Podcast appearances and mentions of Tom Vaughan

Gustavo Sleman fala sobre o livro Hércules, o diário de um quase-herói, lançamento da VR Editora escrito por Tom Vaughan e ilustrado por David O'Connell. O livro acompanha a jornada de Hércules, um garoto do sexto ano que tenta sobreviver ao ensino fundamental e fazer jus ao seu nome lendário.

Faraz trained at the acclaimed Nottingham TV Workshop, which has produced some of the UK's finest acting talent including Samantha Morton, Jack O'Connell and Vicky McClure.He is a series regular in the Channel 4 drama SCREW playing ‘Ali', created by Rob Williams and directed by Tom Vaughan. Described by The Guardian as a “warm, witty welcome to hell…an impeccably observed show,” the darkly comic drama follows the lives of a group of prison officers and shows us what life is like on the wing.Faraz also takes the lead role of ‘Adam' in the upcoming BFI/Film4 feature SKY PEALS. Coming to terms with the death of his estranged father and experiencing strange and unexplainable black outs, Adam tries to piece together the complicated and secret life his father led while trying to discover who he really is.Other work includes new Apple show SUSPICION, playing ‘Ajay Kapoor', and the feature film WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? for Working Title Films. Faraz was a participant in the BAFTA Elevate scheme 2020. Other recent credits include: THE CAPTURE (BBC), GIRI/HAJI (BBC2), BODYGUARD (BBC/Netflix) and season three of Channel 4 drama ACKLEY BRIDGE.In theatre, he has appeared in The Old Vic and Underbelly's Edinburgh Fringe production of ONE HOUR ONLY, THE GREAT EXTENSION (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET (Nottingham Playhouse)

This week we welcome Tom Vaughan and Nakiska Vaughan of Westmeadow Farm and Dairy. Westmeadow Farm and Dairy is a family-owned and operated farm and creamery making fresh milk, cheese, and ice cream. We talk about Tom's original path to farming, moving from Ireland to Connecticut and then eventually landing in upstate New York. We also learned how Nakiska's plan to swim with dolphins was thwarted by COVID, but that ultimately led to her running the farm and being an integral part of the family business.

Lauren and Charlotte delve into Hercules the diary of a sort of hero with author Tom Vaughan. This book was Waterstones childrens book of the month for March 2024 (so well done Tom). They tangent about a group love for Adrian Mole and why the diary format is so good, the worlds most trigger happy vet and what Tom thinks would make him the "coolest of the cool"Tom also talks about how he translated some of the labours into book one (spoiler alert there is a sequel!), setting up the comedy in the book and which of his books got his sons approval.Follow Tom on the socialshttps://www.tomvaughan.net/https://www.instagram.com/tomvaughan_88/https://twitter.com/tvaughan88

I came across Tom Vaughan on twitter and started following him for his helpful screenwriting tips, and then one day he tweeted something about his sobriety and I reached out to see if we would be interested in coming on the pod.  He graciously agreed, and I imagined some sort of quasi-scholarly discussion about story structure and sobriety.  Little did I realize, Tom and I had crossed paths in my most formative Hollywood years and shared so much in common... not least of all being our penchant for pre-pubescent car theft!  You can tune into his many screenwriting resources at storyandplot.com     

“War… war never changes…” Attention wastelanders, time to strap on the ol' power armor and grab a rusty gauss rifle, we're headed into (and out) of Vault 33 to explore the new streaming TV series based on the massively popular open-world RPG Fallout video game series. Host Christopher Funderburg is joined by fellow fans of the video game series, screenwriter Tom Vaughan and critic Stephanie Crawford, to discuss the 8-episode first season of the new show from executive producer Jonathan Nolan (who also directed a few episodes.) They talk about how to adapt a video game into a different kind of narrative art, how the specificity of the Fallout world translates into a new medium, the rifts within Fallout fandom, the charm of Walton Goggins and the perks of creating a bloody mess. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke Tom Vaughan on X: twitter.com/storyandplot The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Screenwriter and writing instructor Tom Vaughan talks about his experience as a working writer, the importance of loglines, and how story and emotion require your characters to make choices. @storyandplot

In this episode, Krish is joined by Leo from the UK to review "Hercules: The Diary of a (Sort of) Hero" by Tom Vaughan. In this story, meet Hercules Braver: just a regular kid with big dreams of being super cool! Life hasn't been easy for Hercules, but everything changes when he discovers his dad is none other than the Greek god, ZEUS! Suddenly, Hercules thinks all his problems are solved. Popularity? Check! Coolness? Double check! But being the son of a god brings its own challenges, especially when your dad is a little full of himself. With a monster in the school pond, bully Malky on his case, and a missing cat causing chaos, Hercules has his hands full! Will he handle the mayhem? Will he find true friendship and coolness along the way? Krish and Leo highly recommend to check out this book! Tune in to hear about their review alongside the usual segments on the show – Riddle Time and Word Wonders!

Immerse yourself in the world of Hollywood and screenwriting in this fascinating episode of the Better Call Daddy Show, as our guest, Tom Vaughan, takes you on a rollercoaster ride of his life's journey. In the creative realm, learn about his love for the scripting process, the challenges he faced in the industry, his improvisational skills, and how he uses personal experiences to fuel his work. Gain a rare insight into the complexities of filmmaking, the power struggle between creativity and financial concerns, as well as the value of collaboration in successful filmmaking. On a personal level, experience an earnest recounting of Vaughan's struggles with social anxiety, alcoholism, and loss. His deeply moving narrative of his father's last days paints a poignant picture of life and death, and the emotional toll it took on his family. Find inspiration in his triumph over personal challenges, showing it's never too late to turn one's life around. Learn from his wisdom about the importance of finding contentment within before seeking love and companionship. This episode is a testimony of resilience, the importance of legacy and family bonds, and the power of harnessing personal experiences and emotions for creative expression. A must-listen for aspiring screenwriters, those battling personal struggles, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood. Connect with Tom  https://twitter.com/storyandplot https://storyandplot.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommvaughan/   If you liked this episode check out my episode with Nick Gray https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/314-adults-need-parties-too-tips-for-hosting-a/id1525296416?i=1000616745969 Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast Me and my dad would love to hear from you, Drop us a review, reviews help more people find the show, and let us know what you like and what you'd like us to change, Please share the show with one friend who you think would be helped by the show  ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy Castmagic is the AI tool I use for show notes and podcast title ideas, it has helped save me tons of time. I talked about it in this episode.  Please use my affiliate link if you sign up. https://get.castmagic.io/bettercalldaddy   Are you a popular podcaster or a rising influencer? Or do you have a great idea for an online business? Then you should know that every great website starts with an awesome domain name. Namecheap offers hundreds of domain extensions, from the traditional dot com to creative extensions for podcasters like dot fm, dot live, or dot space.   Namecheap is the world's 2nd largest domain registrar, with nearly 17 million domains under management and a top web service provider for everything you need to launch an amazing website. Namecheap offers hundreds of domain extensions from the traditional .com to creative extensions like .fm, .live or .space  Namecheap is offering Better Call Daddy listeners 20% off any non-premium domain name for its first year of registration with the code REENA20. The offer cannot be combined with any existing sales but can override any current sale if its discount is less than 20%. The code is valid for all new and existing Namecheap customers. You can register up to 10 domains per account with this code.    To get a domain name with a 20% discount (including .com and 455 other extensions). Go to namecheap.com , search for your desired domain, and use the code REENA20 at checkout.     

