{"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: Why is overwriting a bad idea? (with Louis Chan)","slug":"last-call-why-is-overwriting-a-bad-idea-with-louis-chan","published_at":"2026-06-18T23:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/emerging-how-to-eventually-make-it-in-film-tv-7248489/last-call-why-is-overwriting-a-bad-idea-with-louis-chan","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/6a2c22c7cd02369494dc912e","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/67d021db1842c480a15cdaf0/e/6a2c22c7cd02369494dc912e/media.mp3","summary":"We all need more Louis in our life, so here's another bonus chunk of our elongated chat with the very exciting emerging filmmaker as we take him through the Last Call. From how long your short should probably be if you want to get a festival selection (from the guy who's been to LFF, Raindance and the others!) to why no one cares how much dust is on the table in your script, Louis spills A LOT of great advice here. And as before, if you want to check out Louis' work, you'll find it all at louischanfilms[dot]com, plus he's on Instagram as @louischanwing! 📬 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":"We all need more Louis in our life, so here's another bonus chunk of our elongated chat with the very exciting emerging filmmaker as we take him through t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1682,"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-why-is-overwriting-a-bad-idea-with-louis-chan/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-why-is-overwriting-a-bad-idea-with-louis-chan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}