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Show Notes September 14, 2018 EP 135

My co-host is Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts (presales)

Amazon Page

BarnesAndNoble

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

00:00:00 Intro #EastboundAndDown, #jerryReed #SixthSense #gonewiththewind

Mark

00:01:00 WELCOME/TABLE TALK

Mark, Chris

00:10:45 BURT REYNOLDS

#TheLongestYard #Gator  #Nickelodeon  #SmokeyandtheBandit  #Semi-Tough  #The End  #Hooper  #StartingOver   #RoughCut  #SharkysMachine    #StrokerAce  #CannonballRun #CityHeat

00:017:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Chris

00:22:00 Info Break

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00:25:00 GREAT MOVIE ENDINGS – Chris’ List

Chris

#empirestrikesback #chinatown #godfather #planetoftheapes #theverdict #sixthsense #inception #memento #dakrknight #identity #toystory3

00:35:00 ERNEST LEHMAN IN DEPTH

Mark

#ExecutiveSuite #Sabrina #SomebodyUpThereLikesMe  #TheKingandI #SweetSmellofSuccess #NorthbyNorthwest #WestSideStory  #ThePrize #TheSoundofMusic #WhosAfraidofVirginiaWoolf #HelloDolly! #PortnoysComplaint #FamilyPlot #BlackSunday

00:45:00 Q&A

Mark

Question from Eric: What is the difference between MONTAGE and SERIES OF SCENES (or SERIES OF SHOTS) and WHEN SHOULD YOU USE THEM?… Read the rest

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Show Notes August 31, 2018 EP 134a & 134b

Parts 1 and 2 with actress/stunt woman/fight coordinator Michelle Manu and actor/stuntman/producer/director William Christoper Ford

#michellemanu #williamchristopherford

A martial arts movie-themed show!

PART ONE ~

00:00:00 Intro “Enter the Dragon” Theme Music.

#MarkSevi

00:01:00 WELCOME, SENSEI WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER FORD and KUMU MICHELLE MANU

00:01:10 GUESTS HISTORY – WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER FORD

The road to martial arts and movies.

WILLIAM’S IMDB PAGE

WEBSITE

KAIZEN DOJO WEBSITE

#kaizendojo

00:01:10 GUESTS HISTORY – MICHELLE MANU

MICHELLE’S IMDB PAGE

MICHELLE’S WEBSITE

#KaihewaluLua #Kaihewalu

00:17:00 KARATE KID III – PLAYING A BAD GUY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE IT YOUR HEART

#karatekidthree

00:20:00 MICHELLE’S PROJECTS

Busy, busy, busy – Schedule of Appearances

00:00:22 “52 MASTERS”

YOUTUBE PAGE

#kaizendohomartialarts #kaizendojofilms

NETWORKING and INDUSTRY GUESTS?  YES! 

UPCOMING AT C3 Vape and Coffee (www.ocfilmandtv.com)

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Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!

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Show Notes August 31, 2018 EP 134a & 134b

Parts 1 and 2 with actress/stunt woman/fight coordinator Michelle Manu and actor/stuntman/producer/director William Christoper Ford

#michellemanu #williamchristopherford

A martial arts movie-themed show!

PART ONE ~

00:00:00 Intro “Enter the Dragon” Theme Music.

#MarkSevi

00:01:00 WELCOME, SENSEI WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER FORD and KUMU MICHELLE MANU

00:01:10 GUESTS HISTORY – WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER FORD

The road to martial arts and movies.

WILLIAM’S IMDB PAGE

WEBSITE

KAIZEN DOJO WEBSITE

#kaizendojo

00:01:10 GUESTS HISTORY – MICHELLE MANU

MICHELLE’S IMDB PAGE

MICHELLE’S WEBSITE

#KaihewaluLua #Kaihewalu

00:17:00 KARATE KID III – PLAYING A BAD GUY WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE IT YOUR HEART

#karatekidthree

00:20:00 MICHELLE’S PROJECTS

Busy, busy, busy – Schedule of Appearances

00:00:22 “52 MASTERS”

YOUTUBE PAGE

#kaizendohomartialarts #kaizendojofilms

NETWORKING and INDUSTRY GUESTS?  YES! 

