50 episodes
The Writers Room with Sam and Jim Sam Ernst, Jim Dunn, JR Zamora-Thal
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- TV & Film
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4.9 • 47 Ratings
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TV Writers Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn invite aspiring screenwriters into their writers’ room and give them writing tips to develop their screenplays and TV pilots. Discussions include script notes, screenwriting tools, Hollywood career advice, and tips on navigating the entertainment industry. Sam and Jim’s credits include HAVEN on SYFY, Marvel’s DAREDEVIL, and CARNIVAL ROW on Amazon Prime. Producer J.R. Zamora-Thal and Co-Producer Meagan Daine also talk about their experiences on TV writing staffs and add commentary on today’s issues facing Hollywood, including women and Latinos in entertainment.
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Hollywood Confessional: The Porn Car
This is our last episode of Hollywood Confessional that will be coming to you from the Writers Room with Sam and Jim feed. If you like the show, subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
Hollywood Confessional on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-confessional/id1628848064
This week we have just one confession, but it's a wild one! It comes to us from someone who has been around the block and has had time to process everything they've been through. Littered throughout this hilarious story are red flags all of us have seen and blown right past in the name of working in this industry.
Our shoutout comes to us from Amy Baklini, who gives a shout out to indie film producer Matt Miller.
This episode is brought to you by THE RESTORER, a supernatural YA podcast in the Ninth Way Media family, available anywhere you get your podcasts!
The Restorer on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-restorer/id1621618762
Hollywood Confessional is a Ninth Way Media production, produced by Meagan Daine and J.R. Zamora-Thal.
IG/Twitter: @fessuphollywood
Sound Effects and Music provided by Zapsplat and Pixabay.
Keywords: Hollywood, Writing, Acting, Directing, Narrative, Interview, Screenwriting, Writer Life -
Hollywood Confessional: Find Me B***h & The Bleep Bleep Story
Hello Writers Room fans! We have another episode of a new show we think you'll like.
From the producers of the Writers Room comes Hollywood Confessional, a show where industry professionals confess their deepest, darkest, weirdest, most insane stories that they can't tell anywhere else. The confessors and their stories are 100% anonymous, but if you've been around the block, you might recognize a story or two.
If you like what you hear, subscribe on the podcast app you're currently listening to by searching "Hollywood Confessional". Below are links for Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-confessional/id1628848064
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YXC8jMrcHKgzHsCcwtIVD?si=bbafd4ddc6aa465f
Hollywood Confessional is a Ninth Way Media production, produced by Meagan Daine and J.R. Zamora-Thal.
IG/Twitter: @fessuphollywood
Sound Effects and Music provided by Zapsplat and Pixabay. -
Hollywood Confessional: Episode 1 - The Can Lady & This is a Man's World
Hello Writers Room fans! We have a new show we think you'll like.
From the producers of the Writers Room comes Hollywood Confessional, a show where industry professionals confess their deepest, darkest, weirdest, most insane stories that they can't tell anywhere else. The confessors and their stories are 100% anonymous, but if you've been around the block, you might recognize a story or two.
If you like what you hear, subscribe on the podcast app you're currently listening to by searching "Hollywood Confessional". Below are links for Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hollywood-confessional/id1628848064
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YXC8jMrcHKgzHsCcwtIVD?si=bbafd4ddc6aa465f -
Pitching Plot Proves Painful, but Emotion Elicits Excitement with Mark LePatner
Sam and Jim invite Mark into the room and together they work on his indie-feature, tentatively titled "1001".
Join us in the room for a discussion on using emotion to drive your pitch, choosing which facets of your story to shine a light on, and staying on theme while breaking story.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @thesamandjim
Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
Logo Design: Julien Debar-Monclair, @jude.orange
Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays -
Generational Conflict is a Chronic Condition with Tim Wardell
Sam and Jim invite Tim into the writers room, and together they work on his father, son, and granddaughter love story, tentatively titled "Gaddy".
Join us for a discussion on utilizing a chronic problem to drive story, ending your pilot on a question for maximum punch, and the great writing that comes out of the difficulties of raising children.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @thesamandjim
Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
Logo Design: Julien Debar-Monclair, @jude.orange
Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays -
One Season Down, Highlights to Show with J.R. and Meagan
J.R. and Meagan take over the room in this very special season ending episode of The Writers Room with Sam and Jim.
Join us in the room for all the best tips, tools, and advice that Sam and Jim have given over the first year of The Writers Room.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @thesamandjim
Producer: J.R. Zamora-Thal
Logo Design: Julien Debar-Monclair, @jude.orange
Music: Buddha Rays, @buddharays
Customer Reviews
A companion to the writing process
I found especially helpful the advice of "cheap deep" and giving complex ideas a face. The podcast is thoughtful in how the episode topics are titled specifically enough so that if you're working on a particular kind of project you can go right to that episode for some guidance and inspiration.
God Bless Sam
Practical. Fun. Each episode’s a free masterclass in rewriting..
Great minds don’t have to think alike
Sam and Jim’s podcast is fantastic. Their experience has equipped them not just with powerful insights into the writing process, but also with the soft skills to allow burgeoning writers to hear and feel heard.
It’s an incredible lesson into the process, technique, and challenges of getting something written.