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S2/E19 SUSY BOTELLO -- FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL --- A SAN DIEGO INVENTION!
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March 15, 2023

S2/E19 SUSY BOTELLO -- FOUNDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL --- A SAN DIEGO INVENTION!

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
S2/E16 SCRIPT AND SONG: SCREENWRITER/MUSICIAN MATT BOSSOM BLENDS THEM TOGETHER IN "BAD" -- HIS LATEST SHORT FILM
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Feb. 17, 2023

S2/E16 SCRIPT AND SONG: SCREENWRITER/MUSICIAN MATT BOSSOM BLENDS THEM TOGETHER IN "BAD" -- HIS LATEST SHORT FILM

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...
S2/E14 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR DEVIN SCOTT AND HIS NEW FILM "MY HAPPY PLACE" -- THINK "FOUND FOOTAGE!"
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Feb. 2, 2023

S2/E14 SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR DEVIN SCOTT AND HIS NEW FILM "MY HAPPY PLACE" -- THINK "FOUND FOOTAGE!"

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:...
S2/E12 HOMEGROWN AUTHOR & SCREENWRITER LAURA PREBLE BREAKS INTO HOLLYWOOD! WHY WE LOVE THE 70s AND META NARRATIVE.
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Jan. 13, 2023

S2/E12 HOMEGROWN AUTHOR & SCREENWRITER LAURA PREBLE BREAKS INTO HOLLYWOOD! WHY WE LOVE THE 70s AND META NARRATIVE.

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...
S2/E11 DON'T BE A COUCH POTATO -- FLIP THE SCRIPT -- AND CRITIQUE YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW!
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Dec. 24, 2022

S2/E11 DON'T BE A COUCH POTATO -- FLIP THE SCRIPT -- AND CRITIQUE YOUR FAVORITE FILM OR TV SHOW!

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...
S2/E9 "HE RULES THE WORLD" THE HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA & "HOMESCHOOLED" CANADA'S YOUNG ADULT SMASH HIT!
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Dec. 14, 2022

S2/E9 "HE RULES THE WORLD" THE HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA & "HOMESCHOOLED" CANADA'S YOUNG ADULT SMASH HIT!

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...
S2/E8 "DANCE DADS" -- AUSTIN'S IMPROV COMEDY KINGS -- DIRECTOR/WRITERS BROCK HARRIS AND JARED BONNER --
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Dec. 2, 2022

S2/E8 "DANCE DADS" -- AUSTIN'S IMPROV COMEDY KINGS -- DIRECTOR/WRITERS BROCK HARRIS AND JARED BONNER --

"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...
S2/E7 DARREN ARONOFSKY - SAMUEL D. HUNTER - THOMAS MICHAEL: A STAR STUDDED HALF HOUR INSIDE THE BEST HEADS OF HOLLYWOOD.
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Nov. 24, 2022

S2/E7 DARREN ARONOFSKY - SAMUEL D. HUNTER - THOMAS MICHAEL: A STAR STUDDED HALF HOUR INSIDE THE BEST HEADS OF HOLLYWOOD.

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...
S2/E6 "BLOW UP MY LIFE" -- NOIR COMEDY THRILLER DIRECTORS/WRITERS ABIGAIL HORTON AND RYAN DICKIE TAKE ON AN OPIOID CONSPIRACY!
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Nov. 18, 2022

S2/E6 "BLOW UP MY LIFE" -- NOIR COMEDY THRILLER DIRECTORS/WRITERS ABIGAIL HORTON AND RYAN DICKIE TAKE ON AN OPIOID CONSPIRACY!

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
S2/E3 DIRECTOR/WRITER DANIEL LAFRENTZ'S "SAINT CITY" SHORT FILM -- A FRESH P.O.V ON THE HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE MYSTERY!
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Oct. 26, 2022

S2/E3 DIRECTOR/WRITER DANIEL LAFRENTZ'S "SAINT CITY" SHORT FILM -- A FRESH P.O.V ON THE HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE MYSTERY!

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." ...
S2/E1 WE'RE GOING TO THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!!! A SCRIPTWRITING DEGREE, IS IT WORTH THE $$$$ AND GIVING YOUR SCRIPT FLARE!!!
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Oct. 15, 2022

S2/E1 WE'RE GOING TO THE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL!!! A SCRIPTWRITING DEGREE, IS IT WORTH THE $$$$ AND GIVING YOUR SCRIPT FLARE!!!

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