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JULY 2015 Script Sales, Hot Spec Screenplays, Hollywood Gossip.Tracking Board Czar Mike De Luca is back with his July 2015 Tracking Board Preview! This is no advert. Once again Mike has mined the tracking boards so we don't have to and bringing us industry insider updates on big script sales and the spec screenplays hitting the town. Letting us know the script concepts, genres, and budgets that Hollywood is buying right now. Now you can support THE SCRIPT Podcast by crowdfunding us on PATREON $1, $5, $10… check out our rewards!If you enjoy our Podcast please POST A REVIEW or a STAR RATING on iTunes. Follow us on Facbook at http://facebook.com/NYCScreenwritersFollow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

Our Tracking Board Czar Mike De Luca is back with his June 2015 Tracking Board Preview! This is no advert. Once again Mike has mined the tracking boards so we don't have to and bringing us industry insider updates on big script sales and the spec screenplays hitting the town. Letting us know the script concepts, genres, and budgets that Hollywood is buying right now. If you enjoy our Podcast please POST A REVIEW or a STAR RATING on iTunes. Follow us on Facbook at http://facebook.com/NYCScreenwritersFollow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

Our Tracking Board Czar Mike De Luca is back! This is no advert. This time he's bringing his Tracking Board Preview and his singular style to The Script Podcast. Every few weeks Mike will mine the tracking boards so we don't have to and give us a quick summary of industry insider updates on big script sales and spec screenplays hitting the town. Informing us about the kind of script concepts, genres, and budgets that Hollywood is buying right now. If you enjoy our regular The Script Podcast or the Tracking Board Preview PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes.  Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

"I myself will carry you to the gates of Valhalla... you will ride eternal, shiny, and chrome!” This week on The Script, our script doctors analyze the resurrection of our favorite 80’s dystopian franchise with Mad Max: Fury Road. Is this possibly the biggest budget independent film of all time? If there is no screenplay does it mean there is no screenwriting? What is the right action scene / character development scenes ratio (Hint: don’t ask Man of Steel, ask Fury Road)? Why is a lack of exposition actually respectful of your audience? This film has all the elements… Blood, Water, Milk, Oil, and Chrome. Flaming Guitarist for President 2016!LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Mad Max: Fury Road" here on iTUNESIf you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes.  See a host of George Miller Interviews below...Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSupplementary Articles.See a series of George Miller Interviews below...Mad Max’s Production Designer on How He Made All Those Badass CarsFury Road - VFX Before & After The Story Behind ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’s Flamethrower GuitaristSCRIPT DOCTORSJeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Jordan Rosengarten, Kristina Leath-Malin, David NegrinPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.orgBest George Miller Interviews - thanks to Alec PollakVICE Talks Film: George Miller on 'Mad Max: Fury Road'         Published on May 17, 2015Welcome to our first installment of VICE Talks Film, the series where we sit down with the most talented and creative minds in the movie world to discuss their work and how they're seeking to push the boundaries of the medium. In this episode, we caught up with director George Miller, creator of movies like Happy Feet, Babe, and of course the mythic Mad Max series. Now he's back with his lastest venture Mad Max: Fury Road—which some have called a badass feminist action flick. We talked to the 70-year-old director about the challenges he faced in recreating the Wasteland, his new crop of iconic characters, the insane practical stunts and why it took 17 years to make this movie happen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_VxcSHyWIDP/30: Mad Max: Fury Road, George MIllerPublished on May 7, 2015George Miller has directed just 10 films in 36 years. Four are about Max Rockatansky. (Also, two Happy Feet, Twilight Zone, Lorenzo's Oil, Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig In The City) This time, 30 years since the last Max film, there is a new Max, a new kind of villain, and Max's first sidekick who (at least) is his equal. George discusses the new film, the new technology, the evolution of the choices of films he has made over these decades, and the low point of his Hollywood experience.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZeRAqGdVoThe Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith5/15/215 George MillerHost Jeff Goldsmith interviews co-writer/director George Miller about Mad Max: Fury Roadhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-q-a-with-jeff-goldsmith/id426840843?mt=2&i=342247941CBC Radio q video podcast5/8/2015 Mad Max Director George Miller in Studio qOscar winning director George Miller chats with Shad about returning — 30 years later — to the anti-hero and post-apocalyptic world that made his career Mad Max: Fury Road.http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/q/ID/2666782226/

"I myself will carry you to the gates of Valhalla... you will ride eternal, shiny, and chrome!” This week on The Script, our script doctors analyze the resurrection of our favorite 80’s dystopian franchise with Mad Max: Fury Road. Is this possibly the biggest budget independent film of all time? If there is no screenplay does it mean there is no screenwriting? What is the right action scene / character development scenes ratio (Hint: don’t ask Man of Steel, ask Fury Road)? Why is a lack of exposition actually respectful of your audience? This film has all the elements… Blood, Water, Milk, Oil, and Chrome. Flaming Guitarist for President 2016! LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Mad Max: Fury Road" here on iTUNES If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes.  See a host of George Miller Interviews below...Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSupplementary Articles. See a series of George Miller Interviews below... Mad Max’s Production Designer on How He Made All Those Badass Cars Fury Road - VFX Before & After  The Story Behind ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’s Flamethrower Guitarist SCRIPT DOCTORS Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Jordan Rosengarten, Kristina Leath-Malin, David Negrin PRODUCERS, The Script Jordan Rosengarten, David Negrin NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org Best George Miller Interviews - thanks to Alec Pollak VICE Talks Film: George Miller on 'Mad Max: Fury Road'          Published on May 17, 2015 Welcome to our first installment of VICE Talks Film, the series where we sit down with the most talented and creative minds in the movie world to discuss their work and how they're seeking to push the boundaries of the medium. In this episode, we caught up with director George Miller, creator of movies like Happy Feet, Babe, and of course the mythic Mad Max series. Now he's back with his lastest venture Mad Max: Fury Road—which some have called a badass feminist action flick. We talked to the 70-year-old director about the challenges he faced in recreating the Wasteland, his new crop of iconic characters, the insane practical stunts and why it took 17 years to make this movie happen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9_VxcSHyWI DP/30: Mad Max: Fury Road, George MIller Published on May 7, 2015 George Miller has directed just 10 films in 36 years. Four are about Max Rockatansky. (Also, two Happy Feet, Twilight Zone, Lorenzo's Oil, Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig In The City) This time, 30 years since the last Max film, there is a new Max, a new kind of villain, and Max's fir

"The city is flying, we’re fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense.” This week on The Script, our script doctors analyze the tentpole of all summer tentpoles-- Avengers: Age of Ultron. We meditate on the skills of Joss Whedon. Is Avengers a big ass movie or is it effectively a multi-plot, ensemble television series?  Does Joss’ single comedic voice across characters get old or does it function as a unifier for a complex story? What are the constraints of writing in a massive transmedia property? What is the screenwriter's perspective on The Black Widow controversy that’s swept the internet? And the cameos, oh so many cameos! Can you handle some big green Hulk love? "Fortunately, I am mighty." LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Avengers: Age of Ultron" here on iTUNES If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes. Great Article:  How Avengers: Age of Ultron's New Poster Takes Its Cues From X-Men #1 Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation? Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed  Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com SCRIPT DOCTORS David Negrin, Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Jordan Rosengarten PRODUCERS, The Script Jordan Rosengarten, David Negrin NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org

"The city is flying, we’re fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense.” This week on The Script, our script doctors analyze the tentpole of all summer tentpoles-- Avengers: Age of Ultron. We meditate on the skills of Joss Whedon. Is Avengers a big ass movie or is it effectively a multi-plot, ensemble television series?  Does Joss’ single comedic voice across characters get old or does it function as a unifier for a complex story? What are the constraints of writing in a massive transmedia property? What is the screenwriter's perspective on The Black Widow controversy that’s swept the internet? And the cameos, oh so many cameos! Can you handle some big green Hulk love? "Fortunately, I am mighty."LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Avengers: Age of Ultron" here on iTUNESIf you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes.Great Article:  How Avengers: Age of Ultron's New Poster Takes Its Cues From X-Men #1Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSCRIPT DOCTORSDavid Negrin, Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Jordan RosengartenPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

“Yeah. After thirty-five it’s a shit show.” This week on The Script— two New Yorkers analyze the latest movie from indie film darling Noah Baumbach. Where does "While We’re Young” fall in Baumbach’s pantheon of  adult coming-of-age dramas (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg, and Frances Ha)? Are we looking for the next Woody Allen? Does "While We’re Young" lampoon or represent the new New York? Is Baumbach hailing or decrying the modern era of documentary film in his fictional yet strikingly autobiographical narrative? If you don’t know what Ayahuasca is, now you know. Watching Naomi Watts and Ben Stiller technicolor yodel while tripping balls was priceless. LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “While We're Young" here on iTUNES - If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes. - Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation? - Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed  - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com SCRIPT DOCTORS David Negrin & Meryl Branch-McTiernan PRODUCERS, The Script Jordan Rosengarten, David Negrin NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org

