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Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast

Bulletproof Screenwriting

The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast shows you how to make your screenplays bulletproof. Weekly interviews with Oscar® and Emmy® award winning screenwriters, story specialists, best-selling authors, Hollywood agents and managers, and industry insiders. We cover every aspect of the screenwriting process. This is the screenwriting podcast for the rest of us. No fluff. No BS. Just straight talk that will help you on your screenwriting journey.Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning

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2:07

MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Make a Living as a Filmmaker

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/30

Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and keep on hustling.

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49:25

BPS 271: Sundance - La Guerra Civil with Eva Longoria

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/27

Today we have the award-winning actress, director, producer, entrepreneur, and activist by the name of Eva Longoria.Eva Longoria has long established herself as one of Hollywood's most sought-after television directors. Named by Variety as one of their most anticipated directors of 2021, Longoria continues to hone her craft, seek new projects, and expand opportunities for others by paving the way for future women and minority producers, directors, and industry leaders in Hollywood and beyond.Her

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102:08

BONUS EPISODE: How to Get Your Project on Netflix...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/26

Today on the show we have returning champion RB Botto.For many, the holy grail of television has become Netflix. It’s a titan in the industry, and with over 200 million subscribers worldwide, no one can put out content quite like them. Just look at the recent hit show BRIDGERTON, which has already been seen by a massive 80 million households (!!) since its release. If you’re a writer or creator, getting your series onto Netflix’s platform can spell success in a big way. But first there’s the matter

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82:27

BPS 270: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/25

Austin Trunick is a Connecticut-based film historian and author of The Cannon Film Guide, a series of books about the beloved (and infamous) '80s b-movie studio, Cannon Films. He also serves as an editor for the nationally-distributed music and entertainment magazine.Under the Radar. He has written about movies and pop culture for Mental Floss and Consequence of Sound.Enjoy my conversation with Austin Trunick.

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3:35

MONDAY MOTIVATION!: You Can Do This!

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/23

Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and keep on hustling.

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77:30

BPS 269: The Godfather of Ninja and Cannon Films with...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/20

You are in for a treat today. We have legendary 80's action director Sam Firstenberg.At a young age Sam began to "create" movies to entertain his friends. Horrifying his mother, he would cut up books, stringing together the pictures and rolling them up. He would then put the roll into a box with a cut out window, shine a flashlight from behind, and manually pull the roll, revealing the pictures through the window in sequence.Sometimes he would plan a special show in which his sister narrated the

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81:49

BONUS EPISODE: Inside HBO's Writers Room with...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/19

Today's guest is writer and showrunner, Daniel Knauf. Daniel Knauf had a couple of small credits to his name—a TV movie here, a stint on Wolf Lake there—when he managed to sell the intricate Great Depression-era genre show Carnivàle to HBO.The series, an intricate blend of meticulously researched period detail and secret-history fantasy, purported to tell the tale of what happened when the last two “Avatars”—superpowered beings of light and darkness—met in the United States on the eve of World War

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67:00

BPS 268: Dropping Acid & Winning an Oscar® with Ghost...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/18

At age five, Bruce Rubin had a spiritual experience playing in a sandbox in the middle of the afternoon. The sun disappeared, and a dense night sky appeared in its place. Infinite galaxies were swirling in the vastness of his own head, and he sensed the entire universe was contained within him. He knew instantly he was one with all there was. In the years that followed, Bruce became an Oscar-winning screenwriter, a spiritual teacher, and, most recently, a photographer. Each aspect of his life has

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2:06

MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Don't Be The Desperate Filmmaker

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/16

Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and keep on hustling.

