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SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5 E17 PRODUCER GERREN HALL & "YARD SALEING"FILMED IN SAN DIEGO, LA MESA MOVIE PRODUCER, GERREN HALL, JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO WITH TED HOLMES AND GAIL STEWART TO CHAT ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE “YARD SALELING” AND HOW TO GET A MOVIE MADE! “YARD SALELING” IS AN ACTION-PACKED MYSTERY THAT BEGINS AFTER THE CROWN GEMS OF DUBAI ARE STOLEN, AND SURBURBANITES JIMMY AND SALLY MARSH STUMBLE ONTO CLUES TO THEIR WHEREABOUTS…”THIS LOCALLY FILMED MOVIE STARS ERIC ROBERTS AND PREMIERES LOCALLY AT THE REGAL CINEMA IN EL CAJON ON AUGUST 26 — TICKETS ARE FREE!!! Gerren Hall uncr...2025-08-0129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5 E16 RASHEED NEWSON -- "BEL AIR" CO-CREATOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCERSan Diego screenwriters Gail Stewart and Ted Holmes sit down with the phenomenal Rasheed Newson — Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the hit series Bel-Air.Rasheed’s powerhouse credits include serving as Co-Executive Producer and/or Showrunner on Narcos, The Chi, and Animal Kingdom, as well as producing The 100 — to name just a few.He’s also the author of the New York Times bestselling novel My Government Means to Kill Me.In this exclusive conversation, Rasheed shares what it’s really like to run the room, shape hit dramas, and stay sharp at the top of...2025-07-2027 min
SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5 E15 REGAN LATIMER'S FILM: BULLETPROOF - A LESBIANS GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE PLOTBULLETPROOF: A LESBIAN'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE PLOT, IS A CLEVERLY CRAFTED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM BY REGAN LATIMER WITH PLENTY OF HEART THAT TAKES ON THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF LGBTQ REPRESENTATION ON TELEVISION.WITH SCIENCE, ANIMATION, FANDOM, SHOWRUNNERS, AND WRITERS, REGAN LATIMER EXPLORES WHAT OUR TV STORIES TEACH US ABOUT WHO GETS TO BE SEEN, TO LOVE, OR TO LIVE .... YOU'LL BE SURPRISED!WINNER OF NUMEROUS BEST DOC AWARDS INCLUDING FILMOUT SAN DIEGO AND CINEMA DIVERSE (PALM SPRINGS).YOU WILL LOVE THIS FILM!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS...2025-07-0929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E14 "SINNERS" -- THE THEMES, THE SCENES, AND THE TONE OF RYAN COOGLER'S BOX OFFICE HORROR SMASH HITRYAN COOGLER, 39, IS A DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER, AND THE GENIUS BEHIND THE NEW BOX OFFICE SMASH "SINNERS." CO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND TED HOLMES RIP INTO THE STORY'S THEMES OF GUILT, REDEMPTION, AND REGRET ALL PLAYED OUT IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH and, oh, don't forget the vampires.2025-06-2729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E12 PATRICIA K. MEYER & THE 8-SEQUENCE STRUCTUREIF YOUR SCRIPT ISN'T WORKING -- WE'VE GOT THE SCRIPT DOCTOR IN STUDIO! TAKE A LISTEN.PATRICIA K. MEYER -- SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, AND EDUCATOR HAS SOLD AND WRITTEN NUMEROUS SCREENPLAYS FOR MARTIN SCORSESE, ROBERT DE NIRO, AND OTHER MAJOR STUDIOS.VARIETY NAMED HER ONE OF THE TOP FILM EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY IN 2019. AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS -- PATRICIA SERVED AS GRADUATE DIRECTOR OF MFA SCREENWRITING AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION.YOU GOTTA HER EXPLAIN THE 8-SEQUENCE STRUCTURE!2025-06-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E11 GREG PORPER & "DON'T TELL LARRY"L.A. BASED GREG PORPER SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER UNPACKS FROM NAVIGATING THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF DISTRIBUTION -HIS DARK OFFICE COMEDY "DON'T TELL LARRY" IS OUT -- BUT MAINTAINING CREATIVE CONTROL AND CHAIN OF TITLE - IT'S NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART!JOIN SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND GREG PORPER FOR AN AMAZING STORY OF HOW HE DID IT!2025-05-2929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E9 - SARAH KAMBE HOLLAND & GILLIAN MCKERCHERSARAH KAMBE HOLLAND'S "EGGHEAD & TWINKIE" - HOW SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED THE AWARD WINNING, HYSTERICAL, COMING OUT...COMING OF AGE COMEDY. A SMASH HIT -- AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. GILLIAN MCKERCHER'S NEW DRAMA "LUCKY STAR" - A MASTER CLASS ON CHARACTER BUILDING AND FAMILY DYNAMICS. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS RIVETING CHARACTER - AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. PLUS DETAILS ON SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRIAN HU -- HE'S GOT THE INFO.THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMERGING SCREENWRITER -- LISTEN AND...2025-04-2729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E8 "LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" : A NOVEL BY NOEL STARK -- A RIPPING FEMALE DRIVEN ROMCOM!"LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" -- A RIPPING FEMALE DRIVEN ROMCOM!NOEL STARK - AN L.A. BASED SCREENWRITER/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TURNS TO NOVELS AND TAKES HER CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HER DEBUT NOVEL TAKES US TO A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND FOLLOWS A SCRAPPY YOUNG DIRECTOR WHO FINDS NOT ONLY SUCCESS...BUT LOVE!PLUS NOEL -- WHO HAS YEARS OF ON-SET EXPERIENCE IN REAL LIFE -- SHARES SOME FUNNY STORIES AND ACTIONABLE ADVICE ON HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY.ALERT: THE LATEST ON SB 680 WHICH WILL GIVE FILMMAKERS MORE...2025-04-1529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E7 SAN DIEGO'S FILM FESTIVAL WEEKENDTHE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL GIVES US A CLOSE UP OF THE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT -- LARRY CHRISTIAN TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.AND THE SAN DIEGO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING IN MAY -- WE HAVE JULIE RIPOLL -- THE THEME -- OF COURSE IS LOVE...AND BELIEVE IT -- GAIL JOY STEWART SIGNS A CONTRACT -- IT'S A START!!!2025-04-0229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E5 "LAS TRES SISTERS" - by MARTA MENDEZ CROSS"LAS TRES SISTERS" by MARTA MENDEZ CROSS - L.A. BASED DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR SITS DOWN WITH GAIL STEWART AND TALKS ABOUT HER NINE YEAR JOURNEY TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT GIVES AUDIENCES HOPE AND INSPIRATION.ALSO - LIVE TABLE READ - "40 ACRES OF LOVE" - a rollicking RomCom comes alive thanks to San Diego Actors!Hedy MacDonald - Mary ShazerRuddy Jamison - Rodney HornbergJuli West - Lily Shazer Evan Nejad - Jerry CoatesChristine Altan - NARRATOR2025-03-0829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS5/E2 "FREE BIRD" TABLE READ BY SAN DIEGO ACTORS"FREE BIRD" LOGLINE:
After her overbearing husband of 30 years suddenly dies, a now broken, celebrity attorney embarks on a sexual journey as widow in Hollywood.
SAN DIEGO ACTORS COME TOGETHER FOR A TEN PAGE TABLE READ OF "FREE BIRD" - A HALF-HOUR DRAMA FOR PREMIUM CABLE
NARRATOR: CHRISTINE ALTAN
SHIRLEY: HEDY MCDONALD
JULIE: LACY ROSE
EARL: RUDDY JAMESON
DAVID: RAUL SANDELIN
OFFICER PALTZ: LOK HWA
BECKY: JULI BECK
BOB: LOK HWA
2024-12-2329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4 E18 SUSIE MENDOZA AND "DICK BUNNY" : A WILD, AWARD WINNING WEB-SERIES!LA BASED SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA IS A CREATIVE FORCE THAT
SHARES HER MINDSET, DRIVE, AND HOW HOLLYWOOD'S NETWORKING PAYS OFF ... GETTING
AN IDEA TO THE SCREEN!
