Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
It's a blockbuster Summer like we haven't seen in years. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the Summer 2023 line-up and what are the must-sees in theater.
TWIW: the unlikely origin story of a Fast & Furious cast member, and different structures writers use to write.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
This Week in Writing includes wildly different reviews of Spiderverse by hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman, Hollywood books that have made it on their reading lists, the DGA agreement and AI, and the State of the (Screenwriter) Union.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
What are the main tenets when writing a short film? Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss what you should be thinking about as you embark on writing your short film in terms of story, character and structure.
TWIW: ChatGPT writes "Black Mirror" episodes and BURN IT DOWN by Maureen Ryan and toxicity in writers rooms.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
What is Arbitration, how does it work, and what does a Screenwriter have to do when it happens to them? Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Tasha's recent (and first!) arbitration experience trying to retain credit on one of her features, breaking the process down from start to finish.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
After a day of picketing, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman chat about what it's like to picket and how WGA writers they talked to are currently feeling about the strike.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman discuss a blog post by Final Draft about 5 Ways to stretch your Screenwriting muscles every day so you never lose writing momentum, even on days you don't feel like writing.
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Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss how Screen and TV writers get paid, and why the pay system can make it difficult to grow your Screenwriting career.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss how the WGA Strike has affected them and their projects, and suggest resources for WGA and pre-WGA writers to learn more about the Strike, why it's happening, and how it can affect them.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the MARIO movie, 3 different kinds of note-taking writer personalities, the hopeful future of movie theaters, and Josh's first visit to a David H. Steinberg Writer Meet-Up.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Back by popular demand... In part two of a series, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Hollywood phrases that producers, studio execs, and reps say to writers. They discuss what they mean, where they're coming from, and how to address them as a writer.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg