Transcribed

John and Craig tackle eight topics ranging from WGA negotiations to overlapping dialogue, to John’s new agency.

We also follow up on Better Sex, Chernobyl, and Craig’s solo episode.

Links:

• Scriptnotes Episode 406, Better Sex with Rachel Bloom
• Verve Talent and Literary Agency and John’s Tweets.
• Find Chernobyl scripts here!
• Watch Chernobyl, listen to the podcast here.
• WGA Financials
• Dots, Dashes, and Parentheticals
• Scriptnotes Episode 403, How to Write a Movie
• Aladdin
• Rodecaster Pro Sound Board
• Russian Doll
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by the Arbitrary Jukebox Experiment (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 7-10-19 the transcript for this episode can be found here.

John and Craig are joined by attorney Ken Richman and Laurie Espinosa of the WGA West for a detailed discussion of screenwriting contracts. They look at what to expect, where you can negotiate, and what to watch out for.

Follow along with the example contract here.

Links:

• Example Contract
• Try the newest release of Highland 2.5.
• Order your Scriptnotes 400 shirts, sweatshirts, and tanks (Light) and (Dark)!
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by Alex Winder (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 7-11-19: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

John and Craig welcome back longtime friend of the podcast Rachel Bloom (co-creator and star of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) to discuss how sex and sexuality are portrayed on both the big and small screen. They cover ways to approach sensitive topics in a writers room and the moments we still haven’t seen on screen.

Links:

• Rachel Bloom’s Realistic Sex Interview
• Sex Education TV Series
• Moan: Anonymous Essays on Female Orgasm with foreword by Rachel Bloom
• How to Draw a Horse
• Dig it! on the App Store
• Hello from the Magic Tavern
• A Very Fatal Murder
• Rachel on Tour
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• Rachel Bloom on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by Jim Bond and James Llonch (Send us yours!)

Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 6-28-19: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

John and Craig host comedy titans Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy), Ben Falcone (The Boss, Tammy), Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat), Rob McElhenney (Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Alec Berg (Barry, Silicon Valley) onstage to discuss writing jokes, what they look for in a writing partner, and the heartbreak of movie endings.

We also record our first ever Scriptnotes commercial and introduce a new game called ‘Bot or Not.’

Recorded live from the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. Thanks to Hollywood Heart for organizing this event and to a great audience!

Links:

• Thanks for joining us Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Kourtney Kang, Rob McElhenney, and Alec Berg!
• Learn more about Hollywood Heart. Donate here!
• Buy special edition ‘Camp Scriptnotes’ T-shirts to benefit Hollywood Heart here!
• John August on Twitter
• Craig Mazin on Twitter
• Melissa McCarthy on Twitter
• Ben Falcone on Twitter
• Kourtney Kang on Twitter
• Rob McElhenney on Twitter
• Alec Berg on Twitter
• John on Instagram
• Outro by Rajesh Naroth (answer to the trivia question: who holds the record for most listener outros) (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 6-21-19: The transcript of this episode can be found here.