WE MET SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTOR KATIE LOCKE
O'BRIAN AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL WHERE "DICK BUNNY" HAD ITS WORLD
PREMIERE LAST YEAR.
SINCE THEN, THIS CRAZY "BUNNY" OF A COMEDY
WEB-SERIES HAS GONE ON TO WIN NUMEROUS AWARDS -- WINNER OF THE HOLLYSHORTS
WEBSERIES!
YOU CAN WATCH IT NOW FOR A LIMITED TIME ON DICKBUNNY.COM ---
FOR FREE!
ALSO, WE HAVE YOU...2024-09-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 min
SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E? suppose to be 15this is our first under the new regime2024-06-2824 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E15 SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING! "CRAVING NORMAL":
L.A. WRITER MICHELE MILES GARDNER CAPITALIZES ON HER CRAZY CHILDHOOD JOURNEY AFTER HER MOM AND DAD TURNED INTO HIPPIES....
MICHELE HAS WRITTEN ESSAYS AND ARTICLES FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. BUT WHAT SHE ENJOYS MOST IS STORYTELLING–WRITING ABOUT LIFE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY WITH HER OWN HUMOROUS SLANT.
“CRAVING NORMAL,” IS A COLLECTION OF STORIES ABOUT BEING BORN TO SUBURBANITES WHO VEERED WAY OFF AND TRANSFORMED INTO NUDE-BEACH-GOING, WORLD-TRAVELING-HIPPIES, AND OTHER ADVENTURES OF GROWING UP DURING THE “ME GENERATION,” AND BEYOND.
GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORE HOW THIS L.A. WRITER...2024-06-2129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E13 DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA & "EL TESORO": THE INTIMATE STORY ABOUT A MOTHER & SON - A REDEEMER & ASSASSINWRITER/DIRECTOR DAVID RODRIGUEZ ESTRADA'S NEW FILM "EL TESORO" IS A SHORT, BUT POTENT EXAMPLE OF ART ACTIVISM FOCUSING ON THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE ADRIANA BARRAZA DELIVERS A POWER-PACKED PERFORMANCE IN THIS SHORT MYSTERIOUS DRAMA FILMED IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO...THE LAND OF THE DISAPPEARED.
ALSO STARRING:
ROBERTO SOSAS
MONICA HUARTE
2024-04-1329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesMEREDITH HAMA-BROWN WRITER/DIRECTOR "SEAGRASS"CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR MEREDITH HAMA-BROWN TAKES ON THE TURBULENT THEMES OF SHAME AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL SORROW IN HER SPECTACULAR CINEMATIC FEATURE FILM "SEAGRASS."
GETTING A FILM CREW TOGETHER, LAST MINUTE SCRIPT CHANGES, DELETED SCENES -- ALL PART OF HER FEATURE FILM PROCESS.
PLUS -- THE ART OF VISUAL STORYTELLING -- GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORE HOW THIS FILM'S CINEMATOGRAPHY SHOWS US THE EMOTIONAL UNDERCURRENT OF THIS FILM.2024-03-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith 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 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E9 GREG PORPER CO-WRITER/CO-DIRECTOR OF "DON'T TELL LARRY" - THE HILARIOUS, DARK "OFFICE" COMEDY" DON'T TELL LARRY" - WHICH PREMIERED AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL - WAS CO-WRITTEN BY GREG PORPER AND JOHN SCHIMKE. IT'S AN OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE UPCOMING GARDEN STATE (NEW JERSEY) FILM FESTIVAL.
GREG PORPER JOINS US AND SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE ON CO-WRITING A FEATURE FILM.
ABOUT GREG: AS THE FILM'S LEAD PRODUCER, GREG FOUNDED THE PRODUCTION COMPANY DON'T TELL LARRY LLC, STRATEGICALLY CRAFTING, PITCHING, AND EXECUTING THE FILM'S BUSINESS PLAN, SECURING ALL OF THE FINANCING FROM 30+ INVESTORS, AND MANAGING DAILY OPERATIONS OF A TEAM OF MORE THAN 100 THROUGHOUT THE FILM'S LIFECYCLE.
2024-02-0229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E8 "DICK BUNNY" - KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN & SUSIE MENDOZA"DICK BUNNY" - A COMICAL AND FANTASTICAL LOOK AT MOTHERHOOD!
A SHORT FORM, HIGH CONCEPT DIGITAL COMEDY SERIES CREATED BY SCREENWRITER SUSIE MENDOZA AND DIRECTED BY KATIE LOCKE O'BRIAN -- JUST OFF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT!
THE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THIS DYNAMIC DUO PROVIDES A GRITTY LESSON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRUST "YOUR VOICE" AND HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR NEXT WILD IDEA, AND GET TRACTION!
PLUS -- "ALPHA" TIPS FOR THE NEW YEAR!
FINAL THOUGHTS: THE AUSTRALIAN SMASH HIT "FISK" -- THE SUPER WITTY COMEDY THAT ALREADY HAS A CULT FOLLOWING DOWN...2024-01-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E7 KIYAN AGADJANI -- WRITER/DIRECTOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM "ARMAN & ELISA" KIYAN AGADJANI -- WRITER/DIRECTOR OF "ARMAN & ELISA" -- WINNER OF AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE.
DO YOU TRUST YOUR "VOICE"? AGADJANI SHARES HIS ADVICE AND HOW HE DEVELOPED HIS AWARD-WINNING PLOT DEVICE.
*RAUL SANDELIN --- TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR T.V. PILOT !
*THE 34TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL ABOUT TO KICK OFF !2024-01-0329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E6 ANTONIO SEQUEIRA'S NEW FILM: "AUTUMN"*PORTUGAL SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR ANTONIO SEQUEIRA SHARES THE FILMMAKING TECHNIQUES USED IN HIS SWEET "COMING OF AGE" FEATURE FILM. DETAILS ON A SIMPLE YET POWERFUL EXERCISE HE GAVE HIS ACTORS TO BRING MORE EMOTION TO THE FILM, AND HOW HE OUTLINED THE FILM FOR PASSAGE OF TIME.
A UNIQUE AND FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON FILMMAKING!
*CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN SHARES HIS TIPS TO ENSURE YOU HIT THE MIDPOINT OF YOUR NEXT SCREENPLAY WITH ACTION AND PACING.
*PLUS BIG SCREEN HOLIDAY MOVIES AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR HOLLYWOOD!
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO...2023-12-1929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E5 "RE: UNITING" WRITER/DIRECTOR LAURA ADKIN TALKS ABOUT CRAFT & CHARACTERS.In her latest feature film, Writer/Director Laura Adkin sits down with the San Diego Screenwriters Studio and talks in-depth about her writing experience, working with actors to bring their craft to the scenes, including Broadway actor Jesse Martin, and getting the funding for a feature film
Also, she why she created a new type of "character" for her husband, actor David James Lewis!
Plus, tricks to get a executive/producer/manager to read beyond the first ten pages of your script!
Join Hosts Gail Stewart and Raul Sandelin one the San Diego...2023-12-1229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E4 WRITER/DIRECTOR MARC SALTARELLI - HIS LATEST FILM - "STUDIO ONE FOREVER" : THE UNTOLD STORY OF LA'S HOTTEST NIGHT CLUB.MARC SALTARELLI'S "STUDIO ONE FOREVER" is the untold story of one of America's largest iconic gay yet racist disco.
This film is a kaleidoscopic excursion into LGBTQ+ history through the lens of this groundbreaking club. With Chita Rivera, Bruce Vilanch, Lance Bass, Thelma Houston and many more.
