š“ļøš Inneresting #250 - Everybody Is Out To Get You
It's not paranoia when they really are all out to get you.
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Featured Friday: Cannes Heat
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we slip away to the south of France to look at some notable award winners at the Cannes film festival. Our collection includes: * All We Imagine As Light by
Lessons from Across the Spider-Verse: The Diorama Scene
The whole story in miniature.
Inneresting #249 - Forgiveness and Mercy
It's not right, but it's okay?
Featured Friday: Bottle Episodes
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we focus on those episodes of a TV show that keep their characters contained to one set, better known as bottle episodes. Beloved by audiences for the great character
šØ Inneresting #248 - Where Film Meets Fine Art
Paintings that inspire movie moments, paintings featured in movies, and movies about painting.
Featured Friday: Tough Mothers
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we celebrate Motherās Day with stories that explore how rewarding and challenging motherhood can be, and the unique relationships that can exist between moms and their kids. Our
The Production Assistant's Guide to the Lunch Run
On Scriptnotes, John and Craig asked our listeners for their advice on the one ubiquitous and foundational experience of every early job in the entertainment industry: the lunch run. And like the good PAās you are (or used to be), wow did you all deliver. We were flooded with
š Short Answer Sprint
For this week's rebroadcast, we highlight some evergreen questions from readers in 2007.
š ā©ļø Inneresting #247 - You Were Supposed to be the Good Guys
From heel turns to sudden self-awareness, sometimes it's not easy to know who the baddies are.
Featured Friday: Summer Camp
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, weāre heading off to Summer Camp, where kids can model independence away from their parents, figure out who they really are, and get into plenty of trouble. Our
š» Inneresting #246 - Spiritual Successors
Not every movie or show gets a reunion reboot or legacy sequel. Sometimes we can feel the influence of the past, but with an additional twist. These are the spiritual successors. They may not always be obvious in what stories they owe a debt to, but you feel the connection.
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Featured Friday: Detective TV Shows
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at detective TV series -- how their writers set up the intricate mysteries and murders, line up compelling suspects, and create detectives that keep us coming back
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Rebroadcast: Dick Jokes for Classy Producers
Back in 2010, John answered a question about second guessing yourself and deciding what sample to send to a producer if you think your work doesn't match their taste.
Scriptnotes Recap
Scriptnotes Recap: Episode 682, The Second Season with Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy recently stopped by Scriptnotes to talk about the new season of Andor, but mostly what I took away from it is what a badass he is. Tony has a lot of pride in his work, so his standards are high ā which is a quality that many people strive
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š Inneresting #245 - How Am I "Unlikeable?"
Likeability. The idea that there's some objective sense of whether or not this person is someone you could be friends with/grab a beer with/watch for 90 minutes on a screen without getting annoyed. It's not just a measurement of morality, because there are plenty
Featured Friday
Featured Friday: āUnlikeableā Female Protagonists
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at those characters that every studio executive will note to death and has online misogynists frothing at the mouth: The āunlikeableā female protagonist. Which, when looking over
Inneresting
Inneresting #244 - What? A Coincidence!?
We touched on coincidences in storytelling with this week's rebroadcast of John's blog on Spider-Man 3, so let's take a broader look at coincidences both in fiction and how people experience them in the real world. Lisa M.P. Munoz interviews Christian Rominger about
Featured Friday
Featured Friday: Basketball
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, itās basketball season (or so weāve been told, we were all indoor kids here at Weekend Read)! Whether youāre a fan of the sport or not,
Inneresting
The Perils of Coincidence
In 2007, John came back from a screening of Spider-Man 3 and used his reactions to point to the hurdles a writer can throw in their story's path when relying too heavily on coincidence.
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Featured Friday: Swords and Sandals
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, inspired by Christina Hodsonās recommendation on a recent Scriptnotes for great action writing, we look at one of the oldest genres: the sword and sandals epic. Our collection
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Creating Custom Themes in Highland Pro
In Highland Pro, you can change the colors of just about anything. Use one of our built-in themes, or create one exactly to your taste. In this short video, I explain how themes work, how to create a custom theme, and how to share your creation with others. Here'
Featured Friday
Featured Friday: Buddy Cops
Weekend Read, our app for reading scripts on your phone, features a new curated collection of screenplays each week. This week, we look at the many different iterations of the buddy cop character dynamic and the benefits of a clearly-defined central relationship. Our collection includes: * 21 Jump Street by Michael
Scriptnotes Recap
Scriptnotes Recap: Episode 680, Writing Action Set Pieces with Christina Hodson
This is only the third recap Iāve done, and Iām assuming that by this point youāre onto me. I highlight that we spoke with a celebrity filmmaker, offer pithy but ultimately empty insights about them, highlight a few bangers from the conversation, and then you click through