Tom Vaughan has been writing professionally for over twenty years. He studied at the University of Houston with Broadway legend Jose Quintero and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee. It was his work as a writer and director in Houston theatre that got him recognized by Hollywood. He was soon writing screenplays for, among others, Phoenix Pictures, TNT, MTV Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, ABC, NBC, CBS, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures and Disney. He has developed screenplays for Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage, Barry Sonnenfeld, Chow-Yun Fat and many others. WINCHESTER, the film he co-wrote starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke, about the infamous Winchester Mystery House, opened nationwide in 2018. His eighth film, THE QUEEN MARY will release in August 2023 and DADDY'S GIRL for XYZ Films will shoot later this year (WGA strike willing.) Tom recently set up MOST WANTED at Miramax with director Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND, VENOM) attached.  His feature film debut was the action film UNSTOPPABLE, starring Wesley Snipes. In 2011, he completed his directorial debut, PLAYING HOUSE, based on a script written with Kristy Dobkin. His past productions include BLACKOUT with Jane Seymour for CBS, and CRITICAL ASSEMBLY with Katherine Heigl for NBC. He served as writer as well as Co-Producer on ATOMIC TWISTER with Sharon Lawrence and DEAD IN A HEARTBEAT with Penelope Anne Miller and Judge Reinhold, both for TBS.  He is currently the screenwriting instructor at his beloved alma mater, The University of Houston. https://storyandplot.com/WOLFPACK https://twitter.com/storyandplot Connect with your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers one week before their general release. We're joined by screenwriter Tom Vaughan to discuss a pair of cult classics by director Gary Sherman. We dig into the small-town murder-conspiracy thriller Dead and Buried as well as the ne plus ultra sleaze-thriller Vice Squad. The strengths and weaknesses of the films make for an interesting contrast that leads into a larger discussion about the practical intersections of screenwriting and on set filmmaking (with some talk about meddling producers thrown in for good measure.) The trio compares Dead and Buried's wonky & lumpy script (by Alien and Total Recall scribes Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett) to Vice Squad's drum-tight story to consider how screenwriting plays into (or interferes with) making two such memorable films. It's the Wings Hauser appreciation hour, folks, come get baptized in the neon slime. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Tom Vaughan on X: https://twitter.com/storyandplot The Pink Smoke on X: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on X: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

On this weeks episode Ygraine chats with Tom Vaughan about Water in Horror. They discuss What Lies Beneath (2000) and Hideo Nakata's Dark Water (2002) Theme: Afraid of Me by Cadaver Club

This interview was recorded before the WGA strikes began.Geoffrey chats with screenwriter Tom Vaughan about his historical horror film Winchester starring Dame Helen Mirren. The Winchester home is known as the most haunted house in America. Tom discusses coming onto the project, his unique approach to writing this film, and the joy of teaching screenwriting to the next generation of writers.Logline: Ensconced in her sprawling San Jose, California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester (Dame Helen Mirren) believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.You can find Tom at https://storyandplot.comGeoffrey's book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4506618/advertisement

Tom Vaughan has been writing professionally for nearly thirty years. He studied at the University of Houston with Broadway legend Jose Quintero and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee. It was his work as a writer and director in Houston theatre that got him recognized by Hollywood. WINCHESTER, the film he co-wrote starring Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke, about the infamous Winchester Mystery House, opened nationwide in 2018. His eighth film, THE QUEEN MARY will release in August 2023 and DADDY'S GIRL for XYZ Films will shoot later this year (WGA strike willing.) Tom recently set up MOST WANTED at Miramax with director Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND, VENOM) attached. He teaches privately at storyandplot.com and is currently the screenwriting instructor at his beloved alma mater, The University of Houston.Tom created a link just for our listeners, with a 10% discounthttps://storyandplot.com/creativity/Here are six questions we asked Tom Vaughan, focusing on creativity, screenwriting, and his experiences in the film industry:1. Can you share with us how your background as an actor and improviser has influenced your approach to screenwriting? How does your experience in theater contribute to your creative process in writing for the screen?2. You've had the opportunity to work with renowned actors and directors throughout your career. How does collaboration play a role in fueling creativity and bringing out the best in a screenplay?3. From writing for television networks like ABC and NBC to major film studios like Warner Brothers and Disney, you've had an impressive range of projects. How do you adapt your creative storytelling to different platforms and audiences?4. The film industry is constantly evolving, with new trends and technologies shaping storytelling. How do you stay creatively inspired and relevant in such a dynamic environment?5. Your film "Winchester" brought to life the mysterious Winchester Mystery House, and "Queen Mary" explores the famously haunted cruise liner. How do you approach writing stories based on real-life events while maintaining a balance between creative freedom and historical accuracy?6. As a seasoned screenwriting teacher, what advice would you give aspiring writers looking to tap into their creativity and make their mark in the industry?Tom's Website Tom on YouTube @storyandplotclasses on Instagram Tom's Facebook page Copyright 2023 Mark Stinson Thanks to the folks at HEADFONE for their support. On HEADFONE, you can listen to Premium Audio dramas - like Romance, Thriller, and Horror. For a 10% discount, use coupon code - MARKCREATIVITY10Go to - https://headfone.page.link/MARKCREATIVITY10

