New Year. New Goals. 2024!

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New Year. New Goals. 2024!

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Jan 1, 2024

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Happy 2024! Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss goals in the new year. Get ready. It's an exciting time.

Questions / Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by the GREAT Paul Lundquist

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Jan 1, 2024

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Welcome Home: Blank Page to Red Carpet with David Levinson: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down (with some electrolyte margaritas) and chat with screenwriter David Levinson on getting his first movie produced. They break down what it's like for a writer during the entire process, from development, to ca... by Act Two Podcast
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HARD KILL: Script to Screen with Joe Russo: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman chat with Act Two member, Joe Russo, about his writing process on HARD KILL, his '90s throwback action movie starring Bruce Willis and former WWE wrestler Eva Marie. Joe walks us through the unique development process... by Act Two Podcast
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This Week in Writing: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their week in Screenwriting, including writing advice from an Emmy-award winning casting director, how writing a fan letter to an author could lead to a job, what happens when you get a note you don't want to addr... by Act Two Podcast
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Fireside Chat: This Is Us: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the personal stories they consider turning points in their Screenwriting careers. Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg. Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com by Act Two Podcast
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The Open Writing Assignment (OWA): Devil or Deliverer?: Some Screenwriters think Open Writing Assignments (OWAs) are a waste of time and a product of the Devil, other Screenwriters build sustainable careers off of them, and still others believe they are a unique gateway for up & coming Screenwriters to get th... by Act Two Podcast
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A Screenwriter Walks into a Festival...: ... and then what? Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk about their experiences as Screenwriters at Sundance and the Austin Film Festival (respectively) and how it affected their careers. Why should you apply to a screenwriting festival, what do you... by Act Two Podcast
40 min listen
Introducing the ACT TWO Podcast: Welcome to the Act Two Podcast where screenwriters Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman demystify what it means to be an everyday working Screenwriter. In this introductory episode, meet your hosts, learn their paths to becoming professional Screenwriters, ... by Act Two Podcast
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Ghostwriting -- The Best Kept Secret in Screenwriting: Chances are, the Screenwriters of your favorite movies have hired a Ghostwriter to do everything from joke punch-ups to full on writing of your favorite scenes and set-pieces. Ghostwriting is one of the best kept secrets in Hollywood Screenwriting.... by Act Two Podcast
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We're Back! Post-Quarantine for Screenwriters by Act Two Podcast
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Getting Repped -- All the Ways to Get a Manager or Agent: Screenwriters Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman share their wild stories about how they got their first Manager and Agent, and talk through the many ways you can get representation. Everyone tells you to get repped, but why do you even need a rep, and what... by Act Two Podcast
47 min listen
The Note Taker's 10 Commandments: To have a sustainable Screenwriting career, you need to know more than just how to write a brilliant screenplay. Eventually, every Screenwriter is asked to revise. But taking notes and executing them effectively is a whole other part of the brain and a d... by Act Two Podcast
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How to Stay Organized: In this Screenwriter-nerd episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman get specific about how they and other professional Screenwriters organize their files. Easy and clear organization becomes extremely important as you receive notes that could take you th... by Act Two Podcast
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Development Hell: Development Hell is part of every Screenwriter’s career, great and small. In this first in an ongoing series about real-life development stories, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman kick things off with a break down of just how a writer gets caught in Devel... by Act Two Podcast
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WHY MOVIES WORK: Nobody, Mortal Kombat and The Mitchells vs. the Machines: In this inaugural edition of WHY MOVIES WORK, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss three recently-released movies — NOBODY, MORTAL KOMBAT and THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES — and, more specifically, why these movies work on a screenwriting level. *Do... by Act Two Podcast
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The Walt Disney Television Writing Program: Interview with 2020 alums, Adrian Viña & Allyson Philobos: The Walt Disney Television Writing Program is one of the most sought-after programs for up-and-coming writers because of its extremely high success rate in transitioning its program participants into working staff writers on Disney/ABC TV shows. In this ... by Act Two Podcast
