Act Two Podcast
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Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.
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Screenwriting Lingo
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May 06, 2024 |
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Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 8 - Things Execs Say)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Internal Dialogue in Screenwriting - Do or Don't?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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What to Write Next?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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TWIW: When to Take the Note, the Pitching Tiers and More!
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Where Do Ideas Come From?
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Networking and Making Connections
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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When To Take The Note
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Secret to the Spec Sale: Interview with Daniel Kunka (Retake)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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The 2024 Oscars Episode
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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The Agent Series with Mark Hartogsohn: What is a Lit Agent and How to Get One?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Journey from Pitch to (Not) Getting the Job
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Fireside Chat: Manager-Writer Conflict and the Problem of the Stubborn Writer
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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How to Cut Pages
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Taking an Idea to Outline
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Getting Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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How to Combat (and Defeat) Imposter Syndrome
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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How to Nail a General or Rep Meeting
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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New Year. New Goals. 2024!
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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’Tis the Season: Why Christmas Movies Work
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Filmmaking Tips from James Mangold (LOGAN)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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TWIW: Party Recap, When a Short Story Has No Hook, and How to Make Your General Work for You
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Finding Clarity of Concept in Your Pilot
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LA Event & Patreon Launch
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Breaking Down Pixar’s BRAVE with Producer & Manager, Michele Wolkoff
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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TWIW: Why Relationships Matter, When to Restructure, How to Think Outside the Box
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Ways to Tackle a 2nd Draft
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Building Dread: Top 5 Horror Films w/ Special Guest Dave Levinson
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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How to Get Repped
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Where to Find Inspiration
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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The Importance of Self-Care
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The Essential Steps to Writing a Pilot Outline
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Finding Humanity in Your Villain
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Rethinking How to Adapt IP
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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5 Stages of Spec Writing
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Breakdown of Act One: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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How to Be a Writer on Set
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Interview with Jeff Howard (HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, MIDNIGHT MASS)
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Screenwriting Tips from INDIANA JONES
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Interview with Alyssa Alvarado: AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Summer Blockbusters: Midpoint Check-In
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Interview with Dan Kunka: ARBITRATION
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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J.J. Abrams’s Mystery Box
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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FLASH and INDIANA JONES
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Interview with Scott Glassgold: Selling Your Short Story
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 Blockbusters!
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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TWIW: Spiderverse, ”Burn It Down” and AI
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Tips for Writing a Short Film
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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What is Arbitration?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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WGA Strike Vibes on the Picket
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May 30, 2023 |
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How to Stay in Screenwriting Shape
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May 22, 2023 |
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How Screenwriters Get Paid
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May 16, 2023 |
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WGA Strike (Week 1)
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May 08, 2023 |
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TWIW: Mario, 3 Writer Personalities, and LA Writer Meet-Ups
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May 01, 2023 |
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Industry Terms: Part II
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Industry Terms (Part I)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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How to Have a Successful Writer’s Group
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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How to Write a Heist
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Screenwriting
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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The Hustle
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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TWIW: Selling in Animation, Spec Sales, and Learning Writing from Actors
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Nicole Ramberg Part II: Her Path To The Black List
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Interview with Paul Bae: Screenwriter to Podcaster to Screenwriter
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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TWIW: Targeted Note-Giving and What a Screenwriting Career Actually Looks Like
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Pacing in an Action Sequence
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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10 Signs of a Great Screenplay
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Screenwriting Skills that ARE NOT Writing
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Finding & Securing IP: Interview with Steve Desmond (KNOCK AT THE CABIN)
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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TWIW: Keep the Momentum Going
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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New Year. New Goals.
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Your IP Responsibilities
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Spirited and Writing the Christmas Movie
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Wrapping up for the Holidays as a Screenwriter
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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A Dialogue on Dialogue
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Securing IP, General Meetings, and Pitching! (Mailbag)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Crafting a Likable Protagonist
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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TWIW: Stealing from other Movies, and Getting Unstuck in Revisions
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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TWIW: What is Hip-Pocketing and What Makes a Good Showrunner?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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So You’re Being Rewritten...
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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A conversation with the Writer of King Richard: Zach Baylin
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Romance Episode
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 7 - Idea to Pitch)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Fireside Chat: How to Break into the Industry
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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8 Sequence Story Structure
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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This Week in Writing
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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This Week in Writing
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Self-Advocating: How and Why?
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Art of Adaptation: Interview w/ Christopher Yost (THOR: RAGNAROK, COWBOY BEPOP)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Unhealthy Writer Thoughts
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Meet Cutes: Pride & Prejudice to Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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TWIW: Imposter Syndrome, Pitching with Intention and Taking Your Shot
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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What is Showrunning?: Interview with BEL-AIR Co-Showrunner, Rasheed Newson
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Taika Waititi’s 10 Screenwriting Tips
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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First Day in a Writers Room
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Live Mock Notes Session
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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This Week in Writing
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Transitioning from Writer to Showrunner & Director: Interview w/ Steven DeKnight
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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What’s the Theme? -- Top Gun: Maverick
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Writing With A Partner: Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Taking an Idea to Script
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May 30, 2022 |
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5 Must-Haves for Writing Action Sequences
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May 23, 2022 |
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Being a Blacklist Writer: Q&A with Alex Convery
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Work/Life Balance with David H. Steinberg
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May 09, 2022 |
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4 Common Notes and How to Revise Them
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May 02, 2022 |
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How to Start an Adaptation
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Tony Gilroy’s 7 Steps to Writing an Original
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Best Pixar Movies and TWIW
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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How We Create Characters
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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We Should Talk About Nepotism...