In this craft-centered conversation, Tom Vaughan (Haunting of the Queen Mary; Winchester) discusses second acts in feature scripts.PLUS: Learn how to participate in the "secret workshop" Ben is teaching in September!THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION.Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing, where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.comJoin Ben's introductory "Televisionary" class with Script Anatomy starting Sept 10: https://scriptanatomy.com/product/20230910-televisionary-combo-127/Listen to this episode's intro to learn how to join the secret workshop!SOCIALS:Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.socialTwitter: twitter.com/benBlackerFacebook: facebook.com/tvWritersPanel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me in this compelling episode as we delve into the captivating world of screenwriting with my esteemed guest, Tom Vaughan. A professional screenwriter and dedicated instructor at the University of Houston, Tom shares his journey - from his early days in acting school to screenwriting in Hollywood, and finally, to molding young minds in the classroom. Tom enlightens us on the core principles of screenwriting, emphasizing the importance of mastering the basics, honing repetition, and the power of self-confidence in creative projects. He believes that compelling characters, emotive storytelling, and relatable human emotion lie at the heart of a brilliant screenplay. Tom also shares his firsthand experience and thoughts on the WGA writers' strike, providing unique insights into the struggle to protect writers from studios and the future of screenwriting in the face of emerging artificial intelligence. Whether you're an aspiring screenwriter, a seasoned veteran, or simply curious about the behind-the-scenes world of your favorite films, this episode will leave you inspired and eager to explore the realm of screenwriting even further. Tune in for this enriching conversation with Tom Vaughan! Go to the link below and use discount code "HAVEN15" to get 15% off for any of the courses. https://storyandplot.com/creativehaven/ Learn more about the podcast and Creative Haven at TheCreativeHaven.com

Everyone says, "It's all about the story" ... but what even is story? Tom Vaughan dives deep into structure, and how having a clear process can not only help you get the words down, but it can also dig you out of the ditch when your story goes off the rails. And, yes, Jeanne's plant is still alive. Resources for this episode:Tom's Story and Plot websiteGet 15% off with this coupon code for any of Tom's classes: RECKLESS15Tom on Twitter: @storyandplotTom on IMDbAll OG Pipeline Artists podcasts can be found on pipelineartists.com/listen.Watch full (read that as "most") episodes on YouTube.Follow us on Twitter:@recklesscr8tive@SadieKDean@jeannevb@pipelineartists@scriptmag

EP 126 of THE ARTISTS podcast has Screenwriter Tom Vaughan.Tom Vaughan has been writing professionally for over twenty years. He has written for Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures and Disney. He has developed screenplays for Matthew McConaughey, Nicolas Cage, Barry Sonnenfeld, Chow-Yun Fat and many others.WINCHESTER, the film he co-wrote starring Helen Mirren and Sarah Snook, about the infamous Winchester Mystery House, opened nationwide in 2018. He is currently also the screenwriting instructor at his alma mater, The University of Houston.https://storyandplot.com/Digs:1) The WGA strike: an existential crisis for writers!2)A battle between HUMANS and BOTS???3) The business of screenwriting: arts vs commerce4) AI is a plagiarism machine?5) AI: a knowledgeable but dumb asst?6) The impact of strike Worldwide7)ETHICS AND LAWS need to be imposed on AI- WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?njoy. Email id: metaphysicallab@gmail.com/  You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media   DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Silver Screen Sips; a podcast where three idiots talk about movies! In today's episode, we discuss The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, whose getting sued, solve some riddles, and learn about screenwriting. All with special guest Tom Vaughan! Visit Tom at storyandplot.com or @StoryandPlot on Twitter https://linktr.ee/SilverScreenSips This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Shaker & Spoon Use promo code: SIPS10 to get $10 off your first subscription box! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/silver-screen-sips/support

Extraordinary Measures (2010) stars Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford and Keri Russell. It is the story of John Crowley and his wife Aileen and their dedication to find a cure for their children's rare genetic disorder, POMPE disease. It is set and filmed here in Portland, Oregon. Director, Tom Vaughan known for What Happens in Vegas (2008) hired Director of Photography, Andrew Dunn who worked on '09 Precious, '11 Crazy Stupid Love and '12 Perks of a Wallflower bring this intriguing story to life. Listen as we break down what we like about the film.   Guess the Monthly Theme for 2023 Contest The Rules: Throughout the month you may guess the theme as many times as you want to. At the end of the month we will announce the theme and the winners.   Winners receive: A shout out in the episode  A shout out on social media Your name posted on the website with number of wins Each month one winner will get a video message from Mike and get to select a film for the podcast in 2024   ***At the end of the year every winner will get their name added to the pot to win a $100 Amazon gift card.*** Movie Quote: Dr. Robert Stonehill: “I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK!”   Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :18 - The Film stats 6:52 - The Pickup Line 9:01 - Is the film going to be a bummer? 13:02 - Coitus Interruptus 16:03 - Gut Punch 21:45 - Do researchers need emotion for intention? 24:03 - Sibling Study, Why didn't you say so? 26:10 - Head Trauma 26:19 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 26:34 - Driving Review 28:59 - To the Numbers   YouTube Behind the Scenes A Happy Harrison Ford film   To guess the theme of this month's films you can call or text us at 971-245-4148 or email to christi@dodgemediaproductions.com You can guess as many times as you would like. Special thanks to Melissa Villagrana our social media posts. Next week's film will be Happy Gilmore (1996)   Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes! Thanks for tuning into today's episode of Dodge Movie Podcast with your host, Mike and Christi Dodge. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to visit our website, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook,   LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media. Give us a call at 971-245-4148 or email at christi@dodgemediaproductions.com

Sixty years ago this month, the US and Soviet Union came close to the brink of nuclear war during a tense 13-day stand-off known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. So how did we get that close? How did we successfully de-escalate? Tom Collina discusses this historical event with Dr. Tom Vaughan, lecturer at Aberystwyth University and author of “Nuclear war: does it take luck or reasoning to avoid it? Lessons from the Cuban missile crisis, 60 years on”.   On Early Warning, Alex Hall talks with Ester Im, program manager at the National Committee on North Korea. She discusses why we're seeing an increase in North Korea missile tests how likely it is that a nuclear missile test is forthcoming.