Plus Marc shares stories of how Liza Minnelli burst onto the Studio's BACK LOT and created the secret spot for Hollywood's A-listers.
Only on the San Diego Screenwriters Studio-
Hosted by Gail Stewart and Raul Sandelin.2023-11-2229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E3 TYLER MARTIN - NEW YORK SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, ACTOR, AND DIRECTOR ON "TRAUMA BONDING" & HIS NEW SHORT FILM "CANDICE"AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH NEW YORKER TYLER MARTIN -- ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, PLAYWRIGHT, AND DIRECTOR & HIS NEW, AWARD-WINNING SHORT FILM "CANDICE."
ALSO CHECK OUT TYLER'S YOUTUBE SERIES "DON'T SUCK" -- HILARIOUS WEBSERIES! THE 2nd SEASON IS COMING!
REMEMBER YOU MET HIM HERE FIRST!
2023-11-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E2 SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN DUNCAN WONG'S "HOME IS A HOTEL" THE GRIPPING STORY ABOUT HOW ONE SURVIVES & THRIVES IN A SINGLE ROOM. UNBELIEVABLE STORY FROM THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCOWRITER/DIRECTOR KEVIN DUNCAN WONG'S LATEST NON-FICTION FEATURE FILM "HOME IS A HOTEL" IS A GRITTY, RAW MIRROR THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD TODAY.
AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW ON HOW KEVIN CHOSE THE FAMILIES, WHY HE CHOSE THEM, AND HOW HE DELIVERED THEIR LIVES IN A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY.
PLUS THE PROFESSOR -- RAUL SANDELIN -- IS IN THE HOUSE WITH ANOTHER NOVEL WAY TO SPICE UP YOUR SCRIPT!!! IT'S AN ACTIONABLE WRITING EXERCISE TO FLIP YOUR SCRIPT!
SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!! 2023-11-0529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS4/E1 "THE LITTLE FELLOW" WORLD PREMIERE: CYGNET THEATRE'S DIRECTOR ROBBIE LUTFY SITS DOWN WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOTHE WORLD PREMIERE OF PLAYWRIGHT KATE HAMILL'S "THE LITTLE FELLOW" AS DIRECTED BY SAN DIEGO'S ROBBIE LUTFY FOLLOWS THE ARC OF A FEARSOME CORTISEAN WHO DARED TO SELL MORE BOOKS THAN THE BIBLE.2023-10-2329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E20 SAN DIEGO'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL'S CEO TONYA MANTOOTH TALKS ABOUT PAUL GIAMATTI'S FILM "THE HOLDOVERS." IT KICKS OFF THE FESTIVAL!THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!!!! IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVALS IN SAN DIEGO. OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONYA MANTOOTH WITH DETAILS ON THE BRITISH SMASH HIT "A KIND OF KIDNAPPING" ALONG WITH "THE ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY DRIVER" BASED ON A TRUE STORY, THE DOCUMENTARY "SILVER DOLLAR ROAD," AND SO MANY MORE!
PLUS -- PICK UP SOME TIPS FOR SUCCESS: YOUR CO-HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK "PITCHES" AND "INDIRECT" V. "DIRECT" DIALOGUE. WHICH IS BETTER AND WHY?
DON'T FORGET -- THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL IS...2023-10-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E19 RUSSIAN SCREENWRITER SOFIA SIMANOVICH - TALKS FEMALE PROTAGONISTS, WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND IN RUSSIAN, AND FILMMAKING DREAMS.AS A GAY FILMMAKER, SOFIA SIMANOVICH, FLED RUSSIA AND IMMIGRATED TO CANADA BUT SHE LEFT BEHIND HER TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. HER TAKE ON LIFE, BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD, AND WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT HER HOMELAND INVADING THE UKRAINE.
CUBA IS FASCINATED WITH BARBIE --- WHY NOT?
WGA STRIKE IS OVER --- 148- DAYS. WE HAVE THE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM THE NEW DEAL! BIG WIN FOR WRITERS!!!!
2023-10-0729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E18 KELSEY ANN WACKER ON WRITING TO WIN! THIS TIME THE SCREENWRITER, ACTOR, PRODUCER -- WINS WITH A SHORT STORY THRILLER!!!*KELSEY ANN WACKER JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR AN UPDATE ON HER CAREER CLIMB -- THIS TIME SWITCHING FROM SCREENWRITING TO PROSE -- AND LEVERAGING HERSELF TO TAKE ALL OF IT IN THE LAUNCH PAD PROSE COMPETITION!
*EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WRITING PROSE TO WIN, CONNECTING AT AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, AND COLD CALLING ON A PRAYER! KELSEY ANN WACKER --
*RAUL SANDELIN EXPLORES THE ENDING OF BARBIE AND ITS PLOT POINTS.
*AND NETFLIX'S NEWEST LIMITED SERIES "PAINKILLER" : THE OPIOID STORY...2023-09-2729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesSTOWE STORY LABS' DAVID ROCCHIO: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWSAN SCREENWRITERS PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART SITS DOWN WITH DAVID ROCCHIO WHO TELLS YOU HOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE EXCLUSIVE LABS AND RETREATS. 2023-09-1114 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E17 -- STOWE STORY LABS' DAVID ROCCHIO PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE SESSIONS THAT CAN PROPEL YOUR SCREENWRITING CAREER!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. 2023-09-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E16 VETERAN SCREENWRITER JIM V. HART AND HIS ROCKY ROAD TO HOLLYWOODJIM HART IS THE SCREENWRITERS BEHIND THE SPIELBERG CLASSIC "HOOK" WITH DUSTIN HOFFMAN AS CAPTAIN HOOK, ROBIN WILLIAMS AS PETER PAN, AND JULIA ROBERTS AS TINKERBELL! HE ALSO SAW HIS SCREENPLAY "DRACULA" COME TO LIFE THANKS TO ANOTHER ICONIC DIRECTOR, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA.
HOST GAIL STEWART SAT DOWN WITH MR HART AT THE GHOST RANCH WRITERS RETREAT -- SPONSORED BY THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL.
JIM HART TALKS HOLLYWOOD: THE GOOD & THE BAD, THE WGA STRIKE, AND TIPS ON HOW TO BECOME A WORKING SCREENWRITER.
RAUL SANDELIN TAKES US BACK TO...2023-08-2929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E15 THE AMAZING WENDY CALHOUN: EMPIRE, JUSTIFIED, NASHVILLE, REVENGE, PRODIGAL SON, ROOKIE FEDS, STATION 19 AND THE SECRET TO HER SUCCESS IN HOLLYWOOD!JOIN SPECIAL GUEST -- PEABODY AWARD WINNING CREATOR AND WRITER WENDY CALHOUN -- THE CREATIVE POWERHOUSE THAT YOU MUST HEAR TO BELIEVE.
PART I: WHAT IT TOOK FOR HER TO FINALLY LAND THE SCRIPTED WRITING JOB!
PART II: THE PASSION TAX & SWEAT EQUITY
PART III: AGENT, MANAGER, LAWYER? WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT?
PART IV: THE BEST ADVICE WENDY CALHOUN HAS FOR SCREENWRITERS -- OLD AND NEW!
GAIL AND RAUL DO A COMPLETE DEBRIEF ON THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL'S GHOST RANCH WRITERS RETREAT & WHY YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...2023-08-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E14 WHAT'S YOUR SUPERPOWER SKILL SET -- BESIDES WRITING? AND A GREAT WRITING EXERCISE THAT WILL GIVE YOU A SHORT FILM!ALL WRITERS DO SOMETHING ELSE -- FIND IT -- AND USE IT! THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S RAUL SANDELIN, WRITER & MUSICIAN, TALKS ABOUT PULLING FROM BOTH SOURCES! ALSO GAIL STEWART PASSES ALONG A GREAT WRITING EXERCISE FROM SCREENWRITING 101 -- IT'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A SHORT FILM!
