Screenwriting: From the Trenches

Screenwriting: From the Trenches

By Rob Hagans & Kay TuxfordTV & Film
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Screenwriting: From the Trenches episodes

  • Low Budget Horror Writing (w/Jordan Miller)

    Rob & Kay sit down with award winning director Jordan Miller of the Camp Nightmare podcast to talk writing, Stephen King, Twitter drama, Jordan's latest (award winning) script, METH GATORS (along with who Nicholas Cage should play in the movie), and, of course, LOW-BUDGET HORROR for our very own #SpookySeason episode. Jordan and Rob are old friends (and frequent collaborators) and invite Kay into their friendship venn diagram(?). Truly, this is our best episode so far. Enjoy!

    Our Weekly Resource:

    Camp Nightmare -- Jordan's Podcast (truly worth checking out)

    Notes From the Episode:
    Jordan's (award winning) short, Three

    Jordan on Instagram

    Camp Nightmare on Instagram
    Camp Nightmare on Twitter
    Rob's YouTube Channel
    How to Make a Movie for $1000
    Kay's  Twitter
    Rob's Twitter
    Email us(!)

    1 hr 9 min
  • Writing Inside Out vs Outside In (Part Two)

    TITLE FIGHT: OUTLINING vs PANTSING! With the Twitter Drama out of the way, Rob and Kay get down to business and discuss their writing habits and make a startling discovering. Afterward, Our Hosts discuss what they're watching this week, the Dave Chappelle controversy and give their resource of the week. 

    Our Weekly Resource:

    The Popped App 

    Notes from the Episode:

    Kay's Bindu Articles: Part One
    Kay's Bindu Articles: Part Two

    Rob's YouTube Channel
    How to Make a Movie for $1000
    Kay's  Twitter
    Rob's Twitter
    Email us(!)

    53 min
  • Writing Inside Out vs Outside In (Part One)

    This Week Rob and Kay get into Outlining vs Pantsing, BUT, there were also various Twitter dramas that needed dealt with so got down into the digital mud. 

    Things from the episode:

    IATSE Stories
    Needle in a Timestack Trailer
    Rob's Nemesis on Twitter

    Rob's YouTube Channel

    How to Make a Movie for $1000
    Kay's  Twitter
    Rob's Twitter
    Email us(!)

    45 min
  • Micro-budget TV Writing

    From the Bespectacled Mofo channel's Pandemic archives comes an interview with Jenna St. John. Jenna and I used to be part of a writing group when she lived on the east coast, but has since moved to LA LA Land to get into the trenches of professional TV/FILM writing. She and her husband have co-created a tv show, SEXPECTATIONS, that was done on a fraction of the budget for most streaming shows without sacrificing quality, putting her at the forefront of what I believe is the next frontier in this business.

    The SEXPECTATIONS landing page

    The SEXPECTATIONS Instagram

    Jenna on Twitter

    Jenna on Instagram
    Kevin Good (Jenna's Husband) on Instagram
    Rob's YouTube Channel
    How to Make a Movie for $1000
    Kay's  Twitter
    Rob's Twitter
    Email us(!)

    52 min
  • Writing By Hand!

    This week Kay and Rob discuss the benefits and advantages of writing the first draft of your screenplay by hand, as well as getting into umbrage about artist thievery, Shia LaBeouf, Squid Game, and Stephen King. It's an embarrassment of riches, really.

    Our Weekly Resource: The Vomit draft(s) --

    P.E. Robinson
    Screenplify Vomit Draft
    Screenplify Writing Notebook

    Notes from the Episode:

    Bad Art Friend
    Shia LaBeouf Won the Wrong Mutha Fuckin' Screenwriting Competition

    Rob's YouTube Channel

    How to Make a Movie for $1000
    Kay's  Twitter
    Rob's Twitter
    Email us(!)

    57 min
  • The THRESHOLD of Writing

    From the Bespectacled Mofo channel's Pandemic archives comes an interview that Rob & Kay did with Powell Robinson and Patrick Young for their film, Threshold (2020). In the interview, Rob and Kay get into the nitty gritty about iphone filmmaking, the frustrations of working in the industry, and, of course,  WRITING, for low budgets and resource based filmmaking.

    Find THRESHOLD

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T5PWWxsSic
    On DVD/BluRay: https://www.arrowvideo.com/dvd/threshold/13187722.html

    Powell’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/powellsundae

    Powell’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/powell_robinson
    Patrick’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/justyoungenough
    Rob's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BespectacledMofo
    How to Make a Movie for $1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTa9-TlvwU&list=PLOtQ8_lHXG0Bz-5T3PlQiaOaYD7kliS3F
    Kay's  Twitter: https://twitter.com/kay_tux
    Rob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BspectacledMofo
    Email us(!): [email protected]

    56 min
  • Why We Write!

    An introduction to the podcast and it's hosts. We discuss the delayed notifications of AFF placings in the screenwriting competition, the new iphone 13 and what that means for screenwriters, and what this podcast has in store for listeners down the road.

    Our Weekly Resource: Wknd Read --

    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weekend-read/id502725173

    Rob's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BespectacledMofo

    How to Make a Movie for $1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTa9-TlvwU&list=PLOtQ8_lHXG0Bz-5T3PlQiaOaYD7kliS3F
    Kay's  Twitter: https://twitter.com/kay_tux
    Rob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BspectacledMofo
    Email us(!): [email protected]

    58 min

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A podcast about the craft and expression of screenwriting -- in all its forms -- from the perspective of writers just like you.