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Script to Screen’s Q&As transform into a television show that has garnered over 4.1 million online views on the UCTV cable station. These shows have had many esteemed Film & TV artists, including dozens of Oscar® and Emmy® winners. Past guests include, writer/director/producer Jordan Peele (Get Out), director/co-screenwriter Debra Granik (Leave No Trace), screenwriter Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4), writer/producer/director David Mandel (VEEP) & actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (VEEP), and actor Henry Winkler (Barry).

Script to Screen is hosted by the Pollock Theater Manager, Matt Ryan, and co-produced by the Pollock Theater student staff. The series is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center and the department of Film and Media Studies.

Script to Screen Season 11

Script to Screen: Booksmart
Script to Screen: Booksmart
May 21, 2022
Katie Silberman (screenwriter/producer)
Script to Screen: Booksmart
May 21, 2022
Katie Silberman (screenwriter/producer)
Script to Screen: Jurassic Park
Script to Screen: Jurassic Park
April 30, 2022
David Koepp (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Jurassic Park
April 30, 2022
David Koepp (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Captain America
Script to Screen: Captain America
February 19, 2022
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Captain America
February 19, 2022
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Dune
Script to Screen: Dune
January 22, 2022
Eric Roth (screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Dune
January 22, 2022
Eric Roth (screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Script to Screen: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
November 18, 2021
Destin Daniel Cretton (co-writer/director)
Script to Screen: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
November 18, 2021
Destin Daniel Cretton (co-writer/director)
Script to Screen: I'm Your Man
Script to Screen: I’m Your Man
November 7, 2021
Maria Schrader (Co-Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: I’m Your Man
November 7, 2021
Maria Schrader (Co-Writer/Director)

Script to Screen Season 10

Script to Screen: Barry
Script to Screen: Barry
May 11, 2021
Henry Winkler (Actor)
Script to Screen: Barry
May 11, 2021
Henry Winkler (Actor)
Thirteen
Script to Screen: Thirteen
April 24, 2021
Catherine Hardwicke (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Thirteen
April 24, 2021
Catherine Hardwicke (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Script to Screen: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
January 19, 2021
Marielle Heller (Screenwriter/Director)
Script to Screen: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
January 19, 2021
Marielle Heller (Screenwriter/Director)
Script to Screen: The Big Short
Script to Screen: The Big Short
January 14, 2021
Charles Randolph (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: The Big Short
January 14, 2021
Charles Randolph (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Birds of Prey
Script to Screen: Birds of Prey
November 14, 2020
Christina Hodson (Screenwriter/Co-Producer)
Script to Screen: Birds of Prey
November 14, 2020
Christina Hodson (Screenwriter/Co-Producer)
Script to Screen: Austin Powers
Script to Screen: Austin Powers
October 3, 2020
Jay Roach (Director)
Script to Screen: Austin Powers
October 3, 2020
Jay Roach (Director)

Script to Screen Season 9

Script to Screen: Zombieland
Script to Screen: Zombieland
July 16, 2020
Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Screenwriters/Executive Producers)
Script to Screen: Zombieland
July 16, 2020
Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Screenwriters/Executive Producers)
Script to Screen: The Disaster Artist
Script to Screen: The Disaster Artist
May 15, 2020
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: The Disaster Artist
May 15, 2020
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber (Screenwriters)
Script To Screen: Toy Story 4
Script To Screen: Toy Story 4
February 29, 2020
Stephany Folsom (Co-Screenwriter)
Script To Screen: Toy Story 4
February 29, 2020
Stephany Folsom (Co-Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
February 20, 2020
David Mandel (Writer/Producer)
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
February 20, 2020
David Mandel (Writer/Producer)
Script To Screen: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Script To Screen: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
January 11, 2020
Noah Harpster (UCSB alumnus, Screenwriter/Executive Producer/Actor)
Script To Screen: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
January 11, 2020
Noah Harpster (UCSB alumnus, Screenwriter/Executive Producer/Actor)
Script To Screen: Bombshell
Script To Screen: Bombshell
November 23, 2019
Jay Roach (Director/Producer)
Script To Screen: Bombshell
November 23, 2019
Jay Roach (Director/Producer)
Script To Screen: Avengers: Endgame
Script To Screen: Avengers: Endgame
October 12, 2019
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Screenwriters)
Script To Screen: Avengers: Endgame
October 12, 2019
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Screenwriters)

