Act Two Podcast

Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman often stress out and over-caffeinate to get their work done. To learn how to do things differently, they sit down with veteran screenwriter, David H. Steinberg (American Pie 2, The Simpsons, No Good Nick), and make him get detailed about how he manages multiple projects at once, what his daily schedule looks like, and how he successfully maintains a Work/Life Balance as well as a successful screenwriting career. Let's talk time management!   Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com  Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Hosts Tasha Huo & Josh Hallman discuss the 4 most common big-picture notes they receive (and are currently addressing in their own scripts), and how to approach revisions effectively.   TWIW: How to choose what IP to adapt.    Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com  Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Host Tasha Huo (Red Sonja, Tomb Raider: The Animated Series) talks about how she starts her adaptation projects, from the moment she picks up the IP to pitching it to execs; and host Josh Hallman tries to poke holes in her process.   TWIW: (SPOILER ALERT!) The Batman, and how to look at consulting producing as a "side hustle for writers".   Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com  Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Discover the secrets behind original screenwriting as Tasha and Josh explore Tony Gilroy's seven practical steps. They delve into the importance of imagination and starting small, while emphasizing the value of understanding human behavior. A dinner encounter with a waiter/screenwriter sparks a conversation on persistence in the industry. The duo also tackles the intriguing use of babies in storytelling to heighten tension and the challenges actors face regarding character vulnerability. Get ready to find inspiration and practical tips for your own writing!

Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman take on Screenwriting Twitter's topics of the week -- Being Rewritten by Your Showrunner and Can Animation be Elevated? -- and discuss their Top 5 Pixar movies, with a breakdown of why those five earn such distinction.   Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com  Edited by Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

In this episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss in detail how they start creating characters for their stories, as well as a This Week in Writing about a new way Tasha has learned to write action description, and Josh's thoughts on the structure of the action classic, SPEED.   Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com  Edited by Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss some things... like nepotism, your voice, and certain frustrations...   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

... from your spec. Your manager. Your scene. Your agent. Your producer. If you're writing long enough, you will come up against this question -- "When should I move on from this?" Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss different kinds of moments in their own Screenwriting careers when they wanted to give up or move on,  and discuss how to spot the signs to keep going, and the signs to put the pencil down.   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the different scenarios where etiquette comes into play...   Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg

Steve Jobs was possibly one of the greatest presenters of our time. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss his 6-step pitch-prepping method and how it applies to writers.    Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg