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Show Notes November 23, 2019 EP 165 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

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

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

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Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Article:

WORLDS WE CREATE ARTICLE

00:00:00 Intro Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi)

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

#chitchat

00:05:00 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING

Mark, Chris

#madamesecretary#rookie #fortitude #hapandleonard0

00:8:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON

All

#novella #scriptbible #specscript #shortstory

00:12:30 PROFILE OF JOHN HUGHES

00:00:00 TOP FILMS

None this week

00:16:40 DISCUSSION ON JOHN HUGHES

Mark, Chris

00:17:45 COMMERCIAL

Mark

00:18:50 GIVING THANKS FOR MY BUDDY CHRIS – AND OUT!

Mark

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Show Notes November 7, 2019 EP 164 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 Article:

WORLDS WE CREATE ARTICLE

00:00:00 Intro Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi)

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

#chitchat

00:01:49 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING

Mark, Chris

#madamesecretary #chicagofire #broadchurch #rake #paranoid

00:6:30 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON

All

#novella #scriptbible #specscript #shortstory

00:09:28 COMMERCIAL

00:10:34 TOP FILMS WITH MUSIC THAT ARE NOT MUSICALS

Chris’ List

#almostfamous #footloose #victorvictoria #shallwedance #schoolofrock #americangraffiti

Mark’s List

#singstreet #almostfamous #runaways #straightouttacompton #thatthingyoudo  #glee

#partridgefamily #bernardslade

00:17:00 PROFILE OF FRANK PIERSON

Mark

00:23:00 Q&A

Mark

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Show Notes October 27, 2019 EP 163

THIS IS A REBROADCAST of an EARLIER SHOW from 2018

Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires, Filmmakers Derek Nguyen and Bruce Kasra join Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend #dereknguyen #brucekasra #theoval

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

DEREK’S IMDB PAGE

00:00:00 Intro

Mark

00:01:00 A BRIEF HISTORY OF HORROR

Le Manoir du Diable (The Devil’s Castle) #GeorgesMéliès https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGKz-JYRmXo

Frankenstein (1910) by #ThomasEdison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-fM9meqfQ4

Mark

00:7:00 TOP FIVE HORROR FILMS

All

BRUCE: #humancentipede #blairwitchproject #it #nightmareonelmstreet #theshining

DEREK: #it #getout #nightmarebeforechristmas #ghostbusters #coraline

CHRIS: #alien #thedescent #thedeadzone #omen #tremos

MARK: #exorcist #ringu #psycho #halloween #thing

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FILM NETWORKING and INDUSTRY GUESTS?  YES! 

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Show Notes SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 EP 161 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

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

Creative Screenwriting Magazine – Mark’s Article:

ENDINGS ARTICLE LINK

00:00:00 Intro Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi)

Hill Street Blues theme snippets 86by Mike Post

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

EMMY PREDICTIONS

All

00:03:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON

#novella #pilot #featurescript

Mark, Chris

00:4:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING

All

#lasttycoon #crimestory #cagnyandlacey #megfoster

00:7:00 PROFILE OF STEVEN BOCHCO

Mark

#hillstreetblues #nypdblues #coprock #doogiehauser #dennisfranz #davidmilch #jimmysmits #davidekelley #murderone #columbo #mcmillanandwife

00:13:30 TOP AMERICAN COP SHOWS

Mark, Chris

CHRIS’ LIST:

#barneymiller hillstreetblues #justified #bosch #bluebloods

MARK’S LIST:

hillstreetblues justified #thewire columbo #southland #homicidelifeonthestreets #theshield

00:17:00 Q&A

Mark

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Show Notes August 04, 2019 EP 157 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

Chris’ webpage

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

00:00:00 Intro Mark (podcast theme music by Mark Sevi)

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER 00:01:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

All

#outlander #theboys #anotherlife

00:05:49 REMEMBERING RUTGER HAUER

#solideroforange #ladyhawke #bladerrunner #roybaty #confessionsofadangerousmind #fleas

00:10:45 COMMERCIAL

#scriptwritingclasses #orangecoastcollege #podcastingclass

 00:10:55 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Novel adaptation, TV pilot, article on movie endings for CS Magazine #thurianchronicles #csmagazine

 All

00:15:00 GREAT CRIME/GANGSTER FILMS OF THE 70’s

CHRIS:

#dogdayafternoon #thetakingofpelham123 #silentpartner #thunderboltandlightfoot #charlievarrick #thesting #themechanic  #therewasacrookedman #getcarter #dillinger

MARK:

#thelonggoodfriday #shaft #thevalachipapers #the7ups #thetakingofpelham123 #getcarter #meanstreets #yakusa

00:22:45 Q&A

Difference between and agent and a manager

00:25:45 OUTRO and BUH BYE

Mark

#getpassionate #findyourwhy #sweatequity

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Show Notes May 24, 2019 EP 152 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

00:00:00 Intro Mark (music by Mark Sevi)

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

00:00:30 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

All

#newsroom #gameofthrones #sonsofanarchy

00:6:00 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Novel adaptation, scripts and stuff.

