PlotPoints Podcast

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Show Notes March 01, 2019 EP 147 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Author/Filmmaker Lorenzo Porricelli, Teacher/Author/Screenwriter Raymond Obstfeld Join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

Raymond Obstfeld is a writer of poetry, non-fiction, fiction, and screenplays.  He has written over 50 novels. Solo and recently with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar he has won several awards for his work.  He is also a staff writer on the reboot of the TV show Veronica Mars.

Full Bio At Bottom Of Page

Raymond’s Amazon Page

#raymondobstfeld #KareemAbdulJabbar #robthomas #veronicamars #kristenbell #LaramieDunaway #MycroftHolmes

 00:00:00 Intro #dandywarhols Veronica Mars Clip

Mark

00:01:30 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/BLAH BLAH BLAH

All

00:5:35 WORKING ON

All

Working with Kareem and other topics.

00:10:57  SO SPAKE RAYMOND: WORKING ON VERONICA MARS And OTHER JOYS

Writers Room, Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas

Raymond

00:33:50 TOP MOVIES BASED ON EVENTS (NOT CHARACTERS)

All

CHRIS:

LARRY:

RAYMOND:

MARK:

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Show Notes February 01, 2019 EP 145 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Filmmaker Bruce Kasra, Writer Steve Tiso Join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

00:00:00 Intro #animalhouse #fatdrunkstupid

Mark

00:01:00 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

All

00:3:15 OSCAR DISCUSSSION

Congrats to all nominees!

All

00:10:00 WHAT ARE WE WRITING?

All

#bodyguard

00:16:00 FIRST SCRTIP INSIGHTS

Steve Tiso

00:27:36 TOP MOVIE QUOTES

Bruce Kasra, Chris Stires, Steve Tiso, Mark Sevi

CHRIS: #sherlockholmes #DevilWearsPrada #whysoserious #my precious #wilson BRUCE: #coolrunnings #ironman #austinpowers #thegraduate #youcanthandlethetruth

STEVE: #animalhouse #aleagueoftheirown #alwaysbeclosing #glengarryglenross #pulpfiction

MARK:

#popeofgreenwichvillage #thefly #toliveanddieinla #moonstruck #imbatman

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00:38:00 Q&A

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Show Notes January 18, 2019 EP 144 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Filmmaker Bruce Kasra, Writer Bob Semerau Join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

Bob Semerau is a past president, currently Executive Director of The Outdoor Writers Association of California (owac.org) and a regular featured columnist with The Western Outdoor News.

WESTERN OUTDOOR NEWS

 OWAC.ORG

00:00:00 Intro #shutupandifsh #maddieandtae #tharsheblows

Mark

00:01:00 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

All

00:3:00 GOLDEN GLOBE DISCUSSSION

Congrats to all nominees and winners!

All

00:7:15 WHAT ARE WE WRITING?

All

#onceuponatimeinamerica

00:23:00 BOB’S TOP FIVE FISHING MOVIES

 Robert Semerau

#theriverwhy #salmonfishingontheyemen #ariverrunsthroughit #mobydisk #oldmanandthesea

Hon. Mention: #toddmoen #riversofthelostcoast

00:27:36 CHRIS AND BRUCE’S TOP SOMETHING LIST

Bruce Kasra, Chris Stires

BRUCE’S TOP 5 MOVIE ASSASSINS:

#inbruges #manwiththegoldengun #collateral #nocountryforoldmen #terminator2

CHRIS’ TOP 5 MOVIES BASED/INSPIRED ON TRUE STORIES:

#greatescape #shakespeareinlove #searchingforbobbyfisher #hiddenfigures #tombstone

45:45 COMMERCIAL

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Show Notes January 04, 2019 EP 143 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Filmmaker Bruce Kasra Join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

00:00:00 Intro #auldlangsyne #mariacarey #southpark

Mark

00:01:30 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

All

00:04:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

Do we really need to see the monster?

#birdbox #pitchblank #aquietplace #waituntildark #vindiesel #syfy

All

00:14:50/18:30 BRUCE IS BACK!

He’s single again, ladies!

