SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S GAIL STEWART INTRODUCES SCREENWRITER AND TWITTER FORCE MULTIPLIER, THOMAS SCHRACK - THE GUY'S UNSTOPPABLE! HE'S DOING WHAT ALL SCREENWRITERS SHOULD BE DOING...YAH... WE'RE TALKING TO YOU! GET REPPED, ENTER COMPETITIONS AND WRITE --- HIS PORTFOLIO IS DEEP! DR. STACIE HANKINSON TALKS ABOUT THE NEW MOVIE "SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW" AND WHY DIYS FILMS ARE THE NEW TREND. RAUL SANDELIN TALKS "YOUNG AND RESTLESS" -- 50 YEARS OF SUCCESS! BUT IT IS IN JEOPARDY? PLUS THE MES...
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AS THEY BREAKDOWN THE WINNERS AND LOSERS OF THE OSCARS. WHY DID "EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE" WIN SO BIG? STEVEN SPIELBERG SNUBBED? TOM CRUISE & JAMES CAMERON M.I.A.? DR. STACIE HANKINSON REVIEWS "WARSHA" THE SHORT FILM WHICH CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES AT THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL AND THE WINNER OF THE SHORT FILM GRAND JURY AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL FICTION AT THE 2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL & DOZENS OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. (IT'S REALLY THAT GR...
S2/E19 SUSY BOTELLO -- FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL --- A SAN DIEGO INVENTION! ONE OF THE COOLEST FILM FESTIVALS EVER COMING IN APRIL 2023. ALSO, RAUL SANDELIN BRINGS US SAN DIEGO'S 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL -- SUBMISSIONS ARE STILL OPEN! AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TALKS FILM AS THERAPY -- BUT PSSSST -- DON'T SKIP YOUR SESSION FOR A MATINEE!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO CHATS WITH LARRY CHRISTIAN, CHAIR OF THE ARAB FILM FESTIVAL -- WE'RE TALKING CINEMA AND ACTIVISM. THE FESTIVAL RUNS FROM MARCH 3-12 AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS IN BALBOA PARK. RAUL SANDELIN TAKES US IN ANOTHER DIRECTION WITH OUR LOCAL CHALDEAN FILM COMMUNITY AND DR STACIE HANKINSON TAKES ON THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF COMICS! JOIN US FOR INFORMATION AND FUN! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES MORE THAN 150 FILMS, 9 DAYS AND AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS! AND OF COURSE MOVIE/TV STARS, PARTIES AND PANELS. SUPER FUN! FOR MORE INFORMATION: SDLATINOFILM.COM RAUL SANDELIN HAS THE SCOOP ON THE LOCAL FILMMAKERS FEATURED IN THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL, AND A TRIBUTE TO LONG TIME EDUCATOR AND FILMMAKER WILLIAM SNEED. RIP. DR. STACIE HANKINSON DECONSTRUCTS THE SHORT, LBGQT FILM "HOW TO SAY I LOVE YOU AT NIGHT" -- HOLD ON TIGHT~~~ IT'S A GOOD ONE...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRESENTS MATT BOSSOM -- A BORREGO SPRINGS FILMMAKER/MUSICIAN WHO SHARES HOW HE BLENDED HIS LATEST SHORT FILM SCRIPT WITH HIS LATEST SONG. PLUS WE INTERVIEW AWARD WINNING STUDENT FILMMAKER MEGAN BERGERON -- SHE TAKES ON STUDENT SUICIDE IN HER DOCUMENTARY "MESSENGERS." ANOTHER POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULT ACTIVISM. DR STACIE HANKINSON GIVES US HER TAKE ON EDDIE MURPHY AND JONAH HILL'S NEW MOVIE "YOU PEOPLE". IT'S A COMEDY THAT HAS SOME CRITICS RILED UP -- WE...
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AS WE SIT DOWN WITH SAN DIEGO'S OWN SUPERSTAR FILMMAKER CHRIS SORIANO -- AS HE SHARES HIS SECRETS ON HOW HE GOT TWO FILMS SHOT, PRODUCED AND PICKED UP FOR THE SILVER SCREEN IN TWO YEARS! HIS STORY IS THE PROTAGONIST'S JOURNEY! UNBELIEVABLE. "ALMIGHTY ZEUS" & "THE WEDDING HUSTLER." CO-HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TALK ABOUT AMY SCHUMER'S "LIFE AND BETH" LIMITED SERIES --- AND OUR LOCAL SAN DIEGO FILM FESTIVALS --- THERE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE -...
