craig look at some of the least helpful notes screenwriters receive, and strategies for dealing with them.

 

Then it’s a look at novelists who adapt their own books into screenplays, and the pros and cons involved.

 

In the premium feed over at scriptnotes.net, you’ll find two bonus episodes: the live Three Page Challenge from Austin 2015, and my interview with The Martian screenwriter Drew Goddard for the Writers Guild Foundation.

 

Links:

 

  • The Austin Film Festival
  • Sign up for a premium subscription at scriptnotes.net for access to bonus episodes, like this week’s 2015 Austin Three Page Challenge and John’s interview with Drew Goddard
  • Man Up on Wikipedia and Apple Trailers, and writer Tess Morris on IMDb and Twitter
  • 2015 Nicholl Screenwriting Awards: Andrew Friedhof on YouTube
  • Follow John’s progress on his NaNoWriMo profile
  • Los Angeles Times on Melissa Mathison
  • Against Subtlety from Slate
  • Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener on Project Gutenberg, and the interactive, annotated version from Slate
  • The Room Three from Fireproof Games
  • Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)

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