Yes, screenwriting is actually writing

Craig and John take a swing at several of the week’s hyperbolic headlines, from conflict-free comedy to Fitzgerald’s failures to Strong Female Characters with nothing to do. In each case, there’s a valid idea lurking beneath the overstated claim, but it’s important to separate good examples from bad. We then answer a stack of listener questions, ranging from slow contracts to strange emails to friendly options. Links: Vulture with Everything You Need to Know About Episode VIII Director, Rian Johnson Scriptnotes, Episode 115: Back to Austin with Rian Johnson and Kelly Marcel Storyboard Fountain from Charles Forman and Chris Smoak The first, second, third and fourth videos in Jim Meskimen’s How To Do Impressions series This is Kano We’re losing all our Strong Female Characters to Trinity Syndrome by Tasha Robinson Sitcoms are being strangled by a lack of conflict by Todd VanDerWerff Screenwriting isn’t writing by Richard Brody Ken LaZebnik’s The Red Light at the End of the Dock from WrittenBy James Ward Byrkit’s Coherence is in theaters now Quackwatch is your guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions Outro by Scriptnotes listener Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!) You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3. UPDATE 6-26-14: The transcript of this episode can be found here. The post Yes, screenwriting is actually writing first appeared on John August.