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850. Crescent Dials In Oct 27, 2023

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Writer Crescent Imani Novell won the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship in 2018 and has been writing on an animated shows like Dreamworks' Fright Krewe, Marvel's Moon Girl and Mattel's Barbie: It Takes Two. She's got excellent advice about story, character and dialogue, with a little personal hustle thrown in.

849. Horror Themes Oct 20, 2023

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Writer Seth M. Sherwood (Leatherface, Light as a Feather) discusses common horror themes from "screwed by the system" to "man plays God" as written about in his new book, The Scary Movie Writers Guide.

848. Hammer Time Oct 13, 2023

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Writer Nick Smith joins Pilar and her husband Pat Francis in a discussion about Hammer Films, the production company that made Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Mummy and much more!

847. The Strike is Over! Oct 06, 2023

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From writers' room minimums to guaranteed second steps, career coach Lee Jessup talks about the "exceptional" gains made by the WGA as a result of the 148-day writers' strike.

846. All The Things Sep 29, 2023

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Writer/director Nico Casavecchia has made award-winning movies and short films with everything from VR to carbon monoxide molecules. Here he discusses his approach to telling story through unconventional mediums and ways to think of AI as a potential creative tool.

845. Calling Himself A Writer Sep 22, 2023

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Last time writer/actor Michael-Leon Wooley was on the podcast his script Hey Wait A Minute had just gotten the attention of UTA. Two years later UTA is repping another script, Witch Please, and both have been optioned and packaged by major production companies. His ultimate goal? To write "everyone's favorite movie."

844. Climate Screenwriting Sep 15, 2023

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Leigh Medeiros, co-founder and co-director of the Hollywood Climate Summit's Pitchfest for Film and TV, talks about how climate screenwriting equals good storytelling and gives "ten reasons why the time is now for screenwriters to help save the planet."

843. The Augustin Empire Sep 08, 2023

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Daniel Augustin and Sh'Kia are actors, writers, musicians and spouses. Listen to how they learned production from music, acquired filmmaking skills from auditioning and started writing directing and starring in their own projects to keep it all alive.

842. Storytelling for Docuseries and Reality Sep 01, 2023

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Producers Trishtan Williams and KC Chan Haimes describe the storytelling process behind their new docuseries Why Not Us: Howard Golf and discuss their approach to finding narrative and character authenticity in all of their work.

841. "What Is The Truth?" Aug 25, 2023

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Whether it's the factual truth for documentary or the emotional truth for her fictional narratives, writer/director Alicia Ontiveros believes in truth and fairness in her work. Here she talks about what she's learned from her work in docs over the years and where she's going next in her screenplays.

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