Plotpoints Podcast Episode 209, 2021.07.16

SCRIPTWRITING TALK AND MORE!

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Mark Sevi and Guests

Show Notes July 16, 2021 EP 209

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Mark’s Co-Host: Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins The Podcast.

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SHOW DETAILS

00:00:00 INTRO
Music by Mark Sevi; Interstitial and Ending Music by Mark Sevi

00:0:20 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:02:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

Mark, Chris

#fearstreet #lovejoy #harry #happyendings

00:07:30 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Chris

#tvpilot #seriesbible #feature #books #articles #finalodraft

00:9:30 COMMERCIAL FOR SHOW

00:10:50 SILK AND SWORDS EXCERPT READING

Chris

00:9:30 TOP COP SHOWS 2000-2010

Chris’ list: #castle #coldcase #criminalminds #flashpoint #ncis

Mark’s list: #thewire #theshield #nypdblue #southland #lawandorder

00:17:00 Q&A How much backstory about your characters to put in?

Mark

00:21:00 WRITER QUOTE

David Mamet

“Every scene should be able to answer three questions: Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don’t get it? Why now?”

Chris

#davidmamet

00:21:00 Buh Bye

 


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MARK SEVI BIO:

Mark Sevi is a professional screenwriter and producer, and screenwriting teacher. He has sold 34 scripts, 20 made into films. He teaches scriptwriting in Southern California. He is also founder of the Orange County Screenwriters Association.

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Christopher Stires is a novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter living in Riverside CA.

He has four novels currently in print. PALADIN’S JOURNEY, REBEL NATION, DARK LEGEND, and THE INHERITANCE (Winner of the 2003 Dream Realm Award for Horror) are available from Zumaya Publications (http://www.zumayapublications.com/). PALADIN’S JOURNEY: SABIAN (the sequel to PALADIN’S JOURNEY) will soon be released by Zumaya.

STARBEAST (a reprint/retitle of TO THE MOUNTAIN OF THE BEAST) will soon be released by World Castle Publishing (http://www.worldcastlepublishing.com/home.html). He has had more than 70 short stories and articles appear in publications in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

With co-writer, Mark Sevi, he has had one screenplay optioned. He is a member of Facebook and Goodreads.


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