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{{Short description|Podcast about screenwriting}}
{{Infobox podcast
| title = Scriptnotes
| image = Scriptnotes_logo.jpeg
| hosting = {{Plainlist|
* [[John August]] * [[Craig Mazin]] }}
| language = English
| length =
| began = August 30, 2011
| ended =
| genre = TV & Film
| url = [http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes ''Scriptnotes'']
| num_episodes =
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'''''Scriptnotes''''' is a weekly [[podcast]] that began airing on August 30, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes|title= Scriptnotes|last1= August|first1= John|date= |website= johnaugust.com|publisher= |
The podcast has featured appearances from many notable people in the world of film and TV, including [[Rian Johnson]], [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss|D.B. Weiss]] (the showrunners of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''), [[Aline Brosh McKenna]], [[Dana Fox]], [[Rachel Bloom]], [[Jennifer Lee (filmmaker)|Jennifer Lee]], [[Riki Lindhome]], [[Natasha Leggero]], [[Alec Berg]], [[Kelly Marcel]], [[Rawson Marshall Thurber]], [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]], [[Chris Nee]], [[Malcolm Spellman]], [[David Wain]], and [[Jason Bateman]].
''Scriptnotes'' episodes are available for free up to 20 weeks after their initial airing. Back episode archives and bonus episodes are available to premium subscribers at [http://scriptnotes.net scriptnotes.net]. Transcripts of all back episodes are available for free, and are usually posted within one week of the episode's initial airing.
== History ==
August, who had been writing his popular eponymous screenwriting blog since 2003, developed an interest in podcasting and its potential to extend the work he had been doing to help the screenwriting community. He approached Mazin via email in June 2011 with the idea of producing a screenwriting podcast together. Despite being largely unfamiliar with the medium, Mazin agreed out of a desire to talk about screenwriting without writing about it, as he had been doing for a number of years on his blog, The Artful Writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2015/scriptnotes-ep-198-back-to-100-transcript|title=Transcript of Scriptnotes, 198|website=johnaugust.com|date=19 May 2015|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> The inaugural episode of the podcast was released 30 August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2011/pitching-a-take-and-the-wga-elections|title=Scriptnotes, ep. 1: pitching and voting|website=johnaugust.com|date=30 August 2011|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>
==Recurring segments==
===Three-page challenge===
Aspiring screenwriters are encouraged to send in three pages of their screenplay
===One Cool Thing===
One Cool Thing is a weekly segment that occurs at the end of each episode.
===How Would This Be a Movie?===
In this newer segment of the show,
=== Deep dives ===
A number of episodes have been dedicated to deep dive analyses of individual films. The first such episode, in January 2013, featured ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Subsequent episodes have looked at ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'', ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'', ''[[Unforgiven]]'' and ''[[The Addams Family (1991 film)|The Addams Family]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2017/unforgiven|title=Scriptnotes, 314: Unforgiven|website=johnaugust.com|date=22 August 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>
==Recurring themes/characters==
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===August's intro is professional while Mazin's intro is affected===
At the beginning of every podcast, August uses a 'straight' introduction, while Mazin uses a silly or mechanical voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnaugust.com/|title=Screenwriter and author John August|publisher=|
===Mazin acts lazy and August does all the work===
===John August as robot===
In line with their personas of Mazin being the lazy one and August being the organized one, plus knowledgeable about technology,
===Segue Man===
===Sexy Craig===
Craig's deep-throated alter ego appears multiple times in the Scriptnotes catalogue; brought on by John's accidental double entendres. "Sexy Craig" is a master of the love-making arts and at making John notably uncomfortable.
