Get Reel with Richard Walter

Get Reel with Richard Walter

Musings about film and life from Professor Richard Walter, Former Head of UCLA’s prestigious screenwriting programs

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Ideas Are Overvalued

Listen now (11 min) | And stories are wildly undervalued Open in app or onlineMar 23Ideas Are OvervaluedAnd stories are wildly undervaluedListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Th

11 hours ago

Context Is Everything - Part 2

Listen now (10 min) | Do you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-) Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Open in app or on

1 day ago

The Love Story in Titanic Doesn't Work

Listen now (10 min) | Watch out for filler in film writing Open in app or onlineMar 18The Love Story in Titanic Doesn't WorkWatch out for filler in film writingListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in

5 days ago

History is a Story

Listen now (11 min) | Who usually gets to write it.Open in app or onlineMar 6History is a StoryWho usually gets to write it.Listen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for shari

2 weeks ago

Being a Celebrity Has Its Downsides

Listen now (10 min) | Felicity Huffman and Alec Baldwin are perfect examples Open in app or onlineMar 3Being a Celebrity Has Its DownsidesFelicity Huffman and Alec Baldwin are perfect examplesListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and

2 weeks ago

Character V. Story

Listen now (11 min) | Which matters more.Open in app or onlineMar 2Character V.StoryWhich matters more.Listen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and

3 weeks ago

The "Best" Movies of 2022

Listen now (10 min) | I haven't even heard of most of them Open in app or onlineMar 2The "Best" Movies of 2022I haven't even heard of most of themListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episod

3 weeks ago

How Authentic Should My Screenplay Be?

Listen now (10 min) | Very and not very Open in app or onlineFeb 24How Authentic Should My Screenplay Be.Very and not veryListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sharing

3 weeks ago

Script Stuck? Take Out the Improvements

Listen now (9 min) | Don't overthink it Open in app or onlineFeb 1Script Stuck.Take Out the ImprovementsDon't overthink itListen 9MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sharing,

1 month ago

Want to Read My Hate Mail?

Listen now (10 min) | Let's dive into the ol' perfessor's mailbag Open in app or onlineJan 27Want to Read My Hate Mail.Let's dive into the ol' perfessor's mailbagListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them

1 month ago

The New N-Word

Listen now (11 min) | Nepotism is a myth in Hollywood Open in app or onlineJan 26The New N-WordNepotism is a myth in HollywoodListen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sha

1 month ago

Genre Shmenrah

Listen now (10 min) | Seriously, genre isn't real Open in app or onlineJan 21Genre ShmenrahSeriously, genre isn't realListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sharing, su

2 months ago

The Greatest Film of All Time - Part II

Listen now (10 min) | Still nonsense.Open in app or onlineJan 19The Greatest Film of All Time - Part IIStill nonsense.Listen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-)Thanks for sharing, su

2 months ago

The Greatest Film of All Time - Really?

Listen now (11 min) | Part one of a two part perspective Open in app or onlineJan 9The Greatest Film of All Time - Really.Part one of a two part perspectiveListen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in fut

2 months ago

The Top 100 Films of All Time - Part II

Listen now (11 min) | Some are good, some are bad, some are unwatchable Open in app or onlineJan 6The Top 100 Films of All Time - Part IISome are good, some are bad, some are unwatchableListen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do

2 months ago

The Top 100 Films of All Time - Part I

Listen now (11 min) | Sight & Sound is sometimes blind and deaf Open in app or onlineDec 24The Top 100 Films of All Time - Part ISight & Sound is sometimes blind and deafListen 11MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answ

2 months ago

How to Be a Professional Screenwriter

Listen now (12 min) | First step: Act like a professional Open in app or onlineDec 18How to Be a Professional ScreenwriterFirst step: Act like a professionalListen 12MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in fu

3 months ago

Is Writer's Block Real?

Listen now (10 min) | Do you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in future episodes.:-) Thanks for sharing, subscribing, and following Get Reel With Richard Walter, available for free on Substack, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Open in app or on

3 months ago

Why See a Movie Twice?

Listen now (10 min) | It's about the journey, not the destination Open in app or onlineDec 7Why See a Movie Twice.It's about the journey, not the destinationListen 10MRichard WalterImage creditDo you have any questions about screenwriting.Hit reply or comment and Ill do my best to answer them in fu

3 months ago