PLUS COMIC CON IS ALIVE AND WELL!
THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ --- LATEST ON THE WGA STRIKE AND HOW SUPPORT FOR THE WRITERS/ACTORS IS GROWING!!!!
BARBENHEIMER? THE BLOCK-BUSTER BATTLE IS UNDERWAY AND THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU THE LATEST.2023-07-2729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E13 SAG-AFTRA JOINS WGA ON THE PICKET LINE --- WHAT'S IT ALL MEAN TO YOU! THE SCREENWRITER! PLUS MORE ON ChatGPT -- IT'S WILD!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOS STANDS WITH THE WGA, SAG-AFTRA UNIONS! HAVE YOU TRIED BRAINSTORMING WITH ChatGPT? WHOA!
PLUS MOVIE TRAILERS -- IT'S YOUR NEW PITCH INTRO! LEARN WHAT THE ELEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE IT POP!
JOIN US AS WELL DIVE DEEP IN THE STRIKE ROCKING THE NATION AND SOON YOUR TELEVISION SET! 2023-07-2229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E12 PARALLEL PLOTS, THE DECISION IN ACT 2, AND A.I. GOOD OR BAD? SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TAKES IT ON!JOIN PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN FOR A WILD RIDE OF SCREENWRITING TIPS ON PARALLEL PLOTS, ACT 2'S BIG DECISION AS SEEN "IN THE HEAT OF NIGHT" --- ALSO A.I. CHATGPT...GOOD OR BAD?
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HELPING YOU WRITE YOUR SCRIPT!!!
2023-07-1529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E11 KEIKO GREEN : THE BRILLIANT PLAYWRIGHT, SCREENWRITER, ACTOR TALKS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD HEARTBREAK!WILD PLAYWRIGHT, ACTOR, SCREENWRITER KEIKO GREEN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AND IMPARTS GREAT INDUSTRY NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION!
RAUL SANDELIN TAKES APART ACT II -- WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS?
GAIL STEWART TALKS ABOUT SCREENWRITING SCHOOL WITH STORY SUMMIT'S REX MC GEE.2023-07-0829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E10 THE 28-SCENE SCREENPLAY METHOD: THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HAS A NEW OUTLINE FOR SCREENWRITERS!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER & HOST GAIL STEWART ALONG WITH RAUL SANDELIN AS THEY HEAD BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM TO LEARN THE BASICS!
RAUL SANDELIN DEVELOPS A NEW OUTLINE FOR SCREENWRITING!
GAIL STEWART SHARES TIPS FROM SCREENWRITING 101 -- AND THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF REX MCGEE!
PLUS THE LA JOLLA FASHION FILM FESTIVAL AND "NO HARD FEELINGS" 2023-07-0129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E9 DUANE TRAMMELL : 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCER IS ON THE SHOW: ALSO GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK ABOUT THE FORMULA TO SCRIPT WRITING!IT'S THE SAN DIEGO 48 HOUR FILM FESITIVAL WEEKEND!!! GRAB YOUR SCRIPT, ACTOR AND CAMERA AND GET BUSY!!!! EVENT PRODUCER DUANE TRAMMELL IS ON THE SHOW TALKING ABOUT THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF EVENT. SUPER FUN STUFF!
JOIN GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALKING ABOUT THE SECRET SAUCE TO SCREENWRITING....
AND FINAL THOUGHTS ON "WHO THE F**K IS SHARON?" A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY KEIKO GREEN, DIRECTED BY ROB LUTFY. IT'S LOCAL!!!2023-06-2329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E8 KEGAN SCHELL: LITERARY MANAGER @NAVIGATION MEDIA GROUP SHARES HIS INDUSTRY INSIGHT. ALSO, GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK PROPS AND HOW TO UTILIZE THEM IN YOUR SCRIPT.MANAGER OR AGENT? JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN FOR A IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WITH NEW YORK LITERARY MANAGER KEGAN SCHELL @ NAVIGATION MEDIA GROUP AS HE TALKS ABOUT HIS ROLE AS A SCREENWRITERS' MANAGER. INFORMATION WE ALL NEED!
ALSO PROPS: LEARN TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY WHAT THEY ARE FORESHADOWING, SYMBOLIZING, AND WHY THEY COME IN HANDY AS A GO-TO TOOL FOR ALL SCREENWRITERS.
OTHER TOPICS: THE WGA STRIKE UPDATE AND "MAD MEN" ALL ON THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO
2023-06-1629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E7 WRITING A SCI-FI SCRIPT? WE GOT YOU! TIPS TO GET YOU STARTED! GAIL STEWART LOOKS AT YOUR STARDATE & LOCATION. RAUL SANDELIN TALKS SPACE BATTLES!WRITING A SCI-FI SCRIPT IS HARD! WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN TO WRITE! JOIN SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE NAILS DOWN A FEW OF THE BEST SPACE SCI-FI MOVIES -- THE YEAR, THE LOCATION AND THE CONTROLLING IDEA.
CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN GOES TO SPACE-DOCK FOR A LOOK AT WHAT SCI-FI EXPERT DANIEL ORLETT CONSIDERS A GOOD SPACE BATTLE.
AND FINAL THOUGHTS: NEWS ON THE BLUE WATER FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING OUR WORLD'S OCEANS.2023-06-0929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E6 SAN DIEGO'S FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING! GAIL GOES TO SCOTLAND WITH ROADMAP WRITERS! RAUL SANDELIN & THE DICTIONARY OF IMAGINARY PLACES! THE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO LA JOLLA. SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART DEBRIEFS ON THE ROADMAP WRITERS SCOTLAND RETREAT, THE EXECUTIVES, THE TABLE READS, THE "WRITERS ROOM" AND THE McARTHUR MANOR!
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GO TO A WRITERS RETREAT FOR FREE!
RAUL SANDELIN DIVES INTO THE DICTIONARY OF IMAGINARY PLACES -- GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR NEXT SCREENPLAY LOCATION!
THE LATEST ON NETFLIX -- ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER'S "FUBAR" AND KERI RUSSELL'S "DIPLOMAT" --
GET YOUR TEAM 4 THE SAN DIEGO'S 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL.2023-06-0229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E5 THE WGA STRIKE! THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TAKES A LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THE TABLE AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW!JOIN GAIL STEWART AND PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN IN THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO FOR A GREAT SESSION ON THE WGA STRIKE -- WHAT'S AT STAKE AND WHY IT MATTERS. ALSO THE NEW MOVIE "LITTLE RICHARD - I AM EVERYTHING" -- YOU HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS NEW HISTORICAL LOOK AT THE BIRTH OF ROCK AND ROLL....AND RAUL TAKES A BITE OUT OF "RENFIELD" IN HIS REVIEW OF THE NEW GENRE BENDING FILM...YES WE SAID "TAKES A BITE"....
PLUS NEW INFO ON THE "48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL" -- ON YOUR MARK, GET READY, GO!!!!! IT'S COMING...2023-05-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E4 NEW YORK SCREENWRITER SARA TERES: "WE COULD BE HEROES" HER FEATURE SCRIPT, LESSONS ON A TABLE READ, AND THE JOURNEY.JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE TALKS WITH UP-AND-COMING NEW YORK SCREENWRITER SARA TERES ABOUT HER FEATURE FILM "WE COULD BE HEROES." ALSO, HOW SHE PULLED TOGETHER OVER 15 PEOPLE FOR A RECENT TABLE READ AND WHAT SHE'S LEARNED ABOUT HERSELF ON HER SCREENWRITING JOURNEY.
TIPS ON GETTING STARTED AS A SCREENWRITER FROM PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN
AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TAKES US TO BEVERLY HILLS HIGH WITH A LOOK BACK AT THE 1995 MOVIE "CLUELESS" AND WHY IT STILL MATTERS!
