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PODCAST

The Script Lab Podcast

Featuring deep-dive interviews and lectures from Academy Award-winning screenwriters, TV show-runners, producers, literary managers, agents, studio executives, and leading educators.

tv & film

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00:28:10

Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer —...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/11/01

Guests: Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer wrote, directed and star in the new feature film GREENER GRASS, a surreal comedy of manners that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Luebbe and DeBoer based this feature on a short film they made several years ago. They talk aboutthe symbolism behind the over-the-top situations in the film, why all the characters wear braces on their perfectly straight teeth, and why one character's son turns into a dog. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School

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00:25:29

Max Eggers — Co-Writer of THE LIGHTHOUSE

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/10/24

Guest: Max Eggers and his brother Rob Eggers wrote the screenplay for THE LIGHTHOUSE, with Rob directing. The movie is a hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. This is a Promethean story like you've never seen before. If you're a fan of Rob Eggers's first film, THE WITCH from 2015, you'll certainly like THE LIGHTHOUSE. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in

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00:27:57

Tim Greenberg — Showrunner for Netflix's LIVING WITH...

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2019/10/19

Guest: Timothy Greenberg. As executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Greenberg won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award.He received another Peabody for Comedy Central’s Endangered List.Prior to The Daily Show, he was named one of Shoot Magazine's "Up and Coming Directors” for his commercial work.He began his directing career in games, including Riven: the Sequel to Myst, one of the top-selling desktop games of all time. Other credits include HBO’s Problem Areas as writer and

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00:19:57

Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon — Directors of THE...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/10/10

Guests: Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan again collaborate on the new animated film The Addams Family, having previously collaborated on Sausage Party in 2016. Vernon is best known for directing Shrek (2001) and Shrek 2 (2004), while Tiernan is best known for directing Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. They discuss finding the right tone and story elements to bring the beloved Addams Family to life in 2019. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is

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00:37:28

Kevin Smith — Writer/Director of JAY AND SILENT BOB...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/10/08

Guest: Kevin Smith is an American writer/director and actor. His first movie, Clerks (1994), was filmed in the convenience store where Smith worked and he was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax. He went on to make numerous films including Chasing Amy (1997), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), and Jersey Girl (2004). He returns with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot which I'm happy to

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00:23:51

Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi — Writers of...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/10/01

Guests: Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi initially got attention when their biopic about Shel Silvertein made the Black List, allowing them to take numerous meetings where they were able to pitch Lucy in the Sky to studio executives. Eventually, they earned the attention of Reese Witherspoon, who ultimately produced the film. Born and raised Ovieda, Florida, Brown and Elliott became best friends at the age of 12. They currently live in Los Angeles. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film

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00:25:21

Robyn Paris — Writer/Director of the Award-winning...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/09/15

Guest: Robyn Paris started her career as an actress and can be seen as Michelle in the cult favorite film The Room (2003), which inspired the 2017 film The Disaster Artist starring James Franco. Now a writer/director, Robyn's experience has inspired her to make a funny mockumentary web series called The Room Actors: Where are They Now? For anyone who’s ever considered making a web series, Robyn shares some crucial information like how she crowd-sourced the funding through Kickstarter, the creative

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00:30:33

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods — Writers of HAUNT and A...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/09/10

About: The new film Haunt, written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, is the perfect follow up to A Quiet Place (2018) and scared the living daylights out of me. If you like haunted houses, oh-so-creepy masks and intense gore, you’ll love this more traditional slasher movie. I sat down with Scott and Bryan to find out how to write a character-driven horror film, and see if they could share any details about A Quiet Place 2, which is set to release in 2020. Starring Katie Stevens (Faking It)

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00:20:00

Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage —...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/26

About: Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, THEM THAT FOLLOW tells the story of a pastor (Walton Goggins) who digs deeper into his faith when he discovers his teenage daughter Mara (Alice Englert) holds a secret that threatens to tear their fragile community apart. Written and directed by first-timers Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, this film is a modern-day telling of Adam and Eve, with all the temptation and snakes

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00:27:25

Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock — Writers/Director...

