Scriptnotes Podcast
John August and Craig Mazin
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Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.
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FEB 25, 2025
677 - Puzzle Box Storytelling
on Steam and on Playbill.com or Craig Mazin on and John August on , , and by Spencer Lackey () Scriptnotes is produced by and edited by . Email us at...
61 MIN
FEB 18, 2025
676 - Writing while the World is on Fire
How do you keep doing creative work when the world is falling apart around you? To sift through the despair and doubt, John welcomes back legendary Scriptnotes guest, writer-turned-psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo. They discuss the many feelings that...
47 MIN
FEB 11, 2025
675 - Say Nothing with Joshua Zetumer
Craig welcomes writer and showrunner Joshua Zetumer, creator of the limited series Say Nothing, to explore the process of dramatizing real events — particularly when the subject matter can be volatile. They discuss how to keep a sprawling historical...
61 MIN
FEB 4, 2025
674 - The One vvith Robert Eggers
Hearken well! John sitteth in discourse with the learned Robert Eggers, weaver of dreadsome visions (The Witch, The Lighthouse), whose latest labour bringeth forth Nosferatu from the mistes of antiquity. Together, they dost unravel the craft of...
49 MIN
JAN 28, 2025
673 - Structure, and How to Enjoy a Movie
on the App Store IVF Mixup movies: , , , by Ali Hazelwood by Sasha Chapin by Maggie Appleton or Craig Mazin on and John August on , , , and by...
60 MIN
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