Welcome to the Act Two Podcast where screenwriters Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman demystify what it means to be an everyday working Screenwriter.
A podcast for Screenwriters, by Screenwriters.
Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 8 - Things Execs Say)
39 mins; April 29, 2024
Internal Dialogue in Screenwriting - Do or Don't?
40 mins; April 22, 2024
What to Write Next?
32 mins; April 15, 2024
TWIW: When to Take the Note, the Pitching Tiers and More!
37 mins; April 08, 2024
Where Do Ideas Come From?
44 mins; April 02, 2024
Networking and Making Connections
38 mins; March 25, 2024
When To Take The Note
41 mins; March 18, 2024
Secret to the Spec Sale: Interview with Daniel Kunka (Retake)
70 hours 36 mins; March 11, 2024
The 2024 Oscars Episode
36 mins; March 04, 2024
The Agent Series with Mark Hartogsohn: What is a Lit Agent and How to Get One?
56 mins; February 26, 2024
Journey from Pitch to (Not) Getting the Job
49 mins; February 19, 2024
Fireside Chat: Manager-Writer Conflict and the Problem of the Stubborn Writer
49 mins; February 12, 2024
How to Cut Pages
46 mins; February 05, 2024
Taking an Idea to Outline
45 mins; January 29, 2024
Getting Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable
35 mins; January 22, 2024
How to Combat (and Defeat) Imposter Syndrome
53 mins; January 15, 2024
How to Nail a General or Rep Meeting
49 mins; January 08, 2024
New Year. New Goals. 2024!
55 mins; January 01, 2024
’Tis the Season: Why Christmas Movies Work
43 mins; December 18, 2023
Filmmaking Tips from James Mangold (LOGAN)
44 mins; December 11, 2023
TWIW: Party Recap, When a Short Story Has No Hook, and How to Make Your General Work for You
43 mins; December 04, 2023
Finding Clarity of Concept in Your Pilot
36 mins; November 27, 2023
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: LA Event & Patreon Launch
4 mins; November 22, 2023
Breaking Down Pixar’s BRAVE with Producer & Manager, Michele Wolkoff
53 mins; November 20, 2023
TWIW: Why Relationships Matter, When to Restructure, How to Think Outside the Box
39 mins; November 13, 2023
Ways to Tackle a 2nd Draft
42 mins; November 06, 2023
Building Dread: Top 5 Horror Films w/ Special Guest Dave Levinson
79 hours 2 mins; October 30, 2023
How to Get Repped
43 mins; October 23, 2023
Where to Find Inspiration
20 mins; October 16, 2023
The Importance of Self-Care
27 mins; October 09, 2023
The Essential Steps to Writing a Pilot Outline
54 mins; October 02, 2023
Finding Humanity in Your Villain
46 mins; September 25, 2023
Rethinking How to Adapt IP
38 mins; September 18, 2023
5 Stages of Spec Writing
49 mins; September 11, 2023
Breakdown of Act One: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
45 mins; September 04, 2023
How to Be a Writer on Set
58 mins; August 28, 2023
Interview with Jeff Howard (HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, MIDNIGHT MASS)
57 mins; August 21, 2023
Screenwriting Tips from INDIANA JONES
46 mins; August 14, 2023
Interview with Alyssa Alvarado: AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
37 mins; August 07, 2023
Summer Blockbusters: Midpoint Check-In
44 mins; July 31, 2023
Interview with Dan Kunka: ARBITRATION
56 mins; July 24, 2023
J.J. Abrams’s Mystery Box
51 mins; July 17, 2023
FLASH and INDIANA JONES
55 mins; July 10, 2023
Summer 2023 Blockbusters!
47 mins; June 27, 2023
TWIW: Spiderverse, ”Burn It Down” and AI
43 mins; June 20, 2023
Tips for Writing a Short Film
40 mins; June 12, 2023
What is Arbitration?