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2019/08/26

About: Today I speak with Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock, writers of the adorable indie comedy BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, which Hannah also directed. Hannah and Jen star as sisters from a dysfunctional family who discover their birth mother (played by Judith Light) isn’t dead, but alive and acting on a popular soap opera. Mandy Patinkin and Alec Baldwin also star. I was excited to talk to Hannah and Jen because they developed their film through the illusive Sundance Filmmaker labs – something I’ve

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00:23:55

Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky — Writers of GOOD...

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2019/08/16

Guests: Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky writers of Good Boys (2019), Bad Teacher (2011) and The Office (2005-2010), talk about the challenges of making a comedy with kids (especially when shooting scenes with a sex doll named Peaches), the genius of Stephen Merchant on screen and off, and what they learned from writing for The Office for five seasons. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently

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00:16:04

Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz — Writers/Directors...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/15

Guest: First time writers/directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz chat with us about the challenges making this astonishing, heartfelt film. According to Tyler and Michael, writing the script was the easy part. Getting people to read it – well that was pretty challenging. Listen to find out the creative way they got producers to request their script. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently

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00:22:35

Jennifer Kent — Writer/Director/Producer of THE...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/14

Guest: Jennifer Kent is an actress and director, known for The Babadook (2014), The Nightingale(2018) and Monster (2005). Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera’s Take Fountain Productions. You can follow her on

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00:16:41

Andrea Berloff — Writer/Director of THE KITCHEN...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/12

Guest: Andrea Berloff is a writer and actress, known for Straight Outta Compton (2015), World Trade Center (2006) and Blood Father (2016). Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera’s Take Fountain Productions. You can

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00:22:02

Casey Affleck — Oscar-Winning Actor and...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/10

Guest: Affleck also directed I'm Still Here (2010), which he also wrote and produced starring Joaquin Phoenix. Affleck also co-wrote with and starred alongside Matt Damon in Gus Van Sant's independent road movie Gerry (2002). He has also appeared in Van Sant's Good Will Hunting and To Die For, Hamlet with Ethan Hawke and Julia Stiles, the Oceans trilogy and Tony Goldwyn's The Last Kiss with Zach Braff and Blythe Danner. On stage, Casey appeared in Kenneth Lonergan's West End debut of his award

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00:32:44

Lynn Shelton — Writer-Director of SWORD OF TRUST (2019)

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/10

Guest: Lynn Shelton is a director and actress, known for Humpday (2009), Sword of Trust (2019) and Laggies (2014). Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development with America Ferrera’s Take Fountain Productions. You can follow her on Twitter:

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00:35:40

Weiko Lin — Author of Crazy Screenwriting Secrets:...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/08/07

Guest: For film and TV, Weiko Lin has written projects for companies such as The Mark Gordon Company, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Ivanhoe Pictures (producer of box office hit CRAZY RICH ASIANS), Don Mischer Productions, The Unison Company (Taiwan), Wanda Pictures (China). His credits as original story writer and producer include Chinese romance film 100 DAYS that released theatrically nationwide in Taiwan and premiered in Mainland China as an official selection of 2014 Golden Rooster Hundred

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00:16:59

John August — Highland 2.5 Software, ALADDIN and His...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/07/18

Guest: John August's screenwriting credits include Go (1999), Big Fish (2003), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John earned a degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa and an MFA in film from the Peter Stark program at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles. John has a weekly screenwriting column on Internet Movie Database, in the "Ask a Filmmaker" section of

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00:26:50

James Vanderbilt — Screenwriter of MURDER MYSTERY...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/06/19

Guests: James Vanderbilt was born in 1975 in the USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Basic (2003) and the recently released Murder Mystery. Host: Shanee Edwards graduated from UCLA Film School with an MFA in Screenwriting and is currently the film critic for SheKnows.com. She recently won the Next MacGyver television writing competition to create a TV show about a female engineer. Her pilot, Ada and the Machine, is currently in development

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00:28:35

Jeff Chan & Andrew Rhymer — Writers/Directors of PLUS...

The Script Lab Podcast ·

2019/06/17

Guests: Jeff Chan is an American director and screenwriter. He grew up in Ridgewood, NJ and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2008. His directorial debut, Plus One, was produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions and stars Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid. He's directed for TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything and written for Hulu's Pen15. He also co-wrote/directed two Vimeo Staff Picked short films, Pregame and Post-Party. Andrew Rhymer is a producer and production manager, known for Plus One

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