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Scriptnotes Podcast

John August and Craig Mazin

Cinéma & Séries

Fréquence : 1 épisode/7j. Total Éps: 23

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.

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746 - How Would This Be a Crime?

Saison 15 · Épisode 746

mardi 4 août 2026 • Durée 58:05

In today's edition of "How Would This Be a Movie?" John and Craig convert felonies into films. Together, they take a few crime-related news stories and decide how they might be adapted for the screen.

They also discuss paracosms and the importance of daydreaming for budding screenwriters.

In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, John and Craig discuss prediction markets. Bet you can guess how that goes.

Episode Links:

Paracosm
Jerome Singer's research on Daydreaming
Bob Ross
Freud's 1908 essay "Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming"
Michele Root-Bernstein's study on childhood worldplay
$500 Million Estate Dispute
Luggage Tag Scheme
Uncrewed Narco Subs
Florida Cop Stalks Woman
The 40-Year-Old Man-Child by Megan Garber

Get your copy of The Scriptnotes Book and become a Scriptnotes Premium member today! For more content on the craft of writing check out Inneresting our weekly-ish newsletter about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters.

Scriptnotes is produced by Meredith Stedman and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Our Coordinator is Lauren Loesberg.
Outro by Gloom Canyon (send us yours!).

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com.

Download the full episode here.

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745 - Road Trip

Saison 15 · Épisode 745

mardi 28 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:01:46

Buckle up! John and Craig discuss the elements that make up a classic road movie. They cover the quintessential scenes, common pitfalls, and the economic quandaries you'll find in the genre.

They also answer listener questions about editing novels (versus screenplays) and the aesthetics of outlines and breakdowns.

In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, John and Craig talk about their own memorable road trips.

Links:

Wolf's Belly
Bronson Watermarker Pro
Carl Rinsch
Kathy Bates Scene from Rat Race
John's Wondery Podcast, "Launch"
It's 10pm Do You Know Where Your Children Are?
Prop House Auctions
Lords of Waterdeep

Get your copy of The Scriptnotes Book and become a Scriptnotes Premium member today! For more content on the craft of writing our weekly-ish newsletter about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters.

737 - Studio-Adjacent

Saison 15 · Épisode 737

mardi 26 mai 2026 • Durée 01:00:10

John welcomes back Phil Hay (Destroyer, The Invitation) to ask, how do you get a movie made with independent financing? They look at how indie movies get made, where you get the money, deciding when to go indie, and whether streamers complicate the picture.

We also follow up on testing movies with focus groups and answer listener questions on how to navigate the editing room, daily routines, and what to do when your story has too many themes.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we look back on what Phil learned about D&D from his documentary The Dungeon Masters.

Links:

Phil Hay
Scriptnotes Episode 244, Episode 377, and Episode 505
The Dungeon Masters
The Answering Machine Meltdown from Swingers
John's daily to-do template
Pamela Ribon's One Act documentary
Petey USA's The Yips
KOXY College Radio
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736 - The Devil You Know

Saison 15 · Épisode 736

mardi 19 mai 2026 • Durée 01:19:16

John and Craig welcome back Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) to explore the timely questions about art and human labor posed by her long-awaited sequel, The Devil Wears Prada 2. We'll warn you now: Spoilers ahead!

We also look at what AI knitting podcasts can tell us about the future of industrially-produced slop, and answer a listener question on how to approach the engine of a TV show.

In our bonus segment for premium members, what would a hypothetical Scriptnotes Screenplay Club look like? Aline weighs in to make sure the design is impeccable.

That's all.

Links:

The Devil Wears Prada 2
Aline Brosh McKenna on Instagram and IMDb
The Sheep Detectives
Knitting Bullshit by Kate Davies
Inception Point AI
How many E's are in Seventeen? on YouTube
Inserting yourself into Game of Thrones on Instagram
One Move God Mode vertical by NetShort
New York Times Issues Stern Warning to Its Freelance Writers About AI Use by Maggie Harrison Dupré for Futurism
Jared Freid on TikTok

735 - The Flashforward Fallback

Saison 15 · Épisode 735

mardi 12 mai 2026 • Durée 01:03:06

John and Craig go back to the beginning to examine the mechanics of the flash-forward opening — or as it's known on this podcast, the "Stuart Special." They look at what makes a strong flash-forward, when to avoid them, and how to pay back the narrative debt they incur.

We also follow up on the Scriptnotes survey and answer a massive grab-bag blitz of listener questions including the potential pitfalls of child protagonists, "unfilmable" elements, and how to end a scene.

In our bonus segment for premium members, how do you socialize at Hollywood parties? We've made all the mistakes so you don't have to.

