Show Notes
Episode 10 of The Directors Take Podcast is AVAILABLE NOW on all major platforms. In this week’s episode your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by absolutely no-one, as they break down how they became Writer/Directors… With a special emphasis on the writer part. Writing is one of the first skills we learn as humans and writing stories is a craft that can be learnt just like any other… So we will tell you how we did it. This chat covers:
-How did we both start writing? -How do you select which ideas to pursue? -How do you get through a first draft? -What are the rules you try to stick to whilst writing, if at all? Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is The National Film and Television School.
Nuggets of the week Pandemonium, Inc. (Website/Resource) Scriptnotes (Podcast) The Screenwriting Life (Podcast) The Annual Blacklist (Script Archive) The Annual Oscar Nominee Scripts (Script Archive) BBC Writers Script Library (Script Archive) Lessons from the screenplay (YouTube Channel) Teach yourself screenwriting by Ray Frensham (Book)
Into the Woods by John Yorke (Book)
Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller
Socials The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram
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