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOST GAIL STEWART AS SHE INTERVIEWS LOCAL SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR DEVIN SCOTT ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE "MY HAPPY PLACE" AND HOW HE UTILIZES "FOUND FOOTAGE." INCREDIBLE TIPS FOR YOU~ DR HANKINSON LOOKS BACK ON "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT" AND HOW "FOUND FOOTAGE" WAS PORTRAYED --- AND USED TO SCARE THE HECK OUT OF US. RAUL SANDELIN TALKS GENRE FILMS -- THE OSCAR'S BREAKTHROUGH TREND ---- JOIN US AS WE TALK ALL THINGS SCREENWRITING! --- Send in a voice message:...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS HONORED TO BRING YOU A CONVERSATION WITH FRED JEE, THE FOUNDER OF THE BORREGO FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ITS 10TH YEAR. HOW DO THEY SELECT THEIR FILMS? WHY IT'S A FILMFREEWAY TOP RATED FESTIVAL? PLUS PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN EXPLAINS THE SIMPLE STRUCTURE OF A BIOPIC AND HOW YOU CAN FLIP IT! DR. STACIE HANKINSON DECONSTRUCTS THE BIOPIC "ELVIS" AS WE REMEMBER LISA MARIE... WE ARE YOUR SCREENWRITING TEAM! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-st...
SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO SNAGS AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR VERY OWN RANCHO SAN DIEGO AUTHOR AND SCREENWRITER LAURA PREBLE TO TALK ABOUT HER ADAPTED NOVEL TO SCRIPT "ANNA INCOGNITO." GREAT INTERVIEW WITH A WOMAN WHO HAS TOILED AND FINALLY IS ON THE ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD -- FINGERS CROSSED. AND THE GANG IS BACK -- DR. STACIE HANKINSON EXPLAINS WHY SOME OF THE BEST DIRECTORS LOVE THE 70'S -- WHAT'S THE DRAW? YOU'LL FIND OUT. RAUL SANDELIN GOES CEREBRAL WITH HIS DISCOURSE ON "META NARRATIVE" -- A SC...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO DELVES DEEPER INTO THE CRITICAL TOOLS TO HELP ALL SCREENWRITERS PRODUCE THEIR BEST SCRIPT! JOIN GAIL STEWART, AN AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST, AND PROFESSOR RAUL SANDELIN ON A HALF HOUR CRITICAL THINKING JOURNEY -- WITH TOOLS TO HELP YOU CRITIQUE YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW LIKE A PROFESSIONAL!!! ALSO, WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE AN AWARD WINNING SCRIPT -- IT AIN'T EASY PEOPLE BUT THE BUILDING BLOCKS ARE THERE FOR THE TAKING. JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SC...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO LOOKS TO A CLASSIC SCREENPLAY AND TO A RELATIVELY NEWER CLASSIC SITCOM TO FIND OUT HOW THEY MADE THEM SO SO SO GOOD!!!! PLUS -- WE'RE CLOSING OUT 2022 -- WHAT DID YOU DO THIS YEAR TO ADVANCE YOUR SCREENWRITING CAREER? BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN 2023 TO REALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING IN HOLLYWOOD? YOUR HOSTS: GAIL STEWART AND RAUL SANDELIN TAKE BEGINNING SCREENWRITERS ON A TOUR DE FORCE OF DECONSTRUCTION! --- Send in a voice message: https:...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART HAD THE HONOR TO INTERVIEW PETER EMERSON -- COMPOSER, MUSICIAN, AND THE WRITER OF THE NEW HOLIDAY SHOW "HE RULES THE WORLD" -- LEARN HOW HE RESEARCHED SOME OF THE OLDEST SONGS TO FIND FRESH IDEAS FOR THIS SCRIPT --- AND FINDING NEW DIALOGUE FOR AGE-OLD CHARACTERS. PLUS WE HAVE OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL -- WELL -- CANADIAN -- DIRECTOR, WRITER, & ACTOR GWENLYN CUMYN TALKING ABOUT HER YOUNG ADULT SMASH HIT "HOMESCHOOLED." WE BRING YOU: W...
"DANCE DADS" MOCKUMENTARY: WINNER OF THE AUSTIN STAFF PICK AND THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS --- BY DIRECTOR/WRITERS/ACTOR BROCK HARRIS AND JARED BONNER. THE POWER DUO SITS DOWN WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART AND TELLS HOW IMPROV SKETCHES LED TO THEIR AWARD WINNING FEATURE FILM! LEARN ABOUT THEIR TRICKS ON SET. JOIN US FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF IMPROV COMEDY WITH TWO OF AUSTIN'S COMEDY EXPERTS. UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO, CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN LAYS...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU INTERVIEWS WITH SCREENWRITER SAMUEL D. HUNTER, THE WRITER OF DIRECTOR DARREN ARONOFSKY'S NEW FILM "THE WHALE." ALSO WE TALK AT LENGTH WITH SCREENWRITER THOMAS MICHAEL WHO CO-WROTE RON PERLMAN AND HARVEY KEITEL'S NEW MOVIE "THE BAKER." INCREDIBLE SEGMENTS WITH SOME OF THE BEST SCREENWRITERS --- WHAT INSPIRED THEIR SCRIPTS AND HOW THEY DEVELOPED THEIR CHARACTERS! PLUS RAUL SANDELIN GIVES A RUNDOWN ON SAN DIEGO'S BEST FILM FESTIVALS -- GREAT INFORMA...
