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Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast
The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast shows you how to make your screenplays bulletproof. Weekly interviews with Oscar® and Emmy® award winning screenwriters, story specialists, best-selling authors, Hollywood agents and managers, and industry insiders. We cover every aspect of the screenwriting process. This is the screenwriting podcast for the rest of us. No fluff. No BS. Just straight talk that will help you on your screenwriting journey.
Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning…
Episodes
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BPS 319: Directing The Last Exorcism with Daniel Stamm
Daniel Stamm was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, where as a teenager, he was the host of a radio show and editor of a youth magazine. He toured with a…
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BPS 318: How to Sell Your Indie Film and Yourself with Alec Trachtenberg
Today on the show we have independent film producer, author, and sales consultant Alec Trachtenberg. With over a decade of experience building and managing the…
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BPS 317: How to Make Your Own Damn Indie Movie with Lloyd Kaufman
Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, but wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale, though, he got introduced to "B"…
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BPS 316: What They Don't Tell Filmmakers about Making an Indie Film with Jeremy Gardener
Jeremy Gardner is an American actor, writer, and director known for his work in the independent horror film "The Battery." He wrote, directed, and starred in…
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BPS 315: Hercules, Hollywood Accounting and Indie Films with Kevin Sorbo
Today on the show we have actor, producer, and director Kevin Sorbo. Kevin spent 3 years traveling around the world, modeling for print ads and appearing in…
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BPS 314: How to Get Things Done with David Allen
David Allen is a productivity consultant and the author of the book "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity." He is widely recognized for his…
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BPS 313: Building Long-Term Filmmaking Revenue Streams with Brady Trautman and Alex Blue
Not many of us get to tick off ‘sailing around the world’ off our dream to-do list. But our guests today, Brady Trautman and partner, Alex Blue, have been…
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BPS 312: How to Always Make Money with Independent Film Godfather Roger Corman
Roger William Corman was born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 5, 1926. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford…
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BPS 311: How to Raise $325 Million in Film Financing with Wayne Godfrey
I promise the title of today’s episode is not clickbait. Our guest, Wayne Godfrey is a British film producer, CEO of Fintech platform, Purely Capital, and…
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BPS 310: Licking My Wounds Writing The Mask of Zorro for Hollywood with Randall Jahnson
Randall Jahnson is a screenwriter known for his work on various films, including "The Mask of Zorro." He co-wrote the screenplay for "The Mask of Zorro" along…
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BPS 309: How I Sold My Project to Netflix with Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
How do you sell a movie to Netflix, this episode will give you a bit of insight. We're getting deep into the weeds on Italian director and screenwriter…
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BPS 308: Lessons Learned Writing Oliver Stone's The Doors with Randall Jahnson
Randall Jahnson is an American screenwriter and film producer. He was born on March 7, 1951, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Jahnson is best known for his…
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BPS 307: How I Wrote Birdman with Oscar® Winner Alexander Dinelaris
Alexander Dinelaris is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning screenwriter for "Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)", a co-producer on the three…
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BPS 306: Making Quentin Tarantino's Lost First Feature Film with Andy Rausch
Now, I was scanning the web the other day, and I came across a book about the making of Quentin Tarantino‘s first feature film. Quite fascinated that someone…
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BPS 305: How I Made $193M Off My Micro-Budget Film with Oren Peli
Oren Peli, an Israeli-American film producer, director, and screenwriter, is the creative genius behind the horror sensation Paranormal Activity. The movie…
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BPS 304: Zero Draft Thiry - Inside Writing for Hollywood with Scott Myers
Scott Myers is a screenwriter and educator known for his work in the film industry. He has written numerous screenplays and is the co-writer of the 2006 film…
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BPS 303: How I Wrote a Sundance Film with Chloe Okuno
Today on the show we have writer/director Chloe Okuno.Chloe is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a masters degree from the American Film Institute Conservatory…
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BPS 302: Writing the INSANE World of Machette with Alvaro Rodriguez
Alvaro Rodriguez has been writing since childhood and, in fact, did his best work when he was 11. Without a movie camera in sight, Rodriguez relied on the…
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BPS 301: I Wrote a Short Film Now WTF Do I Do with Clarissa Jacobson
So you made a short film, now WTF do you do? Today guest is filmmaker Clarissa Jacobson and she is the perfect person to guide you through the rough waters of…
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BPS 300: How I Wrote Erin Brockovich with Susannah Grant
In the male-dominated world of Hollywood, Susannah Grant has emerged as a powerful force, breaking barriers and reshaping the landscape of screenwriting. With…
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BPS 299: Hidden Tools of Comedy for Screenwriters with Steve Kaplan
Steve Kaplan is a well-known comedy writer, teacher, and consultant. He is the author of the book "The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being…
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BPS 298: Creating the Cult Classic Sharknado with Thunder Levin
Thunder Levin was born and raised in New York City, graduated from Hunter College High School, and received a BFA in Film from NYU before moving to Los Angeles…
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BPS 297: No-Budget, $600 Camera, 3 Lights & Still Sold Worldwide with Elliot and Zander Weaver
Today on the show we have two filmmakers that shot a sci-fi feature film with a $600 camera, three lights, no budget, no stars, and a dream. Amazingly they…
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BPS 296: How Master Storytellers Keep the Audience Engaged with Richard Walter
Richard Walter was born on July 11, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Group Marriage (1972), The Cinematographer (1969) and The…
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BPS 295: Tales from a Million-Dollar Debut Feature Film with Giles Alderson
Today on the show I have a good friend and fellow podcaster, Giles Alderson. Giles is not only a podcaster but a successful filmmaker, producer, and…
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BPS 294: The Essentials of Screenwriting with Pilar Alessandra
Pilar Alessandra is the director of the screenwriting and TV writing program On the Page®, host of the popular On the Page Podcast and author of the…
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BPS 292: The Million Dollar Mini-Movie Screenwriting Method with Chris Soth
Chris Soth developed the “Mini-Movie Method” after years of success as a Hollywood screenwriter. Chris has multiple projects in development at major Hollywood…
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BPS 291: Inside One of the Most Dangerous Film Shoots in History with Jon Gustafsson
We have all heard stories of difficult and even dangerous film shoots before but today's story tops them all. In today's episode, we welcome filmmaker Jon…
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BPS 290: Writing for Spielberg & Creating the Cult Classic Tremors with S.S. Wilson
S.S. Wilson, the screenwriter of such films as Tremors and Short Circuit, has just finished his second novel Fraidy Cats. Wilson also wrote a book on special…
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BPS 289: How I Built a Blockbuster Career Off of an Indie Film with Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer (Director/Producer) began his career as a filmmaker in Memphis, Tennessee. While working at Barnes & Noble, he learned camera and editing…
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BPS 288: How I Wrote Fight Club with Jim Uhls
Jim Uhls is an American screenwriter best known for his work on the iconic film "Fight Club." Born in 1951 in the United States, Uhls began his career in the…
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BPS 287: Screenwriting for Netflix's Algorithm with Stephen Follows
This episode might give you a better understanding of How To Sell A Movie To Netflix? In this age of streaming platforms, knowing your distribution route and…
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BPS 286: Inside Writing the Oscar® Nominated Mad Max: Fury Road with Brendan McCartney
Brendan McCarthy is a legend in the world of comics and now the world of Mad Max. His series Freakwave was inspired by Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior, and was…
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BPS 285: Creating Friday the 13th & the Horror of Hollywood with Sean S. Cunningham
Sean S. Cunningham had a successful career of starting films cheap and fast. Originally from New York, Cunningham had a vast knowledge of directing films and…
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BONUS EPISODE: Creating the Ultra-Violent World of John Wick with Derek Kolstad (CROSSOVER)
Today we have a special CROSSOVER episode of the BPS Podcast. Our guest is Derek Kolstad, the genius behind the extremely successful John Wick franchise. An…
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BPS 284: The Evolution of Your Creative & Filmmaking Dream with Kyle Cease
After over 20 years of achieving what he thought were his dreams of being a headlining touring comedian and actor, Kyle Cease suddenly discovered that the…
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BPS 283: Is Artificial Intelligence Putting Screenwriters Out of Work? with Andrew Kortschak
Today on the show we have filmmaker Andrew Kortschak. In today’s digital age, where ‘releasing’ a film involves putting it on Vimeo, new filmmakers often…
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BONUS EPISODE: OSCAR WINNERS! The Daniels Breakdown How they wrote Everything, Everywhere, All at Once!
