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Do you understand the true potential of AI for your business? Jeffrey and Dan explore the practical applications of AI for entrepreneurs and discuss how it can streamline operations, improve productivity, and solve complex problems across various industries. Learn to navigate the current AI hype and discover how to leverage this technology as a powerful tool for driving business growth and innovation. Show Notes: AI is primarily a complexity solver, excelling in areas involving multiple interwoven systems.Effective AI applications include traffic systems, air traffic control, healthcare, military operations, and gaming.Entrepreneurs should evaluate AI based on whether it makes processes faster, easier, and cheaper and produces bigger results.Entrepreneurs should focus on backstage AI applications to improve human front stage performance.Creating newsletters with AI can significantly reduce team workload and achieve high engagement rates.AI search engines like Perplexity provide concise, relevant information quickly compared to traditional search engines.AI uses an enormous amount of electricity, potentially straining current power grids.Modular nuclear reactors may be a potential solution to AI's energy demands.Many AI start-ups may not survive long-term; successful companies will likely consolidate multiple AI applications.AI is an extension of human thinking, not a replacement.Avoid getting caught up in trying every new AI tool. Instead, focus on applications that provide tangible benefits to your business.AI can make productive people significantly more productive, but may make unproductive people more unproductive.It's important to balance AI insights with human judgment and experience when making decisions about your business. Resources: PerplexityBook: Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily NussbaumBook: Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade by William GoldmanLearn more about Jeffrey MadoffDan Sullivan and Strategic Coach®
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk about the movie star. The person who if you looked up “movie star” in the dictionary there would be a picture of him. Robert Redford! Today we talk the esteemed career of the quintessential movie star. Our B-Sides include: The Hot Rock, The Great Waldo Pepper, Havana, and The Last Castle. Our guest today is Blake Howard, podcast producer, host, and really good guy. Check out One Heat Minute Productions for everything new and relevant in Blake's world. We discuss a million things, from why The Hot Rock is so hard to find, to the airplane stunts in The Great Waldo Pepper, to why Havana doesn't work. There's an investigation into the politics of The Last Castle, a brief celebration of Lena Olin, and a quick rave for Jordan Harper's searing short story “My Savage Year.” Additional topics include that upcoming City of Hope release, why Peter Yates is “slow vibes central,” why great screenwriter William Goldman knew why The Great Waldo Pepper underwhelmed at the box office (from his book Adventures in the Screen Trade), and how exactly the A-Side The Natural literally looks like nostalgia. Finally, we mention why Raul Julia didn't take a credit on Havana, we reference that superb Scott Frank New Yorker profile, proclaim ourselves defenders of Hollywood Homicide, and discuss the end of Redford's career. Be sure to give us a follow on Twitter and Facebook at @TFSBSide. Also enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor.
THE WRITER IN RESIDENCE SHOW! We kick off our new series, Writer in Residence, with our resident writer, J. Ryan Stradal. A great writer, a national bestseller, and a friend of Kate's for almost thirty years, J. Ryan is going to give The Book Case a front row seat from page one to publication. Join us as he walks us through what he does to get started, and his thoughts on how the book might proceed. What does he do to get past self doubt to be the best writer he can be? He joins us once a month for about fifteen minutes to talk us through every phase. This, our first episode, he gets the whole episode. Enjoy! Books mentioned in this week's episode: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Working by Robert A. Caro The World According to Garp by John Irving Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro Adventures in Screen Trade by William Goldman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Magic is misdirection, and Richard Attenborough and William Goldman do a terrific job of misdirecting the audience in this 1978 thriller. Like The King of Comedy and Limelight, the film looks at the desperation of people who want to be recognized; unlike those films, there's nothing funny about the hero's struggle. Join us for a conversation about a film so unsettling that even the TV spot (featured at the start of the episode) caused people to run from their living rooms. So put down the dummy and give it a listen! William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade (1989) and Which Lie Did I Tell? (2001) both offer the renowned screenwriter's advice about writing films and understanding how they work—or don't. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Magic is misdirection, and Richard Attenborough and William Goldman do a terrific job of misdirecting the audience in this 1978 thriller. Like The King of Comedy and Limelight, the film looks at the desperation of people who want to be recognized; unlike those films, there's nothing funny about the hero's struggle. Join us for a conversation about a film so unsettling that even the TV spot (featured at the start of the episode) caused people to run from their living rooms. So put down the dummy and give it a listen! William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade (1989) and Which Lie Did I Tell? (2001) both offer the renowned screenwriter's advice about writing films and understanding how they work—or don't. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Magic is misdirection, and Richard Attenborough and William Goldman do a terrific job of misdirecting the audience in this 1978 thriller. Like The King of Comedy and Limelight, the film looks at the desperation of people who want to be recognized; unlike those films, there's nothing funny about the hero's struggle. Join us for a conversation about a film so unsettling that even the TV spot (featured at the start of the episode) caused people to run from their living rooms. So put down the dummy and give it a listen! William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade (1989) and Which Lie Did I Tell? (2001) both offer the renowned screenwriter's advice about writing films and understanding how they work—or don't. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film
Episode 9 of our Season on the Life & Career of William Goldman pauses the chronology to spotlight his two Writing-On-Writing, On-Hollywood, KINDA-Autobiographies: 1983's ‘Adventures In The Screen Trade' and 2000's ‘Which Lie Did I Tell?' Where he takes us through his work, others' work, even presents new work for peers to critique … and you bet we discuss his infamous “Nobody Knows Anything.” But, then, remember what Orson Welles said about Biographies? Please see Our Text Supplement for Book, Theatre, & Film Lists, and our Full Index. Would you like to PURCHASE the Goldman-specific Titles you've heard about in this Ep? Please see Direct Links here (using THESE Links help Support the Show)! 'Adventures In The Screen Trade' 'Which Lie Did I Tell?' 'William Goldman' 'The Craft Of The Screenwriter' 'William Goldman: The Reluctant Storyteller' 'Shangri-La' Further info, questions, comments, find us on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast or Email at fromoutofthepastpodcast@yahoo.com! Thanks for listening ...
John and Craig host an in-depth look at the 1987 classic, The Princess Bride, recorded live at the WGA Theatre in 2019. They discuss how the “abridged” structure brings us only the best parts of the story and what this means for the characters and world. From the frame story to the myth of the Dread Pirate Roberts, The Princess Bride shaped decades of screenwriters but would be inconceivable to produce today. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig discuss William Goldman's famous (and often misapplied) quote abut Hollywood: “Nobody knows anything.” Links: Episode 386 – The Princess Bride Episode 221 – Nobody Knows Anything (including what this quote means) The Princess Bride The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman The Dread Pirate Roberts The Bechdel Test 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 Cole Parzenn (send us yours!) This episode was originally produced by Megan McDonnell. Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.
