696 - A Screenwriter’s Guide to Directors
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696 - A Screenwriter’s Guide to Directors
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About this listen
In this compendium episode, John and Craig set their focus on directors — and how to work with them as a screenwriter. They look at the inner-workings of the writer-director relationship, etiquette on set, how to communicate notes from pre-production through post, and outline the qualities of the “perfect” director.
We also offer advice to a first time director, looking at how to prep a project, how to run a set, working with actors, and how to inspire a crew to make the best movie possible.
In our bonus segment for premium members, Drew joins John back in 2025 for advice about casting, and what to do when actors pass on your project.
Links:
- Episode 4 – Working with directors
- Episode 176 – Advice to a First-Time Director
- Scrappy
- HyperCard
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- John’s shorts God and The Remnants
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- Outro by Nick Moore (send us yours!)
- Segments produced by Stuart Friedel. Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.
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