“Yeah. After thirty-five it’s a shit show.” This week on The Script— two New Yorkers analyze the latest movie from indie film darling Noah Baumbach. Where does "While We’re Young” fall in Baumbach’s pantheon of  adult coming-of-age dramas (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg, and Frances Ha)? Are we looking for the next Woody Allen? Does "While We’re Young" lampoon or represent the new New York? Is Baumbach hailing or decrying the modern era of documentary film in his fictional yet strikingly autobiographical narrative? If you don’t know what Ayahuasca is, now you know. Watching Naomi Watts and Ben Stiller technicolor yodel while tripping balls was priceless.LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “While We're Young" here on iTUNES- If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes.- Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?- Follow us on Twitter here @ScriptFeed - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSCRIPT DOCTORSDavid Negrin & Meryl Branch-McTiernanPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

"It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't give up." This week on The Script Podcast, "It Follows" -- the sophomore effort from auteur David Robert Mitchell represents a movement towards more intelligent, modern horror films. "It Follows" is also Mitchell's love letter to classic horror, but does he represent Detroit? What does a strong female protagonist in a modern horror film need beside a scream and a great body? Two words, “super power." Do we get that in Maika Monroe's ingenue? How does 'anxiety horror' compare to traditional 'jump out' or 'gross out' horror? Also we talk Monster taxonomy, is ‘the follower’ a demon, a ghost, or ambiguous supernatural power? "It Follows" doesn't offer much in advice for safe sex, but our script doctors don't mind giving some. LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “It Follows” here on iTUNES (If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes) - Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?  - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com SCRIPT DOCTORS Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Kristina Leath-Malin, David Negrin, Jordan Rosengarten PRODUCERS, The Script Jordan Rosengarten, David Negrin NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org

"It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't give up." This week on The Script Podcast, "It Follows" -- the sophomore effort from auteur David Robert Mitchell represents a movement towards more intelligent, modern horror films. "It Follows" is also Mitchell's love letter to classic horror, but does he represent Detroit? What does a strong female protagonist in a modern horror film need beside a scream and a great body? Two words, “super power." Do we get that in Maika Monroe's ingenue? How does 'anxiety horror' compare to traditional 'jump out' or 'gross out' horror? Also we talk Monster taxonomy, is ‘the follower’ a demon, a ghost, or ambiguous supernatural power? "It Follows" doesn't offer much in advice for safe sex, but our script doctors don't mind giving some.LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “It Follows” here on iTUNES(If you enjoy The Script Podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes)- Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation? - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSCRIPT DOCTORSJeremy Engdahl-Johnson, Kristina Leath-Malin, David Negrin, Jordan RosengartenPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

“Why did you build me to die maker?" The Script Podcast is back! CHAPPIE is the latest dystopian sci-fi allegory from South African auteur Neill Blomkamp. On this episode of The Script we discuss the self-aware robot movie sub-genre, how all great stories employ surrogate family dynamics, and also how to spell anthropomorphize.  Does this film suffer from “protagonist confusion” ?  Is this a low end sci-fi thriller or a fancy coming of age drama?  Will David cut Corey’s microphone on his first podcast appearance? Chappie’s got a bigger heart than Robocop— but not a bigger gun. LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Chappie” here on iTUNES (If you enjoy The Script podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes) - Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?  - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com SCRIPT DOCTORS David Negrin, Corey Resnick, Jordan Rosengarten PRODUCERS, The Script Jordan Rosengarten, David Negrin NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org

“Why did you build me to die maker?" The Script Podcast is back! CHAPPIE is the latest dystopian sci-fi allegory from South African auteur Neill Blomkamp. On this episode of The Script we discuss the self-aware robot movie sub-genre, how all great stories employ surrogate family dynamics, and also how to spell anthropomorphize.  Does this film suffer from “protagonist confusion” ?  Is this a low end sci-fi thriller or a fancy coming of age drama?  Will David cut Corey’s microphone on his first podcast appearance? Chappie’s got a bigger heart than Robocop— but not a bigger gun.LISTEN to THE SCRIPT Podcast: “Chappie” here on iTUNES(If you enjoy The Script podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes)- Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation? - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comSCRIPT DOCTORSDavid Negrin, Corey Resnick, Jordan RosengartenPRODUCERS, The ScriptJordan Rosengarten, David NegrinNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org

(If you enjoy The Script podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes) - Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation? - Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.com Script Doctors David Negrin, Christopher Theokas Producers, The Script David Negrin, Jordan Rosengarten NYC Screenwriters Collective www.ScreenwritersCollective.org

(If you enjoy The Script podcast PLEASE POST A STAR REVIEW on iTunes)- Need a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet Explanation?- Fan mail, complaints, questions, wedding proposals can be sent to ScriptFeed@gmail.comScript DoctorsDavid Negrin, Christopher TheokasProducers, The ScriptDavid Negrin, Jordan RosengartenNYC Screenwriters Collectivewww.ScreenwritersCollective.org