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The Job: TV Staff Writing with Nneka Gerstle: How the heck do you get a Staff Writing job on a TV show? And once you have it, what does the job even look like? Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman grill seasoned staff writer, Nneka Gerstle, on what it's really like to be in a TV Writer's Room. Nneka... by Act Two Podcast
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The Art of Adaptation with Special Guest: Evan Spiliotopoulos: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with screenwriter and master of the adaptation Evan Spiliotopoulos (Snake Eyes, The Huntsman: Winter's War, Beauty and the Beast) to discuss how he approaches adaptation vs. an original idea, and how his latest f... by Act Two Podcast
48 min listen
This Week in Writing: A busy week of new discoveries, bizarre meetings and franchise opportunities -- Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their This Week in Writing, in the life of a professional Screenwriter. Edited by the great Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg. Questio... by Act Two Podcast
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This Week in Writing: A busy week of A-list writer meltdowns, reps pushing us to be selfish jerkoids, organization coming back to haunt us, and one TV writer’s tirade against film school — Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their This Week in Writing, in the life of a p... by Act Two Podcast
50 min listen
Staying Proactive And Being An Advocate For Yourself.: There are many ways to stay proactive in your writing life. If you're sitting on a script you're passionate about, there are (creative) ways to get it into the world. Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk about the different outlets screenwriters have an... by Act Two Podcast
50 min listen
The Art of the Spec Script: Spec scripts -- original feature-length screenplays you write for free and then try to sell on the market -- are an imperative part of a Screenwriter's profession, particularly for new and mid-level writers. They can offer you a unique control over y... by Act Two Podcast
55 min listen
General Meetings: The Couch & Water Tour: "The Couch & Water Tour" is the colloquial term for the slew of General Meetings that Screenwriters take on the road to finding work and building their network. It's called that because an assistant inevitably tells you to sit on the waiting room cou... by Act Two Podcast
51 min listen
What A Good Relationship With Your Reps Looks Like: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss a topic every screenwriter loves... your reps! Specifically, how to maintain a good relationship with your reps and what a working relationship looks like. This episode is a companion piece to a previous episode, ... by Act Two Podcast
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Film Writing vs. TV Writing with Special Guest David Levinson: This was the description I wrote — Writing for the small screen is not the same as writing for the big screen. They are completely different skills. In this episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with feature writer David Levinson -- who is c... by Act Two Podcast
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Daily Life of a TV Staff Writer with Monty Bennett: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman hang out with September Act Two Mentor, Mr. Monty Bennett, to discuss the daily life of a staff writer in a TV room. They share stories on everything from when you're expected to file in for the day, what's the snack situ... by Act Two Podcast
46 min listen
To Study Film, or Not? with Special Guest: James Stoteraux: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with Screenwriter James Stoteraux, Executive-Producer of "Batwoman", after his thread about his volatile experience at Columbia's graduate film program went viral on Twitter. We get honest with James as we all sh... by Act Two Podcast
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Screenwriting Twitter Topics: Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman chime in on some of the most hotly-debated topics on Screenwriting Twitter going on right now. Questions/Comments: ActTwoWriters@gmail.com Edited by Paul Lundquist Music by 414beg by Act Two Podcast
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The Note Giver's 10 Commandments: Part II of the Notes Commandments series, wherein hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down the best, most effective (and simultaneously, the kindest) way to GIVE notes to Screenwriters, and what Screenwriters should expect in their own notes meetings ... by Act Two Podcast
53 min listen
Don‘t Please Your Producer (from a Producer): One of the most difficult things for a Screenwriter is figuring out how to work with your Execs. They pay you, so are they your boss? They can veto your choices (because they're paying you), so should you just do what they say? What should the dynamic be... by Act Two Podcast
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Josh Interviews Tasha: SHOWRUNNING: Host Josh Hallman makes co-host Tasha Huo tell the story of how she became a Showrunner on TOMB RAIDER: THE ANIMATED SERIES, what the job entails, what surprises there were, and steps writers can take to prepare for the job. Questions/Comments: ActTwoW... by Act Two Podcast
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New Year. New Goals. 2024!

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