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SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E13 THE AMAZING STORY OF TED HOLMESTED HOLMES - FORMER PHILLY RAPPER TURNED SAN DIEGO FILMMAKER LAUNCHES HIS FIRST T.V. PILOT "TURN & BURN" - A HALF HOUR COMEDIC LOOK AT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND LIVING WITH ROOMMATES THAT HATE YOU.IT'S ALL THE MORE AMAZING WHEN YOU LEARN HE'S NEVER TAKEN A SCREENWRITING CLASS, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FINAL DRAFT, YET GOT A GRANT, GOT A CREW, AND AN AGENT WHO GOT THE SHOW ON AMAZON! How does that even happen???I like the guy so much he is now The San Diego Screenwriters Studio's new CO-HOST !...2025-06-2029 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E10 CAITLYN SPONHEIMER -- "WILD GOAT SURF"THE JOURNEY TO MAKE "WILD GOAT SURF" AN AWARDING WINNING FEATURE FILM BY CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CAITLYN SPONHEIMER.CAITLYN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO JUST AS HER FILM "WILD GOAT SURF" IS BEING RELEASED IN THEATERS ACROSS THE USA.PLUS WE DISCUSS DAVID POPE'S STOWE STORY LAB FEATURE CAMPUS CLASS -- AND -- THE EIGHT SEQUENCE STRUCTURE! WE HAVE A FEATURE DRAFT PEOPLE!!!2025-05-2129 min
Film Ireland PodcastWGI Podcast: 2024 World Conference of Screenwriters - Day 1We are delighted to partner with the Writers' Guild of Ireland to bring you 2 very special podcasts of panels and discussions from the 2024 World Conference of Screenwriters, an international gathering of screenwriters and Writers Guilds from all around the world, which took place in Galway, 2 – 3 October 2024.
This first podcast features Day 1's proceedings, beginning with:
Irish Retrospective
Bringing together some key players in the building of the Writers' Guild of Ireland gather for a lively discussion on its origins, the long austerity years, and the current brighter climate
Speakers
Thomas McLaughlin
Jennifer Davidson
John Lynch
Sean Moffatt
Building Creative Relationships
An...2025-04-183h 42Film Ireland PodcastWGI Podcast: 2024 World Conference of Screenwriters - Day 1We are delighted to partner with the Writers' Guild of Ireland to bring you 2 very special podcasts of panels and discussions from the 2024 World Conference of Screenwriters, an international gathering of screenwriters and Writers Guilds from all around the world, which took place in Galway, 2 – 3 October 2024.
This first podcast features Day 1's proceedings, beginning with:
Irish Retrospective
Bringing together some key players in the building of the Writers' Guild of Ireland gather for a lively discussion on its origins, the long austerity years, and the current brighter climate
Speakers
Thomas McLaughlin
Jennifer Davidson
John Lynch
Sean Moffatt
Building Creative Relationships
An...2025-04-183h 42SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E6 "AMERICAN AGITATORS" by RAYMOND TELLES“AMERICAN AGITATORS” -- A RAYMOND TELLES DOCUMENTARYThree-time Emmy Award Winning director/writer Raymond Telles brings us the epic film about Fred Ross – the original agitator – who trained the likes of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta on how to organize an effective protest. "American Agitators" is a documentary being featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival .Also on the show:Maria Paula Lorgia Garnica -- the ArtisticDirector of the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF). Maria gives us all the information we need for the upcoming film festival. Maria is a...2025-03-1929 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5 E4 DIRECTOR VINCENT DE LUCA'S "DESERT ANGEL" - ONE MAN'S HUMANITY"DESERT ANGEL" — IS ONE OF THE MOST RELEVANT FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OUT THERE!SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING, DIRECTOR VINCENT DE LUCA JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREEN WRITERS STUDIO FOR AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW — THE DOCUMENTARY IS ABOUT AN AGING TRAILBLAZER OF MIGRANT SEARCH AND RESCUE WHO RISKS ALL TO FIND A MOTHER’S MISSING SON BEFORE THE BORDER WASTELANDS CLAIM THE YOUNG MAN FOREVER. ALSO ON THE SHOW — CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR PETER PASYK AND HIS QUIRKY FILM “THE UNDERSTUDY” —A SHORT FILM ABOUT AN UNDERSTUDY ACTOR WHO GETS THE CALL TO GO ON LAST...2025-02-2429 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5 E3 MICHAEL CLARKSON: "UPHOLSTERGEIST" & FOR WOMEN ONLY: JAN KIMBROUGH & THE WOMEN'S LISTBRITISH WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL CLARKSON SHOWS OFF HIS BRILLIANCE IN AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.