===Stuart===
For five years up to episode 259, Stuart Friedel was August's assistant, and the producer and original editor of the podcast. With the exception of episode 259, Friedel's voice was never heard on the podcast. The hosts would frequently talk about
== Notable episodes ==
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=== Revelations about the ''Game of Thrones'' pilot ===
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the showrunners of [[HBO]]'s fantasy drama ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', appeared on a live version of the podcast in February 2016. They spoke about the poor reception to the show's original pilot episode, and how it was largely reshot following a screening of the episode to Mazin and other screenwriters.<ref name="
=== The One with the Guys from Final Draft ===
On episode 129, August and Mazin welcomed [[Final Draft (software)|Final Draft]] CEO and co-founder Marc Madnick and then-product manager Joe Jarvis. Their visit was in response to negative comments made about the software on previous episodes of ''Scriptnotes'', and came out of Madnick's desire to discuss what he perceived as misconceptions about both the software and the company.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-129-the-one-with-the-guys-from-final-draft-transcript|title= Scriptnotes, Ep 129: The One with the Guys from Final Draft — Transcript |last1= |first1= |date= February 6, 2014|website= johnaugust.com|publisher= |
Instead, Madnick offered a revealing look into—as described by the Accidental Tech Podcast—the company's shortcomings, management's apparent feeling that they should make "[their] problems your problems," and the "severe technical debt" Final Draft has ignored for far too long, resulting in out of date, difficult to update, and unnecessarily expensive software.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://atp.fm/episodes/54-goto-fail|title= 54: GOTO FAIL; |last1= |first1= |date= 28 February 2014|website= atp.fm|publisher= |
In response to the episode's controversy, filmmaker and software developer Kent Tessman pointed out that a possible reason many of Madnick's excuses were met with pushback is that, simply, "there might be technical people listening".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.kenttessman.com/2014/02/notes-on-scriptnotes/|title= Notes on Scriptnotes |last1= Tessman|first1= Kent|date= February 8, 2014|website= kenttessman.com|publisher= |
=== The She-Hulk controversy ===
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Talking about [[She-Hulk]], Goyer said:
<blockquote>I have a theory about She-Hulk. Which was created by a man, right? And at the time in particular I think 95% of comic book readers were men and certainly almost all of the comic book writers were men. So the Hulk was this classic male power fantasy. It’s like, most of the people reading comic books were these people like me who were just these little kids getting the shit kicked out of them every day... And so then they created She-Huk, right? Who was still smart... I think She-Hulk is the chick that you could fuck if you were Hulk, you know what I’m saying? ... She-Hulk was the extension of the male power fantasy. So it’s like if I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.avclub.com/article/she-hulk-sex-fantasy-virgins-and-other-david-s-goy-204935|title= She-Hulk is a sex fantasy for virgins, and other David S. Goyer thoughts |last1= O'Neal|first1= Sean |date= May 21, 2014 |website=[[The
The day after the episode's release, Alan Kistler of The Mary Sue wrote about these comments as well as Goyer's take on Martian Manhunter. His summation:
<blockquote>So to recap. She-Hulk is just a sex power fantasy rather than a character with agency who from the beginning went down a different path than her cousin, The Hulk. Martian Manhunter being the last survivor of a race which died out on Mars over a thousand years ago is goofy, but putting him Area 51 and using the same plot as many alien visitor movies is not. And God forbid superheroes embrace some goofiness and absurdity. [''sic'']<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.themarysue.com/david-goyer-calls-she-hulk-sex-fantasy/|title= Man of Steel Sequel Writer David Goyer Calls
This prompted Michael Cavana from ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s Comic Riffs to reach out to [[She-Hulk]] co-creator [[Stan Lee]] for a response.