As one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters, William Goldman won two Academy Awards and had over twenty of his screenplays made into movies. However, arguably his most famous line isn't from one of his movies. It was from a book he wrote on the movie business called Adventures in the Screen Trade, and it's an assessment of the business itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rob & Kay sit down with David Williams to discuss how, despite their individual achievements (which, for Dave, includes being included on the 2022 Blacklist), each is looking for ways to improve their hold -- their craft -- on screenwriting. They also get to know Dave a bit, how he came to be in the business, and then in the middle of the podcast, our hosts (and guest) get news about the Writer's Strike. Our Weekly Resource: Again, with two (free) resources this week, the first being Isabel Dréan's FREE Christmas Seminar, which, will only be viable up to 3pm EST/2pm CST/12pm PT ON Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, BUT -- it's a free webinar on how to write/break-in by writing a Christmas movie, over 200 of which are written every year! Our second resource of the week is a YouTube video called UnF*ck Your Screenplay in Like 5 Minutes, and it doesn't disappoint, offering solid advice on how to write more polished screenplays and avoid the pitfalls that a lot of beginning/intermediate screenwriters might not even know they're making. Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bumper) Maureen Ryan's book, "Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood" “Adventures in the Screen Trade” by William Goldman That Page from "No One Will Save You" How to Make a Movie for $1000 Dave's Twitter Kay's Twitter Rob's Twitter Zack's Twitter Email us(!)
This week, Rob & Kay are talking about dat first page. How to keep em reading, how to knock 'em dead, and how to set expectations. They explore why the "Opening Image" (of all the beats in Save the Cat beats) is so important, what tropes/clichés must be avoided or subverted, how to prepare your audience for the script they're about to read, and, of course, what that page should LOOK like. Our Weekly Resource: The Black Magic Camera App! This week, Blackmagic decided to try and casually murder Filmic Pro. But the app is free! (which we love) and basically turns the iPhone into the mobile version of the pocket cinema camera (making it an *actual* pocket cinema camera?), due to the usage of the Blackmagic OS from their cameras. This makes shooting on your iPhone so breezy and makes Filmic Pro's subscription based app look silly. Fuck the patriarchy, use Blackmagic. Also, this the last week for our giveaway! We have been gifted several Vomit Draft Notebooks from Impossible Kingdom and are giving them away to our listeners! This covers three of our favorite things: we love the promotion of writing scripts by hand, we love Vomit Draft Notebooks and we love to give away free shit! And, AND, to satisfy you Team Kay Tuxford outliners out there, we are also giving away PlotFold Screenwriting Maps! So remember, you enter yourself to win if you rate, review, and subscribe, then email us screenshots – the receipts of doing so – for which you will receive a VD Notebook AND a Screenwriting Map. If you RT us on Twitter when we post this episode, you'll be entered into a randomized generator drawing for a Screenwriting Map. And if you Quote Tweet any promotional tweet this episode, you'll be entered into a randomized drawing for a Vomit Draft notebook. We're so excited to do this, and have been holding it under our hats for awhile trying to make this partnership between us and Impossible Kingdom happen. We love their products and we're so happy they decided to sponsor this giveaway and trust us with their products. Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bumper) Maureen Ryan's book, "Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood" “Adventures in the Screen Trade” by William Goldman Our Episode with the Producer/Co-Writer of "Searching" Shaun of the Dead Script Buy your own Vomit Draft Notebook Buy your own Plot Fold Screenwriting Map How to Make a Movie for $1000 The Giveaway over on Rob's Channel Kay's Twitter Rob's Twitter Zack's Twitter Email us(!)
100 EPISODES! Rob & Kay have defied Vegas odds and have made it to episode 100, in which they wax poetic on the subject of "Is Your Script Ready?" Ready for what? To be sent to producers/managers/agents -- but first it's time to take a long, hard look at your script and see how it holds up against a checklist that Rob & Kay breakdown for you listeners. Thank you so much for sticking with us for 100 episodes, it really means a ton. And nothing would us happier than to make it another 100 (if not longer). Our Weekly Resource: This week we have TWO Resources, the first of which is the Criterion Channel– the only streamer that includes audio commentaries. Nothing like learning from the people who've made your favorite movies. Our second is our continuing giveaway from last week. A reminder that we have been gifted several Vomit Draft Notebooks from Impossible Kingdom and we are giving them away to our listeners! This covers three of our favorite things: we love the promotion of writing scripts by hand, we love Vomit Draft Notebooks and we love to give away free shit! And, AND, to satisfy you Team Kay Tuxford outliners out there, we are also giving away PlotFold Screenwriting Maps! So, how do you get them? Well, if you rate, review, and subscribe, and email us screenshots – the receipts of doing so – you will receive a VD Notebook AND a Screenwriting Map. If you RT us on Twitter when we post this episode, you'll be entered into a randomized generator drawing for a Screenwriting Map. And if you Quote Tweet any promotional tweet this episode, you'll be entered into a randomized drawing for a Vomit Draft notebook. We're so excited to do this, and have been holding it under our hats for awhile trying to make this partnership between us and Impossible Kingdom happen. We love their products and we're so happy they decided to sponsor this giveaway and trust us with their products. Notes From the Episode: Zack's Original Instagram video (for our Twitter Drama Bumper) Maureen Ryan's book, "Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood" “Adventures in the Screen Trade” by William Goldman Buy your own Vomit Draft Notebook Buy your own Plot Fold Screenwriting Map How to Make a Movie for $1000 The Giveaway over on Rob's Channel Kay's Twitter Rob's Twitter Zack's Twitter Email us(!)
Tom Hanks (yes, that Tom Hanks) returns to the world of fiction with The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece — a loving look at what (and who) it takes to make a movie, told through the lens of America's changing history. Hanks joins us to talk about why he writes, how he finds his voice and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
Director Jeff Kanew (Revenge of the Nerds, Tough Guys, Troop Beverly Hills) reflects on bridges burned, fences mended and lessons learned in the Hollywood trenches.
It's incredible to have David Page share his story as a journalist and television show producer and why he wanted to write a book about American food history. Listen to this episode as we chat about his remarkable experiences and how his passion for writing introduced cultures beyond food recipes!Key Takeaways from This EpisodeThe real reason why things fail or succeedWhy everyone should read books about food and cuisineWriting prose vs. writing for televisionHow Food Americana tells intriguing and valuable topicsA creative way of structuring and writing a bookResources Mentioned in This EpisodeAdventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman | Paperback and KindleAbout David PageTwo-time Emmy winner David Page changed the world of food television by creating, developing, and executive-producing the groundbreaking show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Before that, as a network news producer based in London, Frankfurt, and Budapest, he traveled Europe, Africa, and the Middle East doing two things: covering some of the biggest stories in the world and developing a passion for some of the world's most incredible food.Page walked through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin the night the Berlin wall opened, but his favorite memory of the eastern side before reunification remains the weisswurst sold under the S-Bahn elevated train. He was first served couscous by Moammar Khaddafy's kitchen staff while waiting in a tent to interview the dictator in Libya. Blood oranges at a three o'clock breakfast with Yasser Arafat. Wild boar prosciutto in Rome. Bouillabaisse in Marseille. Cheese pies in Tbilisi. Venison in Salzburg. Nonstop caviar in Moscow. He even managed to slip a few food features in between the headline stories, such as a profile of Germany's leading food critic, which turned out not to be the oxymoron one might assume.Once back in the states, Page has pursued his passion both personally and professionally. Show-producing Good Morning America, he was involved in a substantial amount of food coverage, including cooking segments by Emeril Lagasse. Creating Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and hands-on producing its first eleven seasons took him deep into the world of American food—its vast variations, its history, its evolution, and especially the dedicated cooks and chefs keeping it vibrant. His next series, the syndicated Beer Geeks, dove deep into the intersection of great beer and great food. It is those experiences, that education, and the discovery of little-known stories and facts that led Page to dig even deeper and tie the strands together in his book, Food Americana.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here's How » Join The Author's Corner Community today: Website: Robin ColucciLinkedIn: R Colucci, LLCFacebook: Robin ColucciTwitter: @Robin_ColucciRobin Colucci's Book: How to Write a Book That Sells You: Increase Your Credibility, Income, and Impact
Episode #448! All new episode with more "Cool Stuff"! This week we talk a little about the movie The Matrix Resurrections. After that DL brings Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's graphic novel The Passageway to the table. To finish up this episode, Scott brings William Goldman's Adventures In The Screen Trade to the show. All that and plus plenty more. Check it out!
