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On Story
First Air Date: 2011-04-16
Seasons: 14
Episodes: 208
Rating: 4.0/10
Overview:
An inside look at the creative process behind some of our most popular and beloved movies and television shows. All episodes feature recorded conversations between acclaimed and award-winning screenwriters, TV creators, and filmmakers from the Austin Film Festival's annual conference and year round events.
Genres: Talk
📺 Seasons
Episode 1: Northeast Front
Episode 2: Tadpoles
Episode 3: Sleep Study/My Biggest Weakness
Episode 4: Red Wednesday
Episode 5: Western
Episode 6: Bringing Mad Men and The Wire to Life
Episode 7: War on the Big Screen
Episode 8: Script to Screen
Episode 9: Untitled Moon Project
Episode 10: The Suspense and the Release
Episode 11: Martha
Episode 12: Weight of the World & Eulogy Maker
Episode 1: Creating New Characters
Episode 2: The Comedy That Resonates
Episode 3: Action!
Episode 4: Exporting Comedy
Episode 5: Based on a True Story
Episode 6: Creators
Episode 7: Heart of Film
Episode 8: Silence of the Lambs
Episode 9: Buck Henry
Episode 10: Creating Complex Characters
Episode 11: The Humor & Heart of Animation
Episode 12: Raising Stakes, Reversals, and Payoffs
Episode 1: A Conversation with Chris Carter
Episode 2: Explosive Action Building Action Through Character
Episode 3: Re-Imagining the Classics
Episode 4: Elements of Horror
Episode 5: Constructing Comic Book Movies
Episode 6: A Conversation with Damon Lindelof
Episode 7: James Franco: A Look Inside 127 Hours
Episode 8: The Evolution of Funny: TV Comedy with Larry Wilmore
Episode 9: Heroes and Anti-Heroes: Loving the Villain
Episode 10: Romantic Comedies
Episode 11: A Conversation with Brian Hegleland
Episode 12: Writing the Fantastical: A Conversation with David McGee
Episode 1: Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan
Episode 2: Frank Darabont: A Filmmaker's Journey
Episode 3: Alien: Deconstructing a Sci-Fi Classic
Episode 4: House of Cards: A Conversation with Beau Willimon
Episode 5: Time Travel and the Filmmaker's Trek
Episode 6: Thelma & Louise: A Conversation with Callie Khouri
Episode 7: Unforgiven: Deconstructing an Anti-Western
Episode 8: Men in Black: A Conversation with Ed Solomon
Episode 9: Rectify: Ray McKinnon on Characters & Culture
Episode 10: Philadelphia: A Look Back
Episode 11: Deconstructing Dog Day Afternoon
Episode 12: Neo Noir: The Modern Day Film Noir
Episode 13: Greaser's Palace with Jonathan Demme & Paul Thomas Anderson
Episode 14: Jonathan Demme and Paul Thomas Anderson: A Conversation
Episode 1: Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner.
