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Show Notes September 26, 2020 EP 187 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN OCTOBER! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Lorenzo Porricelli Joins Mark Sevi.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

#amazonpodcasts coming soon!

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music by Mark Sevi

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Larry

#scwa #litupoc

SouthernCaliforniaWritersAssociation

LitUpOC

00:03:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Larry

#series #book #articleonwriting

00:05:00 TOP TEEN MOVIES SINCE 2000

Larry’s list:

#attacktheblock #lovesimon #ladybird #higschoolmusical #charliebartlett #dope #antonyelchin

Mark’s list:

#booksmart #brick #ladybird #superbad #fridaynightlights #strangerthings #superbad

00:09:45 Promo

00:11:30 Q&A

Mark

How do you avoid info dumps and create dynamic scenes?

00:20:00 BUH BYE

Mark, Larry

Need a Writing Class?  For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org

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MEETUP DETAILS

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Show Notes September 12, 2020 EP 186 Chadwick Boseman, King T’Challa – rest easy on the ancestral plane! SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

#amazonpodcasts coming soon!

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music by Mark Sevi

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:02:00 WHAT ARE WATCHING?

Mark, Chris

#sebring #fivecameback #lineofduty #borgen #mollysgame #loveandmercy

00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Chris

#series #seriesbible #galleys

00:06:25 TOP TV DRAMAS

Chris’ list:

#castle #blacksails #bluebloods #spartacus #deadwood #justified #outlander # gameofthrones #downtonabbey #westwing

Mark’s list:

#westwing #hannibal #veronicamars #sopranos #thewire #theshield #sonsofanarchy # housemd #gameofthrones #sherlock

00:11:30 Q&A

Mark

How do you create great villains?… Read the rest

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Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!

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Show Notes July 31, 2020 EP 183 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN OCTOBER! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires is not with this episode but find Chris everywhere!

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music by Mark Sevi using Acid Twilight Zone snippet at end copyright Twilight Zone/Desilu St

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark

00:02:00 WHAT AM I WATCHING?

Mark

#mollysgame #getout

00:03:00 WHAT AM  I WORKING ON?

Mark

#book #articles

00:10:00 PROFILE OF ROD SERLING

#twilightzone #marty #requiemforaheavyweight #nightgallery #planetoftheapes #patterns #sevendaysinmay

00:20:00 BUH BYE

Need a Writing Class?  For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org

UPCOMING AT C3 Vape and Coffee (www.ocfilmandtv.com)… Read the rest

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Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!

This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com

Show Notes July 31, 2020 EP 183 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN OCTOBER! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music by Mark Sevi using Acid

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark

00:02:00 WHAT AM I WATCHING?

Mark

#rebeckamartinsson #murdockmysteries #frankiedrakemysteries #nordicnoir

00:06:00 WHAT AM  I WORKING ON?

Mark

#book #articles

00:10:00 PROFILE OF DOUG KENNEY

#caddyshack #nationallampoon #futileandstupidgesture #animalhouse #saturdaynightlive

00:14:00 Q&A

Mark

Limit the use of montages, voice overs, dream sequences, and flashbacks in your work

00:17:00 BUH BYE

Need a Writing Class?  For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org

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Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!

This is Plotpoints Podcast! www.plotpoints.com

Show Notes July 31, 2020 EP 183 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music by Mark Sevi

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:01:00 WHAT ARE WATCHING?

Mark, Chris

#oldguard #prideprejudice #murdockmysteries #frankiedrakemysteries #taken #nordicnoir

00:04:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Chris

#series #seriesbible #galleys

00:08:00 TOP NON-COP DETECTIVES

Chris’ list:

#marlowe #harper #samspade #bigsleep #jakegittes

#moonlighting #veronicamars #sherlockholmes #rockford #spenser

Mark’s list:

#monk #psyche #veronicamars #magnum #jessicajones #sherlockholmes #cracker #fitts #rockford

00:15:00 Q&A

Mark

  1) How important (again) is theme? … Read the rest

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Show Notes July 17, 2020 EP 182 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Jeff Lyons Joins Mark Sevi.

