Photoplays and archetypes

In a wide-ranging episode, Craig and John look at a 1912 screenwriting book, Levinson’s beef with the WGA, and the Periodic Table of Storytelling. We also answer listener questions about keeping secrets from readers, firing managers, and what happens to a Broadway show after Broadway. Plus, more follow-up on old One Cool Things. There are still (maybe?) tickets for the live show on the 15th. See the links for details. Links: Voting for the Live Three Page Challenge is open until May 14 at noon Get your tickets now for the Scriptnotes Summer Superhero Spectacular John’s blog post on which apps screenwriters are using Scriptnotes, Episode 141: Uncomfortable Ambiguity, or Nobody Wants Me at their Orgy Matt Selman on Wikipedia The Simpsons, Episode 492: The Book Job, on Wikipedia and Amazon Instant Video The Simpsons, Episode 266: The Trilogy of Error on Wikipedia John’s blog post on How to Write a Photoplay and the book on archive.org Deadline on Barry Levinson leaving the WGA The Periodic Table of Storytelling Seattle’s Experience Music Project Museum, and John’s photo of the Archetypes of Fantasy chart Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Collected Works, and his and Bill Moyers’ video series, The Power of Myth Bulfinch’s Mythology Memos to Hollywood from The New York Times Big Fish’s upcoming shows Vote now (for Big Fish!) for the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards All our One Cool Things WorkEZ Executive Laptop Stand and on Amazon Sometimes You Die for iOS Outro by Scriptnotes listener Sam Worseldine (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 5-16-14: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post Photoplays and archetypes first appeared on John August.