UPCOMING AT C3 Vape and Coffee (www.ocfilmandtv.com)

Need a Writing Class?  For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org… Read the rest

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Show Notes August 17, 2018 EP 133a

Part 1 of the interview with writer, director, producer extraordinaire David Morgasen #davidMorgasen

00:00:50 Intro “Son of the Beach”

Mark Sevi, David Morgasen

00:01:00 WELCOME, DAVID MORGASEN!

#MarkSevi 

00:01:00 THE ANTI-WONDER YEARS

Diary of a confused young man

00:09:15 AV SQUAD MAFIA

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#scriptwritingclasses.org

00:20:00 HOWARD STERN – SORTA KINDA

00:33:00 POLITICALLY CORRECT WRITING

00:37:00 VIRAL VIDEOS

00:55:00 Wrap Up

#sonofthebeach #jimmykimmel #davidblaine

David’s Info:

VIMEOWEBSITEIMDB

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 #ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv #alejandroseri #finaldraft

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

www.ocscreenwriters.com #ocscreenwriters

Why Does Your Screenplay Get Rejected? (Mark’s article for Creative Screenwriting Magazine)

www.ocfilmandtv.com

Call 816-WRITERS for info on the MeetUps

Meetups

www.ocscreenwriters.com / ocfilmandtv.com

HEY! Tell us what is your favorite Scifi, Romantic Comedy or Comic Book movie?… Read the rest

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Show Notes August 24, 2018 EP 133b

Part 2 of 2 of the interview with writer, director, producer extraordinaire David Morgasen #davidMorgasen

00:00:50 Intro “Saturday Night Queefer”

Mark Sevi, David Morgasen

00:01:00 WELCOME BACK, DAVID MORGASEN!

#MarkSevi 

00:01:30  The PRINCESS PITCH: GOOD and SCARED IN A ROOM!

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00:17:00 SHOW RUNNERS, WRITERS, PARTNERS It’s perfect!  We can fix it!

#TimothyStack #JamesRStein

00:22:00 THE WRITERS ROOM

00:33:00 WRAP UP

#sonofthebeach #jimmykimmel #davidblaine

David’s Info:

VIMEOWEBSITEIMDB

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 #ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv #alejandroseri #finaldraft

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

www.ocscreenwriters.com #ocscreenwriters

Why Does Your Screenplay Get Rejected? (Mark’s article for Creative Screenwriting Magazine)

www.ocfilmandtv.com

Call 816-WRITERS for info on the MeetUps

Meetups

www.ocscreenwriters.com / ocfilmandtv.com

HEY! Tell us what is your favorite Scifi, Romantic Comedy or Comic Book movie?… Read the rest

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Show Notes August 03, 2018 EP 132

We dedicate almost the entire podcast to Mel Brooks – the legendary writer, producer, actor, composer! #melbrooks

And it’s just me and my buddy Lorenzo Porricelli – but Larry’s got the knowledge of 100 men so it’s getting really crowded in here!

00:00:50 Intro “Blazing Saddles” and sound bite from “Blazing Saddles.”

Mark Sevi

00:01:00 TABLE TALK / WHAT ARE WE WATCHING/TRENDS/WORKING ON?

Mark Sevi, Lorenzo Porricelli

#MarkSevi  #LorenzoPorricelli

#rebelNation #chrisStires

00:18:00 DEEP PROFILE ON MEL BROOKS

Mark Sevi

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00:32:00 TOP TEN MEL BROOKS FILMS

Lorenzo Porricelli

#BlazingSaddles #Producers #HighAnxiety #HisrtoryoftheWorld #YoungFrankenstein #12chairs #robinHoodMenInTights #Spaceballs #thecritic

00:43:00  Q&A

Mark Sevi

– How to do World Building properly– Who reads your scripts – Write a script to be read, not filmed

00:49:00 Wrap Up

All

SHOUT OUT TO the SCWA

#scwa

BlazingSaddles article in Variety

#variety #melbrooks

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Show Notes July 20, 2018 EP 131

Yay, the B is Back!

Zoom is still proving to be a bit of a challenge.  Trying to work out why people sound so “phase-shifty” on certain parts.  Most logical explanation is it’s a bandwidth issue.  We’re working on it!

