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Benefits of Consultants and Networking, with Story Expo Founder
In a short installment of our Curious About Screenwriting podcasts, I interviewed Derek Christopher. Derek has been the go-to guy for the top consultants in the industry for over a decade. By organizing major events, seminars, and speaking arrangements with names such as late great Syd Field, Robert McKee, and Linda Seger, Derek ha....
Generating Authentic Ideas with Christopher Dewan
From an early August 2015 live teleconference, our Curious About Screenwriting Co-Host, Laurie Lamson, interviews screenwriter, Christopher Dewan. It is, however, more than just an interview. It could be considered a brainstorming session to generate not only more ideas, but ideas that deliver a winning recipe. Dewan states there a....
Interview w/Exec Producer on Friday Night Lights, David Hudgins
David Hudgins is originally from Dallas, Texas. A graduate of Duke University, he began his career in the United States Senate, as a Staff Assistant to Sen. Albert Gore, Jr. He then obtained his law degree from S.M.U., and spent eight years working as a trial and appellate lawyer in T....
Interview w/Exec Producer on Bones, Janet Tamaro
Janet Tamaro was a television correspondent, for among others, ABC News, and a best-selling author of such books as So That’s What They’re For! before becoming a screenwriter in 2000. Her first script was episode thirteen on the first season of Law & Order: SVU. Janet was an Executive Producer, Crea....
Interview w/Exec Producer on The Walking Dead, Glen Mazzara
Glen Mazzara, Executive Producer and writer of the new series, Damien, and former Showrunner for AMC’s The Walking Dead, knew he wanted to be a writer when he was six years old. Mazzara’s body of work includes Golden Globe®-winning The Shield, FX's groundbreaking police drama; Crash, the first scripted dra....
Interview w/Exec Producer on Hawaii Five-O & CSI: NY, Peter Lenkov
Peter Lenkov is a native of Montreal, Canada. He has been a writing producer of movies and television shows for nearly 20 years. He is currently rebooting the HAWAII FIVE-O franchise with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The pilot episode has received numerous positive reviews and will debut in the fall of 2010 on CBS. &....
Interview w/Prentice Penny, Consulting Producer on Brooklyn Nine-Nine
A native Los Angelean, Prentice grew up spending a lot of time in front of the television. Even though he was a huge UCLA Bruin fan, Prentice attended USC’s School of Cinema/Television. He majored in Filmic Writing and upon graduation he was not given a three picture deal. Met with the sober reality that he had to now ....
Interview w/Exec Producer on Shameless & South Park, Nancy Pimental
Nancy is an Executive Producer on Shameless on Showtime. Nancy received her first of two Emmy Award nominations for her writing work on the iconic TV show South Park where she penned upwards of twenty scripts during her four seasons there. She was nominated on her second Emmy as the spunky, dry wooded co-host on Comedy Centra....
Interview w/ Co-Exec Producer on Alias & Army Wives, Jeff Melvoin
Emmy-award winner Jeff Melvoin has worked on a dozen one-hour television series. His most recent job was as Executive Producer of the Lifetime series Army Wives. Prior writer-producer credits include Alias, Picket Fences, Northern Exposure, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele. Awards include an Emmy, two Golde....
SYS - Special 400th Episode - Screenwriting Techniques
Episode 400In this, very special 400th episode of The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast Ashley Scott Meyers and Richard Finney analyze storytelling techniques.Some of the popular movies and television shows they study as examples include Back To The Future, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Dexter and Breaking Bad.A main connection they talk ab....
Interview with Iranian Filmmaker, Ramin Niami
Episode 399This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Iranian Filmmaker Ramin Niami.He is the Writer/Director of the Horror/Thriller Eye Without A Face (2021).They talk about that movie and what it is like starting as a filmmaker in a country like Iran.....
Interview with Comedy Filmmaker, Brendan Steere
Episode 398This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Brendan Steere.He is the Writer/Director of The VelociPastor (2018), a wild Action Comedy which started out as a short film that went viral.Brendan Steere also talks about making Animosity (2013) and why he's looking forward to re-releasing this movie.....
Interview with Screenwriting Podcaster, Geoffrey D. Calhoun
Episode 397This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with fellow podcaster Geoffrey D. Calhoun.He is the author of the book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter and has writing credits on movies such as S.O.S. and Sirens Of Chrome.Geoffrey D. Calhoun talks about these writing credits and how Dyslexia is a super power for writers.He is also the host of The S....
Interview with Prolific Fiction Novelist, Justin Sloan
SYS Episode 341In this episode Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Fiction Novelist Justin Sloan.He gives details about how an indie author can take a book from idea to being sold on the marketplace.Justin Sloan is a prolific writer of many novels available for the Amazon Kindle and audiobook, some titles include Prime Evil and the Star Legacy book seri....
Interview with Filmmaker, Ben Roud, Production During COVID
SYS Episode 340This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Ben Rood.He talks about starting out with short films and production during the Covid-19, Coronavirus Pandemic.Ben Rood is the Writer/Director of the Horror movie Don't Run (2019).....
Interview with Crime/Thriller Director, Joshua Caldwell
SYS Episode 339This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Joshua Caldwell.They talk about his latest Crime Thriller Infamous (2020) which stars Bella Thorne (The Babysitter, Assassination Nation) and Jake Manley.
Joshua Caldwell also talks about winning an MTV Film Award, the good and bad of Social Media and casting Bella Thorne.....
