540 - Nice to Meet-Cute You
03/08/22 • 67 min
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We answer listener questions on packing for set, branding yourself as a writer, and staggered success in a relationship.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we talk about onboarding, specifically in the game Elden Ring.
Links:
- Volodymyr Zelensky and the ongoing war in Ukraine
- Does Hollywood Ruin Books? by Numberphile on Youtube on Berkson’s Paradox
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter and the Meet-Cute edition here!
- Scriptnotes 433: The One with Greta Gerwig
- Elden Ring video game
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Twitter
- John August on Twitter
- John on Instagram
- Outro by Nico Mansy (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
We answer listener questions on packing for set, branding yourself as a writer, and staggered success in a relationship.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we talk about onboarding, specifically in the game Elden Ring.
Links:
- Volodymyr Zelensky and the ongoing war in Ukraine
- Does Hollywood Ruin Books? by Numberphile on Youtube on Berkson’s Paradox
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter and the Meet-Cute edition here!
- Scriptnotes 433: The One with Greta Gerwig
- Elden Ring video game
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Twitter
- John August on Twitter
- John on Instagram
- Outro by Nico Mansy (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
Previous Episode
539 - Science Movies
John welcomes writer/director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Upgrade, Invisible Man) and astrophysicist/science consultant Dr. Erin Macdonald (Star Trek) to explore the science of sci-fi. They follow the evolution of an idea through the brainstorm to edit phase, advising how to titrate the proper amount of fact to fiction along the way.
We look at how science can catalyze a story in a round of How Would This Be A Movie. Topics range from solar storms, evil artificial intelligence, human chimeras, and advanced spacefaring civilizations.
In the bonus segment for premium members, we discuss Leigh’s proposal for an 80’s shopping mall theme park experience.
Links:
- Ed Solomon’s Tweet on MIB Movie Accounting
- What is a Dyson sphere? and Dyson spheres on Wikipedia
- What is a Human Chimera? and Becoming Two People At Once
- Stephen King’s The Dark Half
- The Science Behind the Endgame Snap and Minimum Viable Population
- Rokos Basilisk: The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time
- There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
- Are Solar Storms Dangerous to Us? and How We’ll Safeguard Earth From a Solar Storm Catastrophe
- The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos by Annie Rauwerda for Input
- A Collapse of Horses a short story collection by Bryan Evanston
- We Could be Heroes by Mike Chen
- Leigh Whannell on Twitter and Leigh’s 80’s mall tweet
- Erin Macdonald on Twitter
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Twitter
- John August on Twitter
- John on Instagram
- Outro by Contra Entropy (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
Next Episode
541 - Intelligence vs. Charisma
John and Craig breakdown the ideal attributes of the “screenwriter” character. Looking at the ratio of craft to charm, they debate which combinations lead to success in Hollywood.
We also host a round of the Three Page Challenge. Samples this week range from stories on earthquakes to community theatre, but all feature surprising reveals. The guys offer advice on cutting scenes, introducing characters, and punching up dialogue.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig discuss a Vanity Fair article on film score production and rumors of ghostwriting for composers.
Links:
- Follow alone with our Three Page Challenge selections The Man Who Could be Macbeth by Daniel Brace, Pizza Boy by Mick Jones, Evergreenby Heather Kennedy, Scavenger by Phil Saunders.
- WGA East Settles Five-Day Strike Against G/O Media
- RSVP for the Animation Guild Rally Sunday 3/20 at 2pm in Burbank, CA
- ‘Copshop’ Screenwriter Sues Zero Gravity Management For Breach of Contract
- ScreenSkills To Fund Accessibility Co-Ordinators For British TV
- Behind the Tweets: “Rewrite Map” by Jeffrey Lieber on WGAW Connect
- Scriptnotes Episode 530: The One with Jack Thorne
- David Iserson’s Tweet on Great Scripts
- Touring the MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE in the United States! on Youtube and The Queen of Versailles
- The Astrologer on Elden Ring
- “The Minions Do the Actual Writing”: The Ugly Truth of How Movie Scores Are Made by Mark Rozzo for Vanity Fair
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Twitter
- John August on Twitter
- John on Instagram
- Outro by Joe Palen (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
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