CLARKSON, A WRITER IN THE ROOM FOR "WHEEL OF TIME", "GAME OF THRONES", AND HIS OWN CREATION "RED ROSE" NOW GIVES US HIS DEBUT NEW HORROR FILM "UPHOLSTERGEIST."
ALSO -- ATTENTION ALL FEMALE SCREENWRITERS -- THE WOMEN'S LIST IS HERE!!!
JAN KIMBROUGH WITH THE WOMEN'S LIST GIVES ALL THE REASONS WHY WE NEED THIS INCREDIBLE NEW RESOURCE CREATED BY WOMEN -- FOR WOMEN!
THEWOMENSLIST.ORG2025-01-2329 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO* SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS!
* RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT HOW THE "ONE PAGER" AND HOW TO USE IT TO ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRY.
* AND UCSD STUDENT ROHUN KULSHRESTHA SHARES DETAILS ON THE TRITON FILM CLUB, HIS SHORT FILM AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 2025-01-1029 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E1 HOW TO GET YOUR FILM INTO AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR THREE FANTASTIC INTERVIEWS WITH SCREENWRITERS WHO HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SELECTED --
"THE UNDERSTUDY": PETER PASYK WRITER/DIRECTOR
"VIAL": CAROLINE IAFFALDANO WRITER/DIRECTOR
"FORTUNE": COREY COTT ACTOR/WRITER
HOW THEY DEVELOPED THE SCRIPT
HOW THEY SNAGGED THE ACTORS
AND HOW THEY PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER TO GET SELECTED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!
2024-12-1329 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS/4 E/20 CAITLIN ROTHER - N.Y. TIMES BEST SELLERIF YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK OR IF YOU HAVE A BOOK AND WANT TO ADAPT IT INTO A SERIES/MOVIE THIS IS THE PODCAST EPISODE THAT TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT IT!
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TALKS TO CAITLIN ROTHER WHO REFUSES TO GIVE UP ON HOLLYWOOD AND WHAT SHE'S DOING TO EXPAND HER PORTFOLIO.
2024-11-1229 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E19 ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN & "CRUISE BOOM" "CRUISE BOOM": A SOCIAL JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY. ELLEN FRANKENSTEIN IS AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND MEDIA ARTIST. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS INCREDIBLE SOCIAL JUSTICE DOC AND HOW SHE BALANCED THE DIFFICULT DILEMMA THIS STORY PRESENTED. FRANKENSTEIN TELLS US HOW SHE DID IT IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ONLY ON THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.
FRANKENSTEIN’S DIRECTING CREDITS INCLUDE TRACING ROOTS, EATING ALASKA, NO LOITERING, AND CARVED FROM THE HEART.
SHE'S CREATED A SERIES CALLED 14 MILES, MADE UP OF 37 SHORT FILMS SET IN ONE PLACE, HOSTS A LIVE STORYTELLING SERIES, AVAILABLE VIA PODCAST, CALLED "SITKA TELL TALES."...2024-10-1429 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4 E/17 JASON HELLERMAN TALKS HOLLYWOOD!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN SIT DOWN WITH JASON HELLERMAN TO BREAK DOWN THE REINVENTION OF HOLLYWOOD.
THIS IS A MUST LISTEN FOR EMERGING SCREENWRITERS. IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JASON TALKS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE.
