Write Your Screenplay Podcast

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 fro

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Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 2

Posted February 24, 2025 • 00:26:07

Learn from Sundance 2025 genre stand-outs Together and Didn’t Die how to explore deeply human characters and questions within an elevated horror or...

Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 1

Posted February 14, 2025 • 00:38:09

From an ambitious one-shot pilot to a haunting exploration of grief, Jacob Krueger unpacks how three Sundance selections demonstrate the vital principle...

A Real Pain: Building Characters With Vignettes

Posted January 31, 2025 • 00:38:58

Learn from “A Real Pain” how to master the art of character vignettes - those crucial first moments that create the lens through which you can build...

A Complete Unknown: Writing The Biopic

Posted January 19, 2025 • 00:46:51

Learn what makes A Complete Unknown work as a biopic, and how to approach the complex relationship between truth and dramatization in the adaptation...

How to Prepare a 3 Minute “Elevator Pitch”

Posted January 5, 2025 • 01:12:35

Get your 3 minute pitch ready for our free online pitching event (or any other pitching opportunity) with this podcast recording of Jake’s recent...