Evidence of the Afterlife Episode #42 Tom Vaughan.From “king of the London party scene”, living life to the fullest in the swinging sixties, to the everyman philosopher pondering the meaning of life, Tom Vaughan has come full circle with his new book, Hope...And The Hedgehog, which he describes as “a little book thinking big thoughts.” Prior to writing, Tom was the co-founder of the successful chain of discotheques, Juliana's, which he started in the 60's with his brother. His company grew to become the world's largest entertainment group of its time and the first disco chain to ever go public. Since then Tom has held a number of directorships, as well as forging a successful career as an author. His debut memoir, No Ordinary Experience became a best seller. He also wrote the novel, The Other Side of Loss. His most recent book, Hope...And The Hedgehog, is a “digestible exploration of the meaning of life” pondering the human existential crisis and the evidence of life after death.Maverick Vardøger is the best selling author of The Vibrational State and Lead Line. The Vibrational State explores out-of-body experiences known as astral projection. Lead Line compares various spiritual traditions, consciousness phenomena, and evidence of life after death. He is also the author of Her Eyes Were Green and Awake Eternal. Her Eyes Were Green and Awake Eternal are science fiction novels that explore the meaning of life and the human existential crisis.Links for Tom Vaughan:Tom Vaughan's website: https://www.tomvaughan.com/Hope…And The Hedgehog: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Hedgehog-Death-personal-quest/dp/1789632900Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authortomvaughanTwitter: https://twitter.com/mrtomvaughanLinks for Maverick Vardøger: Website: http://www.maverickvardoger.comThe Vibrational State: https://amazon.com/dp/108667765XLead Line: https://amazon.com/dp/B08LN5K98HHer Eyes Were Green: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z5LSXLRAwake Eternal: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NH2Y1BQ?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/maverick-vard-gerSupport the show

Riley Carter opens up about the legacy he created in UK Television history and the impacts he now navigates as a result, his battle to be seen beyond a 'trans' label and the importance of authentically informed story telling that would allow audiences and actors like him to communicate and exist outside of "the sad Trans story" alone.From Stretford, England, Riley is most recognised from his role as regular character Kyle Slater in the BBC's EASTENDERS. Riley was later named ‘No.1 most influential person in ‘The independent on Sunday's 2015 rainbow list' marking the first time a transgender man has been honoured. They wrote: ‘'Our judges felt his decision the play the character Kyle in EastEnders could help trans people - even save lives - and represents a landmark cultural moment''.

Since leaving EastEnders, Riley has performed on stage at the London Theatre Workshop and the Lyric Theatre in London's West End and toured the UK in the highly acclaimed production of BIRDSONG. He was recently seen on screen in series 2 of THE EMILY ATACK SHOW for ITV2. He was most recently seen in new drama, SCREW for Channel 4, written by Rob Williams (Killing Eve) and directed by Tom Vaughan.

TOM VAUGHAN MACAULAY chats to Paul Burke about his new novel COUNTDOWN TO A KILLING, meta-fiction, writing with a full time career as a lawyer, the modern epistolary novel and quirky characters.COUNTDOWN TO A KILLING: Wen Li, an anxious young woman who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, is tormented by an incessant fear that she might have homicidal impulses. Wen falls for her self-absorbed colleague, Lomax Clipper, who is writing a whodunnit in his spare time. Lomax is pining for Italy and a Sicilian woman he met while on secondment, despite his recurring nightmare about someone being killed on a picturesque street in Palermo. Wen and Lomax both loathe their boss, Julian Ponsonby, who, unbeknown to them, is struggling… as is Fifi de Angelis, a vulnerable man who has been ostracised by his family.Packed with humour, heartache and suspense, this contemporary take on the epistolary novel interweaves the different perspectives of characters whose lives become increasingly entangled.Told through interwoven correspondence, emails and WhatsApp messages, with the suspense around an impending murder steadily building, Countdown to a Killing is a deep exploration of multiple perspectives and points of view of individuals who are inextricably bound. The key themes of love, sexuality, ethnicity, mental health and acceptance are sensitively explored in a unique linear yet multi-layered and metafictional narrative. Packed with humour, heartache and a cast of expertly-crafted characters, this contemporary take on the epistolary novel will have you laughing and crying in equal measure.TOM VAUGHAN MACAULAY is a solicitor. His first novel, Being Simon Haines, was published in 2017 to high critical acclaim. The novel was selected as a Best Book for Summer by Alex Wade, writing in The Times, Law, while Justin Warshaw, writing in The Times Literary Supplement, described it as a ‘grand narrative of a young man on the cusp of the realization of a dream'. Edward Fennell, writing in The Times, the Brief premium, asked whether it would become ‘the defining novel for [Tom's] generation about what it means to be a driven corporate lawyer'. Countdown to a Killing is his second novel. www.tomvaughanmacaulay.comRecommendations:The Five Hallie Rubenhold Produced by Junkyard DogMusic courtesy of Southgate and LeighCrime TimePaul Burke writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2022 .

Hey hey hey! Welcome back to this week's Author Interview. In this episode, Tom Vaughan, joins us to talk about his newest book, A Gangster Stole My Trunks. I chatted to Tom about writing more humour, the challenge of murder mysteries, and finding story ideas at a retirement home. Tomwas a great guest to have on the show and we are very grateful he was able to join us on the show. ***COMPETITION*** If you want to be in with a chance of winning a copy of A Gangster Stole My Trunks head over to Twitter and follow @BigKidsBookClub. Send us a tweet using the hashtag #Gangstercomp and tell us what themed cruise you'd love to go on? (UK residents only) The competition closes midnight on 1st August

 In this episode I speak with former "king of the London party scene" turned everyman philosopher and author of, "Hope...And the Hedgehog," Tom Vaughan, whose wakeup call was pondering the meaning of life and coming up with a question we must all answer for ourselves. https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Hedgehog-Death-personal-quest/dp/1789632900/

TOM VAUGHAN – HOPE AND THE HEDGEHOG... with TRE's Giles Brown

This month Caroline and Charlie are joined by authors Jason Reynolds and Tom Vaughan to talk about children's books featuring separated parents, single parents and blended families. Tom Vaughan's Bin Boy was published earlier this year and Jason Reynolds' Stuntboy, in the Meantime came out this month. Both feature characters with complex families, and they're here to share their thoughts and inspiration about books with families of all shapes and sizes. You can buy the books mentioned in today's show from our shelf on Bookshop.org - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/downtherabbithole

You know that old saying "The 10 minutes that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!" Join Jack & Joy, 1 awful sociopath forced to be in a relationship with an all round decent human being all for the sake of a cool $3 Million (before tax obviously). How on Earth will they be civil for 6 short months if it means them both being in love and millionaires by the end of it ... ? Starring Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Treat Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Judge Whopper & Dick Banger. Directed by Tom Vaughan.

