John August

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Minimum Viable Movie

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Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig discuss how to figure out if a given idea can work as a movie. What are the minimum requirements for story and vision a writer should consider before starting on a screenplay?

We also invite Megana Rao and Bo Shim to follow up on our discussion of low assistant pay. Plus follow up from the WGA and video game industry awards, and a look ahead to the Austin Film Festival.

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Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

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UPDATE 10-29-2019 The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Assistants Aren’t Paid Nearly Enough

Scriptnotes

John and Craig tackle the issue of assistant pay in Hollywood. Last week they called for assistants to share how much they were getting paid and the impact of those wages. They received a record number of responses highlighting the inequities in the industry. Using these emails, they take a look at the biggest issues with current pay and the challenges ahead.

We also discuss videogame writing, spec features, and thesauri.

Thank you to all of the Hollywood assistants who wrote in for this episode!

Links:

Email us at ask@dev.johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here

UPDATE 11-11-19 The transcript for this episode can be found here.