In 1977, Richard Bachman published his first novel. In an unusual move for a first-time author, Bachman made his publisher promise to release his books with hardly any marketing. Bachman stacked the dice against himself Bachman's books were to skip the hardcover format and go straight to bargain-bin paperback – the kind you'd find mixed in with other nobody-authors, at a truck stop on I-80, somewhere near Grand Island. He also insisted he was unavailable for interviews, which cut his books off from a key marketing channel. Most publishers wouldn't agree to such bizarre terms, but they were especially excited to release Bachman's books. But he still did pretty well Today, forty-five years later, most people have unsurprisingly never heard of Richard Bachman. His books did alright, though: His fourth was optioned for film rights, his fifth sold 28,000 copies, and he got a couple letters a month from fans of his writing. Bachman wasn't Bachman But his books were so good, one Washington D.C. bookstore clerk was suspicious. Steve Brown dug through the Library of Congress copyright records, and confirmed his suspicion: Richard Bachman was Stephen King. Why did one of the world's hottest authors publish – in the same genre – under a pen name? At the time, King's publisher had an almost-superstitious belief that if they published more than one of his books in a year, they would distract readers from This Year's Book (that they let King publish Bachman books with so little fanfare speaks to their conviction in this belief). King later described it as like being married to someone with a drastically-smaller sexual appetite: He had to find an outlet somewhere else. “Either find an audience or disappear quietly” While he was publishing under a pen name, he figured he'd conduct an experiment. He wondered, to what degree was his massive success due to luck? So, as he has said, Stephen King “stacked the dice” against Richard Bachman. He wanted Bachman's books “to go out there and either find an audience or just disappear quietly.” After word got out that Richard Bachman was Stephen King, his books sold even better. That book that sold 28,000 copies for Richard Bachman – Thinner – quickly sold ten times that as a King title. Is seven years & five books long enough? At first glance, King's Bachman experiment is an open-and-shut case: Bachman's books sold way more copies with Stephen King's name on their covers. But King himself feels his experiment got cut short. He said of Bachman, who he killed off in a press release by “cancer of the pseudonym,” “He died with that question – is it work that takes you to the top or is it all just a lottery? – still unanswered.” Bachman worked in anonymity for seven years, and released five books – how is that not enough? Even the pros don't know William Goldman was a two-time Academy-Award-Winning screenwriter. He wrote the screenplays for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, and Misery (which was supposed to be Richard Bachman's sixth book, but instead was released by Stephen King). In Goldman's book, Adventures in the Screen Trade, he pointed out that in one typical movie season, sixteen major films were released by the major studios. One was a runaway success, and ten of those sixteen lost more than ten million dollars. Why did those studios bother making the stinkers? Because, as Goldman said: Nobody knows anything...... Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one. Nobody knowing anything takes the appeal out of King's Bachman story. It sounded like the perfect story for aspiring creatives to point to and say, “Look, the universe is conspiring against me. If you don't have a big name already, you're screwed.” Nothing guarantees creative success But really, nothing can guarantee success. You could say you have to have connections, and I could point out that Richard Pryor's son played at the Apollo, and got booed off the stage. You could say you need name recognition, and I could tell you that the 28,000 copies Bachman's fifth book sold was four-thousand more than Stephen King's own fourth book sold. You could say all you need is your big break, and I could remind you that Steve Martin was on The Tonight Show – the big break in the comedy business at the time – sixteen times before someone recognized him in public. Nobody knows anything. If movie studios knew blockbusters, that's all they'd make. If record companies knew hits, that's all they'd release. If publishers knew bestsellers, that's all they'd launch. And if venture capitalists knew “unicorns,” they'd just be called capitalists. Quality can't hide Nobody knows anything, but somebody knows something. As Goldman himself said, you can make an educated guess. I bet he'd agree that a ninety-minute cellphone video of a ham sandwich sitting on a plate is unlikely to fill theaters. There was another author, named Robert Galbraith, whose debut novel didn't do great. It sold 1,500 copies in the first few months – not bad either. But there was something fishy about Galbraith's work. A journalist tweeted that she had enjoyed Galbraith's book, but it seemed way too well-written to be the debut novel of who was supposedly a retired military officer. An anonymous account tipped this journalist, saying That's because it's not a debut novel: Robert Galbraith is actually a really well-known author's pseudonym. That led to a computer linguistic analysis and the London Times confronted the alleged author. J. K. Rowling admitted that she was Robert Galbraith, then The Cuckoo's Calling, a crime novel, proceeded to sell like hotcakes. So, of course Rowling's name recognition helped the book sell, but try as she could to hide her identity, she couldn't hide her quality. Her writing was, to paraphrase Steve Martin, so good it couldn't be ignored. Stephen King got to enjoy the anonymity of his pen name for seven years. Rowling hers about three months. Maybe there's some others out there who never got caught, but it seems social media and computer linguistic analysis has shortened the life of pen names. But King and Rowling both had the same problem: You can't hide quality, and you can't hide voice. From the beginning, King got letters asking him if he was Richard Bachman. Bachman had the extra challenge that he wasn't merely copying the style of an author already dominating a genre – he literally was that author. Sometimes a copycat does better than the original, because they can't help but be different as they try to copy. For example, Kurt Cobain said he was trying to rip off the Pixies when he wrote Smells Like Teen Sprit. An exact copy doesn't have much chance, because the original already punctured the exact same vacuum. You can't know anything, so know your work Jerry Seinfeld likes to tell beginning comedians they'll never make it. Because if they hear that from a comedy legend and still do comedy, he figures, they might have a chance. Maybe it's not satisfying that nobody knows anything. It kind of makes you want to throw your hands up and say, What's the use?! But maybe that's a good thing. If you can know that nobody knows anything, and still be dedicated to your craft, maybe you have a shot. About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. Follow David on: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Subscribe to Love Your Work Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Stitcher YouTube RSS Email Support the show on Patreon Put your money where your mind is. Patreon lets you support independent creators like me. Support now on Patreon » Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/nobody-knows-anything/
