To celebrate our 700th episode, John and Craig open the phone lines for a live late-night call-in show (recorded at 10 a.m. on a Wednesday). Through the power of Zoom (and YouTube), listeners ask questions about rewrites in post, avoiding traps as a production designer, changing characters in a rewrite, and advice on leaving the entertainment industry. We also welcome back familiar faces from Scriptnotes history for a brand-new segment, “People, Places and Things,” where we look at movie stills and ask how we might describe them on the page. Also for debate, what is the boundary between “spoiler” and “what’s happening in culture”? In our bonus segment for premium members, we keep the videophone lines open for more listener questions on juggling multiple projects, preparing alt lines for production, and whether studios option projects just to kill them. You can (and should!) watch the entire episode on our YouTube channel. Just search for Scriptnotes Podcast. While you’re there, give us a Like and a Follow. Links: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/live/RBBWV0ZiDqk?si=5CQt03QAEzUKeDXX">Watch episode 700 on YouTube!</a></li> <li><a href="https://stustustu.com/stustustu">Stuart Friedel</a>, <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6876585/">Megan McDonell</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11625734/">Megana Rao</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26581740/">Weapons</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/82013700">The Hunting Wives</a> on Netflix</li> <li><a href= "https://youtu.be/JD2phFNQpZc?si=OicBfOHSVe4fpi9H">Vince Gilligan YouTube video</a></li> <li><a href= "https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/featured-friday-back-to-school/"> Our Back to School collection</a> on <a href= "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weekend-read-2/id1534798355">Weekend Read</a></li> <li>Play along with People, Places and Things: <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_OYNNIH5L.jpg">Woman one</a>, <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_GIS10ZCV.jpg">woman two</a>, <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_9KVZ4GSV.jpg">man one</a>, <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_YSND9R7Y.jpg">kid duo</a>, <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_MO2201ZK.jpg">oceanside</a>, <a href="https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_C1N48WN6.jpg">house</a>, and <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/small_369RRQ3I.jpg">city</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZisUeazwY">Scriptnotes Episode 399: Notes on Notes</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Tape-Colored-Gaffers-Fluorescent-Pinstripe/dp/B07DQBY5MY/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZeBnmOibujf9FPg-jiJdqvHsvjuLF6I7FDfvednaofM8Aq2JBywglccqDIgSM0MI_YPb56z1tFSWeOuaJxqQ6BdoW1ElB0oIs5aN3lJIxhZhTZA5DNcbOX3WcjZ8brB1IKwcRSuq2laGM0pq8Rh0Z0kB-IBYobIB9O5NdGPycyXi7e1by80UpaZ-fiWaBvi4IAeViFzf8Dihrjv-E4HAz60bjUMvk_7lcQjgN9fTH9Y.4so5tQFaqDL8zAORFbn18cyx488K01kko7Vg2rds2eo&dib_tag=se&hvadid=694064742937&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9030961&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=5927019391879671451--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5927019391879671451&hvtargid=kwd-486424841688&hydadcr=7497_13184007&keywords=spike%2Btape%2Bamazon&mcid=fb885823380935cbbb5cb5e0952feda4&qid=1754950056&sr=8-4&th=1"> Spike tape</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bridgebase.com/">Bridge Base Online</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotesbook.com/">Preorder the Scriptnotes Book!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">Become a Scriptnotes Premium member</a>, or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">gift a subscription</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube</a></li> <li>Craig Mazin on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://www.drewmarquardt.com/">Drew Marquardt</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.matthewchilelli.com/">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/700standard.mp3">here</a>.

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