Episode 2: Fargo & True Detective: Television Anthologies
Episode 3: A Conversation with John Ridley
Episode 4: Deconstructing "The Fly"
Episode 5: Selling Non-Fiction to an Audience: A Conversation with Terry George
Episode 6: The Left and Write: Politically Driven Narratives
Episode 7: Indie Filmmaking in Hollywood: A Conversation with Jay Duplass
Episode 8: Groundhog Day: Deconstructing the Comedy Classic
Episode 9: Planet of the Apes: Reimagining a Sci-Fi Franchise
Episode 10: Dead Poets Society: Deconstructing the Acclaimed Classic
Episode 11: Tommy Lee Jones: Bringing the Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada to Life
Episode 12: Scott Frank: A Screenwriter's Design
Episode 13: Justified: Inside the Writers' Room
Episode 14: Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould
Episode 1: John Singleton's Classic Influences
Episode 2: Norman Lear - A Retrospective
Episode 3: Zombie and Groot - Bringing Comics to Life
Episode 4: Rodrigo Garcia on Writing Relationships
Episode 5: The Path of an Action Writer: A Conversation with Robert Kamen
Episode 6: Daredevil: Behind the Screen
Episode 7: Carl Reiner: A Conversation with a TV Legend
Episode 8: Awkward Black Girl: A Conversation with Issa Rae
Episode 9: Chris Cooper: A Conversation on Acting
Episode 10: Se7en: Script to Screen w/Andrew Kevin Walker
Episode 11: Gary Ross on Drive and Inspiration
Episode 12: America Ferrera on the Storyteller's Responsibility
Episode 13: Charles Burnett: Film as a Means for Social Change
Episode 14: Saving Mr. Banks: Script to Screen
Episode 15: A Conversation with Jason Reitman
Episode 1: Loving: Jeff Nichols Brings History to the Screen
Episode 2: The Jungle Book: Justin Marks on Updating a Classic
Episode 3: Arrested Development to Veep: A Conversation with Tony Hale
Episode 4: "I'll Be There for You" A Conversation on Friends(hips) with Marta Kauffman
Episode 5: John Patrick Shanley: Writing for the Stage and Screen
Episode 6: Comedy is Queen: A Conversation with Paula Pell
Episode 7: Freaks & Muppets: A Conversation with Jason Segel
Episode 8: Creed: A New Legend
Episode 9: Deconstructing Billy Wilder
Episode 10: Complicated Relationships: A Conversation with Nancy Meyers
Episode 11: A Conversation with Jim Sheridan
Episode 12: Script to Screen: Motorcycle Diaries
Episode 13: Script to Screen: The Revenant
Episode 14: Writing Dumb: A Conversation with Bobby Farrelly
Episode 15: Psychological Thrillers
Episode 16: Deconstructing Jane Austen
Episode 17: Trail Stories: The Making of Lonesome Dove
Episode 18: From the Golden Age to the Platinum Age: A Conversation with Ed Begley Jr.
Episode 19: Treat Yo Self: A Conversation with Alan Yang
Episode 20: Frank Marshall on Producing from the Creative Side
Episode 1: A Conversation with Greta Gerwig
Episode 2: A Conversation with Keenen Ivory Wayans
Episode 3: A Conversation with Kenneth Lonergan
Episode 4: Script to Screen: Arrival
Episode 5: A Conversation with Dan Gilroy
Episode 6: A Conversation with Gale Anne Hurd
Episode 7: Script to Screen: Pete's Dragon
Episode 8: A Conversation with Misha Green
Episode 9: A Conversation with Mark Frost
Episode 10: The People v. O.J. Simpson: A Conversation with Scott Alexander
Episode 11: A Conversation with Robert Townsend
Episode 12: Revisiting Westerns: A Conversation with Scott Frank & Walter Hill
Episode 13: Bloodline: A Conversation with Todd A. Kessler
Episode 14: Power: A Conversation with Courtney Kemp
Episode 15: American Gods: A Conversation with Michael Green
Episode 16: Great Adaptations
Episode 17: A Conversation with Noah Hawley
Episode 18: The Shape of Water: A Conversation with Vanessa Taylor
Episode 19: Script to Screen: Snowpiercer: A Conversation with Kelly Masterson
Episode 20: LBJ: A Conversation with Woody Harrelson & Rob Reiner
Episode 1: A Conversation with Larry Wilmore
Episode 2: A Conversation with Linda Woolverton
Episode 3: Avengers: A Conversation with Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
Episode 4: Script to Screen: A Quiet Place
Episode 5: Portals to the Past
Episode 6: A Conversation with Peter Hedges
Episode 7: A Conversation with Tony Gilroy
