696 - A Screenwriter’s Guide to Directors
In this compendium episode, John and Craig set their focus on directors — and how to work with them as a screenwriter. They look at the inner-workings...
695 - Advice to a Young Film Student (with Scott Frank)
John and Craig welcome back Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit, Dept. Q) to offer their best advice to film students and the people who teach them. They ...
694 - Reviving the Spoof Movie
John welcomes back Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Pretty Smart) to ask, how do you revive a dead genre? Using their upcoming ...
693 - Setups That Don’t Feel Like Setups
John and Craig plant the idea for setups that have the most satisfying payoffs. Different from exposition, setups introduce ideas and concepts to an a...
692 - Crafting the Perfect Villain
In this craft compendium, John and Craig take a look at everything you need to make your bad guys compelling, memorable, and the perfect antagonist fo...
691 - Collaborative Storytelling and RPGs
John and Craig welcome author Stu Horvath to look at the rich history of tabletop role playing games. From Stu’s collection of over 2300 RPGs, they lo...
690 - Living and Writing in Sci-Fi Times
How do you write science fiction when technology is moving so quickly? John and Craig welcome back journalist and screenwriter Max Read to look at the...
689 - The Old New Video Problem
New forms of video creation are coming to disrupt the entertainment industry, but will they succeed? John and Craig look at verticals and Veo 3 to see...
688 - Writing Jokes with Mike Birbiglia
John and Craig welcome back writer, director, and comedian Mike Birbiglia (Don’t Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me) to take a look at several true news s...
687 - How to Not Ruin Your First Film
John and Craig dig through the mailbag to answer some of our trickiest listener questions. They lay out their best advice for first-time feature direc...