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Untitled Female Driven Podcast
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The Untitled Female Driven Podcast is hosted by Jess Chou, Hannah Rosner and Erica Schreiber. It covers what we wish we'd known about Film and TV writing when we were getting started.
Episodes
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Double Take: The Art of Creative Collaboration w/Guest Host Andrea Thornton Bolden
EPISODE 68: Our first ever video episode!!! With Showrunner Andrea Thornton Bolden filling in for Jess Chou this time around, UFDP gets deep into the logistics of pitching, developing and writing in a situational partnership (a writing situationship? but make it healthy).
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Vertical-ly Challenged: Talking New Media w/Special Guest Molly Moseley
EPISODE 67: UFDP asks discusses new forms of media such as microdramas, narrative podcasts, story games and more with experienced vertical writer Molly Moseley. Find out everything you want to know, such as "what is a vertical?" by listening in now!
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Diapers and Deadlines: Balancing Parenting and Writing w/ special guest Erica Rosbe
EPISODE 66: It's no secret that balancing parenthood with a writing job is extremely tough. TV writer Erica Rosbe (Gen V, Homecoming, Rick and Morty) joins us this week to shed light on how to make time for writing while also being a great mom. We chat about everything from setting schedules to...
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Spacing Out: Interview w/Emma Lehnhardt, (Formerly) of NASA
EPISODE 65: UFDP talks with Emma Lehnhardt, former Program Planning and Control Manager for NASA's Gateway Program, about what she wishes writers knew about the science part of science fiction , and what's actually been going on at NASA in the wake of Trump and DOGE cuts.
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The LA Question: To Move, Or Not To Move?
EPISODE 64: UFDP answers a listener's question about what it's really like to live in LA— when should you move here, is the cost of living really that bad, should I get roommates, and more! Plus, the question all Angelenos obsess over— where should I live?! Each neighborhood has its own…
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Pitching For Introverts: Get Out of Your Head and Into the (Writer’s) Room.
EPISODE 63: Do you have trouble pitching? Are you an introvert and/or plagued by social anxiety when you have to present your ideas in front of people? You are NOT alone. Many of us became writers because we like to be alone in dark (but like, cozy) caves with our typewriters and iced coffees…
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Rage Into The Machine: Channeling Emotions into your Writing
EPISODE 62. In this episode, UFDP gets REAL! There's a lot to feel big feelings about right now. During fraught times, how can writers channel our anger, grief, overwhelm, and other intense emotions into our storytelling? How can we write about pertinent themes and current events without "getting...
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She's Baaack: Guest Star Maggie Levin Returns to UFDP!
EPISODE 61. UFDP re-interviews writer/ director Maggie Levin (VHS:99, INTO THE DARK: MY VALENTINE) — new WGA Board Member and now on the Board for The Women's List, a script competition accessible to all female-identifying writers—* returns to discuss life post-strike, how her advice for new...
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You'll Be Hearing From Our Lawyer: Interview w/Entertainment Attorney Jennifer Gray
EPISODE 60: UFDP interviews fabulous entertainment attorney Jennifer Gray of Hansen Jacobson about what writers' lawyers actually do, why it can take so long for writers to get paid, the truth about copyright law, AI, and more.
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Reviving Old Projects: Raising the Dead (Scripts)
EPISODE 59: UFDP discusses the ways a dead project might suddenly come back to life, and how to reengage with material you haven't thought about in a long time.
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Being on Script: How to Ignore Your Friends and Write Your TV Episode
EPISODE 58: UFDP unravels the mystery around what "being on script" actually means for staffed TV writers tackling their assigned episode— and whether Hannah and Jess are really too busy to hang out with Erica during that time (the answer may surprise you!).
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First Light: Follow-Up Interview w/Liz Kerin, Author/Screenwriter
EPISODE 57: Author and screenwriter Liz Kerin returns to UFDP with updates and to share the reality of how the development process of turning her Night's Edge duology into a TV series concluded.
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Night's Edge: Interview w/Liz Kerin, Author/TV Writer
EPISODE 56: Liz Kerin, playwright, screenwriter and author of vampire duology Night's Edge and First Light, told UFDP all about her writing process and the development process of adapting her own novel into a TV series during last year's writers strike.
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The Untitled Writer's Panel-Driven Podcast w/ special guest Ben Blacker
It's a crossover episode! This week we interview another legend in the world of TV & screenwriting podcasts, Ben Blacker, creator and host of The Writer's Panel, who also happens to be a prolific writer across numerous genres and mediums, including film, TV, novels, comics, and live theater. With...
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Special Post-Strike Episode
EP 54: We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to say... WE DID IT! The epic 2023 writers strike is over! Tune in now to hear what UFDP talk about the highs and lows of strike life, what deal points we're most excited about, and what we hope happens next!
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The Exec Perspective: Talking Shop With Special Guest Mina Baban
EPISODE 53: UFDP sits down with Mina Baban, a television development executive at Fifth Season, formerly Endeavor Content (the studio behind Severance, Nine Perfect Strangers, Tokyo Vice etc). For a peek behind the development curtain, tune in as we pepper Mina with questions ranging from process...