2023-05-0429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E3 "UKRAINE, UKRAINE" -- A SAN DIEGO SHORT MAKES A GLOBAL IMPACT --- ACTIVISM REWARDED WITH FESTIVAL AWARDS AROUND THE WORLD!.THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOS CHATS WITH LOCAL FILMMAKERS CHRISTINE WHITTEN AND DREW GRANSTON ABOUT THEIR AWARD-WINNING PROTEST VIDEO ABOUT THE INVASION OF UKRAINE.
RAUL SANDELIN LOOKS BACK AT THE MOST POTENT PROTEST FILM --- "I AIN'T GONNA PLAY SUN CITY" BY STEVEN VAN ZANT! WATCH IT!
DR. STACIE HANKINSON REVIEWS THE MOVIE "PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN" -- A DISTURBING TAKE ON RAPE, THE SCARS IT LEAVES ON VICTIMS, THEIR FRIENDS, AND THE CONSEQUENCES. RIVETING.
2023-04-2129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E2 SO THE EXECUTIVE ASKS, "WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?" WILL YOU HAVE THE RIGHT ANSWER? GET STARTED ON THAT NEXT SCRIPT!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO STRUCTURING YOUR NEW SCRIPT OUTLINE -- WHY IT MATTERS, WHAT ARE THE STEPS, WHICH STRUCTURE DO YOU USE, HOW MUCH INFORMATION GOES INTO THE SCRIPT OUTLINE...WE GO OVER IT ALL!
"THE SUPER MARIO BROS" AND "SWEETWATER" -- NEW MOVIES THAT HITTING THE BIG SCREEN!
THOUGHTS ON THE WGA NEGOTIATIONS ---
AND -- DETAILS ON THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL AND THE UPCOMING "48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL" 2023-04-1429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS3/E1 SCREENWRITER THOMAS SCHRACK TALKS ABOUT GETTING REPPED, HIS NEW FEATURE "NATTY LIGHT", AND HIS TWITTER FEED.SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART INTRODUCES SCREENWRITER AND TWITTER FORCE MULTIPLIER, THOMAS SCHRACK - THE GUY'S UNSTOPPABLE! HE'S DOING WHAT ALL SCREENWRITERS SHOULD BE DOING...YAH... WE'RE TALKING TO YOU! GET REPPED, ENTER COMPETITIONS AND WRITE --- HIS PORTFOLIO IS DEEP!
DR. STACIE HANKINSON TALKS ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE "SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW" AND WHY DIYS FILMS ARE THE NEW TREND.
RAUL SANDELIN TALKS "YOUNG AND RESTLESS" -- 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS! BUT IT IS IN JEOPARDY?
PLUS THE MESS THAT HOLLYWOOD MAY FACE IF THE WRITERS STRIKE!
2023-04-0829 min
SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E20 OSCARS!! OSCARS!! -- THE STUDIO CREW BREAKS IT ALL DOWN & THE STUNNING SHORT FILM "WARSHA" THAT YOU'VE GOT TO SEE!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AS THEY BREAKDOWN THE WINNERS AND LOSERS OF THE OSCARS. WHY DID "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" WIN SO BIG? STEVEN SPIELBERG SNUBBED? TOM CRUISE & JAMES CAMERON M.I.A.?
DR. STACIE HANKINSON REVIEWS "WARSHA" THE SHORT FILM WHICH CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES AT THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL AND THE WINNER OF THE SHORT FILM GRAND JURY AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL FICTION AT THE 2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL & DOZENS OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. (IT'S REALLY THAT GREAT!)
ALSO, IN OUR "FINAL THOUGHTS" SEGMENT: A QUICK...2023-03-2629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E19 SUSY BOTELLO -- FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL --- A SAN DIEGO INVENTION!S2/E19 SUSY BOTELLO -- FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL --- A SAN DIEGO INVENTION! ONE OF THE COOLEST FILM FESTIVALS EVER COMING IN APRIL 2023.
ALSO, RAUL SANDELIN BRINGS US SAN DIEGO'S 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL -- SUBMISSIONS ARE STILL OPEN!
AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TALKS FILM AS THERAPY -- BUT PSSSST -- DON'T SKIP YOUR SESSION FOR A MATINEE!!2023-03-1529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E18 THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING -- WE'RE TALKING WITH LARRY CHRISTIAN!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO CHATS WITH LARRY CHRISTIAN, CHAIR OF THE ARAB FILM FESTIVAL -- WE'RE TALKING CINEMA AND ACTIVISM. THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM MARCH 3-12 AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS IN BALBOA PARK.
RAUL SANDELIN TAKES US IN ANOTHER DIRECTION WITH OUR LOCAL CHALDEAN FILM COMMUNITY
AND DR STACIE HANKINSON TAKES ON THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF COMICS!
JOIN US FOR INFORMATION AND FUN!
2023-03-0529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E17 THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL -- 30 YEARS AND STILL SOLID! FOUNDER ETHAN VAN THILLO TALKS LATINOS & FILM.THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES MORE THAN 150 FILMS, 9 DAYS AND AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS! AND OF COURSE MOVIE/TV STARS, PARTIES AND PANELS. SUPER FUN! FOR MORE INFORMATION: SDLATINOFILM.COM
RAUL SANDELIN HAS THE SCOOP ON THE LOCAL FILMMAKERS FEATURED IN THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL, AND A TRIBUTE TO LONG TIME EDUCATOR AND FILMMAKER WILLIAM SNEED. RIP.
DR. STACIE HANKINSON DECONSTRUCTS THE SHORT, LBGQT FILM "HOW TO SAY I LOVE YOU AT NIGHT" -- HOLD ON TIGHT~~~ IT'S A GOOD ONE!
JOIN US AND LEARN!2023-02-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E16 SCRIPT AND SONG: SCREENWRITER/MUSICIAN MATT BOSSOM BLENDS THEM TOGETHER IN "BAD" -- HIS LATEST SHORT FILMTHE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRESENTS MATT BOSSOM -- A BORREGO SPRINGS FILMMAKER/MUSICIAN WHO SHARES HOW HE BLENDED HIS LATEST SHORT FILM SCRIPT WITH HIS LATEST SONG.
PLUS WE INTERVIEW AWARD WINNING STUDENT FILMMAKER MEGAN BERGERON -- SHE TAKES ON STUDENT SUICIDE IN HER DOCUMENTARY "MESSENGERS." ANOTHER POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULT ACTIVISM.
DR STACIE HANKINSON GIVES US HER TAKE ON EDDIE MURPHY AND JONAH HILL'S NEW MOVIE "YOU PEOPLE". IT'S A COMEDY THAT HAS SOME CRITICS RILED UP -- WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.
AND LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION --- RAUL SANDELIN SHARES SOM...2023-02-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E15 THE UNBELIEVABLE STORY OF CHRIS SORIANO -- SAN DIEGO'S LATEST SUPERSTAR -- TWO HITS ON AMAZON PRIME IN TWO YEARS! WRITER, ACTOR, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AS WE SIT DOWN WITH SAN DIEGO'S OWN SUPERSTAR FILMMAKER CHRIS SORIANO -- AS HE SHARES HIS SECRETS ON HOW HE GOT TWO FILMS SHOT, PRODUCED AND PICKED UP FOR THE SILVER SCREEN IN TWO YEARS! HIS STORY IS THE PROTAGONIST'S JOURNEY! UNBELIEVABLE. "ALMIGHTY ZEUS" & "THE WEDDING HUSTLER."