Episode 8: A Conversation with Ali LeRoi
Episode 9: The Disaster Artist: A Conversation with Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
Episode 10: A Conversation with Roger Corman
Episode 11: Wild Wild Country: A Conversation with Maclain & Chapman Way
Episode 12: Deconstructing Nora Ephron
Episode 13: A Conversation with Graham Yost
Episode 14: A Conversation with Pamela Ribon
Episode 15: A Conversation with Kevin McDonald
Episode 16: A Conversation with Sasheer Zamata
Episode 17: A Conversation with Dana Gould
Episode 1: On Writing Chernobyl
Episode 2: A Conversation with Lulu Wang
Episode 3: On Writing Game of Thrones
Episode 4: On Writing To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Episode 5: A Conversation with Catherine Reitman
Episode 6: A Conversation with Felicia D Henderson
Episode 7: Telling True Crime Stories
Episode 8: A Conversation with Megan Amram
Episode 9: A Conversation with Virgil Williams
Episode 10: On Writing Veep
Episode 11: A Conversation with Lawrence Kasdan
Episode 12: On Writing GLOW
Episode 13: A Conversation with Ron Bass
Episode 1: A Conversation with Gina Prince-Bythewood
Episode 2: A Conversation with Akiva Goldsman
Episode 3: A Conversation With Brenda Chapman
Episode 4: A Conversation With Kevin Willmott
Episode 5: A Conversation With Damon Lindelof
Episode 6: A Conversation With Liz Hannah
Episode 7: A Conversation with Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Episode 8: A Conversation With Gillian Flynn
Episode 9: A Conversation With Mara Brock Akil
Episode 10: A Conversation With John Logan
Episode 11: On Writing Horror
Episode 12: On Writing Barry
Episode 13: A Conversation With Kemp Powers
Episode 14: A Conversation With Ed Solomon
Episode 1: A Conversation With Michael Schur
Episode 2: A Conversation With Dave Callaham
Episode 3: Fact V Fiction: A Conversation with Crowther and Baylin
Episode 4: A Conversation With David Koepp
Episode 5: On Writing Mare of Easttown: A Conversation with Brad Ingelsby
Episode 6: On Writing/Directing Hustle & Flow: A Conversation with Craig Brewer
Episode 7: On Writing John Wick: A Conversation with Derek Kolstad
Episode 8: On Producing: A Conversation with Stephanie Allain
Episode 9: On Adapting Stories: A Conversation with Eric Roth
Episode 10: On Writing Pig: A Conversation with Michael Sarnoski
Episode 11: On Writing The Humans: A Conversation with Stephen Karam
Episode 12: On Directing Miss Juneteenth: A Conversation with Channing Godfrey Peoples
Episode 13: On Showrunning: A Conversation with Glen Mazzara
Episode 14: On Creating Mayans M.C.: A Conversation with Elgin James
Episode 15: On Writing Sci-Fi: A Conversation with Lisa Joy
Episode 1: Stephen Merchant: A Conversation
Episode 2: On Writing Ghosts with Joe Wiseman
Episode 3: A Conversation with Nikyatu Jusu
Episode 4: On Writing Action with Chris Fedak
Episode 5: A Conversation with James Grey
Episode 6: On Writing Dark Winds with Graham Roland
Episode 7: A Conversation with Dede Gardner
Episode 8: Re-living Palm Springs with Andy Siara
Episode 9: On Writing: Never Have I Ever with Lang Fisher
Episode 10: A Conversation with Edward Neumeier
Episode 11: From Fact to Fiction: Turning a True Story into a Series
Episode 12: A Conversation With Rob Thomas
Episode 13: Sci-Fi Storytelling with Marc Bernardin & Beau DeMayo
Episode 14: A Conversation With Sarah Polley
Episode 15: A Conversation with Darren Aronofsky
Episode 1: The Bear: A Conversation with Joanna Calo
Episode 2: Inside the Making of Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Episode 3: On Making American Fiction
Episode 4: On Past Lives: A Conversation with Celine Song
Episode 5: Script to Screen: Dolemite is My Name
Episode 6: On Writing Severance: A Conversation with Dan Erickson
Episode 7: A Conversation with Lauren Shuler Donner
Episode 8: Script to Screen: Warrior
Episode 9: The Bikeriders with Jeff Nichols
Episode 10: A Conversation with Karyn Kusama
Episode 11: Film to TV Adaptations: A Conversation with Noah Hawley
Episode 12: A Conversation with Max Borenstein
Episode 13: A Conversation with Katrin Benedikt
Episode 14: Writing a Period Piece
Episode 15: A Conversation with Lee Eisenberg