Director and writer David Koepp has used his storytelling skills to write screenplays for more than thirty films, including the first two Jurassic Park movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, War of the Worlds, Ghost Town (with the enigmatic John Kamps) and Kimi. As an author, he's penned the novels Cold Storage and Aurora. In this interview, he shares how a landscaping problem led to his audiobook, Yard Work, which was narrated by Kevin Bacon. Listeners will also love hearing about his experiences working in the film industry and learning about the inspiration behind his new highly-acclaimed novel, Aurora.Enjoy!Books mentioned:Aurora by David KoeppOn Writing by Stephen KingDanse Macabre by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottScreenplay by Syd FieldAdventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman https://davidkoepp.com/
Brothers Drew and Eric watched two ronin movies: the fanciful ‘47 Ronin' and the brutal '13 Assassins.' There's a bit of Japanese history talk but mostly the brothers have a discourse on contrast. 47 Ronin talk begins immediately 13 Assassins talk begins at 52:49 Housekeeping starts at 1:22:00 and involves The Old Man, American Horror Story, Bosch, the Next Generation Star Trek movies, Max Brooks, and William Goldman's “Adventures in the Screen Trade.” File length 1:43:35 File Size 72.3 MB Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.>
A re-release while we take a break this week - a great look into a quotable classic! How did this endearing, comforting fantasy tale come to be? Learn why the book is so different in the telling, and the life and journey of William Goldman in turning books into films. Evan and Taylor's projects: videos, go watch Evan's film work sign up, Taylor's weekly newsletter Contact: illiteratepod@gmail.com, email us @illiteratepod, reach out on instagram Extras: trailer, The Princess Bride (1987) document, the “missing scene” from the book book, Adventures in the Screen Trade (memoir) article, making of the film book, on the life of William Goldman
We're closing out our (very) loose trilogy of episodes devoted to sinister schools and magical children. This week it involves pentagrams and witch-burnings, which are always a good time.Our guest, Stephen Lloyd, is better known for his comedy than his horror. He has spent a career crafting some of the biggest sitcoms of the century (some of which helped my marriage survive lockdown). Now, he has turned his pen to something much less wholesome, in his first novel, Friend of the Devil.We talk about Satanism and D&D and the aftermath of Vietnam – all that stuff that made the 80s such a goddamn fun decade for so many. But we also look at how those tendrils reach into the present set of existential crises. Socio-political shi*tshows aside, Stephen discusses the difference between writing horror and writing comedy, he explains the inner workings of a TV writer's room – and how penning a novel in isolation is a whole other thing. I even ask him for advice on screenwriting, because my ill-conceived ambition knows no bounds…Enjoy! Friend of the Devil was published on May 30th by G.P. PutnamOther books discussed in this episode include:The Book of the New Sun (1980-83), by Gene WolfScreenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (1979), by Syd FieldAdventures in the Screen Trade (1983), by William GoldmanSupport Talking Scared on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TalkingScaredPodCome talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, and TikTok or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Download Novellic on Google Play or Apple Store.Support the show
Season Two! So happy to be back. There will be lots of new writer conversations and book breakdowns. Thanks for being here! This episode breaks down everything a brand new screenwriter needs to know if they've never written anything before. Recommended Resources in this episode:Adventures in the Screen Trade https://g.co/kgs/9kvXrUThe Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers https://g.co/kgs/tDXehoPoeticshttps://g.co/kgs/JrYr4YJoseph Campbell and the Power of Myth https://g.co/kgs/7tMQZYSHOW YOUR LOVE FOR STORY AT THE STORY LOVE MERCHANDISE STORE:http://amandamoresco.redbubble.comFollow me on Instagram, I'm accessible through my DMs. https://www.instagram.com/writingxstructure/My Link Tree:https://linktr.ee/AmandaMoresco Links to support the StoryLove podcast in the show notes
William Goldman was one of the most successful Hollywood screenwriters of all time. He was the creative genius behind scripts for The Princess Bride and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, among many others. In total, he had nearly three dozen scripts produced, which is remarkable by anyone's standards. In his funny and insightful book Adventures in the Screen Trade, he famously said, “Nobody knows anything. Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.” On today's episode, you'll be encouraged to determine your own definition of greatness, because everyone's path is different. *** Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community. Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! Connect with Kent: https://DailyWriterLife.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kent-sanders Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentsanders
William Goldman was one of the most successful Hollywood screenwriters of all time. He was the creative genius behind scripts for The Princess Bride and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, among many others. In total, he had nearly three dozen scripts produced, which is remarkable by anyone's standards. In his funny and insightful book Adventures in the Screen Trade, he famously said, “Nobody knows anything. Not one person in the entire motion picture field knows for a certainty what's going to work. Every time out it's a guess and, if you're lucky, an educated one.” On today's episode, you'll be encouraged to determine your own definition of greatness, because everyone's path is different. *** Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community. Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! Connect with Kent: https://DailyWriterLife.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kent-sanders Twitter: https://twitter.com/kentsanders
Episode 97 of Adapt or Perish just moved in, and gosh, isn't Stepford simply beautiful? In this episode, we're taking a look at The Stepford Wives! Who are brainwashed or robots, maybe? It's complicated. In this episode we discuss: Ira Levin's original 1972 novel The 1975 movie adaptation, directed by Bryan Forbes, written by William Goldman, and starring Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, and Tina Louise The 2004 remake, directed by Frank Oz, written by Paul Rudnick, and starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, and Christopher Walken Footnotes: Rosemary's Baby Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980) The Stepford Children (1987) The Stepford Husbands (1996) In & Out (1997) Frank Oz on The Stepford Wives Bette's Midler's insane deleted scene You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.
