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HEREDITARY: The Power of the First & Last Image
This week we’ll be talking about Hereditary written and directed by Ari Aster. I want to start by talking about the first image of this film. So, if you’re worried about spoilers, we will get to some spoilers later, but you can listen to the beginning of this podcast without concern. The first image of Hereditary is the most important.....
Episode 38 - From First Draft to Final Draft...and Some Wine
What does it take to get past that first draft mode? Too many of us spend far more time than necessary working on a first draft. We all know we need to get through it quickly, but Felicity and Max discuss in another round of Wine Wednesdays how the outlining process - if done well and extensively - can get you through your first and even second dra....
SYS - Interview with Comedy Writer, Luke Del Tredici
Episode 243
This week I talk with Luke Del Tredici (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 30 Rock) about how he broke into the biz as a television writer and then how he latest dark comedy feature, Arizona (Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Luke Wilson), came together.....
Deadpool 2: Where Tone Meets Genre
This week, we are going to be looking at Deadpool 2 by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and a new addition to the writing team, Ryan Reynolds.If you missed my podcast on the original Deadpool, you might want to check that out as well, because one of the things that is exciting about Deadpool 2 is the way it manages to maintain a consistent tone, eve....
A Quiet Place Part 2: Dialogue, Action & The Theme of Your Screenplay
In the first installment of this podcast, we looked at A Quiet Place in relation to writing action and discussed how all of screenplay formatting really exists for one purpose: to isolate visual moments of action.By isolating visual moments of action we can hypnotize the reader into seeing, hearing, and ....
A Quiet Place: Secrets of Screenplay Format - Part 1
This week we are going to be looking at A Quiet Place by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and John Krasinski.Everyone who knows anything about A Quiet Place has commented on the way it uses the visual medium directorially to tell a story with hardly any dialogue at all.But what very few people are talking about is how this relates to the writing of the scr....
ISA Reviews - The HBO Limited Series, Sharp Objects
HBO’s “Sharp Objects” brought its drama to life with painstaking care.
The HBO limited series “Sharp Objects” played like a novel come to life on the small screen. Working from Gillian Flynn’s moody 2006 bestseller, Director Jean-Marc Vallee and creator Marti Noxon took their time in adapting the prose, laying o....
Episode 37 - Agents, Managers, Reps, Oh My!
Do you need a manager? What about an agent? Do they matter and why? Are you ready for representation? What does it mean once you do land a rep of some kind, and what do they do? So many questions. But tune in to this Wine Wednesday episode and get the answers to those nagging questions.
Remember, Felicity Wren and Max Timm always have open Q&A....
Episode 36 - It's All About Character
Join Felicity and Max with a glass of wine and let's consider just how important and essential a character is in each and every story. The audience will connect with your character a lot more than they will the plot or concept - so, it's all about character.
Remember, Felicity Wren and Max Timm always have open Q&A during every Facebook L....
SYS - Writer/Director, Mike Mayhall Discusses New Limited Series, Bronx SIU
Episode 242
Writer / Director Mike Mayhall talks about his new limited series TV show, Bronx SIU, now premiering on UMC. ....
ISA Reviews - Spike Lee's, BlacKkKlansman
“BlacKkKlansman” is filmmaker Spike Lee at his most provocative and timely.
Period pieces always comment on our modern world, and “BlacKkKlansman” says as much about racism in the 20th century as it does about the issue today. The story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the black policeman working undercover in 197....
SYS with Writer, Director Lou Simon and Her New Low Budget Horror
Episode 241Lou Simon talks about her latest low budget horror / thriller, '3'. ....
Shooting A Sizzle with Craig James
The ISA's Founder, Craig James, discusses the ups and down, ins and outs, and reasons why shooting a sizzle of your project can be an excellent idea for a writer.
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Episode 35 - Wine with Special Guest & Fast Track Fellow, Andy Byrne
In this episode, Felicity and Max welcome one of their past Fast Track Fellowship recipients, Andy Byrne. Andy is a Scotsman living in Australia who has seen his writing career catapult ever since winning Fast Track. He has received multiple writing assignment, and one of his scripts has a major A-List star attached. In this episode we talk about t....
Episode 34 - How To Write A Marketable Script
While Felicity and Max don't suggest you write toward a trend, they do suggest that you consider what works and doesn't work where marketability is concerned. What makes a script marketable? Does a particular genre play better than others? Not always - story is always at the heart of marketability. It's a writer's responsibility to focus on what he....
SellingYourScreenplay.com - Writer, Filmmaker, Indie Legend, Larry Cohen
SYS Episode 240
Legendary filmmaker Larry Cohen talks about his career as a studio screenwriter and his career as an independent writer/director.....
SellingYourScreenplay.com - Entertainment Attorney, Michael DeBlis
SYS Episode 239Entertainment attorney Michael DeBlis talks on a variety of legal issues facing screenwriters.....
ISA Reviews - The 40th Anniversary of Animal House
Controversy and classic status mark the 40th of “National Lampoon’s Animal House”.
In 1978, “National Lampoon’s Animal House” established itself as a landmark comedy, not to mention a lightning rod for controversy. 40 years later, it’s still both. Host Jeff York and guest Gary Goldstein discuss all the way....
Interview w/ Producing Star, Co-Creator of The Big Bang Theory, Bill Prady
Among one of the elite writers and television producers in town, Bill Prady brings to this interview not only his extensive experience, but a highly educational approach to giving his best advice to screenwriters with the ISA's Max Timm. Bill has been working in the industry since 1984, and this interv....
ISA Reviews - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” may be the franchise’s best one yet.
Six movies in, the “Mission: Impossible” film franchise just keeps getting better and better. “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” is not only the best actioner and sequel of th....
