Write Your Screenplay Podcast
Rather than rating movies and TV shows like a critic, “two thumbs up” or “two thumbs down,” WGA Award Winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger breaks down scripts without judgment (from scripts you loved, to scripts you hated) to show you what you can learn from them as screenwriters. Plus meet special guests, and get answers to your most pressing screenwriting questions! WriteYourScreenplay.com
Latest episodes
Aug 24, 2023 • 49min
The Bear, Season 2: Overcoming Self Doubt As a Screenwriter
Learn to escape the “refrigerator” of doubt and negativity that gets in the way of your screenwriting through Jake’s analysis of The Bear, Season 2.
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Aug 9, 2023 • 47min
Barbenheimer: The Art of Adaptation
Learn from Barbie and Oppenheimer the vital role of theme in writing a screenplay adaptation.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 40min
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3: How to Write Flashbacks and Exposition
Learn how to write flashbacks that work and how to handle exposition in your screenplay from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3.
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Jun 28, 2023 • 0sec
Shrinking Part 2: Five Tips For Writing Better Dialogue and Exploding Cliché
Jake compares the famous “adventure book” scene from Pixar’s Up! and the photo-album scene from Shrinking to show you how to turn a familiar scene into something fresh and new.
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Jun 16, 2023 • 15min
Shrinking Part 1: Is Writing Like Therapy?
Learn from Shrinking about therapeutic and anti-therapeutic writing structures, the challenges of writing therapy scenes, and the links between writing and therapy.
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May 25, 2023 • 1h 2min
A Man Called Otto: Character Building
Learn an intuitive approach to character building through A Man Called Otto, and how to write characters more truthfully by connecting to your own emotional needs.
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May 6, 2023 • 45min
Everything Everywhere All at Once PART 2: The Opening Sequence
Jake does a deep, line by line analysis of the opening sequence of Everything Everywhere All at Once to help you understand how to write a great opening sequence for your own movie.
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Apr 20, 2023 • 42min
Everything Everywhere All At Once: Evelyn’s Journey is the Screenwriter’s Journey
Understand the structure of Everything Everywhere All at Once and how Evelyn’s journey relates to the journey of every screenwriter trying to build structure in their screenplay.
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Apr 5, 2023 • 36min
Succession Season 4: The Difference Between Plot & Structure
Learn the difference between plot and structure through Jake’s deep structural analysis of Succession, Season 4, Episode 1.
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Mar 22, 2023 • 48min
The Last of Us: How To Find Variations on Your Series Engine
A deep analysis of Episodes 1-3 of HBO’s series The Last of Us, and how you can use theme to push against the normal expectations of your TV series.
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