This episode we're talking about Non-Fiction Film & TV books! We discuss media about media, self-pity book purchasing, spoilers, and more! Plus: Kakapos! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards | Appleberry Things We Read (or tried to…) Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade Movies (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Questlove Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons by Mike Reiss, Mathew Klickstein Hollywood vs. the Author edited by Stephen Jay Schwartz Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies by Ann Hornaday The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell Richard Ayoade Presents the Grip of Film by Gordy LaSure Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies by Dave Addey Typeset in the Future website 101 Movies to Watch Before You Die by Ricardo Cavolo How to Watch Television, Second Edition edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell Other Media We Mentioned A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power by Paul Fischer Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Wikipedia) Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Wikipedia) Samurai Pizza Cats (Wikipedia) My Pet Monster (Wikipedia) The A-Team (Wikipedia) Murder, She Wrote (Wikipedia) Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Wikipedia) Goosebumps (TV series) (Wikipedia) Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales Saturday Night Live (Wikipedia) The Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy by Paul Myers The Kids in the Hall (TV series) (Wikipedia) As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman The Fugitive (Wikipedia) View from the Top (Wikipedia) The Room (Wikipedia) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Wikipedia) Alien (Wikipedia) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Wikipedia) Blade Runner (Wikipedia) Total Recall (Wikipedia) WALL-E (Wikipedia) Moon (Wikipedia) House (TV series) (Wikipedia) Battlestar Galactica (Wikipedia) The Video Game History Hour podcast Decoder Ring - The Soap Opera Machine Shrill (TV series) (Wikipedia) Love, Actually (Wikipedia) List of Hallmark Channel Original Movies (Wikipedia) 33⅓ (Wikipedia) Criminal Minds (Wikipedia) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Wikipedia) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Wikipedia) Dredd (Wikipedia) The Muppets (Wikipedia) Top Gun (Wikipedia) Kate Beaton's Top Gun comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Wikipedia) Star Trek: The Next Generation (Wikipedia) Armageddon Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know about Zombies, Contagions, Aliens, and the End of the World as We Know It! by Dale Sherman Links, Articles, and Things Library Punk episode 014 - Manga Episode 128 - Plucky Kid Detective Fanart! Episode 104 - Entertainment Non-Fiction Toy Galaxy (YouTube channel) Lindsay Ellis (YouTube channel) Amanda the Jedi (YouTube channel) Jenny Nicholson (YouTube channel) Every Frame a Painting (YouTube channel) Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting by co-creator Tony Zhou Welcome to the Basement Pushing Up Roses (YouTube channel) Jacob Geller (YouTube channel) Letterboxd (Wikipedia) Demi Adejuyigbe on Letterboxd Sidewalk Slam - Episode 57 - AEW Revolution 2021 (YouTube) Kakapo (Wikipedia) Lego set Diegesis (Wikipedia) The Stranger (newspaper) (Wikipedia) Chuck Klosterman (Wikipedia) Hanif Abdurraqib (Wikipedia) 24 Film/TV/Video Non-Fiction books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire by Jonathan Abrams “Indian” Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out by Sierra S. Adare Ayoade on Top by Richard Ayoade Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance by Christina N. Baker Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Robin R. Means Coleman The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry by Maryann Erigha Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film by Ed Guerrero Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication by Sheena C. Howard Something Like an Autobiography by Akira Kurosawa Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals by Julia Lee The Films of Bong Joon Ho by Nam Lee Moving the Image: Independent Asian Pacific American Media Arts edited by Russell Leong Farewell My Concubine: A Queer Film Classic by Helen Hok-Sze Leung Cinema-Interval by Trinh T. Minh-ha Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay by Jordan Peele Where Do You Think We Are?: Ten Illustrated Essays About Scrubs by Shea Serrano, illustrated by Arturo Torres Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity by Viola Shafik Maori Television: The First Ten Years by Jo Smith Shaded Lives: African American Women and Television by Beretta E. Smith-Shomade Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms by Dustin Tahmahkera Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation by Ahmir Questlove Thompson Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto by Melvin Van Peebles Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism by Nancy Wang Yuen I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African American-Owned Television and Radio by Kristal Brent Zook Also check out the booklist from our episode on Entertainment Non-Fiction. Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Which zine do you most want to read? (Twitter poll) RJ's zine about Love Actually Anna's zine about Criminal Minds Matthew's zine about Dredd Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! It's almost time for our annual “We all read the same book” episode. So on Tuesday, July 20th we'll each suggest and talk about one title and you'll get to vote for which one we'll read. (And yes, it will definitely happen this time.) Then on Tuesday, August 3rd it's time to jack in and download because we'll be reading the genre of Cyberpunk!
Success, Dating, Filming: On today's show, Michael is in conversation with Delissa Needham. Delissa is an award-winning journalist; she's produced over 600 hours of television and worked for production companies across the world. She's worked alongside many well-known people, including Sir Ian McKellen, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, and Graham Norton.
Delissa produced over 600 hours of television and worked for production companies across the world. She's worked alongside many well-known people, including Sir Ian McKellen, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, and Graham Norton. Combined with a string of other achievements and ventures, she has just launched her Masterclass. Here, she teams up with marketing experts to teach filmmaking essentials to business people to broadcast their own business. To find out more, check out the masterclass tab of her production company website.
How did this endearing, comforting fantasy tale come to be? Learn why the book is so different in the telling, and the life and journey of William Goldman in turning books into films. Extras: trailer, The Princess Bride (1987) http://bit.ly/pbride1 document, the “missing scene” from the book http://bit.ly/pbride2 book, Adventures in the Screen Trade (memoir) http://bit.ly/pbride3 article, making of the film http://bit.ly/pbride4 book, on the life of William Goldman http://bit.ly/pbride5 Contact: Reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/
Indiana Jim asks: In what ways can screenwriting best practices inform the writing of narrative prose fiction? What connections can be made between the two? The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by J. Micheal Straczynski Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman Glengarry, Glen Ross by David Mamet The Collected … The post Q892: Learning From Screenwriters appeared first on The Every Day Novelist.
Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/scriptsandscribes S&S Live (Episode 2): "Breaking into the TV Writers Room" with writer/producer/showrunner Paul Guyot (LEVERAGE, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS) and TV writer Brenden Gallagher (Netflix's WARRIOR NUN). In this episode we discuss various ways to break into the writers room, how to get a showrunner meeting, what makes a writer stand out in interviews and we'll answer questions live from the chat. Paul Guyot website: https://paulguyot.net/ Brenden on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendengallager WATCH the episode on VIDEO via YouTube: https://youtu.be/zzQYvD8msbs NEXT WEEK'S LIVESTREAM EPISODE (S&S Live #3): How to Know if Your Script is Pro Ready w/ screenwriter Ian Shorr (INFINITE, TRAINING DAY), TV writer Andrew Zuber (STITCHERS, RBUK) and screenwriting career coach and author Lee Jessup. Saturday 3/6 @ 3 PM PT. Paul's Recommended List: WGFoundation Resource Center: https://www.wgfoundation.org/resource-center The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://amzn.to/3r3i8KC101 Habits Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias - https://amzn.to/3szzKOQ On Writing by Stephen King - https://amzn.to/3bJiQ9E Making Movies by Sidney Lumet - https://amzn.to/2ZWO1Zw Show Me the Magic by Paul Mazursky - https://amzn.to/2NOR4jT Brenden's Recommended List: Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman - https://amzn.to/3bNoibh Writing Movies for Fun and Profit by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant - https://amzn.to/3b0CKO1 Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball - https://amzn.to/3r2G7d4 Dan Harmon's Story Circle - https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit And Neon just released this book of the storyboards to Parasite - https://amzn.to/3q0UInR More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6Eand Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg Note: Some of the links provided as resources may also be affiliate links that, at no cost to you, may earn us a tiny commission if you happen to click through and end up purchasing an item.
Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/scriptsandscribes S&S Live (Episode 2): "Breaking into the TV Writers Room" with writer/producer/showrunner Paul Guyot (LEVERAGE, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS) and TV writer Brenden Gallagher (Netflix's WARRIOR NUN). In this episode we discuss various ways to break into the writers room, how to get a showrunner meeting, what makes a writer stand out in interviews and we'll answer questions live from the chat. Paul Guyot website: https://paulguyot.net/ Brenden on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendengallager WATCH the episode on VIDEO via YouTube: https://youtu.be/zzQYvD8msbs NEXT WEEK'S LIVESTREAM EPISODE (S&S Live #3): How to Know if Your Script is Pro Ready w/ screenwriter Ian Shorr (INFINITE, TRAINING DAY), TV writer Andrew Zuber (STITCHERS, RBUK) and screenwriting career coach and author Lee Jessup. Saturday 3/6 @ 3 PM PT. Paul's Recommended List: WGFoundation Resource Center: https://www.wgfoundation.org/resource-center The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - https://amzn.to/3r3i8KC101 Habits Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias - https://amzn.to/3szzKOQ On Writing by Stephen King - https://amzn.to/3bJiQ9E Making Movies by Sidney Lumet - https://amzn.to/2ZWO1Zw Show Me the Magic by Paul Mazursky - https://amzn.to/2NOR4jT Brenden's Recommended List: Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman - https://amzn.to/3bNoibh Writing Movies for Fun and Profit by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant - https://amzn.to/3b0CKO1 Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by David Ball - https://amzn.to/3r2G7d4 Dan Harmon's Story Circle - https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit And Neon just released this book of the storyboards to Parasite - https://amzn.to/3q0UInR More great screenwriting and industry interviews and resources: http://scriptsandscribes.com/ Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/wey4e6Eand Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scriptsandscribes Stay up to date on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScriptsScribes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scriptsandscribes/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/scriptsandscribes/ Listen to the podcast on: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/scriptsandscribes iTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scripts-scribes/id527744621 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XcDzrHXhwIfTtiLW1SXGY Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5zY3JpcHRzYW5kc2NyaWJlcy5jb20vP2ZlZWQ9cnNzMg Note: Some of the links provided as resources may also be affiliate links that, at no cost to you, may earn us a tiny commission if you happen to click through and end up purchasing an item. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the 42nd episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the allegations of sexual misconduct raised against the former Chief of the Defence Staff and the coup in Myanmar. Our feature interview guest is Maj-Gen Craig Aitchison [20:45], Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy. This week's RnR segment [55:45], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve's RnR picks for the week are: 1.Lupin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2531336/ 2. Making of Mandalorian: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12162902/ 3. Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman: https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/william-goldman/adventures-in-the-screen-trade/9781455525461/
NOW AVAILABLE ON FOWL PLAYERS RADIO!! www.fowlplayersradio.com Billy Van Zandt is the author of GET IN THE CAR, JANE! Adventures In The TV Wasteland and it has been called the television equivalent of William Goldman’s Adventures in the Screen Trade. A behind the scenes memoir of Emmy-nominated writer/producer Billy Van Zandt and his years making America’s favorite (and not so favorite) sit-coms.He has produced and or written for many sit coms, such as Nurses, Daddy Dearest, Martin, The Hughleys, Yes Dear, The Wayans Brothers, Bless This House, Anything But Love, Newhart, the special presentation of I Love Lucy, (the very first show), and Suddenly Susan, to name a few. His book is filled with first hand observations of Lucille Ball, Brooke Shields, Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Martin Lawrence, Andrew Dice Clay, Richard Lewis, Bob Newhart, Jamie Lee Curtis, The Wayans Bros., Richard Mulligan, Alan Arkin, DL Hughley, film legend Dorothy Lamour, Broadway legend Elaine Stritch, Rosie O’Donnell, Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis, Penny Marshall, and Matthew Perry among many others. Part behind-the-scenes gossip, part textbook, all truth. A funny insider’s look at Hollywood as well as an invaluable and insightful guide to writing and producing sit-coms, GET IN THE CAR, JANE! Is a book for everybody who’s ever been passionate about their work and frustrated with the obstacles they need to overcome just to do their job.We will also discuss some of his acting roles in movies such as Jaws 2, and on television in Life with Lucy.I really enjoyed this episode, Billy gives us a real perspective about what goes on behind the scenes of a sitcom. See the link below to purchase the book and to get more information on his theatrical productions:https://vanzandtmilmore.com Subscribe for free at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocketcast, Overcast, Castro, Castbox, Podchaser, iHeart Radio, and here- www.fowlplayersradio.com
The podcast about what funny people read...Comics Books returns for Season 2. In this episode, podcasting legend and stand-up Stuart Goldsmith joins Lucy Danser to discuss some of his favourite books.At the beginning of the pandemic Stuart invented an online chat show format called The Infinite Sofa that's really fun and atmospheric. Since then he's hosted 50 of these online shows, and now he's offering it to businesses to solve your online xmas party problem! Go to www.virtualofficeparty.co.uk to find out more!Who is Lucy Danser?Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.ukBooks/Authors mentioned in this episode:*Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson: https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson: https://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson Mr Noisy by Roger Hargreaves: https://shop.mrmen.com/collections/mr-noisyPeter Pan by JM Barrie: https://www.waterstones.com/book/peter-pan/sir-j-m-barrie/9780141329819The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Worst-Princess/Anna-Kemp/9781847388766Ulysses by James Joyce: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ulysses/james-joyce/declan-kiberd/9780141182803*Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett: https://www.discworldemporium.com/the-discworld-collector-s-library/107-guards-guards-collector-s-library-edition?search_query=guards+guards&results=17*Firestarter by Stephen King*Skeleton Crew by Stephen King: https://stephenking.com/works/collection/skeleton-crew.htmlGoosebumps by RL StineThe Tommyknockers by Stephen King The Stand by Stephen KingUnder the Dome by Stephen King*Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman*Stuart's ChoicesFeatured Bookshop:Storysmith, Bristolhttps://storysmithbooks.comTwitter @storysmithbooksOther Links:Stuart Goldsmith's Official Website: www.stuartgoldsmith.co.ukThe Comedian's Comedian Podcast: https://www.comedianscomedian.comStuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa: https://www.infinitesofa.comYou can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @comicsbookspodPlease share, rate and subscribe.Produced by Lucy Danser & Joseph Bellcomicsbookspod@gmail.comwww.comicsbooks.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
“Writers write. Actors act. Dancers dance.” If you’re an artist, the most important thing that you can do is work on your craft. Read books, practice, and learn from others in your network. And don’t just wait to get paid to get started. This is advice from the amazing Bobby Moresco, an Academy Award winning writer, director, producer, and founder of The Actors Gym. On this episode, Bobby joins me for a conversation about how to work on your craft during this pandemic, how he learned to write screenplays on his own, and what the future of the industry looks like. Tune in to learn Bobby Moresco’s tips on how to level up your skills and talent to live out your dream. Some Questions I Ask: Tell us about your journey to becoming an Academy Award Winner. (3:54)What advice do you have for aspiring writers? (21:52)What’s your advice to actors? (23:02)What advice do you have for directors? (30:30)Who is your favorite actor to work with? (34:40)In This Episode, You Will Learn: How Bobby found his way again after dropping out of high school. (5:16)How Bobby learned to write screenplays without a formal education. (9:06)What major mistake actors make when starting out. (14:18)Busting the myth of writer’s block. (21:57)What the future of casting and workshopping looks like post-COVID-19 pandemic. (28:27)What Bobby’s dream project looks like. (36:53)Connect with Bobby Moresco:InstagramLet’s Connect! Manhattan Actor StudioResources:On Directing by Harold ClurmanMaking Movies by Sidney LumetKazan on Directing by Elia KazanTennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh by John LahrThe Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos EgriAdventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nancy Stafford, known to millions as Andy Griffith's law partner on TV's “Matlock” and Nina May, an award winning independent film maker, join me to talk about their new film “First Lady” a romantic comedy feature film premiering Valentine's Day 2020. Nancy's been a series regular on many TV shows and as an author, has written two best-selling books. Nina, the founder of Renaissance Women Productions, has also written and directed the awards winning “Daily Bread” and “Life Fine Tuned”. Among the many things we talk about: Nancy's start in life as Miss Florida, being a Ford model, and as a star in over 300 commercials before starting her career in TV. What life is like for Christian women artists in the TV and film business. How independent films get made. The “Me Too” movement. How their strong Christian faith has helped both Nina and Nancy succeed in life and their careers. Advice for young women venturing into the entertainment business. Join me in learning from these smart and charming women.
