You Can't Make This Script Up
A screenwriting and entertainment podcast by and for people who are making it up as they go. Join hosts Caitlin Gallo and Brittany Harris as they navigate the ins and outs of writing in Hollywood.
You Can't Make This Script Up
It Takes Two
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Caitlin Gallo & Brittany Harris
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Once upon a time… Our Origin Story!
Things we talked about in the episode include:
- Cedartown, Georgia (Brittany’s hometown)
- Pacific Palisades, California (Caitlin’s hometown)
- The baby born on the Mayflower (Oceanus, NOT Americus - sorry! #correction)
- The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)
- YA aka the genre of Young Adult
- Contact, the dance show
- Missed Connections on Craigslist
- Ripley Grier is OPEN! (Chelsea Studios however is closed.)
- The New School
- The OC and Gossip Girl - tv series
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Brittany’s homework
- Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat (aka where to find the “Beat Sheet”)
- Theme in storytelling
- Malcom Gladwell and the 10,000 Hours theory
- Star Wars and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Wookieepedia
- The Ringer’s Binge Mode: Star Wars Podcast Series
- The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Wright and Wonder Woman (2017)
- Outlining a screenplay, writer’s block and world building
- Princess Leia - why do we love her? Why is her story so compelling?
- What is Retcon?
- Harry Potter films and Daniel Radcliffe
- Adaption versus original material
- WW2 female stories and Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Super Yaki (@superyakistuff on IG) and the Prequels top
- The Artist’s Way and morning pages
- Fake deadlines and screenplay competitions
- Getting notes
- Partnership/Collaboration
- Clone High, animated MTV series (2002-2003)
- Lord & Miller’s BAFTA Screenwriting Masterclass