Archive for May, 2017
May
31
2017
 
Picking Words That Give Readers an ExperiencePosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I write in layers. so there’s the first draft, second draft, but somewhere near the end—the final layer, I look at every word I use and I think is there a word that will work on an emotional level…something that’ll keep you awake that means exactly the same thing? So here’s an example, if I […]
May
30
2017
S-Town, Brian Reed & Why ‘Podcasting is the Future of Storytelling’Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“This is certainly the fastest that a podcast has accrued that big of an audience, no matter how you cut it.” Nick Quah on S-Town I’m not sure a screenwriter has hit the network TV talkshow circuit since 2007/08 when Juno brougth Diablo Cody fame. But S-Town podcast producer Brian Reed was interviewed on Jimmy […] Since I’ve been blogging about podcasts all week I thought it was fitting to end on a podcast with a screenwriting emphasis—The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. It’s currently ranked #10 by iTunes in US Film/TV podcasts. Here are several links to quotes I’ve pulled from various podcasts over the years with Goldsmith interviewing various screenwriters. Jordan […]
May
28
2017
Jeff Goldsmith (Before The Q&A)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaYesterday’s posts was inspired by the The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith. But before he started that podcast he had other outlets where he interviewed various screenwriters. Here are a few more links to posts where I pulled them from some of Goldsmith’s interviews. ‘Keep Your Head Down’ Screenwriting Quote #169 (Christopher Nolan) Filmmaking Quote #14 […]
May
26
2017
The Future of Podcasting (Gimlet Media, Part 5)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaAs of May 2017, podcasting now takes up more media consumption in my life than reading newspapers/online articles, watching TV or watching movies. With the proliferation of smartphones and cars that now allow downloading of podcasts some are calling this the golden age of audio. In 1938, as Laura Hillenbrand pointed out in her book […]
May
25
2017
‘Mistakes want to get made’ (Gimlet Media, Part 4)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaSTARTING A COMPANY VS. RUNNING A COMPANY Once his podcast company Gimlet Media was up and running CEO Alex Blumberg realized there was a difference between starting a company and running a company. It’s almost like finishing a marathon and the next day starting an ironman race. Much endurance and stamina is needed. Running a startup […]
May
24
2017
A Startup with a Legacy Pedigree (Gimlet Media, Part 3)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWhen Alex Blumberg was trying to raise money for his startup podcast company he eventually realized the importance of his pedigree—his professional background. Blumberg realized that his “unfair advantage” was spending 15 years in public radio working alongside radio producer extraordinaire Ira Glass producing quality radio programs. Simply put— knows how to put together quality […]
May
23
2017
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out (Gimlet Media, Part 2)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNote: This is part two of a look at how radio producer/podcaster Alex Blumberg raised money to start Gimlet Media in 2014. Most of the material in these posts came from listening to the first season of Gimlet Media’s podcast StartUp. In the episode How Not to Pitch a Billionaire, venture capitalist Chris Sacca tells […]
May
22
2017
‘What’s Your Unfair Advantage?’ (Gimlet Media, Part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I’m just one guy with a stupid little plan…I don’t know what the F**k I’m doing.” Alex Blumberg (recording himself at the early stages of starting his company) CEO, Gimlet Media For a guy who admits he didn’t know what he was doing just three years ago, what Alex Blumberg has pulled of is remarkable. […] |