00:8:00 COMMERCIAL/CHRIS’ INFO

00:8:30 TOP TEN MOVIE ADAPTATIONS

Chris Stires, Mark Sevi

CHRIS: #deadone #historyofviolence #slumdogmillionaire #silentpartner #hiddenfigures #casinoroyale #captainamericafirstavenger #lordoftherings #jaws #godfather

MARK:

#silenceofthelambs #godfather #rocketeer  #superman #thenatural #bladerunner #oneflewoverthecuckoosnest incoldblood

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00:19:55 PROFILE of ALVIN SARGENT

Mark

#alvinsargent #julia #ordinarypeople #spiderman #tobymaguire #astarisborn #electrichorseman #hero #lauraziskin #unfaithful #bencasey #alfredhitchcock #sterilecuckoo #papermoon #nuts #otherpeoplesmoney

00:23:00 Q&A

Mark

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Show Notes May 10, 2019 EP 151 Screenwriter Joe Becker Joins Mark Sevi.

#joebecker #joebeckerfilms #lagunajoe

Joe Becker Films

00:00:00 Intro (Minor Blues Django Reinhardt)

Mark

00:00:45 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

00:03:00 JOE’S BACKGROUND

00:4:15 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Mark, Joe

00:13:00 NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL

#nbff #newportbeachfilmfestival #GreggSchwenk

00:20:30 COMMERCIAL

00:21:00 FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA PROFILE

Mark Sevi

#Patton #TheGodfather #The Conversation #TheGreatGatsby #The Godfather Part2 #Apocalypse Now

#OnefromtheHeart  #Hammett  #TheOutsiders  #Rumble Fish  #TheCottonClub

#American Zoetrope

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00:19:55 PROFILE of PADDY CHAYEFSKY

Mark

#paddychayefsky #alteredstates #marty #network #thegoddess #theamericanizationofemily #paintyourwagon

00:27:30 COPPOLA DISCUSSION

Mark, Joe

00:34:34 THANKS AND OUT!

All

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Show Notes April 26, 2019 EP 150 Author/Screenwriter Christopher Stires Joins Mark Sevi.

#Starbeasts #PaladinsJourney #RebelNation #TheInheritance #DarkLegend

Starbeasts

Chris’ Amazon Page

Chris’ BarnesAndNoble

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

00:00:00 Intro Mark

00:00:20 WELCOME/TABLE TALK/USELESS CHATTER

00:2:15 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?

All

00:5:50 OC FILM AND TV EVENT – LISA KETTLE

Mark #lisakettle #disneyjunior #disneyjr #stinkyanddirty #esmeandroy #milesfromtomorrowland #rustyrivets

00:7:50 WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?

Novel adaptation

00:13:00 COMMERCIAL

00:14:30 TOP MOVIE BUDDY TEAMS

Chris Stires, Mark Sevi

CHRIS: #intothelineoffire #bound #lastpictureshow #thesting #toystory #shawshankredemption #tombstone

MARK:

#meninblack #truegrit #thelmaandlouise #butchcassidyandthesundancekid #rushhour #swingers #terminator

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00:19:55 PROFILE of PADDY CHAYEFSKY

Mark

#paddychayefsky #alteredstates #marty #network #thegoddess #theamericanizationofemily #paintyourwagon

00:27:30 Q&A

Mark

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Show Notes April 12, 2019 EP 149 Producer Dee Brantlinger Joins Mark Sevi

Dee’s Website

Dee’s IMDB Page

00:00:00 INTRO “Butterfly” by Loona, Spoken Intro by Mark Sevi

00:02:00 BACKGROUND #deebrantlinger #brantlingerentertainment

00:05:15 NEW DIRECTION IN L.A. #pierrecossett #joenamath #grammys

00:09:35 SEXISM, AGEISM#sexism #ageism

00:13:00 NICE GUYS FINISH LAST#writerlove

00:15:00 GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT

00:20:00 COMMERCIAL 00:20:30 THE FUTURE

00:24:00 WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?

#theamericans #raydonovan #fosseverdon

00:26:00 BUH BYE

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#ocscreenwriters #ocfilmandtv 

 QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS? 919-Scripts

www.ocscreenwriters.com Write Better Dialogue – Mark’s Latest Article For Creative Screenwriting Magazine.

www.ocfilmandtv.com

#richdalessio #c3vapeandcoffee

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Meetup

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Show Notes March 29, 2019 EP 148.2 Dan Stidham Joins Mark Sevi

Part 2 of 2 of my interview with West Memphis Three lawyer, now judge, Dan Stidham

00:00:00 INTRO – Case background.  Intro Music and Other Selections by Mark Sevi

00:03:25 RULE 37 NITTY GRITTY Dan takes a bullet for his client.

#danstidham #judgestidham #damianechols #jasonbaldwin #jessemisskelley #maraleveritt

00:8:00 PERSONAL TOLL #steviebranch #chrisbyers #michaelmoore

00:14:00 HARVEST OF INNOCENCE BOOK #tommcarthy

00:20:00 ROBIN HOOD WOODS CRIME SCENE#robinhoodwoods

00:24:00 DOCUMENTARYS#paradiselost #westofmemphis

00:26:00 GOAL OF BOOK#harvestofinnocence

00:39:00 WHO DID IT THEORIES#serialkiller

00:44:00 BYE AND THANKS

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#wm3.org #westmemphisthree #rule37 #alfordplea #satanicpanic #hbo #satanicritualmurder #devilsknotmovie #reesewitherspoon #colinfirth

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