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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When to Move On...
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Having Etiquette As A Screenwriter...
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Pitching Is Terrible: The Series (Part 6 -- How to Prep like Steve Jobs)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Script Club: ENDING THINGS by Kevin Sullivan
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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The Manager Life: Interview w/ John Zaozirny of Bellevue Prods.
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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How to Set the Tone in Meetings
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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How to Revise Your Script
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Heroes & Villains: The Pirate, the Crooked Cop, the Wicked Step-Mother, and the Adventurer
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Pitching Is Terrible: The Series (Part 5 -- The Rewrite Pitch)
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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MacGuffins: To Use Or Not To Use?
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Breaking Into The Industry: Q&A With Mickey Fisher
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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New Year, New Writing Goals
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Taking A Break Over The Break?
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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The Setup: Home Alone vs. Home Sweet Home Alone
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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The Breakdown: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE (Better than the OG?)
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Don‘t Please Your Producer (from a Producer)
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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This Week in Writing
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Holiday Gifts -- What to get Reps and Producers
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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The Breakdown: Writing Action Setpieces
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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How to Handle Submissions
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Screenwriting Twitter Topics
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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The Pitch: Film to TV
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Finding Your Next Idea
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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When to Work for Free?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Tasha Interviews Josh: AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Josh Interviews Tasha: SHOWRUNNING
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Fireside Chat
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Writer‘s Tool Chest: The Notecard
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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What A Good Relationship With Your Reps Looks Like
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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This Week in Writing
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Daily Life of a TV Staff Writer with Monty Bennett
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Anatomy of an Action Setpiece
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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The Note Giver's 10 Commandments
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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To Study Film, or Not? with Special Guest: James Stoteraux
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Staying Proactive And Being An Advocate For Yourself.
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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The Open Writing Assignment (OWA): Devil or Deliverer?
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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This Week in Writing
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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How to Stay Organized
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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This Week in Writing
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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The Art of Adaptation with Special Guest: Evan Spiliotopoulos
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Film Writing vs. TV Writing with Special Guest David Levinson
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Fireside Chat: This Is Us
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Pitching Is Terrible: The Series (Part 4 -- The Ten Minutes After You Pitch)
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May 31, 2021 |
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The Note Taker's 10 Commandments
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May 24, 2021 |
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WHY MOVIES WORK: Nobody, Mortal Kombat and The Mitchells vs. the Machines
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May 17, 2021 |
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Development Hell
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May 10, 2021 |
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Ghostwriting -- The Best Kept Secret in Screenwriting
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May 03, 2021 |
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The Walt Disney Television Writing Program: Interview with 2020 alums, Adrian Viña & Allyson Philobos
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Secret to the Spec Sale: Interview with Daniel Kunka
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Fireside Chat
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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How to Have a "Voice"
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Snyder Cut & Mythology
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCING: Act Two Mentorship Program with Coverfly (with special guest, Tom Dever, Head of Writer Success at Coverfly)
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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The Breakdown: TED LASSO Pilot -- Character Intros
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Documents Writers Write (that aren't the script)
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Process: Getting the Job - Tomb Raider and Red Sonja
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Fireside Chat
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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The Art of Act One: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Three Act Structure
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Screenwriting Life: A New Hope
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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WGA 101: Interview with Ben Shiffrin, WGA Captain
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 3 -- Visuals in a Pitch)
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Get Competitive: Interview w/ bRock Newell, 2018 Screencraft Fellowship Winner
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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New Year's Resolutions: How to Make (Writing) Goals
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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The Breakdown: LETHAL WEAPON (Demystifying a Legend)
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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The Breakdown: Back to the Future (Act 3 - Obstacles & Pay-Offs)
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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The Breakdown: BACK TO THE FUTURE (Act Two - The Art of Cause & Effect)
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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First Script is Done. Now what?
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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The Breakdown: BACK TO THE FUTURE (Act One)
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Get Competitive: Guest Interview w/ Nicole Ramberg, 2020 Screencraft Competition Winner
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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A Million Ways: Guest Interview w/ Screenwriter Corey Deshon
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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How to Have a Good Relationship with Your Reps
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 2 -- Formatting Your Pitch)
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 1 -- What, How and Why do you Pitch?)
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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The Confident Writer, an Oxymoron
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Working Hard or Hardly Working? -- A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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A Screenwriter Walks into a Festival...
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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General Meetings: The Couch & Water Tour
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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The Job: TV Staff Writing with Nneka Gerstle
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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HARD KILL: Script to Screen with Joe Russo
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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The Art of the Spec Script
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Welcome Home: Blank Page to Red Carpet with David Levinson
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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We're Back! Post-Quarantine for Screenwriters
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Getting Repped -- All the Ways to Get a Manager or Agent
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Introducing the ACT TWO Podcast
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Aug 24, 2020 |