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO AND THE WRITING TEAM OF ABIGAIL HORTON AND RYAN DICKIE AS THEY SHARE THEIR CINEMATIC JOURNEY FROM CONCEPT TO WORLD PREMIERE AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. WHAT IT TAKES TO PRODUCE AND FILM A BIG FEATURE DURING A PANDEMIC AND ON BUDGET. PLUS AN INSIDERS REVIEW OF THEIR MOVIE "BLOW UP MY LIFE" -- PLUS SAN DIEGO'S GOT A NEW FILM FESTIVAL --- ALL FOR MOTHER EARTH. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO TRAUMA NARRATIVES--- INCLUDING AN INTERVIEW WITH PRODUCER/WRITER/ACTOR KELSEY ANN WACKER ABOUT SURVIVING THE CHICAGO PROFILES THEATER -- PLUS WE HAVE A REVIEW OF HER SHORT FILM INSPIRED BY THAT EXPERIENCE. JOIN PRODUCER AND CO-HOST GAIL STEWART, RAUL SANDELIN AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON FOR A MIND BENDING SESSION ON TRAUMA AND FILM. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU THE TOP FILMS FROM THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL: DIRECTOR/WRITER NATHAN SCOGGINS AND HIS LATEST DRAMA "WHAT REMAINS" -- ANNE HECHE'S LAST FEATURE FILM --- AND WHILE THE MOVIE IS A SLOW BURN MURDER MYSTERY -- IT'S THE ENDING THAT'S CREATING THE BUZZ! ALSO PRODUCER/WRITER/ACTOR DANI BARKER GIVES US A CRASH COURSE ON HOW TO GET A FEATURE MOVIE OVER THE FINISH LINE! GREAT INFORMATION FOR ANY UP AND COMING SCREENWRITER -- ALSO WHY THEY BROUGHT IN A SCRIPT CON...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS ON A ROLL WITH NEW ORLEANS DIRECTOR/WRITER DANIEL LAFRENTZ WHO EXPLAINS HIS TAKE ON SEX WORKERS -- A KEY ELEMENT IN THIS NEW SHORT FILM "SAINT CITY" -- A WORLD PREMIERE AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. CO-HOST DR. STACIE HANKINSON GIVES US SHORT STORIES/SHORT FILMS AND RAUL SANDELIN PLAYS A GAME THAT COULD HELP YOU WRITE YOUR NEXT SHORT FILM --- PLUS THE CREW DOES A LIVE TABLE READ OF PRODUCER/CO HOST GAIL STEWART'S OWN SHORT SCRIPT -- "THE SENATOR'S SONG." ...
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO BRINGS YOU AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR/ACTOR KATHRYN PRESCOTT ABOUT HER LATEST SHORT FILM THAT IS IN THE RUNNING AT THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL. CO-HOSTS RAUL SANDELIN LAYS OUT THE PROS/CONS OF "SCRIPT CONSULTANTS" AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON REVIEWS NETFLIX'S LATEST MOVIE -- "THE LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE." JOIN YOUR SCREENWRITING TEAM! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO'S PRODUCER/CO-HOST GOES TO HOLLYWOOD WITH NETFLIX AND WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION --- INTERVIEW WITH WGF ENID PORTUGUEZ. RAUL SANDELIN BRINGS YOU COMMEDIA DELL' ARTE AND DR. STACIE HANKINSON TAKES YOU TO HER FAVORITE SAN DIEGO WRITING SPOTS. JOIN US AS WE BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO IS GOING TO THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (AFF). PODCAST PRODUCER/CO HOST WILL TAKE YOU ALONG . CO-HOST DR STACIE HANKINSON EXAMINES ON THE PRO/CONS OF GETTING A SCREENWRITING DEGREE AND CO-HOST RAUL SANDELIN DRESSES UP OUR SCRIPTS WITH A COSMOPOLITAN FLARE (THINK SUBTITLES)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
JOIN THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO --- BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD IS HARD, BUT WE HAVE A NOVEL APPROACH TO NETWORKING. AND -- JUST HOW DO YOU INCORPORATE CULTURES, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND FAR OFF PLACES INTO A SCRIPT WITHOUT "APPROPRIATING." PLUS, GET NEED-TO-KNOW TIPS FOR "NEWBIES" ... AVOID THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES NEW SCREENWRITERS MAKE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO EXPLORES THE CLASSICS & STORYTELLING. JOIN PRODUCER/CO-HOST GAIL STEWART AND DR STACIE HANKINSON AS THEY DISCUSS WHY HOLLYWOOD KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE WELL. PLUS AN AMAZING NEW TWIST ON AN OLD STORY: SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY AND SCREENWRITER STEPHEN BRODSKY DISCUSSES HIS SCRIPT --- WITH AN UNLIKELY AMERICAN REVOLUTION PROTAGONIST. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gail-stewart0/message