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Round 5 wrap up including our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Women's in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round 5 wrap up including our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Women's in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Round 4 wrap up including our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Women's in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Round 4 wrap up including our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Women's in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The champ is in the house. 2020 NRL Fantasy Champion Tom Vaughan joins us on the podcast. Get involved on a weekly basis on the show by calling the hotline on 02 8405 7947 and we will play your questions on air. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The champ is in the house. 2020 NRL Fantasy Champion Tom Vaughan joins us on the podcast. Get involved on a weekly basis on the show by calling the hotline on 02 8405 7947 and we will play your questions on air. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every Monday morning from here on we will be releasing our round wrap up which will include our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Womens in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every Monday morning from here on we will be releasing our round wrap up which will include our Studs & Duds, Injury news and trade targets for the week. So jump in and get on the front foot ahead of team list Tuesday. This week is Womens in NRL Fantasy round for Talking League, so Tuesday will feature questions from our awesome ladies who listen to the podcast. 2020 NRL fantasy champion Tom Vaughan will also be on the show on Thursday. Be sure to follow our daily player and team analysis on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/talkingleaguepod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/talkingleaguepod Twitter - https://twitter.com/talkingleague1 Online - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/ Join our Talking League NRL fantasy and tipping comps. There is a $500 first place prize and is free to enter for all. Follow the links below for more details. NRL Fantasy comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/fantasy NRL Tipping comp - https://www.talkingleaguepod.com/tipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Career Q&A with Rebecca Hall on November 11, 2016. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt, New York Magazine. Rebecca Hall is an acclaimed British-American actress who was recognized almost immediately as one of the most exciting actresses of her generation. In a career that encompasses the multiplex, the art house cinema, and the world’s most respected theaters, she has worked with many of the industry’s greatest artists and established herself as a leading talent, one who continues to challenge herself with each new role. This fall, she stars in Antonio Campos’ Christine, with Michael C Hall, Tracy Letts and Maria Dizzia. Based on events in the life of Christine Chubbuck, the film follows a young, hard-working and troubled newscaster at a small town television station in the 1970s. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and Orchard will be releasing it theatrically October 14, 2016. Hall recently wrapped lensing the independent feature Permission, with Dan Stevens, Gina Gershon, and Jason Sudeikis. The film-in which she stars and which she also produced-is the story of a couple, Anna (Hall) and Will (Stevens), who have only ever been with each other. On Anna’s thirtieth birthday, a friend jokes that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lingers and eventually Anna proposes that they try it. As they venture outside the boundaries of monogamy they are forced to evolve and finally, grow up. She has also completed production on The Dinner, a mystery thriller based on Herman Koch’s novel of the same name. Directed by Oren Moverman, the film explores the lengths to which some parents will go to protect their children. Hall was recently seen starring alongside Jason Batman and Joel Edgerton in his box office smash thriller The Gift. Hall and Bateman play a young married couple whose lives get turned upside down when an acquaintance from the husband's past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than twenty years. She was also recently seen in Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, with Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill. The film is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book classic, in which a Big Friendly Giant and an orphan girl he befriends set out to take on people-eating giants who plant to take over the world. On screen, Hall received critical acclaim for her starring role in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona alongside Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem. For her performance, she received Golden Globe, BAFTA Orange Rising Star, London Critics Circle and Gotham Award nominations in the performance and breakthrough categories. Hall’s other film credits include Sean Mewshaw’s Tumbledown opposite Jason Sudeikis; Wally Pfister's directorial debut Transcendence, opposite Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany; Patrice Leconte's A Promise, starring alongside Alan Rickman; John Crowley’s Closed Circuit; Shane Black's Iron Man 3; Stephen Frears' Lay the Favorite; Nick Murphy's The Awakening, for which she earned a British Independent Film Award Nomination and Gotham Independent Film Award nomination for Best Actress; Ben Affleck's The Town, which received the 2010 National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble; Dan Rush’s Everything Must Go; Nicole Holofcener's Please Give, for which the cast and filmmakers were honored with the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award and a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination for Best Ensemble Performance; Oliver Parker's Dorian Gray; Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon; for which she shared in a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Cast Performance; Christopher Nolan's The Prestige, for which she received UK Empire Award and London Critics Circle Award nominations for Best Newcomer; and Tom Vaughan's Starter for 10, her feature film debut.

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Story guru Tom Vaughan helps outline a story based on a prison dream. The short story (by Per Holmes) is a decent idea, but it has unclear motivations and very little character evolution. On this episode of Prep Show, we try to turn this into a well-rounded story. Tristan Ofield joins us to help pitch in ideas.   SHOW LINKS Tom Vaughan IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1129343/ Tom Vaughan’s Website: http://www.storyandplot.com Tristan Ofield IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3138635/   OTHER WAYS TO WATCH/LISTEN: Show Website: https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com YouTube: https://youtu.be/zSQeoikpnjU Indie Film Hustle TV: https://www.indiefilmhustle.tv Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prep-show/id1516200606 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/421oliun8XF0NKJulo7UEa Download MP3 Audio: https://prepshow.podbean.com/mf/play/5d0g3u/Prep_Show_Outlining_Prison_Dream_Story_-_Tom_Vaughan_-_Tristan_Ofield_67zp1.mp3   CONNECT: Facebook: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollywoodCameraWork Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HollywoodCamera Web: https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com   EPISODE OUTLINE: 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Introducing the story 7:26 - What is the story about? 9:12 - How long would the short film be? 11:03 - What is the dramatic question? 14:03 - Where are the stakes? 14:38 - A completely different take 18:55 - Is the beginning needed? 21:58 - The other characters 24:45 - Withhold that it's a dream? 31:09 - What defines the main character? 40:39 - Putting in some beats 43:45 - The big character change 51:31 - Are other character aspects of himself? 1:00:29 - Owning the character's sensitivity 1:07:55 - Does he know who he is? 1:12:22 - Picking an angle 1:23:37 - Story questions 1:24:58 - Antagonist 1:36:29 - Wrapping up 1:44:48 - Final thoughts

Become an official Patreon member today: www.patreon.com/ttmwagAndrew Green talks with his former professor Tom Vaughan. Tom has written movies such as Winchester and explains why the movie that was released wasn't exactly his script. Tom also talks about going to school with Jim Parsons and gives advice for the industry.CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE FOR MORE CONTENT: www.ttmwag.comFollow this podcast on Twitter and Facebook: @ttmwag

E11: The ultimate video insider Tom Vaughan joins Mark and Dror to discuss whether video codec and video quality evaluations should be performed using objective or subjective measurement techniques. What he has to say is important information for anyone who is responsible for video quality or encoder evaluations. Products mentioned: Beamr View (Mac & Windows) video software player. Go to https://beamr.com/beamr-view Beamr Transcoder (Linux) free trial. https://go.beamr.com/free-to-start

