Scriptnotes Podcast

419 - Professionalism

John and Craig discuss topics ranging from the Emmys to elections, professionalism to patronage, along with the state of #MeToo. We also answer listener questions on credits and ask for your thoughts on potential changes to our premium subscriptions. Links: <a href="https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners">The Emmy Award Winners</a> Congrats Craig! <a href="https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/wgaw-announces-2019-officers-and-board-of-directors-election-results"> WGA Election Results</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/She-Said-Breaking-Harassment-Movement/dp/0525560343"> She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement</a> by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/opinion/sunday/walter-mosley.html"> Why I Quit the Writer’s Room</a> by Walter Mosley <a href="https://johnaugust.com/2006/professional-writing-and-the-rise-of-the-amateur"> Professional Writing and the Rise of the Amateur</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 Jon Spurney (<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_419_professionalism.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.