Scriptnotes Podcast

How do you answer the question, "What is your project about?" Recorded live at the Austin ... more

What are storytellers' responsibilities when it comes to real-life figures? How much ficti... more

John and Craig welcome a long-awaited guest: Andrew Stanton, writer-director behind many b... more

Since the dawn of storytelling, there have been archetypes. What aspects of archetypes are... more

What changes when you take off your writer hat and put on your director hat? In this compe... more

John welcomes writer and actress Zoe Kazan (Ruby Sparks, The Big Sick, She Said) to talk a... more

Today, we welcome longtime fantasy guest, Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing, The... more

Think of this as a crash course in general meetings. In this compendium, John, Craig and S... more

What if you zigged when you thought you should have zagged? As an actress, a writer, a sho... more

The year was 2011. We had Occupy Wall Street, Hangover II, 50 Shades of Grey… and a podcas... more

John and Taffy sit down for a candid conversation surrounding fame, interacting with famou... more

John and Craig lock in on one-room movies. How does confinement change character behavior?... more

John welcomes Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs to talk about the emotional and logistical p... more

In today's edition of "How Would This Be a Movie?" John and Craig convert felonies into fi... more

Buckle up! John and Craig discuss the elements that make up a classic road movie. They cov... more

John and Craig invite over Rashida Jones and Will McCormack to chat about their new film T... more

How do you keep doing creative work when the world is falling apart around you? To sift th... more

John and Craig sit down with Ryan Condal, showrunner of House of the Dragon, just as its t... more

John and Craig welcome Curry Barker, the writer-director behind this summer's surprise blo... more

This week, Craig answers listener questions about rewriting on set, AI coverage, when and ... more