The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting Podcast
Geoffrey D. Calhoun
Welcome to The Successful Screenwriter Podcast your go-to source for in-depth discussions, expert insights, and captivating interviews in the world of screenwriting. Hosted by seasoned screenwriter Geoffrey D. Calhoun, this podcast is a valuable resource for both novice and experienced screenwriters, offering a wealth of insights and guidance.About the Podcast:Dive deep into the art and craft of screenwriting with our engaging episodes that cover a spectrum of topics – from mastering the screenplay format to navigating the ever-evolving landscape of the film industry. Each episode is designed to inspire, educate, and entertain, providing valuable takeaways for writers at every stage of their journey.Host:Geoffrey D. Calhoun is a screenwriting instructor and best selling author with a passion for storytelling. With a proven track record in the film industry, Geoffrey has not only honed his craft as a successful screenwriter but also shares his wealth of knowledge as an instructor. His unique journey in the world of screenwriting has equipped him with a unique perspective, making him an essential guide for screenwriters of all levels.Key Features:Expert Interviews: Gain insights from renowned screenwriters, filmmakers, and industry professionals who share their experiences, tips, and behind-the-scenes stories.Screenwriting Tips: Unlock the secrets of successful screenwriting with actionable tips, tricks, and techniques discussed in every episode.Film Analysis: Explore in-depth film analyses, breaking down the storytelling techniques that make movies memorable and impactful.Exclusive Industry Insights: Access exclusive industry secrets and stay updated on the latest trends. Get insider knowledge to navigate the world of screenwriting with confidence.Connect with Us:Subscribe to the podcast on Spreaker for regular updates.Engage with us on Instagram @screenwriterpod for the latest news, discussions, and community interactions.Visit our official website thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com for additional resources such as: Screenwriting Gigs, Screenplay Library, Seminars and other exclusive content.Embark on your screenwriting journey with The Successful Screebwriter Podcast. Let's transform your storytelling aspirations into compelling narratives that resonate with audiences worldwide. Subscribe to our screenwriting podcast now and join our vibrant community of storytellers!Proud Member of the IFH Podcast Network (www.ifhpodcastnetwork.com)
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Mar 6, 2023 • 27min
Ep 175 - Christopher O'Bryant - In The Spotlight - guest host Katie Presto
Guest Host Katie Presto chats with Christopher O'Bryant winner of The Successful Screenwriter Contest about his winning script Things Kept Hidden. Chris dives into his process of writing, what inspires him, and what he has learned from reading over 800 screenplays.The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Feb 27, 2023 • 19min
Ep 174 - Decentralized Filmmaking (Film.io) with Ian Lewinter
Geoffrey chat with Ian Lewinter about Film.io a decentralized autonomous organization (dao) which is an entity with no central leadership, replacing the exclusive film industry hierarchy, with inclusive decision-making by the fans and creator community.You can find film.io at https://film.io/Geoffrey's book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Feb 20, 2023 • 23min
Ep 173 - Biomedical Engineer Dr. Amanda Randles
Character Database: Biomedical EngineerAmanda Randles is a computer scientist who is the Alfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Duke University. Randles has been an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and computer science at the university and works at the Duke Cancer Institute. Her research includes biomedical simulation and high-performance computing.For the full uncut video (36mins) and access to our entire character database become a Monthly or Pro member at The Successful Screenwriter.--> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Feb 13, 2023 • 24min
Ep 172 - Conquering Hollywood with Gary W. Goldstein
Geoffrey sits down and chats with Conquering Hollywood, The Screenwriter's Blueprint For Career Success written by Gary W. Goldstein. The Producer of Pretty Woman, Under Siege, and The Mothman Prophecies. Gary provides some invaluable insight on how we began as a lawyer with no contacts and came to Hollywood to success happen in the film industry.You can find Conquering Hollywood at amazon.com/Conquering-Hollywood-Screenwriters-Blueprint-Success/dp/0989715205Geoffrey's book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Feb 6, 2023 • 25min
Ep 171 - Infinity Pool - Film Analysis
Logline - James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.Geoffrey is joined by screenwriter Katie Presto as they break down and analyze all of the subtextual visuals and hidden layers behind this hedonistic horror. So watch this video till the end for revelations and hidden meanings behind this film.The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Jan 30, 2023 • 22min
Ep 170 - Smile vs. It Follows - Film Analysis
Geoffrey and Kristy Leigh Lussier start off their new "Vs." segment with Smile vs. It Follows! Both were huge hits in the horror genre with unique and disturbing creatures. Geoffrey and Kristy discuss how both films approach the same genre and concept from a completely different perspective and break down the techniques used to make them work.The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Jan 23, 2023 • 23min
Ep 169 - Blank - Film Analysis with Chris Cookson from InkTip
Logline: A desperate writer signs up for a fully A.I.-operated retreat to cure her writer's block, but when an unforeseen software glitch occurs, she gets trapped inside her unit with an unstable android and no communication with the outside world.The screenwriter Stephen Herman's script was optioned on InkTip by a producer in London, even though he is from New York!Geoffrey speaks with Chris Cookson from InkTip as they break down this psychological thriller to discover what makes this script so good and appealing to a producer, and how it got made.You can find InkTip at https://www.inktip.com/index.phpJoin our community for exclusive content at www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comThe Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Jan 16, 2023 • 26min
Ep 168 - Creating content & Films for YouTube with Art School Dropouts
Geoffrey chats with Joey & Stephanie from Art School Dropouts as they discuss how to create unique and engaging content for Youtube. you can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXuiZtLNnppnkmNNOSpVbRwThe Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Jan 9, 2023 • 26min
Ep 167 - Neuroscientist Leah Elson
Character Database: NeuroscientistLeah Elson is a clinical development scientist with a 13-year career in medical research which has included the fields of orthopedics, novel biotechnology, oncology, and neuroscience. Leah has 87 peer-reviewed, collaborative publications, including manuscripts, book chapters, and supplements. She studied pre-medical sciences at Harvard University and has earned graduate degrees in the fields of Biotechnology (the Johns Hopkins University), as well as Global Health & Epidemiology (Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California). Leah is the author of There Are (No) Stupid Questions… In Science and host of The String Theory Podcast.Leah Elson on IG gnarlybygnatureYou can find her at https://www.leahelson.comFor the full uncut video (59mins) and access to our entire character database become a Monthly or Pro member at The Successful Screenwriter.--> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
Jan 2, 2023 • 29min
Ep 166 - Birds of Empire with Jason Lew
Geoffrey chats with writer/producer Jason Lew (Insecure, Ballers) about his new podcast series, Birds of Empire. Jason discusses creating a cinematic fantasy within audio. He also talks about world-building a society that takes place thousands of years after the fall of civilization.You can find Birds of Empire at https://qcodemedia.com/birds-of-empireGeoffrey's book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.comExplore Free Resources & Membership👉 Visit TheSuccessfulScreenwriter.com for free tools, guides, and podcast extras.Members unlock Virtual Geoffrey, the AI screenwriting assistant built to transform good drafts into great scripts.Connect with Geoffrey📸 Instagram: @screenwriterpod▶️ YouTube: The Successful ScreenwriterIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe. Share it with a fellow screenwriter who’d find it valuable!