REINVENTING HOLLYWOOD...WOW!
JASON HELLERMAN GRADUATED FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IN FILM PRODUCTION & ENGLISH AND HOLDS AN MFA IN SCREENWRITING & FILM THEORY FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY.
HIS SCREENPLAY, SHOVEL BUDDIES, MADE THE TOP TEN OF THE ANNUAL BLACK LIST AND WAS PURCHASED AND PRODUCED BY AWESOMENESSTV. IT DEBUTED AT THE...2024-07-3129 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4 E16 VICTORIA MALE: "SHOWSTOPPER" SCRIPTVICTORIA MALE IS A 2023 ACADEMY'S NICHOLL AWARD FINALIST FOR HER SCRIPT "SHOWSTOPPER" ABOUT THE MAKING OF "SINGING IN THE RAIN" DURING THE RED SCARE...THE MCCARTHY ERA.
A HELLUVA SCREENWRITER AND HAS COVETED PANEL SLOTS AT THE 2024 COMIC COM SAN DIEGO!!!!!
SHE JOINS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN ON THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.2024-07-1329 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E14 DILLON TUCKER: "PURE O" -- A FILM ABOUT THE CRIPPLING EFFECTS OF OBSESSIVE THINKING.THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK WITH DILLON TUCKER -- WRITER/DIRECTOR - ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "PURE O."
AN UNCOMPROMISING DRAMA ABOUT A COMPLEX AND LITTLE UNDERSTOOD MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER INSPIRED BY DILLON'S PERSONAL AND RAW JOURNEY OF LIVING WITH PURE OCD.
"PURE O" :
WRITER & DIRECTOR: DILLON TUCKER
WITH -
DANIEL DORR
HOPE LAUREN
LANDRY BENDER
JEFFERY A. BAKER
*** AND RAUL SANDELIN CAUTIONS US ABOUT "INTERNAL" THEMES, AND WHY EMERGING SCREENWRITERS...2024-04-2629 min
The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting PodcastEp 226 - Essential Legal Advice for Screenwriters with Joshua Lastine (Entertainment Lawyer)Host: Geoffrey CalhounInstagram @screenwriterpodGuest: Joshua Lastine, Entertainment LawyerInstagram @LastineLawOverview: Discussing why screenwriters, especially indie screenwriters, need entertainment lawyers to navigate the complexities of contracts and protect their rights and interests.Key Highlights:The Importance of Legal Representation for Screenwriters:Joshua emphasizes the crucial need for screenwriters to have legal protection, from newcomers to seasoned professionals, to ensure all contractual details are in their favor and to avoid potential pitfalls.Common Issues Screenwriters Face Without Legal Guidance:Late or missing payments due to overlooked contract specifics.The risk of unfavorable contract terms due to not understanding the legal jargon or...2024-02-2922 min
The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting PodcastEp 226 - Essential Legal Advice for Screenwriters with Joshua Lastine (Entertainment Lawyer)Host: Geoffrey CalhounInstagram @screenwriterpodGuest: Joshua Lastine, Entertainment LawyerInstagram @LastineLawOverview: Discussing why screenwriters, especially indie screenwriters, need entertainment lawyers to navigate the complexities of contracts and protect their rights and interests.Key Highlights:The Importance of Legal Representation for Screenwriters:Joshua emphasizes the crucial need for screenwriters to have legal protection, from newcomers to seasoned professionals, to ensure all contractual details are in their favor and to avoid potential pitfalls.Common Issues Screenwriters Face Without Legal Guidance:Late or missing payments due to overlooked contract specifics.The risk of unfavorable contract terms due to not understanding the legal jargon or...2024-02-2922 min
The Successful Screenwriter with Geoffrey D Calhoun: Screenwriting PodcastEp 226 - Essential Legal Advice for Screenwriters with Joshua Lastine (Entertainment Lawyer)Host: Geoffrey CalhounInstagram @screenwriterpodGuest: Joshua Lastine, Entertainment LawyerInstagram @LastineLawOverview: Discussing why screenwriters, especially indie screenwriters, need entertainment lawyers to navigate the complexities of contracts and protect their rights and interests.Key Highlights:The Importance of Legal Representation for Screenwriters:Joshua emphasizes the crucial need for screenwriters to have legal protection, from newcomers to seasoned professionals, to ensure all contractual details are in their favor and to avoid potential pitfalls.Common Issues Screenwriters Face Without Legal Guidance:Late or missing payments due to overlooked contract specifics.The risk of unfavorable contract terms due to not understanding the legal jargon or...2024-02-2922 minSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E11 DON'T JUST REWRITE: LAYER IT!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN HAVE TIPS THAT TAKES YOUR REWRITE TO A NEW LEVEL.
