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Script to Screen Podcast
The Write or Die Chicks
Frequency: 1 episode/44d. Total Eps: 12
Script to Screen is a monthly screenwriting podcast hosted by Mercedes K. Milner that explores the transitions made from script to screen for all of your favorite films and TV shows!
Join her as she celebrates the writing process of screenwriting legends, breakdowns scripts, and shares her thoughts on the fully realized concepts.
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Ep. 106: Up (2009)
Season 1 · Episode 6
vendredi 6 août 2021 • Duration 54:16
Mercedes K. Milner is back from summer hiatus with a fantastical episode with special guest, Angela M. Thomas! Join the pair as they talk through the power of the animation writer, nostalgia, heartbreak, and the disappointment of meeting your heroes.
Researched, Produced, and Written by Mercedes K. Milner
Special Guest: Angela M. Thomas
Original Theme Music by FOOSH
Additional music from ZapSplat
Source Articles for Further Reading:
6 Rules of Great Storytelling (As Told by Pixar), Brian G. Peters from Medium
22 Rules of Storytelling, Emma Coats. Graphic by PBJ Publishing
Beginnings: Setting a Story in Motion, Michael Arndt from Pandemonium
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Story (That Aren’t Really Pixar’s): Analyzed, Stephen Vladimir Bugaj
Ep. 105: True Detective - Chapter One: The Long Bright Dark
Season 1 · Episode 5
vendredi 4 juin 2021 • Duration 31:39
On this episode, Mercedes K. Milner goes gritty with Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective. Break out your notepad, fedora, and stern disposition and listen in to her last episode before summer break!
Researched, Written, and Produced by Mercedes K. Milner
Original Theme by FOOSH
Additional music by Zapsplat, Audio Hero, and Music for Video
Source Articles for Further Reading:
Inside the Seasonal Anthology, Eric Thurnam from The Guardian
Once Dead, TV Anthologies Are Enjoying a New Golden Age, Alex Welch from PrimeTimer
The Return of the Episodic Anthology Series, Josef Adalian from Vulture
Rise of the Miniseries, Judy & Sandra Berg from Written By
How to Write Five Act Structure - Jason Hellerman, No Film School
So You Want To / Write a Police Procedural - TV Tropes
3 Steps to Writing a TV Pilot - Alexie Basil, Arc Studio Pro
(STS Classic) Amélie (2001)
mardi 7 avril 2020 • Duration 57:10
In our February Script-to-Screen podcast, we dish about Amelie (2001). Screenplay by Guillame Laurant, Story by Guillame Laurant and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sassy Asides by The Write or Die Chicks.
Hosted by The Write or Die Chicks
Research and Script Breakdown by Mercedes K. Milner
Produced/Edited by Deanna Gomez
(STS Classic) The Sopranos - Ep. 1: "Pilot"
mardi 7 avril 2020 • Duration 38:51
In order to write scripts, screenwriters have to read them. With this in mind, take a listen to the inaugural episode of Script to Screen with the WODC as we delve into The Sopranos pilot script.
Hosted by The Write or Die Chicks
Produced/Edited by Deanna
Ep. 104: Romancing the Stone (1984)
Season 1 · Episode 4
vendredi 30 avril 2021 • Duration 32:49
On this episode, join Mercedes in celebrating the amazing work of the late Diane Thomas. Hear her thoughts on sexy vs. sexual, harnessing your inner Angelina, and persistence in your writing practice in her breakdown of Romancing the Stone.
Researched, Written, and Produced by Mercedes K. Milner
Original Theme by FOOSH
Additional music by Zapsplat, Audio Hero, and Music for Video
Additional Resources:
“How to Write a Car Chase Scene in a Screenplay” - Herman Wilkins, StudioBinder
“In Memory of Diane Thomas (1946-1985)” - Scott Meyers, Go Into the Story
“What is a Meet Cute?” - Mike Bedard, StudioBinder
“Writer of Romancing the Stone Killed…” - Leonard Greenwood, The LA Times
Ep. 103: Fleabag - Pilot
Season 1 · Episode 3
vendredi 26 mars 2021 • Duration 52:09
On this very special episode of STS, Mercedes is joined by the WODC’s Deanna Gomez! Join them as they dish about the modern dating scene, the magic of flashbacks, and the hidden gems left only on the page for script readers to discover in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s pilot for Fleabag..
Researched, Produced, and Written by Mercedes K. Milner
Special Guest: Deanna Gomez
Original Theme Music by FOOSH
Additional music from ZapSplat
Additional Resources:
Determining Separated Rights on a TV Series - WGA
Understanding Separated Rights
Fleabag - Wikipedia
Breaking the Fourth Wall - TV Tropes
Ep. 102: Queen & Slim (2019)
Season 1 · Episode 2
vendredi 26 février 2021 • Duration 31:16
It’s Black History Month and Mercedes K. Milner is celebrating with a deep dive into Lena Waithe’s Queen & Slim (2019). Tune it and listen to her breakdown of a powerful script, the “good hair” stereotype, and adding your authentic voice to your writing!
Researched and Produced by Mercedes K. Milner
Original Theme Song by FOOSH
Additional music from ZapSplat and David Miles
Source Articles for further reading:
The Powerful Perspective of “Queen & Slim” - Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Ep. 101: All About Eve (1950)
Season 1 · Episode 1
vendredi 29 janvier 2021 • Duration 31:53
The WODC’s Script to Screen Podcast returns in a new format with host Mercedes K. Milner. In this episode, she breaks down Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s adapted screenplay All About Eve (1950). Join her as she talks glamour, glitz, and high society betrayal!
Researched and Produced by Mercedes K. Milner
Original Theme Song by FOOSH
Additional music by ZapSplat and Taylor Hayward
TRAILER: Script to Screen Podcast
vendredi 29 janvier 2021 • Duration
Welcome to the new Script to Screen Podcast!
Read and screen during the month and tune in on the last Friday to dish about the Script of the Month with host Mercedes K. Milner!
(STS Classic) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
mardi 8 septembre 2020 • Duration 01:28:54
This episode, the Chicks talk through the 1975 adapted classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. All recorded Quarantine Style.
Research and Script Breakdown by Mercedes K. Milner
Produced/Edited by Deanna Gomez
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