Confusing, Unlikable and On-The-Nose
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John and Craig look at some of the least helpful notes screenwriters receive, and strategies for dealing with them. Then it’s a look at novelists who adapt their own books into screenplays, and the pros and cons involved. In the premium feed over at scriptnotes.net, you’ll find two bonus episodes: the live Three Page Challenge from Austin 2015, and my interview with The Martian screenwriter Drew Goddard for the Writers Guild Foundation. Links: The Austin Film Festival Sign up for a premium subscription at scriptnotes.net for access to bonus episodes, like this week’s 2015 Austin Three Page Challenge and John’s interview with Drew Goddard Man Up on Wikipedia and Apple Trailers, and writer Tess Morris on IMDb and Twitter 2015 Nicholl Screenwriting Awards: Andrew Friedhof on YouTube Follow John’s progress on his NaNoWriMo profile Los Angeles Times on Melissa Mathison Against Subtlety from Slate Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener on Project Gutenberg, and the interactive, annotated version from Slate The Room Three from Fireproof Games Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 11-13-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post Confusing, Unlikable and On-The-Nose first appeared on John August.
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