CO-HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK ABOUT AMY SCHUMER'S "LIFE AND BETH" LIMITED SERIES --- AND OUR LOCAL SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVALS --- THERE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE -- JEWISH, ARAB AND LATINO FILM FESTIVALS!!! 2023-02-1029 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E14 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR DEVIN SCOTT AND HIS NEW FILM "MY HAPPY PLACE" -- THINK "FOUND FOOTAGE!"JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE INTERVIEWS LOCAL SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR DEVIN SCOTT ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "MY HAPPY PLACE" AND HOW HE UTILIZES "FOUND FOOTAGE." INCREDIBLE TIPS FOR YOU~
DR HANKINSON LOOKS BACK ON "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT" AND HOW "FOUND FOOTAGE" WAS PORTRAYED --- AND USED TO SCARE THE HECK OUT OF US.
RAUL SANDELIN TALKS GENRE FILMS -- THE OSCAR'S BREAKTHROUGH TREND ----
JOIN US AS WE TALK ALL THINGS SCREENWRITING! 2023-02-0229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/13 THE BORREGO SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL: A CONVERSATION WITH FOUNDER FRED JEE -- PLUS LISA MARIE, ELVIS AND BIOPICSTHE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS HONORED TO BRING YOU A CONVERSATION WITH FRED JEE, THE FOUNDER OF THE BORREGO FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ITS 10TH YEAR. HOW DO THEY SELECT THEIR FILMS? WHY IT'S A FILMFREEWAY TOP RATED FESTIVAL?
PLUS PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN EXPLAINS THE SIMPLE STRUCTURE OF A BIOPIC AND HOW YOU CAN FLIP IT!
DR. STACIE HANKINSON DECONSTRUCTS THE BIOPIC "ELVIS" AS WE REMEMBER LISA MARIE...
WE ARE YOUR SCREENWRITING TEAM!2023-01-2529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E12 HOMEGROWN AUTHOR & SCREENWRITER LAURA PREBLE BREAKS INTO HOLLYWOOD! WHY WE LOVE THE 70s AND META NARRATIVE.SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO SNAGS AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR VERY OWN RANCHO SAN DIEGO AUTHOR AND SCREENWRITER LAURA PREBLE TO TALK ABOUT HER ADAPTED NOVEL TO SCRIPT "ANNA INCOGNITO." GREAT INTERVIEW WITH A WOMAN WHO HAS TOILED AND FINALLY IS ON THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD -- FINGERS CROSSED.
AND THE GANG IS BACK -- DR. STACIE HANKINSON EXPLAINS WHY SOME OF THE BEST DIRECTORS LOVE THE 70'S -- WHAT'S THE DRAW? YOU'LL FIND OUT.
RAUL SANDELIN GOES CEREBRAL WITH HIS DISCOURSE ON "META NARRATIVE" -- A SCRIPT DEVICE BEING USED MORE AND MORE.
PLUS...2023-01-1329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E11 DON'T BE A COUCH POTATO -- FLIP THE SCRIPT -- AND CRITIQUE YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO DELVES DEEPER INTO THE CRITICAL TOOLS TO HELP ALL SCREENWRITERS PRODUCE THEIR BEST SCRIPT! JOIN GAIL STEWART, AN AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST, AND PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN ON A HALF HOUR CRITICAL THINKING JOURNEY -- WITH TOOLS TO HELP YOU CRITIQUE YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW LIKE A PROFESSIONAL!!!
ALSO, WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE AN AWARD WINNING SCRIPT -- IT AIN'T EASY PEOPLE BUT THE BUILDING BLOCKS ARE THERE FOR THE TAKING.
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AND GRAB AHOLD OF PROVEN TOOLS TO HELP YOU BECO...2022-12-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E10: A LOOK BACK AT "THELMA AND LOUISE" -- WHY IT'S GREAT! -- PLUS DECONSTRUCTING "BASKETS" PILOT EPISODE -- HOW IN THE WORLD DID THEY DO THAT?THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO LOOKS TO A CLASSIC SCREENPLAY AND TO A RELATIVELY NEWER CLASSIC SITCOM TO FIND OUT HOW THEY MADE THEM SO SO SO GOOD!!!!
PLUS -- WE'RE CLOSING OUT 2022 -- WHAT DID YOU DO THIS YEAR TO ADVANCE YOUR SCREENWRITING CAREER? BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN 2023 TO REALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING IN HOLLYWOOD?
YOUR HOSTS: GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TAKE BEGINNING SCREENWRITERS ON A TOUR DE FORCE OF DECONSTRUCTION!
2022-12-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E9 "HE RULES THE WORLD" THE HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA & "HOMESCHOOLED" CANADA'S YOUNG ADULT SMASH HIT!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART HAD THE HONOR TO INTERVIEW PETER EMERSON -- COMPOSER, MUSICIAN, AND THE WRITER OF THE NEW HOLIDAY SHOW "HE RULES THE WORLD" -- LEARN HOW HE RESEARCHED SOME OF THE OLDEST SONGS TO FIND FRESH IDEAS FOR THIS SCRIPT --- AND FINDING NEW DIALOGUE FOR AGE-OLD CHARACTERS.
PLUS WE HAVE OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL -- WELL -- CANADIAN -- DIRECTOR, WRITER, & ACTOR GWENLYN CUMYN TALKING ABOUT HER YOUNG ADULT SMASH HIT "HOMESCHOOLED."
WE BRING YOU: WHAT'S GREAT ON TV AND A FIRST HAND DEBRIEF ON THE WRITERS GUIL...2022-12-1429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E8 "DANCE DADS" -- AUSTIN'S IMPROV COMEDY KINGS -- DIRECTOR/WRITERS BROCK HARRIS AND JARED BONNER --"DANCE DADS" MOCKUMENTARY: WINNER OF THE AUSTIN STAFF PICK AND THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS --- BY DIRECTOR/WRITERS/ACTOR BROCK HARRIS AND JARED BONNER. THE POWER DUO SITS DOWN WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART AND TELLS HOW IMPROV SKETCHES LED TO THEIR AWARD WINNING FEATURE FILM! LEARN ABOUT THEIR TRICKS ON SET. JOIN US FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF IMPROV COMEDY WITH TWO OF AUSTIN'S COMEDY EXPERTS. UNBELIEVABLE!
ALSO, CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN LAYS OUT COMEDY PLOT POINTS -- WHAT YOU MUST INCLUDE IN YOUR COMEDY SCRIPT!
AND WHAT'S HOT...2022-12-0229 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E7 DARREN ARONOFSKY - SAMUEL D. HUNTER - THOMAS MICHAEL: A STAR STUDDED HALF HOUR INSIDE THE BEST HEADS OF HOLLYWOOD.THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU INTERVIEWS WITH SCREENWRITER SAMUEL D. HUNTER, THE WRITER OF DIRECTOR DARREN ARONOFSKY'S NEW FILM "THE WHALE." ALSO WE TALK AT LENGTH WITH SCREENWRITER THOMAS MICHAEL WHO CO-WROTE RON PERLMAN AND HARVEY KEITEL'S NEW MOVIE "THE BAKER." INCREDIBLE SEGMENTS WITH SOME OF THE BEST SCREENWRITERS --- WHAT INSPIRED THEIR SCRIPTS AND HOW THEY DEVELOPED THEIR CHARACTERS!
PLUS RAUL SANDELIN GIVES A RUNDOWN ON SAN DIEGO'S BEST FILM FESTIVALS -- GREAT INFORMATION FOR SCREENWRITERS EVERYWHERE!