Links:

The script for episode one of Chernobyl
Scriptnotes episode 493: Opening Scenes
Greta Gerwig's Little Women screenplay
The Sheep Detectives
Scriptnotes episode 731: Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests
Sorkinisms – A Supercut by Kevin T. Porter
My journey to the microwave alternate timeline by Malmesbury
Solasta 2
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Check out the Inneresting Newsletter

734 - A Box Full of Teeth

Saison 15 · Épisode 734

mardi 5 mai 2026 • Durée 01:01:35

John and Craig welcome back Katie Dippold (Widow's Bay, Ghostbusters) to ask, what advice would you give to your younger self? They revisit the writers they used to be, offer specific guidance to each one, and demystify everything from "Why isn't a producer calling me back?" to "Should I join that sorority?"

Most importantly, we look at how Katie turned her former writing sample into the hilarious and spooky new show, Widow's Bay. We also answer listener questions on calling out stolen ideas and how to pitch yourself when your past work doesn't line up with your voice.

In our bonus segment for premium members, with the rise of AI, will there still be be movies and TV shows in ten or twenty years? Our best guesses lie just behind the paywall.

Links:

Widow's Bay on AppleTV
Katie Dippold on Instagram and IMDb
Scriptnotes listener survey
Katie as the Babadook
The last time Katie was on Scriptnotes, Episode 272
The Sheep Detectives
Wolf's Belly Publisher's Weekly starred review (preorder the book here!)
Oscar Rule Changes by Clayton Davis for Variety
Weekend Read 2

733 - Learning Comedy

Saison 15 · Épisode 733

mardi 28 avril 2026 • Durée 01:01:24

John welcomes five-time Emmy-winning writer Ali Barthwell (Last Week Tonight) to ask, can writers learn to be funny? Drawing from her time as a teacher at The Second City, they look at what writers can learn from sketch and improv, and how to reliably find ways to make an audience laugh.

We also celebrate the WGA membership's ratification of the 2026 MBA, the educational future of the Scriptnotes book, and answer listener questions on the first scene of a comedy and when to stop taking assistant gigs and bet on yourself.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Ali shares how she built a thriving writing career without ever having to live in New York or LA.

Links:

Ali Barthwell
Preorder Ali's new book, Reality TV for Snobs
The Second City
Pre-inked star stamps
The Padilla Pause: How the Breakout Star of SNL Nails Comic Timing by Jason Zinoman for NYTimes
Funnier by Anne Libera
Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book!
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Check out the Inneresting Newsletter
Become a Scriptnotes Premium member, or gift a subscription

732 - Something Very Bad is Going to Happen

Saison 15 · Épisode 732

mardi 21 avril 2026 • Durée 45:17

John welcomes writer/showrunner Haley Z. Boston for a post-mortem on her terrifying new series, Something Very Bad is Going to Happen. They look at how the series evolved from initial idea through production, her experience as a first-time showrunner, the special relationship between women and horror, and how she constructs terror on the page.

We also chart her early career, and answer listener questions on splitting scenes and how to handle an overwhelming amount of development notes.

In our bonus segment for premium members, it's spoiler territory as we look at what we can learn from the clever red herrings and misdirects of the series.

Links:

Haley Z. Boston on Instagram
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen on Netflix
Read along with an excerpt from the pilot
Saying 'I do' is supposed to be joyous — unless something very bad happens by Gina McIntyre for LA Times
Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
Tasting Day
Freaks Only
Atomic Wave Dance by The Comet is Coming
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731 - Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests

Saison 15 · Épisode 731

mardi 14 avril 2026 • Durée 52:12

John and Craig flip the idea of motivation on its head and ask, what are your characters running from? Using examples across film and TV, they look at the psychological underpinnings of discomfort, and how to use avoidance as a driving force of character and story.

We've also been away for a minute, so there's a lot to catch up on! We follow-up on where the heck we've been, locked pages, a Scottish rap duo, and a new scientific answer for whether one page of script really equals one minute of movie. We also answer listener questions on the afterlife of residuals and writing with a significant other.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we go through their feedback on our first ever video podcast and announce our plans for the future of the show.

Links:

Does one page of a screenplay really equal one minute of screen time? by Stephen Follows
California Schemin' trailer
Indistractable by Nir Eyal
Explanation of Disbursement of Residual Payments After Death from the WGA West
Parseword
Frankenstein's Regrets by Ben Tarnoff for The Nation
The AI Paradox: How to Make Sense of a Complex Future by Virginia Dignum
Indigo Girls Tour featuring Jessie Mazin!
Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book!

SC39 - Sidecast: The 2026 MBA

Saison 15

vendredi 10 avril 2026 • Durée 17:53

There's a brand new agreement between the WGA and the AMPTP! And since John was the co-chair of the negotiating committee, he's excited to share all the details of the 2026 MBA.

Links:

The 2026 MBA agreement memorandum
John August on Instagram and Bluesky
Scriptnotes on Instagram and TikTok
Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

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