Tchaiko graduated from Columbia University before going on to intern for Spike Lee and Mira Nair. While assisting directors George C. Wolfe and Tom Vaughan she directed several short-form projects, including America's Shadows: HIV Risk in Black & Latino Youth. In 2012, she wrote the script called Solace, which would eventually become her feature debut. At that time, it was a semi-finalist for the Sundance Writers Lab. In 2015, the project became a recipient of the Panavision New Filmmakers Program. Solace premiered at the LA Film Festival 2018, winning Special Jury Mention Best Ensemble Cast. Tchaiko was a 2017 School of Making Thinking resident fellow where she created the VR film Shapeshifters. In between her independent projects she produces and directs commercials and branded content. The movie that Tchaiko has chosen to discuss this week is the wonderful, wacky, goblin-y, Labyrinth. April and Tchaiko touch upon the arousing gender fluidity of David Bowie's character "Jerith." Tchaiko talks about how she strives to make "imperfect" films. She also elaborates on being inspired by nature in the writing of her next fantasy film. Plus, there's a lot of puppet talk - from the construction to the puppeteering itself. If you love Labyrinth, you will love this discussion. You can watch the trailer for Tchaiko's feature Solace here. If you haven't seen it yet, go watch Labyrinth. With April Wolfe and Tchaiko Omawale. You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters on Twitter or Facebook. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org. Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