2022-11-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E6 "BLOW UP MY LIFE" -- NOIR COMEDY THRILLER DIRECTORS/WRITERS ABIGAIL HORTON AND RYAN DICKIE TAKE ON AN OPIOID CONSPIRACY!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AND THE WRITING TEAM OF ABIGAIL HORTON AND RYAN DICKIE AS THEY SHARE THEIR CINEMATIC JOURNEY FROM CONCEPT TO WORLD PREMIERE AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. WHAT IT TAKES TO PRODUCE AND FILM A BIG FEATURE DURING A PANDEMIC AND ON BUDGET. PLUS AN INSIDERS REVIEW OF THEIR MOVIE "BLOW UP MY LIFE" -- PLUS SAN DIEGO'S GOT A NEW FILM FESTIVAL --- ALL FOR MOTHER EARTH. 2022-11-1829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E5 "THE DEN" -- A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KELSEY ANN WACKER AND NATHAN SIMPSON - TAPPING INTO YOUR TRAUMA TO FUEL YOUR NEXT SCRIPT?THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO TRAUMA NARRATIVES--- INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER/WRITER/ACTOR KELSEY ANN WACKER ABOUT SURVIVING THE CHICAGO PROFILES THEATER -- PLUS WE HAVE A REVIEW OF HER SHORT FILM INSPIRED BY THAT EXPERIENCE. JOIN PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART, RAUL SANDELIN AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON FOR A MIND BENDING SESSION ON TRAUMA AND FILM.2022-11-0929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E4. "WHAT REMAINS" WITH DIRECTOR NATHAN SCOGGINS AND PSYCO - SEX THRILLER "FOLLOW HER" WITH DANI BARKERSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU THE TOP FILMS FROM THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL: DIRECTOR/WRITER NATHAN SCOGGINS AND HIS LATEST DRAMA "WHAT REMAINS" -- ANNE HECHE'S LAST FEATURE FILM --- AND WHILE THE MOVIE IS A SLOW BURN MURDER MYSTERY -- IT'S THE ENDING THAT'S CREATING THE BUZZ!
ALSO PRODUCER/WRITER/ACTOR DANI BARKER GIVES US A CRASH COURSE ON HOW TO GET A FEATURE MOVIE OVER THE FINISH LINE! GREAT INFORMATION FOR ANY UP AND COMING SCREENWRITER -- ALSO WHY THEY BROUGHT IN A SCRIPT CONSULTANT, AND HOW DID DANI COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR T...2022-11-0328 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E3 DIRECTOR/WRITER DANIEL LAFRENTZ'S "SAINT CITY" SHORT FILM -- A FRESH P.O.V ON THE HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE MYSTERY!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS ON A ROLL WITH NEW ORLEANS DIRECTOR/WRITER DANIEL LAFRENTZ WHO EXPLAINS HIS TAKE ON SEX WORKERS -- A KEY ELEMENT IN THIS NEW SHORT FILM "SAINT CITY" -- A WORLD PREMIERE AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. CO-HOST DR. STACIE HANKINSON GIVES US SHORT STORIES/SHORT FILMS AND RAUL SANDELIN PLAYS A GAME THAT COULD HELP YOU WRITE YOUR NEXT SHORT FILM --- PLUS THE CREW DOES A LIVE TABLE READ OF PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART'S OWN SHORT SCRIPT -- "THE SENATOR'S SONG." JOIN US FOR THE INFORMATION AND STAY FOR THE FUN...2022-10-2629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E2 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRESENTS HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR/ACTRESS KATHRYN PRESCOTT (SKINS, A DOG'S JOURNEY, NEW AMSTERDAM.)THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR/ACTOR KATHRYN PRESCOTT ABOUT HER LATEST SHORT FILM THAT IS IN THE RUNNING AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. CO-HOSTS RAUL SANDELIN LAYS OUT THE PROS/CONS OF "SCRIPT CONSULTANTS" AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON REVIEWS NETFLIX'S LATEST MOVIE -- "THE LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE." JOIN YOUR SCREENWRITING TEAM!2022-10-1628 min
SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E5 WHAT'S YOUR "ARC". HOW TO FIND YOUR INSPIRATION! HOW TO ADVANCE IN COMPETITIONS!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS DISCUSS THE NARRATIVE ARC OF A SHORT FILM, YOUR INSPIRATION PART 2, AND WHAT IT TAKES TO ADVANCE IN A SCREENWRITING COMPETITION.
ATTENTION: IF YOU ARE A SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ONE OF YOUR SCENES READ BY US -- ON THE AIR -- SEND 1 T0 2 PAGES OF YOUR SHORT SCENE TO FEEDBACK@KNSJ.ORG. WE WILL READ IT ON THE AIR AND GIVE YOU A SPECIAL MENTION!
FEEDBACK@KNSJ.ORG2022-10-1629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E7 WHAT THE HECK IS THE WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION AND HOW THEY CAN HELP!!!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S PRODUCER/CO-HOST GOES TO HOLLYWOOD WITH NETFLIX AND WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION --- INTERVIEW WITH WGF ENID PORTUGUEZ. RAUL SANDELIN BRINGS YOU COMMEDIA DELL' ARTE AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TAKES YOU TO HER FAVORITE SAN DIEGO WRITING SPOTS. JOIN US AS WE BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD!
2022-10-1629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS2/E1 WE'RE GOING TO THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!!! A SCRIPTWRITING DEGREE, IS IT WORTH THE $$$$ AND GIVING YOUR SCRIPT FLARE!!!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS GOING TO THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF). PODCAST PRODUCER/CO HOST WILL TAKE YOU ALONG . CO-HOST DR STACIE HANKINSON EXAMINES ON THE PRO/CONS OF GETTING A SCREENWRITING DEGREE AND CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN DRESSES UP OUR SCRIPTS WITH A COSMOPOLITAN FLARE (THINK SUBTITLES)!2022-10-1429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E20 A NOVEL APPROACH TO BREAKING DOWN THE DOOR TO HOLLYWOOD! SPICE UP YOUR SCRIPT AND COMMON MISTAKES!JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO --- BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD IS HARD, BUT WE HAVE A NOVEL APPROACH TO NETWORKING. AND -- JUST HOW DO YOU INCORPORATE CULTURES, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND FAR OFF PLACES INTO A SCRIPT WITHOUT "APPROPRIATING." PLUS, GET NEED-TO-KNOW TIPS FOR "NEWBIES" ... AVOID THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES NEW SCREENWRITERS MAKE!
2022-10-0529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E19 THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO EXPLORES THE CLASSICS & ALSO AN INTERVIEW WITH SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY/SCREENWRITER STEPHEN BRODSKY AND HIS REFRESHING POV ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO EXPLORES THE CLASSICS & STORYTELLING. JOIN PRODUCER/CO-HOST GAIL STEWART AND DR STACIE HANKINSON AS THEY DISCUSS WHY HOLLYWOOD KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE WELL.
PLUS AN AMAZING NEW TWIST ON AN OLD STORY: SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY AND SCREENWRITER STEPHEN BRODSKY DISCUSSES HIS SCRIPT --- WITH AN UNLIKELY AMERICAN REVOLUTION PROTAGONIST. 2022-09-0829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E18 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRESENTS TWO GREAT SUCCESS STORIES: A.B. LEFCOURT & SDMA EX. DIRECTOR TERRY ROSSTHE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS PROUD TO PRESENT AN INTERVIEW WITH A.B. LEFCOURT, CO-SCREENWRITER OF "THE MISSED FLIGHT" SAN DIEGO MOVIE AWARDS WINNER!
PRODUCER/CO-HOST GAIL STEWART ALSO HAS THE DETAILS ON WHERE THIS INCREDIBLE SHORT HAS LANDED THE FIRST TIME SCREENWRITERS --- A HINT -- THE BIG TIME!
ALSO --- TERRY ROSS -- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO MOVIE AWARDS HAS ALL KINDS OF TIPS FOR US! WHAT A POWERHOUSE!