<blockquote>When Lee, as writer, co-created She-Hulk with artist John Buscema (the character debuted in February of 1980, in Savage She-Hulk #1), he was absolutely focused on his gamma-green superheroine having brains. Lee tells The Post’s Comic Riffs this evening, in response to Goyer’s words: “I know I was looking for a new female superhero, and the idea of an intelligent Hulk-type grabbed me.”<ref name="
=== Mazin and Ted Cruz ===
During his freshman year at [[Princeton
<blockquote>And, you know, I want to be clear, because Ted Cruz is a nightmare of a human being. I have plenty of problems with his politics, but truthfully his personality is so awful that ninety-nine percent of why I hate him is just his personality. If he agreed with me on every issue, I would hate him only one percent less.</blockquote>
Mazin's comment
=== Scriptshadow ===
Mazin does not hold back on his disdain for Carson Reeves and his Scriptshadow blog, which reviews both professional and amateur scripts, including one of August's rewrites of a possible tentpole movie for [[20th Century Fox]]. Per August, though the review was positive, the studio went 'ballistic' and it was taken down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2012/scriptnotes-ep-55-producers-and-pitching-transcript|title=Transcript of Scriptnotes, Ep. 55|website=johnaugust.com|date=21 September 2012|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> Mazin broached the topic again on episode 186 (March 3, 2015), citing Reeves' negative review of the ''[[Birdman_(film)|Birdman]]'' screenplay as an example of why Reeves' opinions are misplaced, unnecessary and unwelcome, considering ''Birdman'' went on to win six Oscars at the 2015 ceremony, including [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnaugust.com/2015/scriptnotes-ep-186-the-rules-or-the-paradox-of-the-outlier-transcript|title=Transcript of Scriptnotes, 186|website=johnaugust.com|date=10 March 2015|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>
Mazin broached the topic a third time on episode 291 (March 07/2017) after Reeves called out 2017 Oscar winners ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]]), and ''[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester
== Live shows ==
Live events for the podcast have been sponsored by [[The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/videos-photos/scriptnotes-academy|title=SCRIPTNOTES AT THE ACADEMY|date=23 September 2014}}</ref> the [[Austin Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2014-10-26/austin-film-festival-podcast-people/|title=Austin Film Festival: Podcast People|website=The Austin Chronicle}}</ref> and the Writers Guild Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/scriptnotes-summer-superhero-spectacular/|title=THE SCRIPTNOTES SUMMER SUPERHERO SPECTACULAR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-events/scriptnotes-holiday-show/|title=THE SCRIPTNOTES HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR}}</ref> ''Scriptnotes'' has also produced a crossover episode with The [[Nerdist Industries|Nerdist]] Writers Panel podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/nerdist-writers-panel-136-the-scriptnotesnerdist-writers-panel-crossover-part-2/|title=The Nedist Podcast}}</ref> They also host a yearly live show to benefit the non-profit organization Hollywood Heart.
== Reception ==
''Scriptnotes'' has received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682624/american-idol-for-screenwriters-hit-movie-scribes-podcast-weekly-from-the-belly-of-the-holly|title= "American Idol" For Screenwriters: Hit Movie Scribes Podcast Weekly From The Belly Of The Hollywood Beast|last1= Hart|first1= Hugh|date= April 8, 2013|website= fastcocreate.com|publisher= |
It was ranked as one of the 11 best movie podcasts by [[MTV]].<ref name="
The podcast has been discussed by
▲It was ranked as one of the 11 best movie podcasts by [[MTV]].<ref name="auto4" /> [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] selected the podcast as one of its 13 favourite podcasts of 2016, writing 'Whether you're an aspiring screenwriter or a plain old movie fan, Scriptnotes offers a unique insider's perspective into the business'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquireme.com/content/18010-the-13-podcasts-of-2016-you-should-listen-to|title=The 13 podcasts of 2016 you should listen to|website=Esquire Middle East|language=en|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> It was listed among the week's best radio by [[The Guardian]] in September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/30/this-week-best-radio-tony-blackburn-sounds-of-the-60s|title=This week’s best radio: Tony Blackburn’s Sounds of the 60s|last=Hepworth|first=David|date=2017-09-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Vulture (web site)|Vulture]] called the show 'highly influential' for screenwriters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/what-hollywood-screenwriters-are-learning-from-peak-tv.html|title=What Hollywood Screenwriters Are Learning From Peak TV|last=Hill|first=Logan|work=Vulture|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}}</ref> In a 2016 interview with the [[The Wall Street Journal|Wall Street Journal]], actor and director [[Elizabeth Banks]] revealed that Scriptnotes was her favourite podcast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elizabeth-banks-reveals-whats-on-her-iphone-1466089116|title=Elizabeth Banks Reveals What’s on Her iPhone|date=2016-06-16|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
▲The podcast has been discussed by [[The Daily Show]],<ref name="auto" /> [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]],<ref name="auto1" /> [[The Huffington Post]],<ref name="auto2" /> and [[The Washington Post]].<ref name="auto3" />
==Access to back episodes==
The most recent 20 episodes of Scriptnotes are available for free on all podcast services, including iTunes,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://
== References ==
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