Episodes

  • How To Get The Most From Film Festivals

    How To Get The Most From Film Festivals
    Nov 10 2024
    Learn how to strategically choose and attend film festivals, build meaningful industry relationships and advance your screenwriting career through authentic networking and mentorship opportunities. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    41 mins
  • The Starless Sea: Harnessing The Power of Metaphor

    The Starless Sea: Harnessing The Power of Metaphor
    Oct 25 2024
    Learn from Erin Morganstern’s brilliant novel The Starless Sea how to harness your subconscious mind to create writing that resonates on both literal and metaphorical levels. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    27 mins
  • Between the Temples – Alternative Forms of Structure

    Between the Temples – Alternative Forms of Structure
    Oct 11 2024
    Learn from Strange Darling the difference between primary and secondary structure in screenwriting, and how harness both to provide maximum impact for your audience. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Strange Darling: Primary and Secondary Structure

    Strange Darling: Primary and Secondary Structure
    Sep 27 2024
    Learn from Strange Darling the difference between primary and secondary structure in screenwriting, and how harness both to provide maximum impact for your audience. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    35 mins
  • The Bear Season 3 and Furiosa: The Past is Prologue

    The Bear Season 3 and Furiosa: The Past is Prologue
    Sep 12 2024
    This unlikely pairing of The Bear, Season 3 and Mad Max, Furiosa will teach you how to build an engine for a TV Series or Film Franchise, and how to avoid BREAKING that engine in later installments. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    24 mins
  • Deadpool vs Wolverine: Action Movie Structure and Set Pieces

    Deadpool vs Wolverine: Action Movie Structure and Set Pieces
    Sep 4 2024
    Learn the structure and engine of Deadpool & Wolverine and how to craft compelling set pieces with both visual and emotional stakes in your action writing. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    39 mins
  • The Boys, Season 4: The Series Engine

    The Boys, Season 4: The Series Engine
    Aug 26 2024
    Learn from The Boys how to develop a consistent yet evolving story engine across multiple seasons of a TV series, using theme as a guiding principle for character development and plot progression. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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  • Longlegs vs Hereditary: Character Wants

    Longlegs vs Hereditary: Character Wants
    Aug 17 2024
    Learn the secrets of elevated psychological horror writing in this breakdown of the structure of two related scripts: Longlegs and Hereditary. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/
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    42 mins