Scriptnotes Podcast

415 - The Veep Episode

John and Craig welcome Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Mandel, two of the executive producers of HBO’s award-winning comedy series Veep. They discuss the writing process from blue-sky brainstorming to the final edit, how the show has evolved over the seasons, and striking the right tone during an unpredictable political climate. We also take a look at why unlikeable characters are important for conflict and what we can take away from the ending of Seinfeld. Links: <a href="https://www.hbo.com/veep">Veep</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000506/">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541635/">David Mandel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter <a href="https://johnaugust.com/casting">The Shadows Casting Call</a> John is looking for a 15 year old blind actress for the lead role — please help by sharing this link with anyone who might be a good fit! <a href="https://twitter.com/clmazin">Craig Mazin</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialJLD">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a> on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidHMandel">David Mandel</a> on Twitter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialjld/?hl=en">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a> on Instagram <a href="http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>) Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_415_the_veep_episode.mp3">here</a>

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.