#anatomyofapremiseline #rapidstorydevelopment #terminusstation #13minutes #jackbedead

Jeff’s Amazon Page

Jeff’s website

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music:  Mark Sevi

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Jeff

00:03:42 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

#themurdochmysteries #oldguard #charlizetheron #devilsknot

00:09:16 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

#script #pilot #seriesbible #onlineclasses #zoom #finaldraft

00:15:47 TOP MOVIES THAT BENT OR BROKE THE RULES

JEFF’S LIST

#memento #onceuponthetimeinthewest #nightofthelivingdead #eltopo #andnowmylove

MARK’S LIST

#memento #astupidandfutilegesture #up #beforethedevilknowsyouredead #confessionsofadangerousmind

00:21:30 WRAP UP

Mark, Jeff

Harlan Ellison’s Pay The Writer

Need a Writing Class?  For info go to www.scriptwritingclasses.org

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Show Notes July 04, 2020 EP 181 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music:  Megaepic by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:02:15 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

#script #pilot #seriesbible #onlineclasses #zoom #thurianchronicles #galleys #ocprsa

00:07:34 TOP BEST BOX OFFICE UNDER-PERFORMING MOVIES THAT WE LOVE

CHRIS’ LIST

#shawshankredemption #princeofpersia #battleship #neardark #katherinbigelow #soldier

MARK’S LIST

#buckaroombanzai #bladerunner #romancingthestone #heavensgate #irongiant #attacktheblock

00:11:13 Q&A

Mark

  1) How do you get the most from a writing workshop?  … Read the rest

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Show Notes June 19, 2020 EP 180 WITH VICTOR PHAN

VICTOR’S IMDB PAGE: 

Victor’s full bio at end of show notes.

Victor’s Deviant Art Page: LINK

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Article:

MARK’S ARTICLES

00:00:00 INTRO Podcast theme music by Mark Sevi 00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

#chitchat #tabletalk #victorphan

00:01:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? 

Mark, Victor

#spiderman #spawn #venom #doomsdayclock #watchmen

00:2:15 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON

All

#specscript #shortstory #pilotbible #anxietycloset

#scriptrwrite #scriptdoctor

00:9:00 PROFILE OF OSCAR MICHEAUX

Mark

#TheHomesteader (1919) #WithinOurGates (1920) #TheBrute (1920) #TheSymboloftheUnconquered (1920) #TheGunsaulusMystery (1921) #TheDungeon (1922) #TheHypocrite (1922) #UncleJaspersWill (1922) #TheVirginoftheSeminole (1922) #Deceit (1923) #Birthright (1924) #ASonofSatan (1924) #BodyandSoul (1925) #MarcusGarland (1925) #BlackMagic (1932)

00:9:00 TOP HORROR FILMS OF EACH DECADE

Victor’s List:

70’s: #exorcist 80’s: #shining 90’s: #silenceofthelambs 20’s: #lettherightonein 2010s: #hereditary

Mark’s List:

60’s: #psycho 70’s: #exorcist 80’s: #poltergeist 90’s: #silenceofthelambs / #scream 20’s: #lettherightonein 2010s: #itfollows

00:15:00 Q&A

How do you write memorable scenes?… Read the rest

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Show Notes June 06, 2020 EP 179 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music Morse code  #marksevi

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:01:12 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

#script #pilot #seriesbible #onlineclasses #zoom #thurianchronicles

00:04:19 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? 

Mark, Chris

#bosch #fortitude # revenant #wireintheblood

00:07:44 TOP SPACE OPERAS (MOVIES/TV THAT TAKES PLACE IN SPACE)

CHRIS’ LIST

#empirestrikesback #farscape #firefly #rogue1 #guardiansofthegalaxy #alien #aliens

MARK’S LIST

#starwars #startrek #expanse #battlestargalatica #picard

#captainpike #ansonmount

00:11:13 Q&A

Mark

  1)  Do you write the covid-9 pandemic into your work?  … Read the rest

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Welcome To Plotpoints Podcast!

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Show Notes May 23, 2020 EP 178 SCRIPTWRITING CLASSES START AGAIN IN JULY! GO HERE FOR INFO Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #thurianChronicles

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

See Chris’ full bio at end of the show notes.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Articles:

ARTICLES BY MARK SEVI

00:00:00 INTRO Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi) Interstitial music from Peter Gunn TV Show, Henry Mancini

00:00:10 USELESS CHATTER

Mark, Chris

00:01:30 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

#script #pilot #seriesbible #onlineclasses #zoom #thurianchronicles

00:03:45 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? 

Mark, Chris

#extraction #dangerouslies #drive #foyleswar #deadwaterfell

00:07:44 TOP SIDEKICKS

CHRIS’ LIST

#stumpy #riobravo#dragline #coolhandluke #podrick #gameofthrones #calamityjane #deadwood #donna #westwing #watson #sherlockholmes

MARK’S LIST

#watson #sherlockholmes #gus #psyche #vic #longmire #henrystandingbear #longmire #hitgirl #kickass #lewis #inspectormorse

00:13:50 Q&A

Mark

  1) How readable should a script be?  … Read the rest