The ISA Podcast

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Welcome to the Curious about Screenwriting Podcast where you'll enjoy listening to fascinating film industry guests who share their insights on how you can take your screenwriting career to the next level.

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Episodes

ISA Insider News - Screenplay Contests & Advice, Screenwriting Positivity on Twitter & 50 Years of MAS*H

Max & Shayna talk about the many screenplay contest opportunities that are currently open, the importance of creating an engaging antagonist & how you can use Twitter to positively impact your screenwriting networking.

Sep 21, 2022•27 min

Take 10 with Craig: Self-Training & Using the Site to Your Advantage

ISA founder Craig James talks about the importance of self-training and how to best use the ISA site to your advantage.

Sep 15, 2022•6 min

ISA Insider News - TIFF, D23, Writing Awkward Subtext & Good News at the Box Office

Max & Shayna take a look a two big industry events: D23, Disney's announcement extravaganza, and the importance of the Toronto International Film Festival. They also discuss articles on the ISA web site, including the importance of subtext in writing & behind the scenes of the career of a lit manager.

Sep 14, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 25

FSS 33: Jay Bachochin, Hiking Kettle Moraine & Looking for Bigfoot... or Fairies or the Beast Bray Road

Documentarian Jay Bachochin enjoys hiking a vast wilderness in Wisconsin, but a number of unexplainable experiences there have opened his eyes to the nature of reality and what's possible in our known and unknown universe.

Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 14

ISA Insider News - YOUR Comments, The Venice Film Festival, Lord of the Rings series & Top Gun Shortcomings

Max & Shayna respond to all of your comments & go over the big difference between festival films & popcorn flicks (Venice Film Festival Vs. Top Gun Maverick). The two fantasy nerds also discuss the Amazon Prime Lord of the Rings Series, The Rings of Power

Sep 07, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 23

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The ISA Podcast

Episodes

ISA Insider News - Screenplay Contests & Advice, Screenwriting Positivity on Twitter & 50 Years of MAS*H

Take 10 with Craig: Self-Training & Using the Site to Your Advantage

ISA Insider News - TIFF, D23, Writing Awkward Subtext & Good News at the Box Office

FSS 33: Jay Bachochin, Hiking Kettle Moraine & Looking for Bigfoot... or Fairies or the Beast Bray Road

ISA Insider News - YOUR Comments, The Venice Film Festival, Lord of the Rings series & Top Gun Shortcomings

ISA Insider News - Animation Cancellation, Pitch Challenge & Hooray for Cinema Day

ISA Insider News - All About Fantasy, Game of Thrones Vs Lord of the Rings

Take 10 with Craig - Getting on the ISA Top 25 Writers to Watch List

FSS 32: Tim Ellis, MI ParaCon & a UFO Collision Over Lake Michigan

ISA Insider News - Corporate Hollywood, Missing Tom Hanks & Baseball Hugs