Julie and John discuss more FAQs in the screenwriting community. When can you start calling yourself a screenwriter? How do you get a film financed? Does following the latest 'trends' make your screenplay more likely to be picked up? 


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This episode originally aired in 2022. Marcus and Caleb rewatch Carpenter's seminal horror, The Thing.

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This episode originally aired in 2019. James is suffering from severe sleep deprivation is on the verge of cracking. His neighbour, Peter, a metal sculptor, works late into the night whilst singing off-key opera. Now, James methodically plans Peter’s demise. The only thing standing between him and a good night’s sleep is the Neighbourhood Watch.

Written by Lauren Brits
Read by Marcus Armstrong

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This week on Expert Advice, Julie and John discuss some questions from our community members.

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This episode originally aired in 2022. Marcus and Oisin rewatch The Shining and discuss their thoughts.

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In this episode of The Phantom Premise, Julie and John discuss an unproduced script or Sherlock Holmes and the Vengeance of Dracula.

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First aired back in 2019. A man returns home one night to find his girlfriend still up. As the night drags on, the good-humoured conversation descends into frustration and rage and the lines of reality and fiction begin to blur.

Written and read by Marcus Armstrong

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In this episode of The Phantom Premise, we look at the 1991 treatment for James Cameron's unproduced Spider-Man film.

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It's the final episode of The Creative Force (for now) and we are looking to the future. The future of Star Wars; what does it look like?

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Sitting together on their usual bench, George and Max feel a difference between them, something has changed. Max struggles to accept this and must find the right words to talk to his oldest friend or risk harming their memories forever.

Written by Marcus Armstrong
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