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Musings about film and life from UCLA professor Richard Walter. richardwalter.substack.com

Richard Walter


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    Diversity and Casting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 8:55


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Where's Heinz?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 9:05


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Stop Worrying About People Stealing Your Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 9:24


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Genre-Schmenre

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 9:16


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Intellectual Property--Can I Write a Book or Make a Movie About You Without Your Permission?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 8:47


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Good Guys vs Bad Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 9:24


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Intellectual Property - Copyright and Credits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 9:14


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Movies and Snobbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 9:54


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Hollywood: An Egomaniac With An Inferiority Complex

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 9:58


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The End of Adversity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 9:52


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Melody and Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 10:29


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Brutalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 8:59


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Who Is The First Creator in Film - The Writer, Director, or Producer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 8:48


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Oscars - Theatres Vs. Streaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 10:35


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Oscars 2025 Edition!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 8:54


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Processing Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 8:59


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Dealing With Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 9:13


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Amelia Perez - What's Real and What's Reel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 9:11


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Amelia Perez and the Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 9:17


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Two Principles That Guarantee Screenwriting Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 9:47


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Tis the Season - Let's Talk About the Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 8:55


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Song Lyrics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 9:38


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Finding the Right Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 9:13


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Adapting Short Stories and Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 8:48


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Adaptations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 9:03


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Language and Snobbery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 9:28


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Dialogue... Less is More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 8:51


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Delete Key Is Every Writer's Best Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 9:28


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Art, Adventure, Life, and Boredom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 9:02


    Have any questions about screenwriting? Comment below and I'll address them in future podcasts.My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Violence and Tushies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 9:02


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Artificial Intelligence Paradise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 9:06


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Why Women Are Better Writers Than Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 9:37


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Film and Artificial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 9:03


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Adaptation - Don't Do It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 9:19


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Overwriting Character Descriptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 10:11


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Novels and Screenplays and How to Turn One Into the Other and Back Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 8:55


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Two Most Important Rules for Writers' Finances

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 9:27


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    The Write Way and The Wrong Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 9:30


    Writers! Stop working in your heads and work in your hearts. Screenwriting success is not about thinking but feeling. If the writer herself doesn't truly care about what she is writing, why would any producer?My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Anora--The New Worst Movie Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 9:05


    My novel Deadpan is out in hardcover! Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    There Are Patterns in Film - Can You Spot Them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 8:34


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Sex, Violence, and Bambi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 9:29


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Let's Talk About Vaginas in Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 9:15


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Immigration, Diversity, and American Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 9:25


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    In Screenwriting, Story Is Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 9:37


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Screenwriting With Your Audience In Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 10:20


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    My Livestream - Part 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 35:15


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    My Livestream - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 34:15


    My novel Deadpan is coming out in hardcover on 12/10. Order it here.Check out the news release on the announcement. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Truth and Authenticity in Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 10:26


    You're invited to join a livestream Q&A with author Richard Walter and publisher Bernard Schweizer of Heresy Press.  The two will discuss the writing of Professor Walter's new novel, Deadpan and the mission of Heresy Press. The webinar will be held on zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4pm ET. Learn more & register: https://www.facebook.com/events/434150205836233/. Do you have any questions about screenwriting? Hit reply or comment and I'll do my best to answer them in future episodes. :-)Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.PS- I have a new novel! It's called Deadpan. Check out the reviews and story here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    Cringing When I See "Based on a True Story"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 9:46


    You're invited to join a livestream Q&A with author Richard Walter and publisher Bernard Schweizer of Heresy Press.  The two will discuss the writing of Professor Walter's new novel, Deadpan and the mission of Heresy Press. The webinar will be held on zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4pm ET. Learn more & register: https://www.facebook.com/events/434150205836233/. Do you have any questions about screenwriting? Hit reply or comment and I'll do my best to answer them in future episodes. :-)Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.PS- I have a new novel! It's called Deadpan. Check out the reviews and story here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    George Lucas the Experimentalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 8:35


    You're invited to join a livestream Q&A with author Richard Walter and publisher Bernard Schweizer of Heresy Press.  The two will discuss the writing of Professor Walter's new novel, Deadpan and the mission of Heresy Press. The webinar will be held on zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4pm ET. Learn more & register: https://www.facebook.com/events/434150205836233/. Do you have any questions about screenwriting? Hit reply or comment and I'll do my best to answer them in future episodes. :-)Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.PS- I have a new novel! It's called Deadpan. Check out the reviews and story here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

    A Dirty Word in Hollywood: Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 8:50


    You're invited to join a livestream Q&A with author Richard Walter and publisher Bernard Schweizer of Heresy Press.  The two will discuss the writing of Professor Walter's new novel, Deadpan and the mission of Heresy Press. The webinar will be held on zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 4pm ET. Learn more & register: https://www.facebook.com/events/434150205836233/. Do you have any questions about screenwriting? Hit reply or comment and I'll do my best to answer them in future episodes. :-)Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.PS- I have a new novel! It's called Deadpan. Check out the reviews and story here. Get full access to Get Reel with Richard Walter at richardwalter.substack.com/subscribe

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