{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"742 - Obsession with Curry Barker","description":"John and Craig welcome Curry Barker, the writer-director behind this summer\u2019s surprise blockbuster, Obsession. It\u2019s a rom-com, a horror film and a great example of trusting your audience. We discuss Curry\u2019s roots, his writing process, learning from YouTube, as well as the pressure to follow up a hit. In our bonus segment for premium subscribers, John and Craig pose the #1 most important question for all filmmakers to consider: What will the popcorn bucket be? Links:   Aaron Sorkin Masterclass The Chair&amp;nbsp;by Curry Barker Milk &amp;amp; Serial&amp;nbsp;by Curry Barker  Humans Veer Left&amp;nbsp;by Rachel Nuwer (NY Times)  The Case of the Golden Idol  Members Only Jackets Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book! Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member, or&amp;nbsp;gift a subscription Subscribe to Scriptnotes on&amp;nbsp;YouTube Follow Scriptnotes on&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;TikTok John August on&amp;nbsp;Bluesky&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Instagram Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Meredith Stedman and edited by&amp;nbsp;Matthew Chilelli. Our intern is Lauren Loesberg.  Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode&amp;nbsp;here. ","author_name":"Scriptnotes Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/johnaugust.com\/scriptnotes","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41902245\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41902245"}