Behind-the-Scenes of the Business and Craft of professional Screenwriting.
Episodes
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Hollywood has its own language that writers must learn to speak in order to succeed. In this Part One of a series, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss some of the most-used 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.
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Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman have been in the same Writer's Group together since 2009. They discuss how their group started, how they function from week to week, and the Do's and Don'ts that have kept their group running smoothly.
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Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss how they go about writing heists. Having written a few heists between them, both for film and TV, Tasha and Josh break down the first steps they take to organize and plot their heist before going to script.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and how you can apply it to your Screenwriting career.
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Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down what it means to "hustle" as a Screenwriter.
TWIW: What writers can learn from actors on pitching, How pitching a movie requires multiple skills as a writer so get good at all of them, and the writer term "Is it a bug or a feature?"
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Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414Beg
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk about what we can learn about how actors look at writing, discuss whether specs are necessary for a successful Screenwriting career, how to sell a script in animation and more This Weeks in Writing!
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Edited by the great Paul Lundquist
Music by 414beg
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk with screenwriter Nicole Ramberg about her script CRAIGSHAVEN which landed on the 2022 Black List. We also talk about her career path, working in Hollywood, and her love for Amblin-esque movies.
Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the great Paul Lundquist
Music by 414beg
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with Screenwriter Paul Bae, creator of the hit podcast series BLACK TAPES, and talk about how he turned his screenplay into a podcast to jump start his Screenwriting career, how he got his agents, how Twitter has helped his career, and how he has managed to make it in Hollywood as a Canadian still living in Canada.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414beg
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss their This Week in Writing, including AMC's debacle with seat sales, the newly-released TED LASSO teaser, how to give and receive targeted notes to help a writer write the script they want to write (not you), and a look into what a typical pro Screenwriter's career actually looks like and why some call it the "Screenwriting Wilderness".
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist
Music by 414beg
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss... pacing and action sequences! We love action and the pacing is so important to your screenplay. We also discuss general meetings and the length of specs.
Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com
Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist