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PopCraft: Screenwriting

Carl Albert

21 episodes

9 months ago

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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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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/21)

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

23 minutes 42 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

25 minutes 13 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

44 minutes 12 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft

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/

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 2 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

1 hour 18 minutes 58 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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?

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

59 minutes 17 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?

In this episode, Carl argues that adaptations should be considered separately from their source material.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

23 minutes 34 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

48 minutes 8 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

Deep Dive into Plants and Payoffs

In this episode, Carl dives deep into the different kinds of plants and payoffs in storytelling.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

35 minutes 14 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 6 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

59 minutes 43 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

46 minutes 35 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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3 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes 40 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 years ago

39 minutes 23 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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 Parasite remains utterly traditional.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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4 years ago

57 minutes

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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/

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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4 years ago

49 minutes 33 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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4 years ago

32 minutes

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

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

Main song from bensound.com

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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4 years ago

59 minutes 8 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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/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

Kasdan 4th Draft: http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/esb_4th.txt

"Actionable" from bensound.com.

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

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4 years ago

57 minutes 42 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 years ago

39 minutes 2 seconds

PopCraft: Screenwriting

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.