Jacob Krueger

Write Your Screenplay Podcast

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Rather than rating movies and TV shows like a critic, “two thumbs up” or “two thumbs down,” WGA Award Winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger breaks down scripts without judgment (from scripts you loved, to scripts you hated) to show you what you can learn from them as screenwriters. Plus meet special guests, and get answers to your most pressing screenwriting questions! WriteYourScreenplay.com

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Jacob Krueger

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Latest episode

Oct 13, 2026

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Episodes

Between the Temples – Alternative Forms of Structure 11.10.2024

Learn from Between The Temples how to create compelling structure in your screenplay, even when working with passive main characters or unconventional narratives. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

Strange Darling: Primary and Secondary Structure 27.09.2024

Learn from Strange Darling the difference between primary and secondary structure in screenwriting, and how harness both to provide maximum impact for your audience. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

The Bear Season 3 and Furiosa: The Past is Prologue 12.09.2024

This unlikely pairing of The Bear, Season 3 and Mad Max, Furiosa will teach you how to build an engine for a TV Series or Film Franchise, and how to avoid BREAKING that engine in later installments. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes...

Deadpool vs Wolverine: Action Movie Structure and Set Pieces 04.09.2024

Learn the structure and engine of Deadpool & Wolverine and how to craft compelling set pieces with both visual and emotional stakes in your action writing. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

The Boys, Season 4: The Series Engine 26.08.2024

Learn from The Boys how to develop a consistent yet evolving story engine across multiple seasons of a TV series, using theme as a guiding principle for character development and plot progression. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

Longlegs vs Hereditary: Character Wants 17.08.2024

Learn the secrets of elevated psychological horror writing in this breakdown of the structure of two related scripts: Longlegs and Hereditary. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

Is It Time to Quit? 01.08.2024

Learn life changing techniques to silence the inner questions and doubts in your head, and know if it’s time to quit, or time to redouble your efforts in pursuing your passion as a screenwriter. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

The Fall Guy Part 2: Write For Hollywood Without Selling Out 11.07.2024

Through a beat-by-beat analysis of the split screen scene of The Fall Guy, discover how to find your voice within the container of a big Hollywood action movie. Join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

The Fall Guy: 3 Levels of Subtext 26.06.2024

In this beat by beat analysis of a scene from The Fall Guy you’ll learn about the 3 levels of subtext and the link between subtext and metafilm in screenwriting.

Baby Reindeer: Writing the True Life Story 03.06.2024

Learn how to adapt your own true life story plus the unexpected structural connections between Baby Reindeer, Beef and Breaking Bad

Monkey Man: Expressionism in Action Movies 13.05.2024

Learn how Dev Patel uses expressionism within the action movie format of Monkey Man to explore class in India. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenp...

Civil War vs Apocalypse Now: The War Movie 26.04.2024

“Civil War, like Apocalypse Now, doesn’t have the traditional Hollywood narrative structure. It’s built more like a zombie road trip into the heart of darkness….” If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn m...

Steve Molton: Internal Antagonists and the 7 Forms of Conflict 12.04.2024

Learn the 7 forms of conflicts and how connecting to your character’s internal antagonist can provide a bedrock to your structure and the key to your personal wisdom If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Lear...

Poor Things: Theme and Meaning 30.03.2024

Discover how Poor Things by Yórgos Lánthimos' uses a simple theme to navigate profound questions about identity, the past, and the search for one's authentic voice. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn...

BEEF: Improv Tools For Screenwriters 13.03.2024

Learn from Beef how to apply the improv concepts of Game and Escalation to screenwriting in any genre. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part II 28.02.2024

Learn screenwriting tips from Sundance films Nocturnes, Every Little Thing, Black Box Diaries, Eno, Thelma, Kidnapping, Inc, and lectures from Jonathan Nolan and Steven Soderbergh. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-nig...

Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part I 14.02.2024

Jacob Krueger and Christian Lybrook discuss some of the most exciting independent movies premiering at Sundance and what screenwriters can learn from them. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more abo...

Past Lives: Genre and Premise 27.01.2024

Learn how Past Lives both honors and subverts the genre elements implied by its premise, and how to apply those concepts to your own writing in any genre. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more abou...

Dream Scenario: Passive Main Characters 17.01.2024

How can the new Nicholas Cage movie be a hit with the critics but leave audiences cold? Three words: Passive Main Character. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.wr...

5 Steps To Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions 01.01.2024

Learn 5 simple steps to set New Year’s Resolutions for your writing that actually stick! If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

4th Annual Pitch Festivus! 23.12.2023

Learn pitching from Jacob Krueger and top JKS faculty members. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

10 Tips For a Winning “Elevator” Pitch 02.12.2023

Learn the secrets of a winning pitch for contests and festivals, and prepare your pitch for our upcoming Pitch Festivus! event. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www...

Saltburn: A Master Class in Tone 25.11.2023

Learn how Emerald Fennell mashes up genre and controls tone in Saltburn. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapting a True Life Screenplay 03.11.2023

Learn how to find your “take” and balance fiction and truth when adapting a true story or book from this script analysis of Killers of the Flower Moon. If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about o...

Writer’s Block and the Inner Censor 19.10.2023

The Inner Censor is a key contributor to writer’s block – here’s how to turn it off If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/ Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com

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