Scriptnotes Podcast

418 - The One with David Koepp

John and Craig welcome legendary screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Death Becomes Her, Carlito’s Way, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man and Panic Room) to talk about adaptations, embargoes, books and the modern blockbuster, which David has had an outsized role in shaping. We also cover exposition in science fiction and how action writing has evolved over the last twenty years. Links: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0462895/">David Koepp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/1170819858826584065">Alex Billington</a> on <a href="https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/an-open-letter-about-the-harmfulness-of-embargoes-at-film-festivals/">embargoes</a>. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Storage-Novel-David-Koepp/dp/0062916432"> Cold Storage</a> by David Koepp <a href="https://sparkmailapp.com/">Spark Email App</a> <a href="https://freedom.to/">Freedom App</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Trap-Smart-People-Mistakes/dp/0393651428"> The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0753555166/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ckaGDbP6DX727"> Essentialism</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/dgkoepp/">David Koepp</a> on Instagram <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 Matthew Chilelli (<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_418_david_koepp.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.