Scriptnotes Podcast

414 - Mushroom Powder

John and Craig host How Would This Be a Movie with four stories in the news covering ice-cream truck wars, female rangers, con-artists, and deadly in-laws, imagining how they could become feature films. We also answer listener questions about narrators, personal crises, and song titles. Links: <a href="https://johnaugust.com/casting">The Shadows Casting Call</a> John is looking for a 15 year old blind actress for the lead role — please help by sharing this link with anyone who might be a good fit! <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-with-jared-harris/id1459712981?i=1000446954276"> Bonus Episode, Chernobyl Podcast</a> <a href="https://johnaugust.com/2012/how-to-not-be-fat">Scriptnotes Ep 50, How to Not Be Fat</a> <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2019/08/decoder-ring-explores-the-world-of-ice-cream-trucks"> Decoder Ring: Ice-Cream Truck Wars</a> by Willa Paskin <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pushcart-York-Review-Childrens-Collection/dp/1590179366"> The Pushcart War</a> <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/akashinga-women-rangers-fight-poaching-in-zimbabwe-phundundu-wildlife-area/"> Akashinga Women Rangers Fight Poaching in Zimbabwe Phundundu Wildlife Area</a> by Lindsay M. Smith <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/bruce-hay-paternity-trap-maria-pia-shuman-mischa-haider.html"> The Most Gullible Man in Cambridge</a> by Kera Bolonik <a href="https://www.thecut.com/amp/2019/08/ask-polly-my-in-laws-are-careless-about-my-food-allergy.html"> My In-Laws Are Careless About My Deadly Food Allergy</a> by Heather Havrilesky <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/game-to-grow-the-dungeons-dragons-game-rescuing-kids-from-their-social-anxieties/?__twitter_impression=true"> Game to Grow</a>, support on <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core/description">Kickstarter here</a>! <a href="http://www.puzzlers.org/">National Puzzler’s League</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Med Dyer (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_413_mushroom_powder.mp3">here</a>

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.