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121:14

BPS 267: The BRUTAL & RAW Truth About Film Business...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/13

Today on the show we have director, producer, screenwriter, actor and YouTube sensation Darious Britt I had the pleasure of meeting Darious at the Mammoth Film Festival. At the festival, we were snowed in and pretty much stuck in our hotel. We sat down and talked for hours about indie film, his journey, my journey, the state of indie film, fear, setting goals and so much more.I knew I had to have him on the show to talk shop. What you are about to listen to is a DEEP DIVE into the psychology of a

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43:22

BONUS EPISODE: Shooting for the Mob - Listen to First...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/12

NEW YEAR'S BONUSAfter months of the IFH Tribe asking me, I finally finished the audiobook version of Shooting for the Mob. It was a tough project to finish but I knew I had to get it to you guys. As a gift for being so patient, I am releasing four chapters of the book for FREE for your listening pleasure. If you are unfamiliar with the story of Shooting for the Mob read below.A bipolar gangster, a naive, young film director, and Batman. What could go wrong? Alex Ferrari is a first-time film director

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50:18

BPS 266: The Art of Making Horror Comedies with Damon...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/11

Damon Thomas is well known for making documentaries. He's documentaries includes Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and David Beckham: A Footballer's Story. He also directed the hit shows Killing Eve (2018), Beethoven (2005) and Dracula (2020). His latest film "My Best Friend's Exorcism" is a 2022 American supernatural comedy horror film from a screenplay by Jenna Lamia, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Grady Hendrix. In 1988 best friends Abby and Gretchen navigate boys, pop culture and a

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3:01

MONDAY MOTIVATION!: The Art of Breaking the Rules

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/09

Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and keep on hustling.

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82:43

BPS 265: Writing Your First Blockbuster with Paul...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/06

Today's guest is Paul Dudbridge, author of Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up! Paul Dudbridge is a British director, producer, cinematographer, and educator, who makes feature films, television, commercials, and music videos.Paul started producing at the age of 11 when he roped in his father to shoot his first short film. When the resulting footage didn’t match up to what he had seen in his head, Paul decided to go behind the camera himself, and from there, the whole notion

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103:18

BONUS EPISODE: The Art of Writing the $9000...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/05

Today’s guest is a writer, director, producer, actor and indie filmmaking legend Edward Burns. Many of you might have heard of the Sundance Film Festival winning film called The Brothers McMullen, his iconic first film that tells the story of three Irish Catholic brothers from Long Island who struggle to deal with love, marriage, and infidelity. His cinderella story of making the film, getting into Sundance and launching his career is the stuff of legend.The Brothers McMullen was sold to Fox

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66:27

BPS 264: Winning Oscar® & Changing Television History...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/04

Academy and Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Alan Ball is among our generation’s most important creative voices. Born in Atlanta, Ball studied Theatre Arts at Florida State University. In March 2000, AMERICAN BEAUTY, Ball’s first screenplay to get produced, won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Ball went on to create and executive produce the groundbreaking HBO drama SIX FEET UNDER. The series ran for five seasons and received two Golden Globes, six

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2:01

MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Balance

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2023/01/02

Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and keep on hustling.

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76:28

BPS 263: How to Work with Hollywood Actors with...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2022/12/30

Today guest is the legendary writer and educator Judith Weston. Her book Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Televisionand The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques is a must-read for any film director.Judithconsults one-on-one with directors and writer-directors of film and television as they prepare to bring their projects to life.Some of her students include Alejandro Iñárritu, director of The Revenant, Academy Award winner for Best

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93:14

BONUS EPISODE: The Craft of Epic Story Screenwriting...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2022/12/29

We have been on a major roll lately on the podcast and this episode keeps that going in a big way. Our guest on the show today is writer, producer, and director Edward Zwick. Edward made his big shift from his childhood passion for theater to filmmaking after working as a PA for Woody Allen in France on the set of Love and Death. He then moved to California in the summer of 1976 and has since forged a respected name for himself in Hollywood.You can read Edward Wick's Screenplay collection here

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74:39

BPS 262: How I Built a Billion-Dollar Directing...

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast ·

2022/12/28

Today on the show, we have director, Raja Gosnell. He directed comedy classics like Big Momma's House, starring Martin Lawrence. Never Been Kissed, starring Drew Berrymore, and Yours, Mine & Ours starring Dennis Quaid.Raja is best known as the director who brought not one but two beloved children's cartoons to the big screen, Scooby-Doo and The Smurfs. We also discuss the original vision that Raja and writer James Gunn had for Scooby-Doo. Let's say we finally understand why Scoob and Shaggy

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