The Midnight Writers: An Adventure in Screenwriting

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Five writers decide to dive headfirst into a screenwriting competition and talk about their adventures.

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S2E6: Second Round Knockout

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The final episode of Season 2. Another two months have passed and we get our round 2 results. Spoiler, we didn't move on to the finals. We muse on our feedback. Was it helpful? Did we learn anything? Will we do this again? Spoiler, Season 3 begins recording this week! The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austi...

Mar 25, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 6

S2E5: Round Two... FIGHT!

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters Phil, Keith, and Derek are on to round two and the stakes have been ramped up. 8 pages in three days! Keith and Phil are in the same group and Derek decides to make things harder than they need to be. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Kei...

Mar 24, 2023•55 min•Ep. 5

S2E4: First Round Results

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The results are in and we've sifted through our weirdly formatted email and found the good, the bad, and the ugly of round 1. Three of us are moving on to the second round, and I think we were all able to find positives in the adventure. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Pictu...

Mar 23, 2023•47 min•Ep. 4

S2E3: First Round Submissions

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters Eight Days have passed and we have written ourselves silly. We discuss how the week went and how our screenplays ended up. Now we are facing two months for any sort of feedback or results. The waiting game begins. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and ...

Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 3

S2E2: First Round Assignments

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters We have our assignments and feel a bit like deer in headlights. What is to be made of some of this insanity? Honestly, what is a proxy marriage anyways? We sort it all out and wish each other luck on the next 8 days. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin a...

Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 2

S2E1: Anticipation and Preparation

Get $30 off of your Arc Studio Pro Subscription @ https://arcstud.io/themidnightwriters The Midnight Writers are back and ready to tackle the NYC Midnight Screenwriting competition. Phil, Keith, and Derek return and are joined by Austin and Zach. In this episode we try to mentally prepare ourselves for the road ahead. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Austin Host of the podcast The Picture Sho...

Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 1

S1E4: Resolution and Final Image

Episode Notes The results are in and the band is back together to discuss the outcomes. Keith, Phil, Joelle, Juiianne, and Derek discuss the ups and downs of the first rounds of the competition. There are a few F-Bombs in this episode The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030 ) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast ) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @Mou...

Nov 22, 2021•41 min•Ep. 4

S1E3: Heightened Stakes and Plot Point Two

Episode Notes The Writers have submitted their works and everyone is buzzing. What did we do? How did we do it? How do we endure the wait for results? The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030 ) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast ) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens ) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine ) Host...

Nov 15, 2021•53 min•Ep. 3

S1E2: The Catalyst and Midpoint

Episode Notes The Midnight crew gets their assignments from the NYC Midnight masterminds and then we go on our way to write. The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030 ) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast ) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens ) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @Derek9nine ) Host of the podcast: The Pop U...

Nov 08, 2021•29 min•Ep. 2

S1E1: The Set Up

Episode Notes Keith, Derek, Phil, Joelle, and Julianne get together in this first episode just to talk about our experiences with screenwriting and our influences. -- The Midnight Writers are: Phil (Twitter: @philrood ) Host of the podcast The Picture Show with Austin and Phil Rood Art and Illustrations Keith (Twitter: @KG3030 ) Host of the podcast: The Pop Up Film Cast (Twitter: @PopUpFilmCast ) Mouse & Weens (Twitter: @MouseAndWeens ) Hosts of the podcast Mouse and Weens Derek (Twitter: @D...

Nov 08, 2021•35 min•Ep. 1

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