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Snack Time: A Writer's Guide To Fueling Your Process
EPISODE 52. A highly serious and important episode where UFDP discusses their favorite snacks to eat while writing. The answers may surprise you.
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The Writers Strike: The Guild Strikes Back
EPISODE 51. UFDP gets real honest about life on strike, from the logistics of picketing to the emotional burdens. Striking isn't easy... but it is necessary! Bonus: Hannah makes Erica and Jess cry by sharing a poignant strike-related family moment.
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Writer's Groups: Choose Your Party Wisely
EPISODE 50: All about writer's groups! This week, the Untitled Females discuss how to start (or join an existing) writers group. How do you find a group of like-minded writers? What makes certain groups work well (or not)? There's no right way to writer's group... but there are a few wrong ways,...
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Free Work: When Everyone on the Zoom Is Getting Paid Except You
EPISODE 49: Free work is often the bane of a writer's existence. Sometimes it's a necessary evil that holds the promise of genuine opportunity; other times, it's just bullsh*t. In this episode, UFDP breaks down the different types of unpaid work writers are often asked to do, and how to determine...
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New Years Resolutions 2023: Be A Henry
EPISODE 48. UFDP shares their new years resolutions for 2023, along with what's realistic for you to set in your writing/career goals and what 2023 might look like for working writers.
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Rewrite vs. Polish: What’s the difference?
EPISODE 47. UFDP breaks down the definition of a script rewrite and a polish (and how to differentiate between the two), what you should know about contracts, producer expectations, managing your time, and a very special Jabba the Hut impression.
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The 2022 Wrap Up: Which GoT Characters Are We?
EPISODE 46. UFDP discusses their highlights and low points of 2022, what to expect in terms of a potential strike, what they're looking forward to in 2023! Happy holidays to all!
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The First 10 Pages: Woo Your Weaders, We Mean Readers
EPISODE 45. UFDP goes over what belongs in the first 10 pages of your script and what doesn't, and of course how to wow your readers so they keep on reading!
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Pitching an OWA, Pt 2: The Great Hollywood Bake-Off Continues
EPISODE 44. UFDP continues exploring a bake-off for Three Little Pigs...In Space! Screenwriters Jess and Hannah duke it out as they go through their story milestones for Exec-For-A-Day Erica as she evaluates takes and sips Grand Marnier on ice. Who will Erica choose to move forward in this...
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Pitching An OWA, Pt 1: The Great Hollywood Bake-Off
EPISODE 43. UFDP dives into what pitching in a multiple writer "bake-off" situation actually looks like. Screenwriters Jess and Hannah pitch (evil?) Exec Erica on a surprising OWA (Open Writing Assignment): THREE LITTLE PIGS... IN SPACE! Who gets the job? Find out next time in Part 2!
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Partnering with a Showrunner: Interview w/ Lindsay Calhoon Bring (PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN)
EPISODE 42: This week we interview VERY SPECIAL GUEST and longtime UFDP friend Lindsay Calhoon Bring, co-creator of HBO Max's original series PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN, about partnering with superstar producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and what it was like being a first-time showrunner.…
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Adaptation Pt 2: This Is How We Do It
EPISODE 41: Hey, guess what? All three UFDP hosts are currently adapting projects in different ways! Listen in to hear exactly how, creatively speaking, UFDP turns books into pitches and scripts.
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Adaptation: Making Things Out Of Other Things
EPISODE 40: UFDP discusses how and when you might be able to adapt literary materials into screenplays, pilots, or pitches. Where do you find the best source material? How do you know it should be a movie or TV show, and if so, which? Tune in to learn more about this process!
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Choosing the next project: Which script should you write next?!
EPISODE 39: You have some free time on your hands (or you don't, but you know you need a new sample!) You have a bunch of ideas (or you don't, but you're really dying to write something new!) How do you decide what script to write next? UFDP are here to help you decide which of your potential...
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Professional Jealousy: How To Cope
Episode 38: We've all felt it. The green-eyed monster inside of us that roars when our friends, colleagues, or nemeses gets an assignment, job, or win that we wanted...and learning how to tame our envy in the highly competitive world of screenwriting is essential to our success and mental well...
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Partnering With Producers: Matchmaking 101
EPISODE 37. UFDP dives into the process of partnering with producers on your own projects. How do you find a producer? What should you look for in a great partner? What are some red flags to avoid? Find out more by listening in!
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The Untitled Children of Tendu-Driven Podcast: Crossover Episode w/ VERY special guests Jose Molina and Javier Grillo-Marxuach
EPISODE 36: You won’t want to miss this one! This week, our brothers in industry podcasting, Javi and Jose - aka the Children of Tendu - dispense incredible advice on how to survive and thrive in the wild world of TV writing. Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Emmy Award-winning writer/producer on "Lost"…
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A Day in the Life of a TV Director: Interview w/ Special Guest America Young
EPISODE 35. UFDP interviews director America Young (Legacies, Kung Fu, Blindspot) about her career, which includes everything from being a stuntwoman (yep, you read that right... she's a badass), to acting, to directing features and TV episodes. We also chat with America about collaborating with...
