Plotpoints

Mark’s mom passed away last week and due to family obligations he was unable to do the podcast. An interview with the amazing, wonderful, funny Ed Asner (IMDB Page) who has over 500 combined film and TV credits, was done a few weeks back and we are releasing the interview in full in lieu of the podcast. Our thanks to Mr. Asner for doing the interview – you must hear it! WE WILL BE BACK soonest with another wonderful episode filled with inside information, writing techniques, and the best movie/TVchat in the world! Thanks! The PlotPoints Podcast Team. Mark Sevi, Mary Claire Anderson, Toby Wallwork NOTE: Mark’s tribute to his mom is available on episode 109.  It was recorded a few weeks before her death.… Read the rest

Show notes August  27, 2017- ep09 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Mary Claire Anderson This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:12 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:37 OPENING CHAT Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Mary Claire Anderson, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork 00:00:31 TABLE TALK  Busy in many different directions:  Editing, Writing, Planning a Wedding – at least one of us is! 00:02:50 – WHAT ARE WE WATCHING, TV and/or FILM? #defenders #biglittlelies #thefounder 00:11:20 – WHAT ARE WE WRITING? Limited locations concepts. Ruminating on writing something. Mark is working on a Revolutionary War script, a rewrite assignment, a limited location script and a scifi horror film. Also, his book proposal which took a lot more planning than he thought. #alienraiders #hardcandy #twelveangrymen #bookproposal 00:22:47 – ED ASNER INTERVIEW TEASER #edasner #autfest 00:20:30 GREAT WRITERS PROFILE: SI

Show notes August  13, 2017- ep08 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Mary Claire Anderson This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:12 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:37 OPENING CHAT Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Mary Claire Anderson, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork 00:00:31 TABLE TALK  Q.  Whose Podcast sounds best. A. Do we really have to say it aloud? Thanks to Toby Wallwork for his expertise in audio and video editing! MC had company to beautiful SoCal and totally did not take said company to her shrine, Disneyland!  Wow!  WTF?   00:04:58 – WHAT ARE WE WATCHING, TV and/or FILM? #reign #silenceofthelambs #wonderwoman #ozark #girlonthetrain   00:15:10 – WHAT ARE WE WRITING? MC puts on her producer’s hat for Shadia Sephernia’s short film. Mark is working on a Revolutionary War script, a rewrite assignment, a limited location script and a scifi horror film.… Read the rest

Show notes July 30 , 2017- ep07 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Mary Claire Anderson This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:12 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:37 OPENING CHAT Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Mary Claire Anderson, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork 00:00:31 Intro of Hosts Welcome back, MC. Movies of the week / movies from different sources #emoji #legoMovie #atomicBlonde #Imbatman # 00:05:41 GREAT WRITERS PROFILE: Dalton Trumbo Mark Sevi The Blacklist affected writers in Hollywood but none more than Trumbo. #blacklist #daltonTrumbo #chillingEffect #delayedOscars #HUAC #romanHoliday #exodus #ottoPreminger #StanleyKubick #sparatcus #socialRealism 00:15:13    Discussion #villains #stereotypes #marketCorrections #writeYourVillains 00:21.30    WHAT ARE WE WATCHING/WRITING?    #faded #willarnett   #dunkirk #chrisNolan  #theoffice friendsFromCollege     #marksBook 00:33.01    THIS

Show notes July 16, 2017- ep06 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson (Lorenzo Porricelli sitting in for MC.) 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Mark Sevi MC is Oscar Mike taking a Girl’s Trip, Toby has The Right Stuff, and Larry Smiles at the world (because nobody knows anything.) This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, #LorenzoPorricelli (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:19 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:37 OPENING CHAT Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Lorenzo Porricelli, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork Broadcasting from the beautiful Newport Beach Headquarters of Maya Cinemas (www.mayacinemas.com) and many thanks to Frank Haffar and Lorezno Porricelli! 00:03:15 Intro of Hosts You’re killing us, Larry! Not really – we are sooo grateful to have you here filling in for MC. Busy week for all! 00:04:25 WHAT ARE WE WRITING/WATCHING? Lorenzo, Toby, Mark MARK: Script doctoring, working on historical script Keeping my head to the sky! October Sky, The Right Stuff, Hid

