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May 7, 2024 · Screenwriter and author John August. It’s Brutal Out Here. Episode - 642. May 7, 2024 Scriptnotes. Why are things so rough in Hollywood right now? John and Craig look at the industry’s current contraction, its historical analogues, and offer suggestions for what might fix it.
- Arlo Finch
To request a complimentary signed book plate (great for...
- Scriptnotes
Each week, screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss...
- Library
This page contains .pdf versions of various projects I've...
- Store
A handful of useful products loosely related to...
- About
I’m mostly known as a screenwriter. My credits include Go,...
- Podcast
A podcast on screenwriting and things that are interesting...
- Sidecast
John August. Arlo Finch; Scriptnotes; Library; Store; About;...
- Charlie's Angels
When two characters are fighting, that’s hard. Action...
- WGA
John sits down with WGA Negotiating Committee co-chair Chris...
- Frankenweenie
With the news that home video is finally growing again, it’s...
- Arlo Finch
He hosts the popular screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes with Craig Mazin, maintains an eponymous screenwriting blog and develops screenwriter-targeted software through his company, Quote-Unquote Apps. [1] [2] August is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, voting in the Writers branch. [3]
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- John Tilton Meise, August 4, 1970 (age 53), Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
- 1998–present
Writer: Big Fish. John August's screenwriting credits include Go (1999), Big Fish (2003), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, John earned a degree in journalism from Drake University in Iowa and an MFA in film from the Peter Stark program at the University ...
- Writer, Producer, Director
- August 4, 1970
- 2 min
Sep 28, 2023 · Screenwriter John August, has worked in the industry for almost three decades, and spent the last few months chronicling the strike on his podcast Scriptnotes. “Some of the issues that we...
Screenwriter John August wrote his first story on his Mom’s typewriter in Boulder, Colorado. He was seven. Years before he would even dream of becoming one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood, August grew up writing poems, short stories, and eventually studying journalism at Drake University.