Ed Solomon - Writer

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

Tv & Film, Filmlighting, Deakins, Movies, Filmmaking, Production, Film, Cinematography, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

EPISODE 54 - ED SOLOMON - Writer

Team Deakins talks with writer Ed Solomon, (MEN IN BLACK, BILL & TED’s EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, NOW YOU SEE ME 2), in this episode. We learned a lot about the craft of writing! Ed talks about the differences in writing for TV and features, writing on spec versus adapting material, writers block, and how his script of the original Bill and Ted changed his career. He also shares the experiences of working with Gary Shandling, making writing “actable”, loving the blank page and writing for Steven Soderbergh. He speaks openly on all aspects of writing which makes this a very interesting episode!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Team Deacons podcast. This podcast is a dialogue between
0:10.9	Roger and James Deacons often joined in the conversation by a
0:14.7	guest. It's very informal and we never know where it will go. We're connecting
0:20.8	through Zoom so bear that in mind when you hear the audio.
0:25.0	If you'd like to submit a question or topic, please do so by emailing pod,
0:30.0	POD at Roger Deacons.com.
0:34.0	This episode is sponsored by Otto Nemitz Camera Rental,
0:38.0	newly located in Culver City.
0:40.0	Otto Nemitz is known for its premiere service and support to productions for 41 years.
0:47.0	This episode is sponsored by Ari, a company trusted by the world's top filmmakers and known for its innovative advances.
0:57.0	2020 marks the 10th year of the Alexa, an industry standard for digital cameras.
1:03.0	Today we have the opportunity to talk with a writer.
1:08.0	He's written many movies you've seen, the Bill and Ted movies,
1:12.0	Men in Black, the now you see me movies, Charlie's
1:15.3	Angels, and much more. We're happy to have our friend, Ed Solomon, with us today.
1:21.7	So Ed, thank you for doing this. Oh my God, thank you for doing this.
1:23.0	Oh my God, thank you for having me on.
1:24.0	And by the way, may I be the first one, Roger, to congratulate you on your Oscars?
1:29.0	What month is it? I've lost track of time. I think I'm the first. I'm pretty sure I'm the first.
1:37.1	Yeah, about five months too late. Thanks very much. Oh, I just realized.
1:41.5	Oh, I'm sorry. Oh yeah, how about that. Yeah. Okay, so what we first want to ask you is how you got to where you are now and is this did you always know you wanted to be a
1:54.9	writer is it something you knew from a young age or is it something that you found
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from James Ellis Deakins, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of James Ellis Deakins and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.