Show notes July 02, 2017- ep05 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Toby Wallwork MC is M.I.A.! Where are you, Mary Claire? (hint, orange jumpsuit, a freeway, trash bags…? No, why would you say that!) (actually she’s traveling for the holiday.) Director/producer/writer Shadia Sepehrnia sits in as guest host. Mark is Toby’s Favorite Martian. Happy Birthday, America! This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, #ShadiaSepehrnia (#Mark, #MC, #Toby, #Shadia) 00:00:15 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:57 INTRO Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Shadia Sepehrnia, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork Broadcasting from the Newport Beach Headquarters of Maya Cinemas (www.mayacinemas.com) and many thanks to Frank Haffar and Lorezno Porricelli! What’s happening at Maya Cinemas? 00:03:15 Intro of Hosts Welcome, Shadia. 00:04:25 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? Shadia, Toby, Mark MARK: #spacebetweenus #startrekenterprise SHADIA: #GLOW #jenjikohan TOBY: #ba

Show notes June 18, 2017- ep04 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST Mary Claire Anderson MC and her fiance disagree on almost everything entertainment except for… Mark takes us to Gilligan’s Island (uh, not that Gilligan.) Toby thinks all genres of film are the hardest! This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:15 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:59 INTRO Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Mary Claire Anderson, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork Getting easier – and harder. 00:01:45 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? MC, Toby, Mark Mark: #startrekenterprise MC: #familyguy, #fargo, #anthologytv TOBY: #topofthelake Send us your thoughts and what you’re watching. 00:8:30 GREAT WRITERS PROFILE Mark Sevi Vince Gilligan! The amazing and prolific television god who strides the cathode ray tube landscape as if it was his personal fiefdom! #vincegilligan Mary Claire Anderson, Toby Wallwork contribute to this segment also, b

Show notes June 04, 2017- ep03 – Plotpoints Podcast. Mark Sevi, Toby Wallwork, Mary Claire Anderson 00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCASTMary Claire Anderson Hitting it hard with a strong focus on what we do which is write, write, write – oh, and talk about writing! And also that writing thing. No interview this week but plenty of interesting topics, tips and tomfoolery! Woody Allen, updating Toby’s ToWatch list and Sheckman, Sheckman, Sheckman! With Q&A, What Are We Writing, and MORE! This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby) 00:00:15 INTRO MUSIC 00:00:53 INTRO Host Mark Sevi, Co-Host Mary Claire Anderson, Producer/Engineer Toby Wallwork We’re having a blast doing this – thanks for your support! 00:01:45 WHAT ARE WE WATCHING? MC, Toby, Mark #laconfidential, #woodyallen, #topofthelake, #curtishanson Send us your thoughts and what you’re watching. 00:10:40 GREAT WRITERS PROFILE Mark Sevi Woody Allen’s amazing career with insights into his unique per

Show notes May 25, 2017- ep02 – Plotpoints Podcast  00:00:00 INTRO – THIS WEEK ON PODCAST          Mary Claire Anderson This week Plotpoints ranged far and wide with a strong focus on what we do which is write, write, write – oh, and talk about writing!   No interview this week but plenty of interesting topics and tips!  This…is Plotpoints Podcast featuring #MarkSevi, #MaryClaireAnderson, #TobyWallwork, (#Mark, #MC, #Toby)  00:00:15 INTRO MUSIC  00:00:49 INTRO          Mark Sevi  Thanks to all who listened to the 1st ep and gave us feedback!  We’re learning!  00:01:43 THIS WEEK IN WRITING Mark Sevi, Mary Claire Anderson, Toby Wallwork  – Mark, MC and Toby talked about their writing issues and what they’ve been working on.  Mark mentioned he had written 30 pages but it was 10 pages on three different (exploratory) scripts and he wasn’t even sure he’d keep any of them although he liked all the pages.  However, this isn’t a negative according to Mark since he’s happy to discover if a project is viable or not by

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Episode 101 5/9/2017: A podcast dedicated to answering questions and informing people about #Hollywood and #Scriptwriting #Mark Sevi, #Toby Wallwork, #Mary Claire Anderson 0:00 – 2:00 – Mark’s Invocation Mark thanks the people who make him look better than he actually is. 2:00 – 2:20 – MC’s Intro Mary Claire intros the episode. 2:21 – 24:03 – GUEST Larry Porricelli Interview with a man who wears and has worn many, many hats including #editor, #published writer, #film producer, #educator, and #movie theater builder. He talks on #Cinemacon and many other topics. 24:10 – 36:55 – What Are We Watching? Toby is watching the underated and undernoticed #HapAndLeonard. Mary Claire talks binging #Girls. Mark raves about #TheGoodFight. 37:00 – 42:35 – Ask Mark Questions and answers about #scriptwriting from a professional writer. 42:40 – 49:24 – MC Loves #Ratatouille Rat in a hat?  MC gushes about Pixar and the movie she considers to be their best. … Read the rest

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