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as DANIELS, have been writing and directing together for over a decade, initially with a slew of viral…
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BPS 282: REVEALED: Why HOLLYWOOD Is IGNORING This Billion Dollar Audience with Jon Erwin
In 2002, Jon Erwin founded a production company with his brother, Andrew. Their first ventures were commercials, documentaries, and music videos. The brothers…
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BPS 281: How to Turn Your Movie Script into a Money-Maker with Mark Toia
So insane and talent Australian filmmaker Mark Toia is back to tell us how he made millions of dollars self distributing his remarkable debut film Monsters of…
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BONUS EPISODE: Being Blindsided, Oscar and Blockbuster Directing with John Lee Hancock
I have an epic conversation in store for you all today. Our guest is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter, filmmaker, John Lee Hancock. While working as a lawyer by…
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BPS 280: From Sundance Hit The Puffy Chair to Mack & Rita with Katie Aselton
Today on the show we have Katie Aselton. She is an acclaimed actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She may be best known for her starring role as Jenny in…
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BPS 279: How NOT to Lose Money Producing Movies with Anne Marie Gillen
The film industry has had to adjust a lot since the hit of COVID. Thanks to streaming services, the hit wasn’t as volatile as possible. Now that society seems…
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BONUS EPISODE: Inside Secrets to Blockbuster Screenwriting with Boaz Yakin
We have for you on the show today screenwriter and director, Boaz Yakin, The writer behind The Punisher, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Rookie, & Safe and…
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BPS 278: Writing & Directing A24's The Humans with Stephen Karam
Today on the show, we have writer and director Stephen Karam. He is the Tony Award-winning author of The Humans, Sons of the Prophet, and Speech & Debate. For…
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BPS 277: What They Don't Teach You in Film School with Shane Stanley
Our guest on today's episode is Emmy award-winning filmmaker, actor, Filmtrepreneur, best-selling author, and instructor Shane Stanley. Shane's been in the…
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BPS 276: Reality Check: What Really Happens After You Win an Oscar® for Screenwriting with Tom Schulman
Tom Schulman graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Philosophy. He studied at USC Graduate School of Cinema, with Jack Garfein at the Actors and…
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BPS 275: RAW Confessions of a Hollywood Blockbuster Screenwriter with Ted Griffin
There's no con more satisfying and lucrative than finding a way to make a living as a screenwriter. And Ted Griffin is a man who knows a good con.Anyone who…
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BPS 274: $300,000+ in Debt for Film School with Zack Morrison
The crippling student debt crisis in America threatens college the financial freedom of many students. According to Forbes 2020 student loan debt statistics…
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BPS 273: How to Deal with Filmmaking Depression with Lucas McNelly
I read an article the other day about a filmmaker who spent the better part of a decade trying to finish a movie due to unforeseen circumstances and spiral…
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BPS 272: Down the First Feature Rabbit Hole with Carlson Young
Today on the show we have writer, director and actress Carlson Young. Carlson is the creator of the new film The Blazing World. Ever since Margaret (Carlson…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Make a Living as a Filmmaker
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
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BPS 271: Sundance - La Guerra Civil with Eva Longoria
Today we have the award-winning actress, director, producer, entrepreneur, and activist by the name of Eva Longoria. Eva Longoria has long established herself…
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BONUS EPISODE: How to Get Your Project on Netflix with RB Botto
Today on the show we have returning champion RB Botto. For many, the holy grail of television has become Netflix. It’s a titan in the industry, and with over…
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BPS 270: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films with Austin Trunick
Austin Trunick is a Connecticut-based film historian and author of The Cannon Film Guide, a series of books about the beloved (and infamous) '80s b-movie…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: You Can Do This!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
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BPS 269: The Godfather of Ninja and Cannon Films with Sam Firstenberg
You are in for a treat today. We have legendary 80's action director Sam Firstenberg. At a young age Sam began to "create" movies to entertain his friends…
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BONUS EPISODE: Inside HBO's Writers Room with Showrunner Daniel Knauf
Today's guest is writer and showrunner, Daniel Knauf. Daniel Knauf had a couple of small credits to his name—a TV movie here, a stint on Wolf Lake there—when…
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BPS 268: Dropping Acid & Winning an Oscar® with Ghost Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
At age five, Bruce Rubin had a spiritual experience playing in a sandbox in the middle of the afternoon. The sun disappeared, and a dense night sky appeared in…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Don't Be The Desperate Filmmaker
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…