Script to Screen Season 8

Script to Screen: Star Trek
Script to Screen: Star Trek
June 1, 2019
Maryann Brandon (Editor)
Script to Screen: Star Trek
June 1, 2019
Maryann Brandon (Editor)
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
April 6, 2019
Jeremy Podeswa (Director)
Script to Screen: Game of Thrones
April 6, 2019
Jeremy Podeswa (Director)
Script to Screen: A Quiet Place
Script to Screen: A Quiet Place
February 9, 2019
Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Screenwriters/Executive Producers)
Script to Screen: A Quiet Place
February 9, 2019
Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (Screenwriters/Executive Producers)
Script to Screen: First Man
Script to Screen: First Man
November 27, 2018
Josh Singer (Screenwriter/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: First Man
November 27, 2018
Josh Singer (Screenwriter/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: Leave No Trace
Script to Screen: Leave No Trace
November 17, 2018
Debra Granik (Director/Co-Writer)
Script to Screen: Leave No Trace
November 17, 2018
Debra Granik (Director/Co-Writer)

Script to Screen Season 7

Script to Screen: The Royal Tenenbaums
Script to Screen: The Royal Tenenbaums
May 19, 2018
Gwyneth Paltrow (Actress)
Script to Screen: The Royal Tenenbaums
May 19, 2018
Gwyneth Paltrow (Actress)
Script to Screen: I, Tonya
Script to Screen: I, Tonya
April 24, 2018
Steven Rogers (Writer/Producer)
Script to Screen: I, Tonya
April 24, 2018
Steven Rogers (Writer/Producer)
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
April 12, 2018
Laraine Newman (Actress)
Script to Screen: Saturday Night Live
April 12, 2018
Laraine Newman (Actress)
Script to Screen: She's The Man
Script to Screen: She’s The Man
February 22, 2018
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: She’s The Man
February 22, 2018
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Get Out
Script to Screen: Get Out
February 6, 2018
Jordan Peele (Writer/Director/Producer)
Script to Screen: Get Out
February 6, 2018
Jordan Peele (Writer/Director/Producer)
Script to Screen: The Big Sick
Script to Screen: The Big Sick
February 3, 2018
Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: The Big Sick
February 3, 2018
Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: The Shape of Water
Script to Screen: The Shape of Water
November 30, 2017
Vanessa Taylor (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: The Shape of Water
November 30, 2017
Vanessa Taylor (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Darkest Hour
Script to Screen: Darkest Hour
October 30, 2017
Lisa Bruce (Producer)
Script to Screen: Darkest Hour
October 30, 2017
Lisa Bruce (Producer)

