Scriptnotes Podcast

Scriptnotes Podcast

By John August and Craig MazinTV & Film
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Scriptnotes Podcast episodes

  • They Ate Our Scripts

    Many of the biggest AI models have been trained on film and TV dialogue, and writers are furious. John and Craig explore the legal, ethical and philosophical implications of this revelation, our emotional reactions to it, and offer strategies for picking the right hills to die on.

    But first, we follow up on the definition of horror vs. thriller, generational narcissism, and young people’s ambition. We also answer listener questions on when to bail on a script and how to approach your first contract.

    In our bonus segment for premium members, we dig into the philosophical implications of Craig believing we live in a simulation, and whether that necessarily implies a creator. Woah, man.

    Links:

    • Flightplan (and The Lady Vanishes)
    • There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI by Alex Reisner for The Atlantic
    • Vince Gilligan Statement on AI to USCO
    • Lunchables
    • The Serenity Prayer
    • Jon Batiste hears Green Day for the First Time
    • Tini’s Mac and Cheese on TikTok
    • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
    • Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
    • Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
    • Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
    • John August on BlueSky, Threads, Instagram, and Mastodon
    • Outro by Nick Moore (send us yours!)
    • Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

      • Email us at [email protected]

      You can download the episode here.

      UPDATE 1-8-25: The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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      1 hr
    • Holiday Live Show 2024

      John and Craig welcome Brian Jordan Alvarez & Stephanie Koenig (English Teacher) and Jac Schaeffer (Agatha All Along, WandaVision) to join them for a live holiday benefit for Hollywood HEART. They discuss constructing Agatha All Along from blue sky to the Witches’ Road, “protagonizing” a villain, breaking in through YouTube and maintaining a working relationship with your best friend.

      We also play a new game, the Christmas Song Three Word Challenge, with former Scriptnotes producers Megan McDonnell (Dark Matter, The Marvels) and Megana Rao (Unstable).

      In our bonus segment for premium members, we answer an all-star round of audience questions in maybe the best Q&A we’ve ever had.

      Thanks to our fantastic audience, everyone at Dynasty Typewriter, and Hollywood HEART for putting the event together.

      Links:

      • Hollywood HEART
      • Jac Schaeffer
      • Brian Jordan Alvarez and Stephanie Koenig
      • Agatha All Along
      • Fleetwood Mac – Silver Springs (Live)
      • English Teacher
      • A Spy Movie on YouTube
      • Sitting
      • My Old Ass
      • The Downeaster “Alexa”
      • The Later Daters on Netflix
      • Sun lamps
      • Thin Mint bites
      • A Man on the Inside on Netflix
      • Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
      • Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
      • Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
      • Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
      • John August on BlueSky, Threads, Instagram, and Mastodon
      • Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
      • Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

        • Email us at [email protected]

        You can download the episode here.

        UPDATE 1-7-25: The transcript for this episode can be found here.

        The post Holiday Live Show 2024 first appeared on John August.
        1 hr 1 min

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      John August and Craig Mazin discussing things screenwriters talk about.