2022-09-0829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E17 VETERAN HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER AND NOW BESTSELLING AUTHOR SCOTT MYERSTHE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER'S STUDIO PRESENTS VETERAN HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITER SCOTT MYERS DISHING ON HIS BEST SELLER "THE PROTAGONIST'S JOURNEY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CHARACTER-DRIVEN SCREENWRITING AND STORYTELLING." CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN HAS BROADWAY NEWS ABOUT CAMERON CROWE. 2022-09-0129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E16 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRESENTS "WHATCHA WATCHIN': GOOD GIRLS, EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO AND ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING!!! --SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS, GAIL STEWART, RAUL SANDELIN AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON, DISH ON THE MOST BINGE WORTHY SHOWS -- AND WHY THEY KEEP HITTING "NEXT EPISODE."2022-08-3129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E15 PERFECTING YOUR PITCH: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!!!!SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS THE PITCH TO LIFE --- JOIN PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE PRACTICES HER "SAVING JIMMY" ONE-PAGE PITCH, WHILE RAUL SANDELIN AND DR. HANKISON SHOW OFF THEIR "ELEVATOR" VERSIONS. 2022-08-2429 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E14 (B) FEATURING HOLLYWOOD TRANS SCREENWRITER ROZ MIHALKOSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO: PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART BRINGS YOU VETERAN SCREENWRITER ROZ MIHALKO -- HER LATEST TV COMEDY SCRIPT "NEW AT THIS" -- A PERSONAL, TENDER, AND FUNNY LOOK AT HER OWN TRANSITION. AND --- MORE TABLE READS FEATURING THE GREAT VOICE OF FORMER SAN DIEGO RADIO VETERAN MARILYN HYDER ALONG WITH CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN. THE SCREENWRITERS STUDIO GIVING STRIVING SCREENWRITERS THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD!2022-08-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E13 MOTIFS, CHARACTERS AND THEIR FOOD AND CENTRAL THEMES OF "MAID" THE NETFLIX BLOCKBUSTERSAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO: PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART, RAUL SANDELIN AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TAKE ON MOTIFS, CHARACTERS AND THEIR FOOD, AND THEMES OF "MAID" -- THE NETFLIX BLOCKBUSTER. SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING STRIVING SCREENWRITERS WITH ANSWERS TO SCRIPT QUESTIONS, TIPS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SCRIPT, AND RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER SCREENWRITER. WE ARE ALSO BECOMING KNOWN AS "THE" PLACE TO HEAR UNDISCOVERED SCREENWRITERS TALK ABOUT THEIR FANTASTIC SCRIPTS. JOIN US...AS WE BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD! 2022-08-0329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E12 SSS -- CHARACTER TRAITS, SEX IN MOVIES AND PERFECTING THE PITCHTHE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO; PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART IS PERFECTING HER PITCH, RAUL SANDELIN FRESH OFF HIS BIG DOCUMENTARY SCREENING DELVES INTO TRAITS THAT MAKE CHARACTERS MEMORABLE AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TALKS SEX IN MOVIES --- HOW DOES THAT WORK ANYWAY? 2022-07-3129 min
SCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E11 (A) NEW YORK SCREENWRITER --- KELLEY BROWER AND THE STOWE STORY LAB!!!!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS PROUD TO PRESENT NEW YORK SCREENWRITER KELLEY BROWER -- KELLEY JUST GOT BACK FROM THE EXCLUSIVE STOWE STORY LABS WRITERS RETREAT -- YOU'LL HEAR ALL THE DETAILS. PRODUCER/CO-HOST GAIL STEWART IS JACKED UP FROM HER WHIRLWIND TRIP TO BIG APPLE -- AND HOW SHE SO-RELATES TO THE BEST BROADWAY MUSICAL "A STRANGE LOOP" WRITTEN BY MICHAEL R. JACKSON. DR STACIE HANKINSON TAKES ON THE DREADED WRITERS BLOCK -- ALL JAMMED INTO THIS WEEK'S EPISODE!2022-07-2829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E10 SAN DIEGO NOVELIST & SCREENWRITER SHAWN ROHRBACHSan Diego Screenwriters Studio interviews San Diego novelist and screenwriter Shawn Rohrbach -- how hard is it to break into Hollywood, lessons from people pleasing, and the layers of Rohrbach's main protagonist Grady Marks. Guest host Raul Sandelin explores contrary emotion in characters, and Dr Hankinson lets us be writers in her room helping her launch the character arc of Scarlett from "Sessions." 2022-07-0929 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E9 "LIVE TABLE READ" -- GRAB A CUP OF JOE AND LISTEN UP!San Diego Screenwriters Studio presents "The Table Reads." Producer/Co-Host Gail Stewart along with guest hosts Raul Sandelin and Dr. Stacie Hankinson read aloud scenes from their original scripts and "gentle" review what works and what doesn't with regards to dialogue, character interaction, formatting, and script budget.
THE THREE SCRIPTS:
"GUERILLA" - RAUL SANDELIN
"SESSIONS" - DR. STACIE HANKINSON
"SAVING JIMMY" - GAIL STEWART2022-07-0829 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E8 HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHARACTER INTERESTING! MAKING SURE YOUR SCRIPT IS ACCURATE! PITCH THAT SCRIPT!San Diego's Screenwriters Studio Producer/Host Gail Stewart with Co-Hosts Raul Sandelin and Dr. Stacie Hankinson hit topics of Character Development, ensuring accuracy in your script, and tips on pitching your script! Join this creative group for lively roundtable discussions taking striving screenwriters along on their journey -- Breaking into Hollywood! 2022-06-2129 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E4 SO YOU WANT BIG ACTION? HOW A "MUSE" CAN PUNCH UP YOUR SCRIPT! PROTAGONISTS -- MAKE YOURS BETTER!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO DISCUSSES A SCREENWRITING "THEORY" THAT LEADS TO BIG ACTION, MUSES AND HOW THEY HELP US STAY CREATIVE, AND THE "CONFLICT" GUIDES THAT HELP US DEVELOP GREAT PROTAGONISTS.
2022-06-1729 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E3 WHAT'S A TABLE READ? LITERARY ORIGINS AND "BECOMING" A SCREENWRITER!!!!San Diego Screenwriters Studio Co-Hosts Gail Stewart, Raul Sandelin and Dr. Stacie Hankinson discuss table reads, literary origins, competitions, classes and networking --- just a few topics to help striving screenwriters get their voices heard in Hollywood!
2022-06-1629 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E2 WITH JOEY TUCCIO -- LA'S "GO TO GUY" TO BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD!!!!!THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIOS HAS SPECIAL GUEST, JOEY TUCCIO FOUNDER OF ROADMAP WRITERS AND THE HOST OF THE 1ST ANNUAL ROADMAP WRITERS RETREAT AT THE PUERTO VALLARTA! ALSO, DR. STACIE HANKINSON EXPLORES MUSIC AND MOVIES AND THE BENEFITS OF A GREAT SCORE. RAUL SANDELAN HELPS US FLIP OUR SCRIPT WITH HIS TAKE ON GENRE STEALING.
JOIN US! 2022-06-1529 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E2 CREATE YOUR BEST LOGLINE! BEATSHEETS - OMG! THE 'THERAPY' MOTIF!!!!In the #2 Episode of the San Diego Screenwriters Studio Producer/Host Gail Stewart along with co-hosts Dr. Stacie Hankison and Writing Professor Raul Sandelin present the Beatsheet concept, tips on the dreaded Logline along with great resources about one particularly popular motif --- think Therapy!!! Thank you to KNSJ -- San Diego's social justice network.
2022-06-1329 minSCREENWRITER SHOWwith Screenwriters Gail Joy Stewart and Ted HolmesS1/E1 THE PODCAST YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!! JOIN OUR TEAM!!!!Hosts Gail Stewart, former award winning journalist and successful lobbyist turned screenwriter, Raul Sandelin College professor and producer of several documentaries, along with Writing Professor, Dr. Stacie Hankinson, will take you on a weekly adventure as they immerse themselves in the screenwriter's journey toward Hollywood. This podcast is dedicated to all San Diego screenwriters who feel their voice just isn't being heard in the industry despite living just a few miles south of the industry studios! Join the journey, set your intention and manifest the dream of breaking into Hollywood's screenwriting scene. 2022-03-2729 min