613 - Entering the Post-Strike Era
10/03/23 • 64 min
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John and Craig take an in-depth look at the deal points of the WGA’s tentative agreement with the AMPTP, which ended the 2023 WGA strike after 148 days. Together they break down what gains were made, how they work, and why they are important for writers everywhere.
We also open a time-capsule email from 2018, follow up on five year old predictions, and send our predictions for 2028 off into the future.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig discuss a topic we’ve slept on for too long: dreams!
Links:
- WGA Tentative Agreement Summary
- Scriptnotes, Episode 369 – What is a Movie, Anyway? from 2018
- Scriptnotes, Episode 108 – Are two screens better than one? from 2013
- 24 Hours in an Invisible Epidemic by Alvin Chang
- Melissa Smith, longtime head of ACT’s MFA program, dies at 64 by Sam Hurwitt
- Rusty Lake Underground Blossom
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
- John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter
- John on Mastodon
- Outro by Holland Gallagher (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and is edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
John and Craig take an in-depth look at the deal points of the WGA’s tentative agreement with the AMPTP, which ended the 2023 WGA strike after 148 days. Together they break down what gains were made, how they work, and why they are important for writers everywhere.
We also open a time-capsule email from 2018, follow up on five year old predictions, and send our predictions for 2028 off into the future.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig discuss a topic we’ve slept on for too long: dreams!
Links:
- WGA Tentative Agreement Summary
- Scriptnotes, Episode 369 – What is a Movie, Anyway? from 2018
- Scriptnotes, Episode 108 – Are two screens better than one? from 2013
- 24 Hours in an Invisible Epidemic by Alvin Chang
- Melissa Smith, longtime head of ACT’s MFA program, dies at 64 by Sam Hurwitt
- Rusty Lake Underground Blossom
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
- John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter
- John on Mastodon
- Outro by Holland Gallagher (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and is edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
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Recorded live from Paramount and Amazon Studios, John and Drew talk with actors and writers marching in support of SAG-AFTRA as they re-enter negotiations with the AMPTP.
Thanks to everyone who talked with us!
Links:
- SAG-AFTRA on Strike!
- WGA Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA
- WGA Contract Ratification – Vote Here
- WGA Contract 2023 Tentative Agreement
- John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
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614 - Storytelling and the Strike
John sits down with WGA Negotiating Committee co-chair Chris Keyser to look at how writers crafted the narrative of the strike. From establishing the premise and themes, identifying characters, and all the way down to specific word choices, we dissect the choices, revisions, and tactics used to guide the MBA negotiations to a successful conclusion.
We also answer listener questions on foreign levies and writers’ relationship with the studios going forward.
In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss Chris Keyser’s debate career and make a strong argument for how it shaped his skills as an orator.
Links:
- Chris Keyser’s speech to members at the start of negotiations
- Scriptnotes, Episode 389 – The Future of the Industry
- One Revolution Per Minute by Erik Wernquist
- American Dream on IMDb
- Christopher Keyser on IMDb
- Chris Keyser at The Oxford Union Society vs. The Harvard Debate Council, 1982
- Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!
- Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
- Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription!
- Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
- John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter
- John on Mastodon
- Outro by Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)
- Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
Email us at [email protected]
You can download the episode here.
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