Open source codec pioneer, Tom Vaughan, talks about the advantages & disadvantages of proprietary & open source technology. What he says may surprise you – despite which side of the fence you are on. The following blog post first appeared on the Beamr blog at: https://blog.beamr.com/2019/01/24/in-the-battle-between-open-source-proprietary-technology-does-video-win-podcast/ Video engineers dedicated to engineering encoding technologies are highly skilled and hyper-focused on developing the foundation for future online media content. Such a limited pool of experts in this field creates a lot of opportunity for growth and development, it also means there must be a level of camaraderie and cooperation between different methodologies. In past episodes, you've seen The Video Insiders compare codecs head-to-head and debate over their strengths and weaknesses. Today, they are tackling a deeper debate between encoding experts: the advantages and disadvantages of proprietary technology vs. community-driven open source. In Episode 05, Tom Vaughan surprises The Video Insiders as he talks through his take on open source vs. proprietary technology. Press play to hear a snippet from Episode 05, or click here for the full episode. Want to join the conversation? Reach out to TheVideoInsiders@beamr.com TRANSCRIPTION (lightly edited to improve readability only) Mark Donnigan: 00:00 In this episode, we talk with a video pioneer who drove a popular open source codec project before joining a commercial codec company. Trust me, you want to hear what he told us about proprietary technology, open source, IP licensing, and royalties. Announcer: 00:18 The Video Insiders is the show that makes sense of all that is happening in the world of online video, as seen through the eyes of a second generation codec nerd and a marketing guy who knows what iframes and macroblocks are. Here are your hosts, Mark Donnigan and Dror Gill. Mark Donnigan: 00:35 Okay. Mark Donnigan: 00:35 Well, welcome back everyone to this very special edition. Every edition is special, isn't it, Dror? Dror Gill: 00:43 That's right. Especially the first editions where everybody's so excited to see what's going to happen and how it would evolve. Mark Donnigan: 00:49 You know what's amazing, Dror, we had in the first 48 hours, more than 180 download. Dror Gill: 00:55 Wow. Mark Donnigan: 00:56 You know, we're like encoding geeks. I mean, are there even 180 of us in the world? Dror Gill: 01:01 I don't know. I think you should count the number of people who come to Ben Wagoner's compressionist breakfast at NAB, that's about the whole industry, right? Mark Donnigan: 01:09 Yeah. That's the whole industry. Mark Donnigan: 01:11 Hey, we want to thank, seriously in all seriousness, all the listeners who have been supporting us and we just really appreciate it. We have an amazing guest lined up for today. This is a little personal for me. It was IBC 2017, I had said something about a product that he was representing, driving, developing at the time. In fact, it was factually true. He didn't like it so much and we exchanged some words. Here's the ironic thing, this guy now works for us. Isn't that amazing, Dror? Click to view x265 vs. Beamr 5 speed and performance test. Dror Gill: 01:49 Yeah, isn't that amazing? Mark Donnigan: 01:52 You know what, and we love each other. The story ended well, talk about a good Hollywood ending. Mark Donnigan: 01:58 Well, we are talking today with Tom Vaughn. I'm going to let you introduce yourself. Tell the listeners about yourself. Tom Vaughn: 02:10 Hey Mark, hey Dror. Good to be here. Tom Vaughn: 02:12 As Mark mentioned, I'm Beamr's VP of strategy. Joined Beamr in January this year. Before that I was Beamr's, probably, primary competitor, the person who started and led the x265 project at MulticoreWare. We were fierce competitors, but we were always friendly and always friends. Got to know the Beamr team when Beamr first brought their image compression science from the photo industry to the video industry, which was three or four years ago. Really enjoyed collaborating with them and brainstorming and working with them, and we've always been allies in the fight to make new formats successful and deal with some of the structural issues in the industry. Dror Gill: 03:02 Let me translate. New formats, that means HEVC. Structural issues, that means patent royalties. Tom Vaughn: 03:08 Yes. Dror Gill: 03:09 Okay, you can continue. Tom Vaughn: 03:11 No need to be subtle here. Tom Vaughn: 03:13 Yeah, we had many discussions over the years about how to deal with the challenging macro environment in the codec space. I decided to join the winning team at Beamr this year, and it's been fantastic. Mark Donnigan: 03:28 Well, we're so happy to have you aboard, Tom. Mark Donnigan: 03:32 I'd like to just really jump in. You have a lot of expertise in the area of open source, and in the industry, there's a lot of discussion and debate, and some would even say there's religion, around open source versus proprietary technology, but you've been on both sides and I'd really like to jump into the conversation and have you give us a real quick primer as to what is open source. Tom Vaughn: 04:01 Well, open source is kind of basic what it says is that you can get the full source code to that software. Now, there isn't just one flavor of open source in terms of the software license that you get, there are many different open source licenses. Some have more restrictions and some have less restrictions on what you can do. There are some well known open source software programs and platforms, Linux is probably the most well known in the multimedia space, there's FFmpeg and Libav. There's VLC, the multimedia player. In the codec space, x264, x265, VP9, AV1, et cetera. Dror Gill: 04:50 I think the main attraction of open source, I think, the main feature is that people from all over the world join together, collaborate, each one contributes their own piece, then somehow this is managed together. Every bug that is discovered, anyone can fix it, because the source is open. This creates kind of a community and together a piece of software is created that is much larger and more robust than anything that a single developer could do on his own. Tom Vaughn: 05:23 Yeah, ideally the fact that the source code is open means that you have many sets of eyes, not only trying the program, but able to go through the source code and see exactly how it was written and therefore more code review can happen. On the collaboration side, you're looking for volunteers, and if you can find and energize many, many people worldwide to become enthusiastic and devote time or get their companies motivated to allocate developers full- or part-time to a particular open source project, you get that collaboration from many different types of people with different individual use cases and motivations. There are patches submitted from many different people, but someone has to decide, does that patch get committed or are there problems with that? Should it be changed? Tom Vaughn: 06:17 Designed by a committee isn't always the optimal, so someone or some small group has to decide what should be included, what should be left out. Dror Gill: 06:27 It's interesting to see, actually, the difference between x264 and x265 in this respect, because x264, the open source implementation of x264 was led by a group of developers, really independent developers, and no single company was owning or leading the development of that open source project. However, with x265, which is the open source implementation of HEVC, your previous company, MulticoreWare, has taken the lead and devoted, I assume, most of the development resources that have gone into the open source development, most of the contributions came from that company, but it is still an open source project. Tom Vaughn: 07:06 That's right. x264 was started by some students at a French university, and when they were graduating, leaving the university, they convinced the university to enable them to take the code with them, essentially under an open source license. It was very much grassroots open source beginnings and execution where developers may come and go, but it was a community collaboration. Tom Vaughn: 07:31 I started x265 at MulticoreWare with a couple of other individuals, and the way we started it was finding some commercial companies who expressed a strong interest in such a thing coming to life and who were early backers commercially. It was quite different. Then, because there's a small team of full-time developers on it working 40 hours plus a week, that team is moving very fast, it's organized, it's within a company. There was less of a need for a community. While we did everything we could to attract more external contributors, attracting contributors is always a challenge of open source projects. Mark Donnigan: 08:14 What I hear you saying, Tom, is it sounds like compared to the x264 project, the x265 project didn't have as large of a independent group of contributors. Is that …? Tom Vaughn: 08:29 Well, x264 was all independent contributors. Mark Donnigan: 08:32 That's right. Tom Vaughn: 08:33 And still is, essentially. There are many companies that fund x264 developers explicitly. Chip companies will fund individual developers to optimize popular open source software projects for their instruction set. AVX, AVX2, AVX512, essentially, things like that. Tom Vaughn: 08:58 HEVC is significantly more complex than AVC, and I think, if I recall correctly, x265 already has three times the number of commits than x264, even though it's only been in existence for one third of the life. Dror Gill: 09:12 So Tom, what's interesting to me is everybody's talking about open source software being almost synonymous with free software. Is open source really free? Is it the same? Tom Vaughn: 09:23 It can be at times. One part depends on the license and the other part depends on how you're using the software. For example, if it's a very open license like Apache, or BSD, or UIUC, that's an attribution only license, and you're pretty much free to create modifications, incorporate the software in your own works and distribute the resulting system. Tom Vaughn: 09:49 Software programs like x264 and x265 are licensed under the GNU GPL V2, that is an open source license that has a copyleft requirement. That means if you incorporate that in a larger work and distribute that larger work, you have to open source not only your modifications, but you have to open source the larger work. Most commercial companies don't want to incorporate some open source software in their commercial product, and then have to open source the commercial product. The owners of the copyright of the GPL V2 code, x264 LLC or MulticoreWare, also offer a commercial license, meaning you get access to that software, not under the GNU GPL V2, but under a separate, different license, in which case for you, it's not open source anymore. Your commercial license dictates what you can and can't do. Generally that commercial license doesn't include the copyleft requirement, so you can incorporate it in some commercial product and distribute that commercial product without open sourcing your commercial product. Dror Gill: 10:54 Then you're actually licensing that software as you would license it from a commercial company. Tom Vaughn: 10:59 Exactly. In that case it's not open source at all, it's a commercial license. Dror Gill: 11:04 It's interesting what you said about the GPL, the fact that anything that you compile with it, create derivatives of, incorporate into your software, you need to open source those components that you integrate with as well. I think this is what triggered Steve Ballmer to say in 2001, he said something like, “Open source is a cancer that spreads throughout your company and eats your IP.” That was very interesting. I think he meant mostly GPL because of that requirement, but the interesting thing is that he said that in 2001, and in 2016 in an interview, he said, “I was wrong and I really love Linux.” Today Microsoft itself open sources a lot of its own development. Mark Donnigan: 11:48 That's right. Yeah, that's right. Mark Donnigan: 11:50 Well Tom, let's … This has been an awesome discussion. Let's bring it to a conclusion. When is proprietary technology the right choice and when is open source maybe the correct choice? Can you give the listeners some guidelines? Tom Vaughn: 12:08 Sure, people are trying to solve problems. Engineers, companies are trying to build products and services, and they have to compete in their own business environment. Let's say you're a video service and you run a video business. The quality of that video and the efficiency that you can deliver that video matters a lot. We know what those advantages of open source are, and all things being equal, people gravitate towards open source a lot because engineers feel comfortable actually seeing the source code, being able to read through it, find bugs themselves if pushed to the limit. Tom Vaughn: 12:45 At the end of the day, if an open source project can't produce the winning implementation of something, you shouldn't necessarily use it just because it's open source. At the end of the day you have a business to run and what you want is the most performant libraries and platforms to build your business around. If you find that a proprietary implementation in the long run is more cost effective, more efficient, higher performance, and the company that is behind that proprietary implementation is solid and is going to be there for you and provide a contractual commitment to support you, there's no reason to not choose some proprietary code to incorporate into your product or service. Tom Vaughn: 13:32 When we're talking about codecs, there are particular qualities I'm looking for, performance, how fast does it run? How efficiently does it utilize compute resources? How many cores do I need in my server to run this in real time? And compression efficiency, what kind of video quality can I get at a given bit rate under a given set of conditions? I don't want the second best implementation, I want the best implementation of that standard, because at scale, I can save a lot of money if I have a more efficient implementation of that standard. Mark Donnigan: 14:01 Those are excellent pointers. It just really comes back to we're solving problems, right? It's easy to get sucked into religious debates about some of these things, but at the end of the day we all have an obligation to do what's right and what's best for our companies, which includes selecting the best technology, what is going to do the best job at solving the problems. Mark Donnigan: 14:24 Thank you again for joining us. Tom Vaughn: 14:25 My pleasure, thank you. Dror Gill: 14:26 I would also like to thank you for joining us, not only joining us on this podcast, but also joining Beamr. Mark Donnigan: 14:32 Absolutely. Mark Donnigan: 14:33 Well, we want to thank you the listener for, again, joining The Video Insiders. We hope you will subscribe. You can go to thevideoinsiders.com and you can stream from your browser, you can subscribe on iTunes. We're on Spotify. We are on Google Play. We're expanding every day. Announcer: 14:57 Thank you for listening to The Video Insiders podcast, a production of Beamr Limited. To begin using Beamr's codecs today, go to Beamr.com/free to receive up to 100 hours of no-cost HEVC and H.264 transcoding every month.

