Podcast: Character Sketch: Glen Mazzara on Writing the Anti-Hero

For this September 9 event, Glen Mazzara did something different and delivered his talk sans moderator. But don't expect some boring school-type lecture. The Anti-Hero--a central character that lacks conventional heroic characteristics such as idealism and morality--is such a prevalent trope in TV and film today that a study in its relevance is bound to be fascinating, not to mention the fact that Mazzara is an engaging personality with a strong point of view. He discusses the Anti-Hero's literary history as well as puts the trope within the context of gender, race and politics. Interesting stuff! [powerpress url="http://www.wgfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/glenmazzara.wgf.podcast.mp3"]

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Music on this podcast is Swinging by RaceTTar.

Podcast: Master Class with Winnie Holzman

For this August 26 event, we reunited MY SO-CALLED LIFE creator Winnie Holzman with writer, producer and friend Jason Katims (PARENTHOOD, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS), who got his start writing for TV on her show 21 years ago. The special night recalled Holzman and Katims's memorable moments from the show, from an episode seemingly gone awry to a reading of Katims's favorite scene from the pilot. True to her genuine, warmly funny style, Holzman shared her approach to writing for TV, film and Broadway, how she deals with writer's block, and how she inhabited a teenage girl's voice. [powerpress url="http://www.wgfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/winnieholzman.wgf.podcast.mp3"]

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Music on this podcast is The Mezzanine by Jassummisko.

Podcast: Writers on Writing with Drew Goddard

In this October 28 event, Drew Goddard takes fellow writer John August and us through his beginnings growing up as a voracious reader in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the valuable lessons learned in his first years as a writer's assistant and staff writer on shows like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, LOST and ALIAS, and his approach to writing feature films such as CLOVERFIELD, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, WORLD WAR Z and the current blockbuster THE MARTIAN. [powerpress url="http://www.wgfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/drewgoddard.wgf.podcast.mp3"]

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Podcast: Writers on Writing with Jason Katims

There are few TV shows in which I've shed real tears while watching, and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS is one of them. I'm talking tears during every. single. episode of the first season, and I blame all that mascara smudging on the show's fantastic writing. If you feel the same, then you'll enjoy hearing tales behind the writing of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, as well as another equally heart-warming NBC show PARENTHOOD, from showrunner Jason Katims at our September 14, 2014 event Writers on Writing. Interviewed by moderator and fellow writer Jan Oxenberg, you'll hear Katims' thoughts on developing such relatable characters and real family dynamics; his approach to running a writers room; and how he channels his personal experiences into the shows he writes.

Stay tuned for more podcasts featuring Jason Katims, who takes the moderator seat for our upcoming Master Class with Winnie Holzman on August 26.

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New Podcast: Words Into Pixels Video Game Writing Panel

It's been a while since our last podcast, so we're excited to share this one from our recent sold-out event Words Into Pixels: Couches, Consoles and Creating Worlds, which was all about writing for video games. Moderated by Neil Druckmann (THE LAST OF US, UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END), our panel included TJ Fixman (RATCHET & CLANK series), Marianne Krawczyk (GOD OF WAR series) and Tom Bissell (GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT). Listen for their insightful and very funny stories on:

• The specific challenges and constraints of writing video game scripts
• The most annoying parts of the job (Barks!)
• What skills are important if you want to write for games.

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