With technology already able to create real actors in movies, and soon their voices, what’s next for A.I. in Hollywood? Experiments in A.I. screenwriting are ongoing. Should you worry?
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Session #132 – Jason Goldberg – Rising Star Horror Writer and Producer
Rising star writer/producer Jason Goldberg discusses his career development and writing process. His new film “Stay Out of the F***ing Attic” is streaming on Shudder and his name is on The Launch Pad Young & Hungry List and ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch List. SHOW NOTES: Find Jason online onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscottgoldberg83IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2661125Shudder: https://www.shudder.com About Jason: Jason Goldberg is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America with over 100 hours of original programming to his name. Horror is his genre of choice and has 15 completed feature screenplays and 3 television series that have placed in top writing competitions, including Nicholl, Final Draft’s Big Break and Screencraft Horror. Jason landed on The Launch Pad’s Young & Hungry List (2018), The Launch Pad’s Hit List (2018), and ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch List in 2019. He sold “Stay Out of the F*cking Attic” to Top Dead Center Films, which will be hitting Shudder in Q1 2021 and his Hit List script, “Flatwoods” will be going into production summer 2021, with Andy Palmer attached to direct. He’s currently producing a cosmic horror film with a-list talent attached, while pushing his own material.
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Session #129 – Writing movies for the streaming market with writer/producer/director Jeff Deverett.
We speak with writer, producer and director Jeff Deverett about writing movies for the growing streaming market and how his experience, as a lawyer and distributor helped in producing seven movies and distributing three of them on Netflix. Jeff Deverett is a producer, director, writer, and actor known for Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020), ism (2019), The Samuel Project (2018), Kiss & Cry (2017), Full Out (2015), King of the Camp (2008) and My Brother’s Keeper (2004). Jeff’s successful film and TV career began with distribution with New World Entertainment, Astral Communications, Anchor Bay Entertainment and his own company, Deverett Media Group. SHOW NOTES:Deverettmedia.com: https://www.deverettmedia.comHow To Get A Movie On Netflix – Jeff Deverett
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Session #122 – Interview with Wendy Wilkins – Award-Winning Screenwriter and Comedian
We welcome screenwriter/comedian Wendy Wilkins to the podcast this week. She’s participated in several studio workshop and fellowship programs as well as won and/or placed in top-tier contests.
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Session #121 – Weird American Film & TV Tropes
American movies and TV shows are watched around the world, but to others, we do some weird stuff. For this lighter session, we analyze the depiction of Americans in entertainment based on the Buzzfeed list “37 Things Americans Do In Movies/TV Shows That Truly Confuse Non-American.” Show Notes:Buzzfeed article 37 Things Americans Do In Movies/TV Shows That Truly Confuse Non-American
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Session 116 – Interview with “Power Project” screenwriter Mattson Tomlin – 2020 WGA MBA – Mulin on Disney+ – Back on Set with Covid
In this session, we talk with Mattson Tomlin, the screenwriter of the action/sci-fi Netflix film “Power Project.”
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Session #115 – Contained Scripts
Contained scripts are in high demand. We discuss writing a contained script and why you might want to.
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Session #114 – Playstation Emerging Filmmaker Program Finalist Roundtable
We round up most of the finalists of the 2017 Playstation Emerging Filmmaker Program, of which Tom was one, to see how their various experiences since the contest unfolded. How did winning/or not winning, affect their screenwriting career?
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Session #113 – Franchise Fatigue – When is enough, enough?
We discuss the creative and business behind the endless franchises and how writers are affected by them.
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Session #111 – Screenwriter and Blogger Jaime Jessup – WGA News – Hollywood Logjam – Brooklyn Nine-Nine & More
In this session of Writers Group Therapy, we interview screenwriter and blogger Jaime Jessup. Also: WGA News, Virtual SXSW, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Writers Room, HITRECORD.org and more.
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