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Join our Patreon community & get access to EVERY EPISODE of the Pink Smoke Podcast!! https://www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke This conversation with Winchester (2018) co-screenwriter Tom Vaughan is the first episode of the Pink Smoke Podcast not restricted to Patreon subscribers - get a taste of what you're missing out on! The free-flowing discussion touches on everything from how it feels to hear words you've written coming out of Helen Mirren's mouth to the Kindertrauma website to the nature of matter & its antecedents! The Pink Smoke site: http://www.thepinksmoke.com/ The Pink Smoke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepinksmoke Tom Vaughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomvaughan The fine folks at Kindertrauma: https://www.kindertrauma.com/ Theme music, as always, by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

Want an insight into what it's like to direct top TV dramas from Doctor Foster to Victoria and Hollywood films such as What Happens in Vegas? Listen to our Career Close-Up with Tom Vaughan for an insight into multi and single camera shooting, remaining faithful to the original concept and tips on forging a career as a director.

Tom Vaughan joins me to watch Vice Squad and discuss the simple plot and brutal violence that accompanies the rich characters throughout this 80's thriller. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084861/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Directed by: Gary Sherman Written by: Sandy Howard, Kenneth Peters, Robert Vincent O'Neill Starring: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna, Beverly Todd Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO0egOKsm1Y Watch the Full Movie: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p04rx Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Squad_(1982_film) Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vice_squad/ Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Vice-Squad-Season-Hubley/dp/B000CEXF60 If you are enjoying I Will Watch Anything Once, please subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, like it on Facebook and follow IWWAO on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Tumblr. Additional Links: Tom Vaughan: https://twitter.com/tomvaughan, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1129343/?ref_=nv_sr_3 Story and Plot.com - http://storyandplot.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Libby Purves meets actor Bonnie Langford; Nick Wisdom, son of Norman; Tom Vaughan, co-founder of Juliana's Discotheque; Dr Aaron Rosen who devised the Jewish Museum London's exhibition called Love and student Zack McGuiness. Zack McGuinness is a student at Kings College, London where Aaron Rosen lectures in sacred traditions and the arts. Aaron devised the Jewish Museum London's new exhibition called Love which features everyday objects, historic artefacts and works of art inspired by love. For the exhibition Zack donated a tin containing the caul which was wrapped around his neck when he was born while Aaron gave a print in memory of his late sister. Your Jewish Museum: Love is at The Jewish Museum London. Bonnie Langford is a television, film and theatre actor. She stars alongside Robert Lindsay in the West End Musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. As a six-year-old she won TV talent show Opportunity Knocks and made her theatre debut at seven in an adaptation of Gone with the Wind. By the age of 12 she was playing Violet Elizabeth Bott in the TV series Just William. She has appeared in a number of productions including Spamalot, Chicago and Sweet Charity. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is at the Savoy Theatre, London. Nick Wisdom is the son of legendary actor, singer and comedian, Sir Norman Wisdom OBE. Nick has created an exhibition about his father, A Lifetime in Showbusiness, featuring handwritten scripts, musical instruments and the Gump suit that became synonymous with his father's comedic onscreen persona, Norman Pitkin. A Lifetime in Showbusiness: A Tribute to Sir Norman Wisdom is at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and is part of Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival. Tom Vaughan is a British businessman and entrepreneur. His first novel, The Other Side of Loss, has just been published. Tom co-founded Juliana's Discotheque with his brother Oliver in 1966. Juliana's started out as a mobile disco and provided the entertainment for debutante balls, country house parties and the Prince of Wales's investiture ball. The Other Side of Loss is published by Pencoyd Press. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Tom Vaughan joins the Building Years to discuss getting his first agent as a writer, moving back and forth from Los Angeles for jobs, and currently teaching screenplay writing classes. Check out his website www.storyandplot.com if you are interested in Screenwriting!

Mayra Leal, star of the new American World Pictures thriller Playing House, and director Tom Vaughan will be the exclusive live guests on Purple Haze. Then the best in the weeks news from the very different perspectives of Gary and Frederic. Gary Morgenstein’s new play Mad Mel and the Marradians, a sci-fi political comedy, is currently running at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in the Main Stage Theatre in New York City. The play, which will also be performed July 19, July 24 and July 28, is directed by Carlo Fiorletta and stars Jordan Auslander, William Beckwith, Rachel Caccese, Rob Gaines and Mary Riley. 

With the writers & actors strike raging in Hollywood, Inflation ravaging your bank account, and wildfires literally burning the planet to the ground, there's only one worth talking about: G-G-G-Ghosts!On this week's edition of Nightmare Alley, your horror hosts Kim & Jon are joined by Screenwriter Tom Vaughan to discuss the real-life haunting behind one of America's most infamous locations: The Queen Mary. Somewhere along the way we also find time to chat about how to craft a memorable horror scene, why James Wan's scares are the best in the biz, and whether or not there's life after death. Join usss.../ / SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR / /The new school year is right around the corner, and The Subtle Slasher has just released a new line of Back-to-School products to help you stand out from the other zombies shuffling the halls. With sneakers, notebooks, and backpacks, school has never looked more bewitching! Use the offer code "nightmare10" at checkout to get 10% your Back-To-School order now!This week's episode is brought to you by Heir of The Witch, hitting streaming platforms worldwide August 4th. Go to www.HeirOfTheWitch.com for more info but make sure to put a ring of salt around you before pressing enter…// SUPPORT THE SHOW//Nightmare on Film Street is a labor of love - and Terror! Support us on Patreon at www.nofspodcast.com/fiendclub to unlock frightfully good rewards; like bonus episodes, watch parties, exclusive merch, producer credits, and much more!// IMPORTANT LINKS //STREET TEAM: https://nofspodcast.com/nightmare-on-film-street-teamNEWSLETTER: https://nofspodcast.com/newsletterMERCH & HORROR TEES: https://store.nofspodcast.comFIEND CLUB: https://nofspodcast.com/fiendclub// GET SOCIAL //DISCORD: https://www.nofspodcast.com/discordTWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/nofspodcastTHREADS: http://www.threads.net/@nightmareonfilmstreetINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nightmareonfilmstreetYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@nightmareonfilmstreetFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/nightmareonfilmstreetTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@nightmareonfilmstreetAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy