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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APR 30, 2024
641 - What Characters Know
on Prime Video or Craig Mazin on and John August on , and by Nica Brooke () Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by . Email us at
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58 MIN
APR 23, 2024
640 - Can You Believe It?
John welcomes writer and comedian Alex Edelman to look at how he wrote his solo show Just For Us, and dig into the meaning of “write what you know.” They discuss finding your voice as a writer, developing your story with an audience, why Alex...
59 MIN
APR 16, 2024
639 - Intrinsic Motivation
John and Craig can’t help but look at intrinsic motivations — those specific internal drives that guide characters behavior. They discuss how to structure and expose that internal drive, the importance of an innate irritability, how it can stop...
65 MIN
APR 9, 2024
638 - Lawyer Scenes
John and Craig lawyer up with criminal defense attorney Ken White (aka Popehat) to look at legal scenes in movies and TV, and separate the tropes from the truth. How do lawyers actually prepare a case? Will they meet a client in jail? Do they need to...
70 MIN
APR 2, 2024
637 - Love and Money
by Charlotte Cowles for The Cut by Angela Chen for the NYT by Matt Novak for Gizmodo by Emi Nietfeld for the NYT OSR’s and and and or Craig Mazin...
74 MIN
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