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“Script Bits” is a show for writers, film buffs and anyone else who's curious about what makes stories tick. In each episode, host Brough Hansen takes a close look at one bit (or beat) from a great script and delves into what it can teach us about storytelling, the craft of screenwriting and how to interpret the written word. He provides a brief overview of the film and reads the chosen beat out loud. After that, he lets it rip: he analyzes, plays, tinkers and ponders, showing you how to use ...
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Original radio plays produced by Cleaver Magazine
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In this episode, we ride along on a famous car chase from Terminator 2: Judgement Day. This fun Script Bit is chock-full of good writing fundamentals: strong verbs, figurative language and technical details. Come and discover the many lessons hidden in one of the greatest action screenplays of all time.…
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In this episode, we take on a climactic Script Bit from The White Tiger. Join us for a deep cut comparison between this expertly crafted screenplay and the sinister teachings of the infamous Italian philosopher, Niccoló Machiavelli.Brough Hansen
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In this episode, we'll discuss a Script Bit from the beautiful and poetic screenplay, Moonlight. We'll talk about physicality, soul contracts and narrative scale. Join us as we explore this true American masterpiece.Brough Hansen
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In this episode, we crack open a Script Bit from the Oscar-winning screenplay Jojo Rabbit. Join us as we talk proxy battles, theatricality, and the art of persuasion.Brough Hansen
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In this episode, we take a look at a surreal scene from the Oscar-nominated screenplay Hell or High Water. We'll talk breath, dream logic, time, dying worlds and more.Brough Hansen
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In this episode of Script Bits, we take a closer look at an iconic scene from the haunting screenplay for Alien and discuss what it can teach us about underworlds, moral universes, understatement and atmosphere.Brough Hansen
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“Script Bits” is a show for writers, film buffs and anyone else who’s curious about what makes stories tick. In each episode, we’ll take a close look at one bit—or beat—of a great script and delve into what it can teach us about storytelling. For updates, please follow us on twitter @scriptbitsshow or check out our website: ScriptBitsPodcast.com.…
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GREAT: A Radio Play by Parrish Turner. Performed by Steve Allen. Directed, Edited, and Produced by Grace Connolly. A production of Cleaver Radio.Cleaver Magazine
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With this production, we decided to harken back to a 1940’s classic radio drama. The epic scope of this story serves this purpose well, as does a timeless, crackling fuzz, which we hope throws you back—beyond 2008 when the arc of this play comes to a head, and into another century, to the golden era of radio. We took a contemporary story line, and …
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DREAMS OF THE CLOCKMAKER, a Radio Play by Sean GillPerformed by Kelly ChickProduced by Grace Connolly for Cleaver MagazineOctober 2016Close your eyes, and look within. Imagine gentle, creased hands unclasping the clutch on an old-fashioned doctor's bag and withdrawing a hypnotic spiral, coiled black-and-white. The hands are gradually pirouetting th…
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