Write Your Screenplay Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The Little Things: How to Write a Trick Ending Feb 20, 2021

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Jake dissects the trick ending of The Little Things and other great films like The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects and Se7en to answer the how do you write a trick ending in your screenplay?

How To Be a Dope Ass Motherf#&ker: Writing for Hire Tips with Steven Bagatourian Feb 09, 2021

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Jake and special guest Steven Bagatourian discuss writing for hire screenwriting gigs, pitching and how building a career as a writer starts with finding your own voice.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: The Art of Adaptation Jan 23, 2021

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Jake breaks down the screenplay adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and the art of adapting a play for the screen.

The Queen’s Gambit: Writing the Limited Series Jan 09, 2021

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Jake breaks down the many ways The Queen's Gambit flaunts the traditional rules of structure, and shows you how to overcome friction points in your own writing.

Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions Jan 01, 2021

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Keeping your New Year’s resolutions as a writer begins with learning to think a little more like your characters. The person you are today is not going to be the person you are at the end of the screenplay.

Pitch Festivus: Pitching Tips from Jake & the Faculty Dec 27, 2020

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Jake and his world renowned faculty discuss their best tips on how to pitch your script without sell your soul.

Engineering Your TV Drama Pilot w/ Ron McCants Oct 24, 2020

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Jake Krueger and Ron McCants discuss how to create the balance between thinking about your TV Drama pilot as an engineer, and getting your voice and the thing you need to say on the page.

Curious About Playwriting? A Conversation with Lisa D’Amour Oct 10, 2020

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Jacob Krueger interviews Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Tony Nominee Lisa D'Amour about playwriting and its correlations to screenwriting.

The Spiritual Side of Screenwriting: A Conversation with Jenna Laurenzo Oct 04, 2020

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Jacob Krueger interviews actor/director/writer and JKS alum Jenna Laurenzo about her smash hit film Lez Bomb and the spiritual side of screenwriting.

Ozark pt. 2: What’s Wrong with Exposition Sep 05, 2020

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Jacob Krueger does a deep analysis of Ozark, Season 1, Episode 8, to show both the dangers of exposition and how to approach it in your own TV writing.