First Draft Episode #184: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the TV and screenwriting duo behind Smallville and Into the Badlands, join Sarah to talk about their debut thriller, Double Exposure. The guys talk about how, even after writing and/or producing more than 300 hours of television and movies, they are still engaged in learning and improving their craft; getting on the superhero train WAY before the MCU; and delivering a satisfying ending in books. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Bugs, a BBC One TV show created by UK-based Carnival Films (Agatha Christie’s Poirot; Downton Abbey; many others) for which Al and Miles wrote two episodes The Hardy Boys series of children’s mysteries created by Edward Stratemeyer (who also created Nancy Drew) and written by ghostwriters under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon The Peter Stark Producer program at USC, where Alfred and Miles met and learned all aspects of the film industry Laura Ziskin, producer of No Way Out, and Pretty Woman, who was an influential teacher at the USC film production program to Al and Miles William Goldman, an author (Adventures in the Screen Trade, The Princess Bride, many, many others) and screenwriter (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; All the President’s Men, among many others) renowned for writing scripts that entertained the reader -- a trend followed by screenwriters Shane Black (Lethal Weapon; The Last Boy Scout) and Joe Eszterhas (Flashdance; Basic Instinct) John August, Al and Miles’ classmate at USC and screenwriter of Big Fish, Frankenweenie, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as well as author of the Arlo Finch middle grade series (listen to his First Draft interview here) Mango, the spec script that Al and Miles sold right out of film school Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the movie that made Al and Miles’ spec script a hot commodity out of film school Scriptnotes, the podcast co-hosted by John August and fellow screenwriter Craig Mazin, which is a worthy companion podcast to any writers who enjoy First Draft! Bugs, a BBC One TV show created by UK-based Carnival Films (Agatha Christie’s Poirot; Downton Abbey; many others) for which Al and Miles wrote two episodes Homicide: Life on the Street, a police drama based on the work of David Simon (The Wire; Treme; The Deuce) 3rd Rock From the Sun, a sitcom in the 90s starring John Lithgow and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Lethal Weapon IV and Shanghai Noon, the two buddy comedy scripts that Al and Miles wrote before Smallville The WB, Smallville’s network (RIP) Lois and Clark, the TV show about Superman that predated Smallville X-Men, the 2000 movie that helped bring about the superhero resurgence on film and TV Christopher Nolan, the writer and director who rebranded Batman in the well-regarded Dark Knight trilogy of films Thor: Ragnarok and Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, two recent superhero movies with tons of comedy Spider-Man II, Al and Miles’ take on Spider-Man, which was a little more serious than the Spider-Man we know today Jenette Kahn, executive, publisher, editor-in-chief of DC Comics when Al and Miles created their spin on the Superman universe with Smallville Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dawson’s Creek, some of the teen stories that dominated TV when Smallville debuted I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (the pen name of James Frey, Jobie Hughes, and Greg Boose), and the film of the same name written by Al and Miles, and their first collaboration with James Frey (author of A Million Little Pieces and book entrepreneur with Full Fathom Five) Hannah Montana: The Movie, which Al and Miles produced, thanks to Al’s oldest daughter, who was obsessed with that TV show Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, and Michelle Yeoh are among the internationally respected martial artists and actors Al and Miles have worked with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers are some of the epic movies that inspired Al and Miles for the world of Into the Badlands The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown as a model for the franchise character with a little-known job that leads to globe-trotting adventures--the kind of story Al and Miles were interested in telling with Double Exposure The famous transcript of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence Kasdan talking about Raiders of the Lost Ark The Alfred Hitchcock film North by Northwest, The ODESSA File by Frederick Forsyth, and the works of John le Carre are among the films and authors cited throughout Double Exposure Last Remaining Seats, a program that shows old movies in downtown Los Angeles The Zapruder Film (YouTube link) (warning: depicts a presidential assassination), which might factor into the Double Exposure follow-up novels… Mimi Leder, director of Deep Impact, gave the guys some great advice when they were feeling overwhelmed “Just cut the last two lines of every scene.” Advice from Quentin Tarantino that Al and Miles swear by The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, two thrillers that they admire Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies James Patterson Waterstones bookstore in London The Shannara Chronicles by Terry Brooks, which Al and Miles adapted for television Al and Michaels loved taking Masterclass online classes from: David Mamet; Aaron Sorkin; Shonda Rhimes; and James Patterson Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. 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Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of publishing and books, then interviews the amazing Genese Davis, author of thrillers (The Holder's Dominion), film-related books, games, podcasts, science fiction, and much more.News Items:1) We lost William Goldman, screenplay writer and novelist, whose book Adventures in the Screen Trade changed the way many people viewed storytelling. Goldman said, "Writing is structure," and always emphasized the importance of laying out the essential elements to compose a spellbinding story.2) Wattpad is huge and expanding into film adaptions based upon Wattpad stories. This webpage has been used by many authors to post their work, to get feedback on drafts, and to increase their visibility, which in some cases has led to deals in traditional publishing and film/tv adaptations.3) Draft2Digital has partnered with Findaway Voices to give independent authors a new avenue for producing and distributing audiobooks. Digital audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment of the current book market. In the interview, Genese Davis discusses writing, the importance of maintaining focus, and marketing approaches that lead to sales and success. She also talks about the importance of speaking the truth, of emotional honesty, both in the promotion of your books and the books themselves. Davis has appeared on more than 500 convention panels in the last five years, which gives her enormous insight into what's happening in today's publishing world. Links:WriterCon 2019, the annual writers convention co-sponsored by the Red Sneaker Writers Center: www.writercon.org.Genese Davis: www.genesedavis.comWilliam Bernhardt Email: wb@williambernhardt.com, Webpage: www.williambernhardt.com
David and Cargill discuss the legacies of William Goldman and Stan Lee. Check out William Goldman’s Adventures in the Screen Trade on Amazon. See Cargill’s tweet thread about Doctor Strange’s arbitration process. Find more episodes of this show at writealongpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter @writealongpod. Download this episode or play below.
