PopCraft: Screenwriting

Carl Albert

Let's autopsy the screenplays of your favorite films and TV shows. We'll talk the craft you can learn from their concrete examples, as well as the underlying theories and philosophies behind their storytelling structures. Hosted by Carl Albert.

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Top 10 PopCraft: Screenwriting Episodes

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Everything Everywhere All At Once: 3 Act Structure and Unlikeable Protagonists

PopCraft: Screenwriting

09/28/22 • 61 min

In the season 2 premiere, Carl and Naomi Beaty discuss unlikeable protagonists and how Everything Everywhere All At Once grounds the viewer's experience with a traditional 3 Act Structure.

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

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The Screenplay Outline Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Outline-Workbook-step-step/dp/0578299313/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UGYZOMI49S32&keywords=the+script+outline+workbook&qid=1664304415&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjIzIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+script+outline+workboo%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-1

Naomi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/naomibeaty?lang=en

Naomi's website: https://writeandco.com/

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Spider-Man: Adaptational Approaches and the Power of Change

PopCraft: Screenwriting

03/04/22 • 78 min

In the season finale, Carl and Austin talk about the different ways filmmakers have approached Spider-Man and why they made the decisions they did.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Arcane: Seeding Structures

PopCraft: Screenwriting

01/28/22 • 59 min

In this episode, the holy trinity of C's -- Carl, Chasey and Caroline -- reunite to talk the (un)usual structure of Arcane Season 1. What worked, what didn't, and why is Carl such a hater?
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Caroline's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/carolineputs/
Chasey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chaseyridgley/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
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PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?

PopCraft: Screenwriting

01/21/22 • 23 min

In this episode, Carl argues that adaptations should be considered separately from their source material.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
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Deep Dive into Plants and Payoffs

PopCraft: Screenwriting

12/17/21 • 35 min

In this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling.
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Succession: Character-Driven Pilots and Procedurals

PopCraft: Screenwriting

12/10/21 • 63 min

In this episode, Carl and Chasey Ridgley talk the best show on TV -- SUCCESSION -- and what it has in common with procedurals.
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The Wheel of Time: When Is Fridging Not Fridging?

PopCraft: Screenwriting

11/26/21 • 59 min

In this episode, Carl and his red-headed Aiel siblings Luke and Kathryn talk the new hit fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
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Dune (2021): Character Arcs and Active Protagonists

PopCraft: Screenwriting

11/12/21 • 70 min

In this episode, Carl brings on two fellow screenwriters and USC alums, Caroline Puts and Chasey Ridgley, to talk about the good, the bad, and the Duncan Idaho of Dune: Part 1.
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Dune (2021): Adapting the Unadaptable

PopCraft: Screenwriting

11/05/21 • 39 min

In this episode, Carl breaks down how Dune shares exposition and adapts the first part of a so-called unadaptable novel.
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Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon: Pilot Episodes

PopCraft: Screenwriting

10/12/22 • 44 min

In this episode, Carl introduces the new PopCraft Versus segment and talks about how Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power and House of the Dragon compare using the MICE Quotient.

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Contact Carl @ [email protected]

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8

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