00:00:15 Intro “Bitch is Back” Sound bite from “Aliens”

Mary Claire Van Kempen

00:01:15 TABLE TALK / WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

Mark Sevi, Victor Phan, Mary Claire Van Kempen

#MarkSevi  #VictorPhan #MaryClaireVanKempen #antman #jurassicworld #alteredcarbon

00:7:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark Sevi, Victor Phan, Mary Claire Van Kempen

NETWORKING and INDUSTRY GUESTS?  YES!  UPCOMING AT C3 Vape and Coffee (www.ocfilmandtv.com)

00:15:00 TOP TEN FEMALE-DRIVEN MOVIES

Mary Claire Van Kempen

#HiddenFigures #ErinBrokovitch#LegallyBlonde #Bridesmaids #NinetoFive #MillionDollarBaby #Girlfight #Moulan #ThelmaAndLouise #Alien #SilenceOfTheLambs

00:30:00  TRENDING

Victor Phan

Black Superheroes.  Trend or movement toward diversity?

#BlackPanther #BlackLightning #LukeCage #Spawn

00:34:00 Harlan Ellison Profile

Mark Sevi

00:42:00  Q&A

Mark Sevi

00:49:00 Wrap Up

All

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Show Notes July 7, 2018 EP 130b

This is Part Two of a great interview with my friend Alejandro Seri from Final Draft

The mic quality isn’t wonderful; I should have just taken the sound directly off the mixing board but I used Zoom instead. 

The more I use Zoom, the more I find problems but it is a great resource in many ways so I just need to work around its limitations and fix things on my end.

00:00:15 Intro Mark Sevi

00:01:00 INTERVIEW WITH ALEJANDRO SERI from FINAL DRAFT

TOPICS COVERED:

#johnnysilver #stevenScarlotta #SCOTTMCMENAMIN

00:33:00 Wrap Up

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Show Notes June 22, 2018 EP 130a

This is Part One of a great interview with my friend Alejandro Seri. 

The mic quality isn’t wonderful; I should have just taken the sound directly off the mixing board but I used Zoom instead. 

The more I use Zoom, the more I find problems but it is a great resource in many ways so I just need to work around its limitations and fix things on my end.

00:00:15 Intro Mark Sevi

00:01:00 INTERVIEW WITH ALEJANDRO SERI from FINAL DRAFT

TOPICS COVERED:

#johnnysilver #stevenScarlotta #SCOTTMCMENAMIN

00:33:00 End Part One

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 #ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv

#alejandroseri #finaldraft

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

www.ocscreenwriters.com #ocscreenwriters

Why Does Your Screenplay Get Rejected? (Mark’s article for Creative Screenwriting Magazine)

www.ocfilmandtv.com… Read the rest

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Show Notes June 1, 2018 EP 129

00:00:15 Intro Arrival Heptapod, Gallows Mark Sevi

00:01:00 Table Talk

Mark Sevi, Victor Phan, Jeff Lyons, Joe Becker

www.joebeckerfilms.com

www.jefflyonsbooks.com

#welcomejoebecker #joebecker #bridges

#anatomyofapremiseline

Discussion on upcoming events at C3 Vape and Coffee and the Gallows filmmakers at Claim Jumper

Upcoming at C3: Frank Chinadamo

#frankchindamo

#ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv

#thegallows #gallows #traviscluff #chrisloffing

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

www.ocscreenwriters.com #ocscreenwriters

00:11:00 What Are We Working On?Mark Sevi, VictorPhan, Jeff Lyons, Joe Becker

#scriptwritingbook  #bookproposal #tvpilot #scriptanatomy #bridges

Why Does Your Screenplay Get Rejected? (Mark’s article for Creative Screenwriting Magazine)

www.ocfilmandtv.com

00:15:00 Top Ten Indie FilmsJoe Becker

#theplayer #cryinggame #eternalshunshine #sexliesvideotape #lonestar #littlemisssunshine #larsandtherealgirl #boogienights #firstreformed #gardenstate #wintersbone

00:35:00 Jeff’s Pet Peeves – Writer’s Block?  No such thing! Jeff Lyons

00:45:00 First 15 Pages Script Breakdown- Arrival Mark Sevi, Victor Phan, Jeff Lyons, Joe Becker

#arrival #DenisVilleneuve   #EricHeisserer #tedchiang #storyofyourlife

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