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Scriptcast 26: Horror Movies with Jennifer Zhang
Matt and Eric are joined in the UCLA Radio studio with writer/producer Jennifer Zhang in this very special horror-themed episode.
Music:
“Monster Mash” - Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
“I Win at Sex” - Jennifer Zhang and James Tha DeeJay
Discussed:
Monster Mash, Jennifer Zhang, totaled car, fancy music drops by Lillard of Puntman Hall, robot cohosts, the scariest movies of all time, The Ring, scary little girls, A Video Store Named Desire, Aliens, hopelessness in horror movies, Silver Bullet, the handicapped, Jennifer Zhang, Dead Inside, Save the Cat, Blake Snyder, budget limitations, settings and story ideas, writing low budget horror movies, a leprechaun digression, thinking “inside” the box, killing teenagers, I Win at Sex by Jennifer Zhang and James Tha DeeJay, haunted Pasadena houses, real vs. fake horror movies, Attack of the Mushroom People, Bounce House of Horrors, a turkey killer, island demonic piñata, possessed dentures, sexually related monsters, flesh-eating condom, giant club-like penis, possessed dildo, vagina with teeth, evil sex doll, Welcome to Crazytown: Population You, Jennifer Zhang’s Website, Batman Deathwish: Population Batman, rate Scriptcast on iTunes, Thanks for listening!
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Scriptcast 24: Randall Park
For this episode of Scriptcast Matt and Eric are joined in the UCLA Radio studios with special guest Randall Park! Randall is an actor, comedian, and all-around nice guy, just like he comes across in our conversation. For more of Randall’s stuff, check out his website: RandallParkPlace.com
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Music:
“Treats” – Novelists
“Yes Yes Yes” – Novelists
Discussed:
Randall Park interview, orchestra in the closet, Modern Family, Sofia Vergara, the mockumentary format, Community, gimmicks, Randall Park on / not-on Community, New Girl, Zoey Deschanel, which TV scripts to spec, Matt’s Star Trek spec, writing samples, UCLA’s LCC Theater Company, Randall Park on Fastlane, Octupus Man, Supah Ninjas, Randall Park as (not) an extra in Dinner for Schmucks, Dr. Miracles, IKEA Heights, more shorts on Randall Park’s website – www.RandallParkPlace.com, Verizon commercial with Randall Park for the Asian markets, The Food episode where Matt gets naked and kisses a guy, Randall Park’s award-winning pilot, Aaron Moles can do anything, animals fighting humans, setup and payoff, outlining the hell out of things, the origin of Dr. Miracles, ideas, Nick Stoller, The Five-Year Engagement, improv vs. scripted, getting feedback from friends, writing humorous scripts, American Fusion, UCLA Radio studio closet, hot in LA, game about Randall Park’s life, Scarface-Face in Channel 101′s Super Fetus, thanks again to Randall for coming in!
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Scriptcast 19: Acting! (w/ Lawrence Long)
For this episode, actor Lawrence Long joins Matt and Eric are joined in the UCLA Radio studios to discuss how an .actor approaches a script.
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Discussed:
Lawrence Long interview, actor on writing, acting and writing, etc.
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Scriptcast 14: Writers Groups
Matt and Eric are joined by Adam Strange to discuss the pros and cons of screenwriting groups…
Music:
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” – Traditional
Discussed:
Adam Strange, sabermetrics, UCLA Radio, Dear Zachary – an amazing / depressing documentary, dark twists in Dear Zachary, Adam defends murderers, Adam forgets Dear Zachary, Canada, writing boring procedures / back story, Adam on his smart phone, the dark and surprising world of real life, music segment drops, writers groups, Adam Strange, central California, writers in Deadline Junkies, the importance of deadlines in screenwriting, screenwriting groups in LA – and why most of them “blow”, losing expectations for your work, Dick Smashers – a script, value of actors reading your work, Mark Twain and table reads, honest notes from screenwriters, running your writers group by committee, benevolent dictators, getting good screenwriters in your group, the difference between classes and Deadline Junkies, limiting the time for each writer, getting actors for your screenwriting group, giving great actors a script worth their time; a strange game created by Matt; Matt promising editing and an appearance by Aaron Moles that doesn’t quite materialize, invitation to come by Deadline Junkies, abrupt ending…
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Scriptcast 13: Jeanne V. Bowerman
Matt and Eric chat with Jeanne Bowerman about her transition into writing, her screenplay adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, and the online screenwriting community Scriptchat
Music:
Post Punk – Mister
Discussed:
Going the Distance, Cedar Rapids, Reilly (John C.), Jeanne V. Bowerman, Balls of Steel (column), motel and restaurant industry, Douglas Blackmon, balls of steel, the business aspect of screenwriting, Slavery by Another Name, the challenges of adapting Slavery by Another Name, PBS Documentary Slavery by Another Name, going after screenwriting project, social networking, social media, screenwriters on Twitter, #Scriptchat, Zac Sanford, community of screenwriters, Tequila tweets, contact Jeanne – @Jeannevb, working with friends on screenplays, contact Matt on Twitter – @TweetofMattHill, write something.
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