Posts from — April 2009
EPISODE 86: Budgets and Schedules. Guest: Billy Baughman
Pilar talks to producer and indie filmmaking consultant Billy Baughman about how to budget and schedule a film of any size. (visit indiefilmbudgets.com for more.)
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April 29, 2009
EPISODE 85: Back to the 80s! GUEST: Patrick Francis Dodson, writer and comedian
Pilar and her husband, Pat, geek out as they reveal their personal top-ten lists of 80s genre movies.
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April 22, 2009
EPISODE 84: Intercontinental Improv. GUEST: Rich Fulcher
Writer/improviser Rich Fulcher (“The Mighty Boosh”) talks about improvising and how it led to his success in the UK and his current feature project in the US, sold as a pitch to Warner Bros.
www.richfulcher.com
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April 15, 2009
EPISODE 83: More Questions & Answers
Pilar and Laurence answer your questions about structure and formatting, pithy descriptions and how to write great sport scenes. And don’t forget the May 1 deadline for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition!
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April 8, 2009
EPISODE 82: Rules: Following and Breaking Them. Guest: Nicholas Johnson
Undiscovered screenwriter of the moment Nicholas Johnson and Laurence listen in awe as Pilar gets on a roll about three rules you don’t have to follow.
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April 1, 2009