152 - The Rocky Shoals (pages 70-90), Encore
Scriptnotes Podcast
John August
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🗓️ 20 June 2023
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
John and Craig welcome Aline Brosh McKenna to talk about the difficult journey through pages 70-90 of your feature. The end of the second act can drive even the most seasoned writers into an existential crisis, but together they offer their tips and tricks to navigating this difficult passage.
We then talk about the importance of tone: what does tone feel like on the page? And how can it distinguish great writing? We also talk mentors, procrastination, the Panic Monster and our inner Instant Gratification Monkeys.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Drew reveal how each episode of Scriptnotes is made and what they’ve learned putting together the Sidecasts.
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- Aline Brosh McKenna
- Justin Timberlake joins the Five-Timers Club
- Scriptnotes, Episode 131: Procrastination and Pageorexia
- Why Procrastinators Procrastinate and How to Beat Procrastination by Tim Urban
- airbnb
- Scriptnotes, Episode 99: Psychotherapy for screenwriters
- Freedom blocks digital distractions
- Deadline on Aline’s Showtime pilot pickup
- They Came Together and Mutual Friends
- Bandolier hands free crossbody iPhone accessory
- Slate Culture Gabfest “Grief Sandwich” Edition
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- Outro by JT Butler (send us yours!)
- This episode was originally produced by Stuart Friedel. Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John. |
| 0:03.2 | Today's episode is a read broadcast, dating all the way back to 2014. |
| 0:07.6 | Alien Brosh McCann had joined us to talk about the difficult journey through pages 70 |
| 0:11.4 | to 90 in your future film script. |
| 0:13.8 | After that, we talked about procrastination, the panic monster, gratification monkeys, |
| 0:17.9 | we also talked about tone, which is often what just English is great screenwriting. |
| 0:22.3 | Finally, we talked mentors, and Alien had some very specific suggestions for young women. |
| 0:27.6 | Now, if you're a pro-mean member, thank you very much for being a pro-mean member. |
| 0:30.8 | Stick around after the credits. |
| 0:32.2 | Drew and I will be back to talk about how we make the show, |
| 0:35.1 | and what we've learned to put together the sidecast episodes. |
| 0:38.4 | Enjoy. |
| 0:41.5 | Hello and welcome. My name is John Auguste. |
| 0:43.9 | Hi, my name is Craig Mason. |
| 0:46.6 | And my name is Alien Brosh McCann. |
| 0:49.1 | And this is Scriptotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters. |
| 0:54.4 | Alien Brosh McCann is here with us. |
| 0:56.1 | The Joan Rivers of Scriptotes podcast. |
| 0:58.0 | See, I debate that. |
| 0:58.9 | I think she's actually now the Steve Martin or the Alex Baldwin or the Tom Hanks, |
| 1:03.7 | the returning guest host on Sonnet Live. |
| 1:06.2 | Do you know what women hosted the most? |
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