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Scriptnotes Podcast

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and t

Episodes

Total: 57

John and Craig plant the idea for setups that have the most satisfying payoffs. Different from expos

In this craft compendium, John and Craig take a look at everything you need to make your bad guys co

John and Craig welcome author Stu Horvath to look at the rich history of tabletop role playing games

How do you write science fiction when technology is moving so quickly? John and Craig welcome back j

New forms of video creation are coming to disrupt the entertainment industry, but will they succeed?

John and Craig welcome back writer, director, and comedian Mike Birbiglia (Don’t Think Twice, Sleepw

John and Craig dig through the mailbag to answer some of our trickiest listener questions. They la

John and Craig look at how writers and their characters handle the obstacles they encounter. They ou

John welcomes writer, director and playwright Leslye Headland (The Acolyte, Russian Doll) to ask, wh

John welcomes writer and showrunner Eric Kripke (The Boys, Supernatural) to look at planning out a m

John and Craig welcome back Aline Brosh McKenna to tackle the issue of idea management. What do you

John and Craig break out of coverage to look at oners and long shots, cutting through any directoria

In this episode from 2012, John and Craig sit down with producer and former studio executive Lindsay

John and Craig welcome writer and showrunner Tony Gilroy (Andor, Michael Clayton) for an in-depth lo

John and Craig sit in project purgatory and ask, what do you do when the only answer you’re getting

John welcomes back Christina Hodson (The Flash, Bumblebee) to ask, how do you to construct a great a

John welcomes back Liz Hannah (The Girl From Plainville, The Post) to ask, how do you know if a char

John and Craig welcome producer Dan Etheridge (iZombie, High Potential, Party Down) to look at how n

John and Craig decipher mystery box shows, where the premise and audience experience involve solvi

How do you keep doing creative work when the world is falling apart around you? To sift through the