GET YOUR "REWRITE CHECKLIST" FOR FREE FROM THE WRITERSSTORE.COM.
PLUS -- WORDS OF WISDOM: TAKE THE DAMN NOTE!
AND REMEMBER DON'T JUST KILL YOUR DARLINGS...SLAUGHTER THEM!
SYMBOLISM...IT'S THE FINAL PROCESS OF REWRITE -- THE SURGICAL EDITS THAT POLISH THE SCRIPT.2024-02-2329 min
CinemaJawLisa Frankenstein, Orion & The Dark | Derick McDuff | Top 5 Screenwriters | CinemaJaw 643
Reviewed: Orion and the Dark, Lisa Frankenstein
Top 5 Screenwriters
Trivia: Light & Dark Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Florence Pugh
Get your pencils out, and get ready to being your research. This week on CinemaJaw we are taking a seat at the typewriter as we take a look at our Top 5 Screenwriters! This is one of those topics I cannot believe we haven’t done before. Joining us for the top 5, as well as a double dose of reviews of films written by Diablo Cody and Charlie Kaufman (Lisa Frankenstein, and Orion and the Dark re...2024-02-121h 41CinemaJawLisa Frankenstein, Orion & The Dark | Derick McDuff | Top 5 Screenwriters | CinemaJaw 643
Reviewed: Orion and the Dark, Lisa Frankenstein
Top 5 Screenwriters
Trivia: Light & Dark Movie Trivia
Celebrating This Month: Florence Pugh
Get your pencils out, and get ready to being your research. This week on CinemaJaw we are taking a seat at the typewriter as we take a look at our Top 5 Screenwriters! This is one of those topics I cannot believe we haven’t done before. Joining us for the top 5, as well as a double dose of reviews of films written by Diablo Cody and Charlie Kaufman (Lisa Frankenstein, and Orion and the Dark re...2024-02-121h 41SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E10 BRIAN HELGELAND: WRITER/DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MOVIE "FINESTKIND"BRIAN HELGELAND'S LATEST FILM IS A GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL STORY OF TWO BROTHERS REUNITING AFTER BEING RAISED IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WORLDS.
BRIAN'S NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR, HE IS WELL-KNOWN IN HOLLYWOOD FOR WINNING THE ACADEMY AWARD "BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY" FOR "L.A. CONFIDENTIAL" AT THE AGE OF 37!
HIS 2003 MOVIE "MYSTIC RIVER" WAS NOMINATED FOR 6 ACADEMY AWARDS WITH ACTORS SEAN PENN AND TIM ROBBINS WINNING BEST ACTOR AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR RESPECTIVELY.
HIS LIST OF WRITING CREDITS IS EXTENSIVE.
BRIAN SITS DOWN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO...2024-02-1129 min
The Writers HangoutWhy Should Screenwriters Care About Public DomainFor screenwriters, the Public Domain can be a treasure trove of inspiration and material. Hollywood is obsessed with Intellectual Property (IP) and buying the rights to the latest hit book or graphic novel can be expensive and out of reach for most screenwriters. By tapping into the public domain, screenwriters can find stories, characters, and themes that are already known and loved, and put their own spin on them. On January 1, 2024, a version of Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain in the United States, after almost a century of copyright protection. The public domain refers to all creative...2024-02-1120 min