#blackmirror #bandersnatch

All

00:21:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

 All

#scriptdoctoring #paladinsjourney #martincruzsmith

00:20:00 COMMERCIAL FOR PODCAST AND STUFF

00:26:30 OUR TOP FIVE FAVORITE TV/MOVIES OF 2018

All

BRUCE (Movies): #leavenotreace #hereditary #annihilation #astarisborn #missionimpossiblefallout

CHRIS: #wonderwoman #madamesecretary #youngsheldon #alienist #bodyguard

BRUE (TV): #barry #hauntingofhillhouse #bodyguard # atlanta #bigmouth

MARK: #blackpanther #themanwhoinventedchristmas #greatestshowman #thepost #blackmirror #usscallister #barryhutichson #spaceteam #milliondreams

Extended Trailer for A Million Dreams Video: HERE

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Show Notes December 21, 2018 EP 142 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Lorenzo Porricelli, and Jeff Michaels Join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

Jeff Michaels Website

Jeff Michaels Amazon Page

SCWA ANTHOLOGY

00:00:00 Intro #whitechristmas #drifters #godblessusoneandall #dickens #charlesdickens

Mark

00:01:30 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris, Larry, Jeff

00:09:30 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

All

00:24:00 LARRY ON BOARD

All

#ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv #scwa #mayacinemas

00:26:30 OUR TOP FIVE CHRISTMAS MOVIES

LARRY: #miracleon47thstreet #homealone #loveactually #achristmascarol #giftofthemagi

CHRIS: #thref #achristmasstory #itsawonderfullife #miracleon47thstreet #christmasvacation

JEFF:#elf #scrooged  #achristmasstory #loveactually #themanwhoinventedchristmas

MARK: #themanwhoinventedchristmas #whitechristmas #achristmasstory #thepreacherswife #badsanta

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00:42:00 DISCUSSION ON WHY SPORTS FILMS ARE SO COMPELLING A STORYTELLING FORMAT

All

00:46:30 IS DIE HARD A CHRISTMAS MOVIE?… Read the rest

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#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #dereknguyen #brucekasra #theoval

Starbeasts

Chris' Amazon Page

Chris' BarnesAndNoble

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

Victor's IMDB Page

00:00:00 Intro
#spiderman #spiderpig

Mark

00:01:30 WELCOME/TABLE TALK 

Mark, Chris, Victor

Starbeast available on Amazon.com
Chris' Amazon page: HERE

00:1:45 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

Mark, Chris, Victor

#punisher #bodyguard #disenchanted #jackryan

00:8:15 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

All

00:16:30 COMMERCIAL

All

#ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv

00:18:20 REMEMBERING WILLIAM GOLDMAN

ALL

#marathonman #princessbride #magic #butchcassidyandthesundancekid #misery #scriptdoctor #adventuresinthescreentrade #ghotandthedarkness #followthemoney #nobodyknowsanything #allthepresidentsmen

July 17th, 2017 Podcast On Goldman

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00:31:00 STAN LEE - WRITER'S FOCUS

Mark

#fantasticfour #avengers #daredevil #spiderman #inhumans #ironman #captainamerica #silversurfer #xmen

00:40:30 STAN LEE - COMMENTARY

 All

#jackkirby #hulk #stevenditko

#metalmen

00:43:30 TOP FIVE MARVEL COMICS or MOVIES

Victor, Chris

CHRIS: WinterSoldier, Agent Carter, Iron Man, First Avenger, Guardians of the Galaxy

VICTOR: Daredevil, Hulk, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spiderman

MARK: #Inhumans, #BlackPanther, Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, #NewGods

00:55:45 Q&A

Mark

Where do you get your story ideas?

#jameswomer

 00:58:30 OUTRO

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

MEETUP DETAILS

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#ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv #alejandroseri #finaldraft

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

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#ocscreenwriters

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

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#richdalessio #c3vapeandcoffee

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Christopher Stires is a novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter living in Riverside CA.

He has four novels currently in print. PALADIN’S JOURNEY, REBEL NATION, DARK LEGEND, and THE INHERITANCE (Winner of the 2003 Dream Realm Award for Horror) are available from Zumaya Publications (http://www.zumayapublications.com/). PALADIN’S JOURNEY: SABIAN (the sequel to PALADIN’S JOURNEY) will soon be released by Zumaya.

STARBEAST (a reprint/retitle of TO THE MOUNTAIN OF THE BEAST) will soon be released by World Castle Publishing (http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com/home.html). He has had more than 70 short stories and articles appear in publications in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

With co-writer, Mark Sevi, he has had one screenplay optioned. He is a member of Facebook and Goodreads.