Script to Screen Season 6

Script to Screen: La La Land
Script to Screen: La La Land
May 30, 2017
David Wasco & Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (Production Designers)
Script to Screen: La La Land
May 30, 2017
David Wasco & Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (Production Designers)
Script to Screen: Veep
Script to Screen: Veep
April 29, 2017
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Actress), David Mandel (Writer/Director), & Tony Hale (Actor)
Script to Screen: Veep
April 29, 2017
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Actress), David Mandel (Writer/Director), & Tony Hale (Actor)
Script to Screen: The Edge of Seventeen
Script to Screen: The Edge of Seventeen
April 13, 2017
Kelly Fremon Craig (Screenwriter/Director)
Script to Screen: The Edge of Seventeen
April 13, 2017
Kelly Fremon Craig (Screenwriter/Director)
Script to Screen: Westworld
Script to Screen: Westworld
March 11, 2017
Fred Toye (Director)
Script to Screen: Westworld
March 11, 2017
Fred Toye (Director)
Script to Screen: Hidden Figures
Script to Screen: Hidden Figures
January 12, 2017
Theodore Melfi (Writer/Director), Kevin Costner (Actor), & Elizabeth Gabler (President of Fox 2000)
Script to Screen: Hidden Figures
January 12, 2017
Theodore Melfi (Writer/Director), Kevin Costner (Actor), & Elizabeth Gabler (President of Fox 2000)
Script to Screen: Arrival
Script to Screen: Arrival
January 10, 2017
Eric Heisserer (Screenwriter/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: Arrival
January 10, 2017
Eric Heisserer (Screenwriter/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: All The Way
Script to Screen: All The Way
November 2, 2016
Jay Roach (Director/Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: All The Way
November 2, 2016
Jay Roach (Director/Executive Producer)

Script to Screen Season 5

Script to Screen: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Script to Screen: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
May 15, 2016
Maryann Brandon (Editor)
Script to Screen: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
May 15, 2016
Maryann Brandon (Editor)
Script to Screen: Jaws
Script to Screen: Jaws
April 14, 2016
Carl Gottlieb (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Jaws
April 14, 2016
Carl Gottlieb (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Don Hertzfeldt & World of Tomorrow
Script to Screen: Don Hertzfeldt & World of Tomorrow
March 1, 2016
Don Hertzfeldt (Animator/Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Don Hertzfeldt & World of Tomorrow
March 1, 2016
Don Hertzfeldt (Animator/Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Spotlight
Script to Screen: Spotlight
February 5, 2016
Josh Singer (Screenwriter/Producer)
Script to Screen: Spotlight
February 5, 2016
Josh Singer (Screenwriter/Producer)
Script to Screen: Trumbo
Script to Screen: Trumbo
October 25, 2015
Jay Roach (Director) & John McNamara (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Trumbo
October 25, 2015
Jay Roach (Director) & John McNamara (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: American Beauty
Script to Screen: American Beauty
October 1, 2015
Alan Ball (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: American Beauty
October 1, 2015
Alan Ball (Screenwriter)

Script to Screen Season 4

Script to Screen: A Walk Among the Tombstones
Script to Screen: A Walk Among the Tombstones
June 4, 2015
Scott Frank (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: A Walk Among the Tombstones
June 4, 2015
Scott Frank (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Lost
Script to Screen: Lost
May 14, 2015
Jack Bender (Executive Producer/Director)
Script to Screen: Lost
May 14, 2015
Jack Bender (Executive Producer/Director)
Script to Screen: Whiplash
Script to Screen: Whiplash
January 31, 2015
Damien Chazelle (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Whiplash
January 31, 2015
Damien Chazelle (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Script to Screen: The Grand Budapest Hotel
January 30, 2015
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer) & Jeremy Dawson (Producer)
Script to Screen: The Grand Budapest Hotel
January 30, 2015
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer) & Jeremy Dawson (Producer)
Script to Screen: The Theory of Everything
Script to Screen: The Theory of Everything
November 4, 2014
Anthony McCarten (Screenwriter) & Lisa Bruce (Producer)
Script to Screen: The Theory of Everything
November 4, 2014
Anthony McCarten (Screenwriter) & Lisa Bruce (Producer)
Script to Screen: 500 Days of Summer
Script to Screen: 500 Days of Summer
October 12, 2014
Scott Neustadter (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: 500 Days of Summer
October 12, 2014
Scott Neustadter (Screenwriter)

