Act Two Podcast
Tasha Huo
Act Two Podcast
Tasha Huo
Monday 20 September 2021 : Sit down with hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman as they chat about a new slew of real-life problems and complications that have come up for...
Monday 13 September 2021 : Knowing how to break your ideas and scripts into Notecards can be an extremely valuable tool in your writer’s tool chest, and is key to...
Monday 06 September 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss a topic every screenwriter loves... your reps! Specifically, how to maintain a good relationship...
Monday 30 August 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their week in Screenwriting, including writing advice from an Emmy-award winning casting director,...
Monday 23 August 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman hang out with September Act Two Mentor, Mr. Monty Bennett, to discuss the daily life of a staff writer in a...
Monday 16 August 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down and talk about their favorite thing -- action setpieces in movies. Breaking down iconic action...
Monday 09 August 2021 : Part II of the Notes Commandments series, wherein hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down the best, most effective (and simultaneously,...
Sunday 01 August 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with Screenwriter James Stoteraux, Executive-Producer of "Batwoman", after his thread about his...
Monday 26 July 2021 : There are many ways to stay proactive in your writing life. If you're sitting on a script you're passionate about, there are (creative) ways...
Monday 19 July 2021 : Some Screenwriters think Open Writing Assignments (OWAs) are a waste of time and a product of the Devil, other Screenwriters build...
Monday 12 July 2021 : A busy week of A-list writer meltdowns, reps pushing us to be selfish jerkoids, organization coming back to haunt us, and one TV writer’s...
Sunday 04 July 2021 : In this Screenwriter-nerd episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman get specific about how they and other professional Screenwriters...
Monday 28 June 2021 : A busy week of new discoveries, bizarre meetings and franchise opportunities -- Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their This Week in...
Sunday 20 June 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with screenwriter and master of the adaptation Evan Spiliotopoulos (Snake Eyes, The Huntsman:...
Monday 14 June 2021 : This was the description I wrote — Writing for the small screen is not the same as writing for the big screen. They are completely...
Monday 07 June 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the personal stories they consider turning points in their Screenwriting careers. Edited by...
Monday 31 May 2021 : It turns out there is a crucial moment after you pitch -- the ten-minute window when the pitch is finished. In part four of this...
Monday 24 May 2021 : To have a sustainable Screenwriting career, you need to know more than just how to write a brilliant screenplay. Eventually, every...
Monday 17 May 2021 : In this inaugural edition of WHY MOVIES WORK, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss three recently-released movies — NOBODY, MORTAL...
Monday 10 May 2021 : Development Hell is part of every Screenwriter’s career, great and small. In this first in an ongoing series about real-life development...
Monday 03 May 2021 : Chances are, the Screenwriters of your favorite movies have hired a Ghostwriter to do everything from joke punch-ups to full on writing of...
Sunday 25 April 2021 : The Walt Disney Television Writing Program is one of the most sought-after programs for up-and-coming writers because of its extremely high...
Monday 19 April 2021 : Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk with spec master Daniel Kunka to discuss his latest script: LIFT. Kunka’s spec created a frenzy that...
Monday 12 April 2021 : Fireside Chats are where hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman pose real situations from real-life working Screenwriters, and ask "What would you...
Sunday 04 April 2021 : "That writer has a great voice," is a comment often uttered by producers and reps when talking about writers they love. And it's what buyers...
Act Two Podcast
Tasha Huo
Fireside Chat
Sit down with hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman as they chat about a new slew of real-life problems and complications that have come up for...
Writer‘s Tool Chest: The Notecard
Knowing how to break your ideas and scripts into Notecards can be an extremely valuable tool in your writer’s tool chest, and is key to...
What A Good Relationship With Your Reps Looks Like
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss a topic every screenwriter loves... your reps! Specifically, how to maintain a good relationship...
This Week in Writing
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their week in Screenwriting, including writing advice from an Emmy-award winning casting director,...
Daily Life of a TV Staff Writer with Monty Bennett
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman hang out with September Act Two Mentor, Mr. Monty Bennett, to discuss the daily life of a staff writer in a...
Anatomy of an Action Setpiece
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down and talk about their favorite thing -- action setpieces in movies. Breaking down iconic action...
The Note Giver's 10 Commandments
Part II of the Notes Commandments series, wherein hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman break down the best, most effective (and simultaneously,...
To Study Film, or Not? with Special Guest: James Stoteraux
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with Screenwriter James Stoteraux, Executive-Producer of "Batwoman", after his thread about his...
Staying Proactive And Being An Advocate For Yourself.
There are many ways to stay proactive in your writing life. If you're sitting on a script you're passionate about, there are (creative) ways...
The Open Writing Assignment (OWA): Devil or Deliverer?
Some Screenwriters think Open Writing Assignments (OWAs) are a waste of time and a product of the Devil, other Screenwriters build...
This Week in Writing
A busy week of A-list writer meltdowns, reps pushing us to be selfish jerkoids, organization coming back to haunt us, and one TV writer’s...
How to Stay Organized
In this Screenwriter-nerd episode, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman get specific about how they and other professional Screenwriters...
This Week in Writing
A busy week of new discoveries, bizarre meetings and franchise opportunities -- Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman dish on their This Week in...
The Art of Adaptation with Special Guest: Evan Spiliotopoulos
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman sit down with screenwriter and master of the adaptation Evan Spiliotopoulos (Snake Eyes, The Huntsman:...
Film Writing vs. TV Writing with Special Guest David Levinson
This was the description I wrote — Writing for the small screen is not the same as writing for the big screen. They are completely...
Fireside Chat: This Is Us
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss the personal stories they consider turning points in their Screenwriting careers. Edited by...
Pitching Is Terrible: The Series (Part 4 -- The Ten Minutes After You Pitch)
It turns out there is a crucial moment after you pitch -- the ten-minute window when the pitch is finished. In part four of this...
The Note Taker's 10 Commandments
To have a sustainable Screenwriting career, you need to know more than just how to write a brilliant screenplay. Eventually, every...
WHY MOVIES WORK: Nobody, Mortal Kombat and The Mitchells vs. the Machines
In this inaugural edition of WHY MOVIES WORK, hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman discuss three recently-released movies — NOBODY, MORTAL...
Development Hell
Development Hell is part of every Screenwriter’s career, great and small. In this first in an ongoing series about real-life development...
Ghostwriting -- The Best Kept Secret in Screenwriting
Chances are, the Screenwriters of your favorite movies have hired a Ghostwriter to do everything from joke punch-ups to full on writing of...
The Walt Disney Television Writing Program: Interview with 2020 alums, Adrian Viña & Allyson Philobos
The Walt Disney Television Writing Program is one of the most sought-after programs for up-and-coming writers because of its extremely high...
Secret to the Spec Sale: Interview with Daniel Kunka
Hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman talk with spec master Daniel Kunka to discuss his latest script: LIFT. Kunka’s spec created a frenzy that...
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chats are where hosts Tasha Huo and Josh Hallman pose real situations from real-life working Screenwriters, and ask "What would you...
How to Have a "Voice"
"That writer has a great voice," is a comment often uttered by producers and reps when talking about writers they love. And it's what buyers...