50 mins; June 06, 2023
WGA Strike Vibes on the Picket
39 mins; May 29, 2023
How to Stay in Screenwriting Shape
37 mins; May 22, 2023
How Screenwriters Get Paid
45 mins; May 16, 2023
WGA Strike (Week 1)
22 mins; May 08, 2023
TWIW: Mario, 3 Writer Personalities, and LA Writer Meet-Ups
49 mins; May 01, 2023
Industry Terms: Part II
50 mins; April 24, 2023
Industry Terms (Part I)
53 mins; April 17, 2023
How to Have a Successful Writer’s Group
58 mins; April 11, 2023
How to Write a Heist
35 mins; April 04, 2023
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Screenwriting
35 mins; March 27, 2023
The Hustle
39 mins; March 20, 2023
TWIW: Selling in Animation, Spec Sales, and Learning Writing from Actors
44 mins; March 13, 2023
Nicole Ramberg Part II: Her Path To The Black List
46 mins; March 06, 2023
Interview with Paul Bae: Screenwriter to Podcaster to Screenwriter
60 hours 31 mins; February 27, 2023
TWIW: Targeted Note-Giving and What a Screenwriting Career Actually Looks Like
41 mins; February 21, 2023
Pacing in an Action Sequence
39 mins; February 13, 2023
10 Signs of a Great Screenplay
50 mins; February 06, 2023
Screenwriting Skills that ARE NOT Writing
40 mins; February 01, 2023
Finding & Securing IP: Interview with Steve Desmond (KNOCK AT THE CABIN)
51 mins; January 24, 2023
TWIW: Keep the Momentum Going
46 mins; January 17, 2023
New Year. New Goals.
73 hours 15 mins; January 03, 2023
Your IP Responsibilities
52 mins; December 27, 2022
Spirited and Writing the Christmas Movie
44 mins; December 19, 2022
Wrapping up for the Holidays as a Screenwriter
46 mins; December 12, 2022
A Dialogue on Dialogue
50 mins; December 05, 2022
Securing IP, General Meetings, and Pitching! (Mailbag)
54 mins; November 28, 2022
Crafting a Likable Protagonist
40 mins; November 20, 2022
TWIW: Stealing from other Movies, and Getting Unstuck in Revisions
39 mins; November 14, 2022
TWIW: What is Hip-Pocketing and What Makes a Good Showrunner?
44 mins; November 08, 2022
So You’re Being Rewritten...
40 mins; October 31, 2022
A conversation with the Writer of King Richard: Zach Baylin
48 mins; October 24, 2022
The Romance Episode
44 mins; October 09, 2022
Pitching is Terrible: The Series (Part 7 - Idea to Pitch)
40 mins; October 03, 2022
Fireside Chat: How to Break into the Industry
52 mins; September 26, 2022
8 Sequence Story Structure
38 mins; September 19, 2022
This Week in Writing
43 mins; September 11, 2022
This Week in Writing
44 mins; September 05, 2022
Self-Advocating: How and Why?
45 mins; August 29, 2022
The Art of Adaptation: Interview w/ Christopher Yost (THOR: RAGNAROK, COWBOY BEPOP)
59 mins; August 21, 2022
Unhealthy Writer Thoughts
45 mins; August 14, 2022
Meet Cutes: Pride & Prejudice to Mr. & Mrs. Smith
57 mins; August 07, 2022
TWIW: Imposter Syndrome, Pitching with Intention and Taking Your Shot
41 mins; July 31, 2022
What is Showrunning?: Interview with BEL-AIR Co-Showrunner, Rasheed Newson
51 mins; July 24, 2022
Taika Waititi’s 10 Screenwriting Tips
40 mins; July 18, 2022
First Day in a Writers Room
48 mins; July 11, 2022
Live Mock Notes Session
48 mins; July 03, 2022
This Week in Writing
40 mins; June 26, 2022
Transitioning from Writer to Showrunner & Director: Interview w/ Steven DeKnight
71 hours 16 mins; June 20, 2022
What’s the Theme? -- Top Gun: Maverick
42 mins; June 12, 2022
Writing With A Partner: Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
