Jeremy J. Dodd: Recent Episodes
Jeremy J. Dodd
John talks with JUNGLE BOOK screenwriter Justin Marks after the WGA screening of his film. Includes audience Q&A.
On February 20th, John sat down with the writers of How to Be Single – Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Dana Fox – to talk about the process of writing the movie, and the film’s long journey to the screen.
Thank you to the WGA for hosting the event and providing the audio.
On January 12, 2016, Craig sat down with writer/director Adam McKay to talk about his work with Funny or Die and The Big Short.
The Big Short co-writer Charles Randolph joins them about half way through the conversation.
This conversation happened as part of a Writers Guild Foundation event, so thank you to them for recording the conversation and sharing the audio with us.
John moderates a panel featuring screenwriting nominees for the 2016 WGA Awards, recorded live on February 4th, 2016.
• Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON • Aaron Sorkin – STEVE JOBS • John McNamara – TRUMBO • Phyllis Nagy – CAROL • Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – THE BIG SHORT • Matt Charman – BRIDGE OF SPIES • Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy – SPOTLIGHT • Drew Goddard – THE MARTIAN
We discuss the writers’ relationships with their heroes, the years spent getting the movie to the screen, world-building, and scenes they loved that didn’t make it into the final film.
Thanks to the WGA and the Writers Guild Foundation for making this possible.
After a screening of Straight Outta Compton, John talks with the filmmakers about the journey from real life to the big screen. On the panel, you’ll hear from producers Ice Cube and Scott Bernstein, director F. Gary Gray, screenwriters Andrea Berloff and Jonathan Herman, and actors O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins.
Nov 5, 2015 Kelly Marcel joins John and Craig to look at three new Three Page Challenge entries. After discussing what we thought, we invite the writers up to tell us more about theirs scripts and answer our questions.
Thanks to the Austin Film Festival for inviting to do this session again, and to all the writers who submitted pages.
In this bonus episode for Scriptnotes premium subscribers, John sits down with BLACK MASS screenwriter Mark Mallouk to discuss the film’s long journey from book to screen, including how the sudden reappearance of Whitey Bulger in 2011 changed both the script and the production.
This Q&A was recorded following the WGA screening on September 26, 2015. Thanks to Mike from the Writers Guild Theater for providing the audio.