Script to Screen Season 3

Script to Screen: The Fault in Our Stars
Script to Screen: The Fault in Our Stars
May 27, 2014
Josh Boone (Director) & Isaac Klausner (Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: The Fault in Our Stars
May 27, 2014
Josh Boone (Director) & Isaac Klausner (Executive Producer)
Script to Screen: Footloose
Script to Screen: Footloose
April 24, 2014
Dean Pitchford (Screenwriter/Songwriter)
Script to Screen: Footloose
April 24, 2014
Dean Pitchford (Screenwriter/Songwriter)
Script to Screen: 12 Years A Slave
Script to Screen: 12 Years A Slave
February 23, 2014
John Ridley (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: 12 Years A Slave
February 23, 2014
John Ridley (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Nebraska
Script to Screen: Nebraska
February 7, 2014
Bob Nelson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Nebraska
February 7, 2014
Bob Nelson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: A Clockwork Orange
Script to Screen: A Clockwork Orange
December 3, 2013
Malcolm McDowell (Actor)
Script to Screen: A Clockwork Orange
December 3, 2013
Malcolm McDowell (Actor)
Script to Screen: Risky Business
Script to Screen: Risky Business
November 14, 2013
Paul Brickman (Writer/Director), Curtis Armstrong (Actor), & John Avnet (Producer)
Script to Screen: Risky Business
November 14, 2013
Paul Brickman (Writer/Director), Curtis Armstrong (Actor), & John Avnet (Producer)
Script to Screen: The Devil Wears Prada
Script to Screen: The Devil Wears Prada
October 17, 2013
Aline Brosh McKenna (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: The Devil Wears Prada
October 17, 2013
Aline Brosh McKenna (Screenwriter)

Script to Screen Season 2

Script to Screen: Field of Dreams
Script to Screen: Field of Dreams
May 4, 2013
Phil Alden Robinson (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Field of Dreams
May 4, 2013
Phil Alden Robinson (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Sleepless in Seattle
Script to Screen: Sleepless in Seattle
April 11, 2013
Jeff Arch (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Sleepless in Seattle
April 11, 2013
Jeff Arch (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Hard Candy
Script to Screen: Hard Candy
February 28, 2013
Brian Nelson (Screenwriter) & Richard Hutton (Producer)
Script to Screen: Hard Candy
February 28, 2013
Brian Nelson (Screenwriter) & Richard Hutton (Producer)
Script to Screen: Rain Man
Script to Screen: Rain Man
January 30, 2013
Barry Morrow (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Rain Man
January 30, 2013
Barry Morrow (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: 10 Things I Hate About You
Script to Screen: 10 Things I Hate About You
November 29, 2012
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: 10 Things I Hate About You
November 29, 2012
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Dead Poets Society
Script to Screen: Dead Poets Society
November 8, 2012
Tom Schulman (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Dead Poets Society
November 8, 2012
Tom Schulman (Screenwriter)

Script to Screen Season 1

Script to Screen: Back to the Future
Script to Screen: Back to the Future
June 5, 2012
Bob Gale (Screenwriter) & Christopher Lloyd (Actor)
Script to Screen: Back to the Future
June 5, 2012
Bob Gale (Screenwriter) & Christopher Lloyd (Actor)
Script to Screen: Secretary
Script to Screen: Secretary
March 8, 2012
Erin Cressida Wilson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Secretary
March 8, 2012
Erin Cressida Wilson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Script to Screen: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
March 1, 2012
Alan Burnett & Michael Reaves (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
March 1, 2012
Alan Burnett & Michael Reaves (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: An Evening With Animator Don Hertzfeldt
Script to Screen: An Evening With Animator Don Hertzfeldt
November 30, 2011
Don Hertzfeldt (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: An Evening With Animator Don Hertzfeldt
November 30, 2011
Don Hertzfeldt (Writer/Director)
Script to Screen: Tower Heist
Script to Screen: Tower Heist
October 27, 2011
Jeff Nathanson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Tower Heist
October 27, 2011
Jeff Nathanson (Screenwriter)
Script to Screen: Legally Blonde
Script to Screen: Legally Blonde
June 2, 2011
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)
Script to Screen: Legally Blonde
June 2, 2011
Karen McCullah & Kirsten Smith (Screenwriters)