Alex and Nick invite Bob Dearden, writer on the CW's iZombie, to discuss how he worked his way up from assisting Rob Thomas on the Veronica Mars movie to being staffed on a television show. What is the journey of becoming a television writer? How do you work in US TV as a Canadian? What is it like working with Rob Thomas and cowriting for Play it Again Dick? How was the transition to iZombie from writers' assistant to staff writer? How does the writers' room break episodes and arcs? The Paper Team picks a brain... SHOWNOTES Content MFA programs, moving to the US, living in Austin, getting involved with Rob Thomas, experiences on Veronica Mars, experiences on Play it Again Dick, joining iZombie, being staffed, writing for iZombie, fandom (00:27) Resources and Next Week On (57:07) Links Bob Dearden on Twitter iZombie on The CW Rob Thomas Veronica Mars Veronica Mars Movie Play it Again, Dick Party Down Jason Dohring Ryan Hansen CW Seed Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Search Party Resources "Adventures in the Screen Trade" - William Goldman "Which Lie Did I Tell?" - William Goldman Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
This month our genre is Creative Writing/Books About Writing! With real, live, award-winning authors! (Well, one anyway.) We discuss our own experiences with these sort of books, why people might read them, and whether hairstyles might affect someone’s ability to stop time. Plus: Meghan reveals her knowledge about accordions! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Books We Read This Month Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life by Natalie Goldberg The Last Word: Reviving the Dying Art of the Eulogy by Julia Cooper The Elements of Style (Illustrated) by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, illustrated by Maira Kalman Steering the Craft: A Twentieth-first Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga by Hirohiko Araki Triggering Town: Letters and Essays on Writing Poetry by Richard Hugo Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates Books and Other Media We Mention Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers (featuring RJ!) Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg Hamlet's Hit Points by Robin D. Laws The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories by Christopher Booker JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku by William J. Higginson Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life How to Be An Accordion Player: An Instructional Booklet with Illustrations by Geoff Berner Accordion Noir Festival Accordion Noir radio show Accordion Babes Pin-Up Calendar Daloy Polizei (Fuck The Police) by Geoff Berner Links, Articles, and Things Running the Game by Matthew Colville Game Master Tips Jon Newell’s D&D blog Weird Fiction episode of our podcast featuring Jon Newell Can I Get An Amen? by Nate Harrison, the story of the famous "Amen Break" (That’s the “classic beats” music sample in the episode) Manga In Theory and Practice discussion in the “Wait, What?” podcast. “Half rhyme or imperfect rhyme, sometimes called near-rhyme or lazy rhyme or slant rhyme, is a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds.” (Wikipedia) Dingbat (Wikipedia) Dear Dick by Mackenzie Cole Hark! RJ’s podcast (that we forgot to mention) that reviews holiday music. Check it out! Questions Do you have any favourite writing inspiration type books? What’s your favourite writing exercise? Should authors be reading creative writing how-tos or just read more books? Ask us questions for our 50th episode! Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts, follow us on Twitter, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, March 6th when we’ll catch you up on what other things we’ve been reading. Then come back on Tuesday, March 20th when we’ll be talking about Southern Gothic books!
Simon Garfield, author of The Wrestling, The Nation's Favourite and A Notable Woman, amongst others joins John and Andy to discuss William Goldman's groundbreaking account of his life as a Hollywood screenwriter.
Our culture is our identity. It is multiple expressions of plural identities. Nobody owns it. We share it with each other. More…or less. The stories that resonate, the luminous moments, are our inheritance from the past and our bequest to future generations. The endeavour for the storyteller is to illuminate experience. For the executive like me, the endeavour is to enable the storyteller. Dr Ruth Harley explores my experience as a CEO in the screen sector on both sides of the Tasman in terms identity, shared experience, diverse perspectives, the role and practice of government as an enabler and the essential humanity of our endeavour. She concludes with some personal perspectives of the opportunities and challenges for the screen industry and how they might play out in New Zealand and Australia in the global screen industry. Held as part of the Sydney Ideas program on 7 July 2017: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2017/dr_ruth_harley.shtml
Alex and Nick are joined by Jimmy Nguyen, executive producer of the documentary Showrunners, to discuss independent producing, collaborating with other creatives, and lessons he's learned over his years working in Los Angeles. What is the role of a producer? How did the documentaries Showrunners and Barista came to be? How does he approach creative and professional collaborations? What are some tips to getting started and networking properly? The Paper Team gets good at the ask... SHOWNOTES Content 1 - Moving to Los Angeles, connecting with people, and getting involved in Showrunners (00:37) 2 - Working as an independent producer, their collaborative role, and helping make Showrunners/Barista (08:39) 3 - Inspirations and other projects (38:04) 4 - Tips and advice for aspiring producers (47:15) Resources and Next Week On (53:48) Links Jimmy Nguyen on Twitter Showrunners (Documentary) Showrunners (Book) Barista Comic Book Sunday Des Doyle Ryan Patrick McGuffey Jason Rose Wally Schrass Irish Film Board Jane Espenson Damon Lindelof The Pirate Tapes Indie Game: The Movie Charles Mruz Going Clear The Imposter The Family The King of Kong Shut Up and Play the Hits Helvetica (Documentary) Searching for Sugar Man Man on Wire The Jinx O.J.: Made in America Mayor of Sunset Strip The Kid Stays in the Picture Heroines (Short) The Big Short Rachel Moore The Champ Search Party Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Trollhunters Top of the Lake Essen Game Fair Roy Lee "Adventures in the Screen Trade" - William Goldman The Ring Gravitas Ventures Resources "A Pound of Flesh" - Art Linson "Save the Cat!" - Blake Snyder If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
Writer and comedian Caroline Anderson joins us to discuss her no-kidding-around deep deep love for singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It's surprisingly easy to find people, especially in the US, who know very little of this amazing musician. Our co-host Anthony King is one of these people. Caroline educates both he and Will on Kate's wide range of song styles, her astoundingly powerful arrangements and lyrics and her weird/cool style. Caroline talks about discovering Kate, the seven Kate Bush tattoos she currently has, and travelling to London alone to see Kate perform for the first time in 35 years. Also, Will discusses some hack named Mozart and Anthony talks about screenwriter William Goldman's books "Adventures in the Screen Trade" and "What Lie Did I Tell?"
In this episode, Crabb and Sales visit the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. In keeping with tradition they are interrupted not once, but twice during the course of the episode. Despite every setback, they manage to talk about sex, death, art and books. Plus it suddenly dawns on our own odd couple that they are not as alike as they seem. In fact, they're almost polar opposites.Archibald Prize 2015Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)A Bone of Fact by David WalshGrace and Frankie via NetflixThe Odd Couple theme music via YouTubeHeartburn by Nora EphronAdventures in the Screen Trade by William GoldmanAll the President's Men starring Robert Redford and Dustin HoffmanYou'll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again by Julia PhillipsPalace of Treason by Jason MatthewsThe Fourth Revolution by John Micklethwait and Adrian WooldridgeRed Sparrow by Jason MatthewsBurger Rings via WikipediaHow Very Un McDonalds via Campaign BriefMarmite Ad (NSFW) you either love it or you hate itA Letter to My Children by Christopher PyneDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaProfiles in Courage by John F KennedyNancy Mitford booksThe Money Men by Chris BowenOne Life by Kate GrenvilleShould Have Known Better by Sufjan Stevens from the album Carrie and LowellTrue Myth: A Conversation with Sufjan Stevens via PitchforkWalker definition via Urban Dictionary
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