The FADE IN: A Screenwriting Podcast: Recent Episodes

Taylor Denham

Providing practical screenwriting lessons to take you from the blank page to the final draft.

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This episode gives three examples from existing script, of horror movie scares, and how they work.

You can fallow me on Letterboxd here:

https://letterboxd.com/taylordenham/

The songs featured in the episode are:

Roots of Legend by Destiny and Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rljYrhEEeTI

Hanging Out by Bruno E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlP75I2AElg

Rest by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt0E8HL2-o

Does it Float by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_YVD07IiE&t=4s

As well as Complicate Ya all by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfg4MhfM4wk

The scripts and scenes referenced:

Halloween by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, scene on page 69:

https://www.scriptslug.com/script/halloween-1978

The Scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar78K-d5bLE

The Babadook by Jennifer Kent, scene on page 64:

https://www.scriptslug.com/script/the-babadook-2014

The Scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfJchdZtTvE

The Shining written by Stanley Kubrick, scene on page 107:

https://www.scriptslug.com/script/the-shining-1980

The Scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQ_MjU4QHw

Recommendation

Lessons from the Screenplay:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw

Beyond the Screenplay:

https://anchor.fm/beyondthescreenplay

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This episodes shows all of the elements needed for and effective logline.

You can fallow me on Letterboxd here:

https://letterboxd.com/taylordenham/

The songs featured in the episode are:

Roots of Legend by Destiny and Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rljYrhEEeTI

Rest by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt0E8HL2-o

Does it Float by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_YVD07IiE&t=4s

As well as Complicate Ya all by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfg4MhfM4wk

The elements needed to craft a logline are:

  • The Protagonist.

  • Their goal.

  • The antagonistic force. 

  • Inciting incident (optional). 

Tips:

  • Highlight the irony of the story. 

  • Put the stories stakes into the logline.

Reccomendation:

Scriptnotes Podcast

Recommendation:ust.com/podcast

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This episode provides 12 methods for coming up with ideas for a new script.

You can fallow me on Letterboxd here:

https://letterboxd.com/taylordenham/

The songs featured in the episode are:

Roots of Legend by Destiny and Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rljYrhEEeTI

Rest by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt0E8HL2-o

Does it Float by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh_YVD07IiE&t=4s

As well as Complicate Ya all by Otis McDonald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfg4MhfM4wk

The 12 methods for coming up with script ideas are:

  1. Looking at a classic story, or story type, from a new angle.

  2. Combining genres.

  3. Think about what would happen if the protagonist of a movie died early on

  4. The point of view of a villain.

  5. Take classic stories and put them in a new time period.

  6. Think about a story that takes place before, or after another movie.

  7. Stories in a single location.

  8. Read news stories.

  9. Think about your own life/your own problems

  10. Build your story around a theme you want to explore

  11. Build the Story around a good character

  12. Public Domain books and movies.

Reccomendation:

Script Slug

https://www.scriptslug.com/

This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app