Scriptcake

What makes you pick a location for a scene? What is your thought process? Is it random, deeply thought out or wherever? Listen to this podcast to learn a great way to pick your locations.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

This is a device that helps inspire me to write and it also helps to keep me in touch with the many layers of a screenplay that I need to be thinking of when writing.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

What is it that connects your conceptual story to your emotional story? Listen and find out! Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

I'm excited to introduce you to one of my mentors, Jessie Keyt. Listen as we talk about her book, Alternative Scriptwriting: Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen . Her research interests include climate-change storytelling, alternative scriptwriting, and artist-built environments.  I was blown away by how much I learned from her in such a short time and I'm sure you will be too. For...

Most screenwriters don't realize what decisions they need to make first. It may surprise you. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

One question I get asked all the time is: 'How do I stay motivated?' The first thing I say is you're asking the wrong question. Listen to find out more.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

In this episode I want to share a little about my experience at the Nostos Screenwriting Retreat as well as. one of golden nuggets of information I learned - The Zero Draft. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

Kevin J. Anderson is the bestselling author of more than 160 science fiction and fantasy novels. He's written original novels and in the following worlds: Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan AE, and more. The TV series Dune: Prophecy is based on a novel he co-wrote with Brian Herbert. He is also a creative consultant on Dune Part One and a co-producer on Dune Part Two. Learn about his creative proces...

I'm feeling reflective because this is our 100th Scriptcake Podcast. I'm looking back on all of the little steps we took to get here. I think you should take a few minutes do the same and see how far you've come. I raise a glass to you - Cheers!  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking sche...

I don't know about you, but I often feel like an imposter. I think it's a struggle we all have and the only way to deal with it is to go through it.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

Lately, I've been reading a lot of screenplays from up and coming screenwriters and they all seem to have one thing in common - they are one-dimensional. That's not a good thing.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

Bryan Dick has been a prolific writer in the cable movie space, having amassed nearly 30 credits of produced projects.  His latest "Prey For the Bride" premiered on Tubi in 2024. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

Too many screenwriters think that the concept for your movie is the story. Learn what its job really is in this podcast. Check out our YouTube page here: Scriptcake Want to take our screenplay outline video course for FREE? Then click here:  https://www.scriptcake.com/free-access Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his p...

It's a question I get asked all the time. Do you really need to take a screenwriting course?  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

An insightful conversation with Chris Lockhart, Hollywood’s foremost story professional.  He is an executive,  filmmaker, and educator with over 30 years of industry experience.   As Story Editor at WME , the world's largest diversified talent agency, Chris curates film and TV projects for A-list actors such as Denzel Washington. He has read over 60,000 screenplays in his career.  ​Chris also...

I came across an interesting term called 'Multiple Discovery' while doing some research for a project. Though it is a scientific term it really hit me how well it applies to the arts.  Take a few moments to listen to my comments on Multiple Discovery and how we can use it to motivate ourselves on our projects. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling boo...

We have a lot of expectations for ourselves. We expect to improve and to grow and live great lives but sometimes we let our expectations out of hand like I did after I wrote my first screenplay. We need to learn from our own expectations. We also need to make sure we know what our characters expectations are in every scene. Check out this podcast to learn more. Support the show For more informatio...

Amazingly insightful Talk with Alan Watt who is an L.A. Times best-selling author and screenwriter as well as consultant to some of Hollywood's top writers and producers.  He has won a number of awards for his writing including France's 2004 Prix Printemps (best foreign novel) for Diamond Dogs. He is also the writer/director of the award-winning feature film Interior Night He founded L.A...

The five W's are standard questions that every writer uses but when writing screenplays two of them are more important than the others. Listen and learn which ones and why! To learn more about my new screenplay outlining course, click the link below: www.scriptcake.com Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public...

This is an amazing conversation with Tom Schulman encapsulating the following: - His screenwriting process - Writing "Dead Poets Society", "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", "Medicine  Man" and more - Being a part of the 2023 WGA negotiations team Watch Tom's latest movie "Double Down South" here: https://geni.us/DoubleDownSouth Support the show For more infor...

There is often a tug-of-war going on between structure and creativity. Which one of them is more important? Which one of them should you focus on?  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

How do you write a layered story before you even start? You have to have your concept connected to your story. Well, how do you do that? That's what this podcast will tell you how to do. Check it out! Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

A fascinating conversation from the business end of the film industry with Scott Kirkpatrick. Learn about: - The six genres of movies that most distributors look for - What kinds of movies sell faster - What types of screenplays are distributors looking for - How are payments structured for screenwriters/filmmakers - and so much more... Check out Scott's books here ==>> Scott Kirkpatric...

Like a great chef, make sure that you prepare all the ingredients to your screenplay before you start writing! Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

From consulting with Peter Jackson to Roland Emerich and writing 10 books on screenwriting - Linda Seger is a legend. I bought her book 'Making a Good Screenplay Great' when I was in film school and it was such an honor to speak to her on this podcast. She gives her insights on structure, character and some of the most common issues she has had to deal with as a script consultant. Get a...