Scriptnotes Podcast
55 episodes · 9 with AI analysis
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.
AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes
People · top 20
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Topics · top 10
WGA contract negotiations×2Script development process×2Television showrunningHorror-comedy genre developmentHollywood career adviceDealing with rejection and criticismCreative collaboration in TV productionAcademy Awards rule changesIntellectual property theft concernsWriter-producer relationships
Analyzed Episodes
May 5, 2026
734 - A Box Full of Teeth
Television showrunningHorror-comedy genre developmentHollywood career advice
View AnalysisApr 28, 2026
733 - Learning Comedy
Comedy writing educationImprov to sketch transitionSecond City methodology
View AnalysisApr 21, 2026
732 - Something Very Bad is Going to Happen
Horror screenwriting techniquesTelevision showrunning challengesNetflix development process
View AnalysisApr 14, 2026
731 - Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests
Character motivation and avoidanceAnti-quest storytelling techniquesFear vs love as primary motivations
View AnalysisMar 17, 2026
728 - Beats to Scenes with Drew Goddard
Screenwriting craft and techniqueStory beats vs scenesTV writers' room dynamics
View AnalysisFeb 10, 2026
724 - Introductions with Joachim Trier
Screenwriting collaboration techniquesCharacter introduction strategiesOpening sequence construction
View AnalysisJan 13, 2026
720 - Watch Your Tone
Television development processSpy genre storytellingWriters' room management
View AnalysisJan 27, 2026
722 - Orality, or Writing to be Spoken
Orality in screenwritingPost-production schedulingWGA contract negotiations
View AnalysisFeb 3, 2026
723 - Blank Meets Blank
Hollywood pitching strategiesComparison films (comps) in developmentAI feedback for creative writing
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