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Let's autopsy the screenplays of your favorite films and TV shows. We'll talk the craft you can learn from their concrete examples, as well as the underlying theories and philosophies behind their storytelling structures. Hosted by Carl Albert.
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- 21 - Shutter Island: Open With Your Twist
Sorry about the sound issues! I've been having some tech problems, but they'll be fixed for next episode.
In this episode, Carl discusses the power of an opening image and just how to make a twist work.
Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8
Shutter Island Script: https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/shutter-island-2010.pdf
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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 - 23min - 20 - Halloween (1978): Slasher Structure and Stakes
In this episode, Carl discusses Slasher Structure and the power of suspense.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8
Halloween (1978) Script: https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/halloween.html
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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 25min - 19 - Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon: Pilot Episodes
In this episode, Carl introduces the new PopCraft Versus segment and talks about how Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power and House of the Dragon compare using the MICE Quotient.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8
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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 - 44min - 18 - Everything Everywhere All At Once: 3 Act Structure and Unlikeable Protagonists
In the season 2 premiere, Carl and Naomi Beaty discuss unlikeable protagonists and how Everything Everywhere All At Once grounds the viewer's experience with a traditional 3 Act Structure.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8
The Screenplay Outline Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Outline-Workbook-step-step/dp/0578299313/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UGYZOMI49S32&keywords=the+script+outline+workbook&qid=1664304415&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjIzIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+script+outline+workboo%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-1
Naomi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/naomibeaty?lang=en
Naomi's website: https://writeandco.com/
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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 - 1h 01min - 17 - Spider-Man: Adaptational Approaches and the Power of Change
In the season finale, Carl and Austin talk about the different ways filmmakers have approached Spider-Man and why they made the decisions they did.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 04 Mar 2022 - 1h 18min - 16 - Arcane: Seeding Structures
In this episode, the holy trinity of C's -- Carl, Chasey and Caroline -- reunite to talk the (un)usual structure of Arcane Season 1. What worked, what didn't, and why is Carl such a hater?
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Caroline's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/carolineputs/
Chasey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chaseyridgley/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 - 59min - 15 - PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?
In this episode, Carl argues that adaptations should be considered separately from their source material.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 23min - 14 - The Witcher: The Difference Between Mystery and Vaguery
In this episode, Carl and Luke talk THE WITCHER 2x01, how mystery and suspense work in tandem, and the mistake of being too vague.
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Full season 2 spoilers start 31:45 and end 43:45.
Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 - 48min - 13 - Deep Dive into Plants and Payoffs
In this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 35min - 12 - Succession: Character-Driven Pilots and Procedurals
In this episode, Carl and Chasey Ridgley talk the best show on TV -- SUCCESSION -- and what it has in common with procedurals.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - 1h 03min - 11 - The Wheel of Time: When Is Fridging Not Fridging?
In this episode, Carl and his red-headed Aiel siblings Luke and Kathryn talk the new hit fantasy series, THE WHEEL OF TIME.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
The Wheel of Time on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F5KBXB6/?ref=DVM_US_DL_SL_GO_AST_21WOFT_mkw_sDXCEeW7j-dc&mrntrk=pcrid_556441649179_slid__pgrid_135825739664_pgeo_1013962_x__ptid_kwd-1454651084322&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhf2MBhDNARIsAKXU5GS5Zr1IZ8KXwzK5xWjK-bcnxxRh5gHZ2gtiyh6qtS3m_9ZAPNH2Z1MaAojeEALw_wcB
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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 - 59min - 10 - Intolerable Cruelty: Melodrama Is Good, Actually
In this episode, Carl brings on Intolerable Cruelty's writer Robert Ramsey to talk melodrama, noir, and the Coen Bros.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 - 46min - 9 - Dune (2021): Character Arcs and Active Protagonists
In this episode, Carl brings on two fellow screenwriters and USC alums, Caroline Puts and Chasey Ridgley, to talk about the good, the bad, and the Duncan Idaho of Dune: Part 1.
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Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 12 Nov 2021 - 1h 10min - 8 - Dune (2021): Adapting the Unadaptable
In this episode, Carl breaks down how Dune shares exposition and adapts the first part of a so-called unadaptable novel.
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Contact me @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 39min - 7 - Parasite: Staircase Structure and Subverting Your Expectations
In this episode, Carl brings on Namir Khaliq from Imagine Entertainment to talk about midpoints, story structures, subversion, and how Parasiteremains utterly traditional.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
Parasite Script: https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/parasite-script.pdf
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Fri, 22 Oct 2021 - 57min - 6 - Midnight Mass: Monologues and Main Characters
In this episode, Carl brings on fellow screenwriter/podcaster Al Horner to discuss who the real main character of Midnight Mass is and why Mike Flanagan gets away with subversive storytelling.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
Al's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al_Horner
Script Apart: https://www.scriptapart.com/
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Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 49min - 5 - PopThoughts: This Movie Is Objectively Bad
In this episode, Carl discusses how writing can be both a craft and subjective at the same time. He also loses his mind.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
Into The Woods by John Yorke: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Five-Act-Journey-Story/dp/1468310941
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Fri, 08 Oct 2021 - 32min - 4 - The Haunting of Hill House: Terror, Trauma, and Timelines
In this episode, Carl and Hannah talk scares, suspense, heartbreak, and how to make multiple timelines more than a gimmick.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
Hannah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/normalsexylady?lang=en
Hannah's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahceselski?lang=en
Haunting Pilot: http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/The_Haunting_1x01_-_Steven_Sees_A_Ghost.pdf
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Fri, 01 Oct 2021 - 59min - 3 - Return of the Jedi: 3 Act Structure
In this episode, Carl explains Hollywood's 3 Act Structure and how Star Wars fits into it.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
3 Act Structure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure#/media/File:Three-act_structure.svg"Actionable"from bensound.com.
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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 - 39min - 2 - The Empire Strikes Back: Plot Your Character Arc
In this episode, Carl brings on the show's first guest, Hannah Ceselski, to talk romance, character arcs, and fuck-off hermits.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
Hannah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/normalsexylady?lang=en
Hannah's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahceselski?lang=enKasdan 4th Draft:http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/esb_4th.txt
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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 - 57min - 1 - Star Wars: The Hero's Journey
In this introductory episode, Carl corrects misconceptions about the Hero's Journey and connects it to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraft
Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com
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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 - 42min
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