{"podcast":{"title":"Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV","slug":"emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489","podcast_index_feed_id":7248489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/67d021db1842c480a15cdaf0","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1741693192806-f8c1c689-eb23-4890-bdb7-e967fcdfb4e0.jpeg","author":"Three White Guys","episode_count":85,"summary":"Emerging UK-based screenwriters Tray Epps, Martin F. Wong and Ben Robins chat, debate, moan and celebrate the emotional and financial rollercoaster that is trying to build a career as a working writer in the film and television industry. Alongside a revolving door of (much more successful) guests, they discuss everything from how to approach agents, to which writing competitions are worth applying to and everything inbetween, in a funny, down-to-earth and practical way. Join us on this journey - you are not alone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:37.981371+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489"},"episode":{"title":"Last Call: Do we ever feel like we've \"made it\"? (with Calif Chong)","slug":"last-call-do-we-ever-feel-like-we-ve-made-it-with-calif-chong","published_at":"2026-05-07T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489/last-call-do-we-ever-feel-like-we-ve-made-it-with-calif-chong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489","url":"https://shows.acast.com/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film/episodes/69f86dbae11f5963ab1373dd","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d021db1842c480a15cdaf0/e/69f86dbae11f5963ab1373dd/media.mp3","summary":"Look at this - a whole extra 25 minutes with the supremely talented Hong Kong-born writer-director Calif Chong! We take Calif through the Last Call, learn all about the history of Stephen Chow, the most useful takeaways from Blake Snyder's Save the Cat AND how those creative goalposts are always moving, even after you've made your first feature. As with her full episode, Calif's incredibly wise and generous with her answers - if you want to follow her career, she's @califcnm on Instagram! 📬 Get In Touch: Email us: TheEmergingPodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @theemergingpod Ben is @bmlrobins Martin is @bananabreadfilm Tray is @ByTrayepps ✨ Support the Show: If you enjoyed the episode, please rate and review! And share it with a fellow emerging writer who needs a boost (or a laugh). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Look at this - a whole extra 25 minutes with the supremely talented Hong Kong-born writer-director Calif Chong! We take Calif through the Last Call, learn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489/episodes/last-call-do-we-ever-feel-like-we-ve-made-it-with-calif-chong/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489/last-call-do-we-ever-feel-like-we-ve-made-it-with-calif-chong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}