NDAs and other acronyms

Craig and John open the mailbag to answer questions on acronyms in dialogue, off-the-air specs and international WGA jurisdiction. Plus we look at the growing trend of non-disclosure agreements on studio projects, and whether the nature of film requires less complex characters. The big news: we have new Scriptnotes t-shirts! They’re available only by pre-order, and only for a short time. Join us at the store as we talk through the three designs, ranging from the classic logo, to vintage Camp Scriptnotes to an all-new Three-Act Structure blueprint by listener Taino Soba. Orders must be in by THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th. (Link below) Links: Scriptnotes shirts are available for pre-order in the John August Store Dewalt hex bit set and a magnetic bit extensions set This is the last week of the summer for Featured Fridays on Weekend Read Scriptnotes, 130: Period space South Park popularity is soaring in Taiwan from The Baltimore Sun Non-disclosure agreements on Wikipedia Screenwriting.io on handling numbers in dialogue Screenwriting.io on spec scripts Scriptnotes, 11: How movie money works Dead Synchronicity Mr. Robot on USA Outro by Duncan Pflaster (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 9-3-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post NDAs and other acronyms first appeared on John August.