Episodes

  • Shutter Island: Open With Your Twist

    Shutter Island: Open With Your Twist
    Nov 9 2022

    Sorry about the sound issues! I've been having some tech problems, but they'll be fixed for next episode.


    In this episode, Carl discusses the power of an opening image and just how to make a twist work.


    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

    Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8

    Shutter Island Script: https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/scripts/shutter-island-2010.pdf


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    24 mins
  • Halloween (1978): Slasher Structure and Stakes

    Halloween (1978): Slasher Structure and Stakes
    Oct 26 2022

    In this episode, Carl discusses Slasher Structure and the power of suspense.


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    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

    Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8

    Halloween (1978) Script: https://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/halloween.html



    Main song from bensound.com



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    25 mins
  • Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon: Pilot Episodes

    Rings of Power vs House of the Dragon: Pilot Episodes
    Oct 12 2022

    In this episode, Carl introduces the new PopCraft Versus segment and talks about how Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power and House of the Dragon compare using the MICE Quotient.


    Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft


    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

    Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8



    Main song from bensound.com



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    44 mins
  • Everything Everywhere All At Once: 3 Act Structure and Unlikeable Protagonists

    Everything Everywhere All At Once: 3 Act Structure and Unlikeable Protagonists
    Sep 28 2022

    In the season 2 premiere, Carl and Naomi Beaty discuss unlikeable protagonists and how Everything Everywhere All At Once grounds the viewer's experience with a traditional 3 Act Structure.


    Get $30 off Arc Studio Pro @ https://arcstudiopro.com/popcraft


    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com


    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting

    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA

    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en

    Website: https://shows.acast.com/62cf0ef4d548390013d9f6d8

    The Screenplay Outline Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Screenplay-Outline-Workbook-step-step/dp/0578299313/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UGYZOMI49S32&keywords=the+script+outline+workbook&qid=1664304415&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjIzIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+script+outline+workboo%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-1

    Naomi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/naomibeaty?lang=en

    Naomi's website: https://writeandco.com/



    Main song from bensound.com



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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Spider-Man: Adaptational Approaches and the Power of Change

    Spider-Man: Adaptational Approaches and the Power of Change
    Mar 4 2022

    In the season finale, Carl and Austin talk about the different ways filmmakers have approached Spider-Man and why they made the decisions they did.

    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
    Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com

    Main song from bensound.com



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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Arcane: Seeding Structures

    Arcane: Seeding Structures
    Jan 28 2022
    In this episode, the holy trinity of C's -- Carl, Chasey and Caroline -- reunite to talk the (un)usual structure of Arcane Season 1. What worked, what didn't, and why is Carl such a hater?

    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
    Carl's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
    Caroline's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/carolineputs/
    Chasey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/chaseyridgley/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
    Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com

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    59 mins
  • PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?

    PopThoughts: What's in an Adaptation?
    Jan 21 2022
    In this episode, Carl argues that adaptations should be considered separately from their source material.

    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
    Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com

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    24 mins
  • The Witcher: The Difference Between Mystery and Vaguery

    The Witcher: The Difference Between Mystery and Vaguery
    Jan 14 2022
    In this episode, Carl and Luke talk THE WITCHER 2x01, how mystery and suspense work in tandem, and the mistake of being too vague.

    Full season 2 spoilers start 31:45 and end 43:45.

    Contact Carl @ popcraftpodcast@gmail.com

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting
    Discord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdA
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@popcraftscreenwriting?lang=en
    Website: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.com

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    48 mins