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A Day In The Life Of A Studio Executive w/Special Guest Star Julia Turner (WBTV)
EPISODE 34. UFDP interviews Julia Turner (Director of Current Programming, Warner Bros) about how she got her first industry job, what a Current Programming exec actually does, how writers can ace their meetings with her and other execs, and how the heck she knows Hannah so well.
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TV Fellowships, Pt 3: But Like What IS It?
EPISODE 33: UFDP fellowship graduates Hannah (WB) and Jess (CBS) go behind the curtain on what doing a TV fellowship is actually like: the day-to-day, the lessons learned, people met, and of course the effect their fellowships have had on their careers.
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TV Fellowships, Pt. 2: All About Essays
EP 32: UFDP fellowship graduates Hannah (WB) and Jess (CBS) go in-depth on the misc. materials needed to apply for TV writing fellowships - essays, statements of interest, Q & A's - and, more importantly, how to make your stories and prose stand out from the pile.
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TV Fellowships, Pt 1: Apply Yourself
EP 31: UFDP fellowship graduates Hannah (WB) and Jess (CBS) give us the down-low on why and how to apply to the TV writing fellowship programs. RESOURCES Fellowship and Program List 2022 (UPDATE IN PROGRESS):...
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2021: The Best, The Worst and What’s Next
EP 30: Happy new year, ya filthy animals! (We know, that's not how it goes...) In this special final episode of 2021, UFDP reflect on their professional and personal bests and worsts of 2021 - the successes, the rejections; what they celebrated, what they learned; and their goals for the next…
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Red Flags: How to Avoid the Stapler
EPISODE 29: RED FLAGS. This episode is all about what to consider when you're considering (taking a job). UFDP discusses how to prepare for a job interview, whether it be entry-level or a staffing gig; questions to ask, what to watch out for, and yellow and red flags we've seen in our careers...
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Jargon, Pt. 2: The Jargon Strikes Back
EPISODE 28: UFDP delves back into all the weird terms writers and other industry folks use. Listen in to learn which of these terms are real and which are fake: Freewrite, Emo Journey, Amuse Bouche.
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Jargon: What We Say In The Shadows
EPISODE 27: Around the Horn. Four Quadrants. Sophie's Choice. These are just a few examples of shorthand phrases thrown around in Writer's Rooms when breaking story. In this episode, we discuss what they mean along with a lot more jargon used by writers (and execs, producers, and other industry...
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Networking, Pt. 2: The Jane Don'ts (and Do's) of Ettiquette
EPISODE 26: Ever wanted to reach out to someone for advice, but weren't sure where to start? UFDP breaks down how to make a good first impression on an industry contact (and/or a potential mentor) — and how to form a genuine, meaningful connection that can last throughout your career.
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Acing Your Staffing Meeting: Be Cool
EPISODE 25: UFDP goes into detail on how to rock one of the most important meetings you'll ever have— the one that could get you hired for a TV writers' room! Listen in to learn how to stealthily enchant your potential new boss/showrunner, and everyone else whose support you need to get that...
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Editing 101: The Cutting Room Floor w/ Special Guest Star Rebekah Berlin
EPISODE 24: In this episode, UFDP talks to a very special guest... Rebekah Berlin, esteemed editor (and secret fourth member) of the Untitled Female Driven Podcast! Rebekah breaks down everything writers should know about editing, how she got her start, and how to make sure what begins on the…
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Pitching (Part 2): What's In A Pitch?
EPISODE 23: We've been over who and where and why, now strap in for the WHAT! UFDP gets into how, exactly, to craft a pitch for a feature or series. Complete with secret tips, how and when to break the rules, and how to make your pitch stand out from the crowd.
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Pitching (Part 1): It's Business, Baby
EPISODE 22: Ever wondered about the whats/wheres/whens/hows of everything pitch-related? Love 'em or hate 'em, pitches are a vital part of a screenwriter's career...and UFDP is here to break down the process!
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Creating Compelling Characters: Why Keanu Gets On That Bus
EPISODE 21: How do you create iconic characters who stand out, who feel like real people, who your audience will root for? This week we talk about how to craft characters that leap off the page (or screen!) and what makes a great protagonist (and antagonist - everyone loves a good villain!)
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Writing Samples: To Spec, Or Not To Spec?
EPISODE 20: UFDP wonders: what's the difference between an original pilot and a TV spec script? Or the difference between a TV spec script and a Film spec script? What are the uses for all these different types of scripts, and how can you make yours stand out? Tune in to learn all these things…
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TV Prep & Production: Who Let The Writer On Set?
EPISODE 19: You wrote an episode of television! And it's getting made! And you get to be involved in producing it... so what exactly does that entail? UFDP breaks down a writer's role and responsibilities during pre-production and on set.
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