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SCRIPT SHOOT SCROLL: The Beginner’s Blueprint is for the new wave of creatives stepping into an industry that rarely stops long enough to explain itself. It’s for the filmmakers, editors, writers, shooters, social creators, strategists, and curious beginners trying to make something human in a world built on speed, noise, and impossible expectations. If you’ve wondered how to get your first job without knowing anyone, questioned whether you’re too late to start, panicked about working for free, or quietly Googled the “embarrassing beginner questions” everyone else seems too ...

Pitcher List's Nick Pollack sits down with many he's met inside the baseball industry, discussing their journey and what they learned to get where they are now.

One-on-one interviews with MLB pitchers, talking about their pitches, grips, approaches, mechanics, and their life inside the game.

In the grit-streaked heart of 1970s New York, where CBGB reeks of spilled beer and revolution, one record shop war is about to turn into the greatest duet the city’s never heard. Jamie Finnegan is a Lennon-loving music critic in the making, armed with a notebook, a Beatles back catalog, and a hopeless belief that melody can still change the world. Stevie “Riff” Malone is a scuffed-up punk guitarist shredding through the Lower East Side, fueled by Jagger’s swagger, busted amps, and a refusal to play by anyone’s rules, least of all Jamie’s. Their feud starts over a scratched White...

In the shadowed glow of 1997 Sydney, where cassette tapes hiss and memory hums like feedback, music journalist Evie Callahan presses play on the interview that changed her life, and begins to unravel the decades that led her there. Fresh from a rare conversation with David Bowie, intimate, unrehearsed, quietly electrifying, Evie returns home to write the story she’s carried for seventeen years. But as Bowie’s voice crackles through her old tape recorder, each answer pulls her back through time: to Berlin’s post-punk squats, to smoky dive bars and gallery openings, and to Lukas Weber, ...

At Langston High, you don’t get invited to prom. You qualify. PromBot ranks every student by engagement, popularity, and “aesthetic alignment.” Fall below 70% and you’re erased — publicly, algorithmically, without appeal. Riley Torres is sitting at 46.1%. When the Prom Committee unveils the curated guest list, Riley and her friends are humiliated in front of the entire school - their names glitching off the screen while the elite clap from the front row. But Sofia uncovers something worse than cruelty. The algorithm isn’t neutral. It’s being steered. Now the outcasts aren’t ...

El amor estaba prohibido. La música lo hizo inevitable. En el latido del corazón de Medellín, donde los ritmos chocan con la revolución y el amor florece en medio de la lucha, Sofía, la feroz e intrépida hija de un jefe de policía, se atreve a bailar al ritmo de su propio compás. Atraída no por el poder ni la protección, sino por Julián, un futbolista convertido en artista de grafiti con alma, atrapado entre sus sueños y las sombras de las pandillas que una vez conoció, Sofía ve su mundo patas arriba en un concierto de Shakira que lo cambia todo. Desde cintas bootleg de ...

An Elvis-inspired romantic comedy with a Bollywood beat Vikram “Vik” Sharma is more than Mumbai’s most enthusiastic Elvis impersonator, he’s a dreamer with a record shop, a rhinestone jumpsuit, and a heart that refuses to play by tradition. Priya Kapoor is a fiercely creative artist, torn between her family’s expectations and her own longing for freedom. When she stumbles into Vik’s shop, sparks fly to the sound of “Love Me Tender.” But there’s one problem, she’s already engaged, her family depending on the dowry her marriage will bring. From monsoon-soaked Mumbai ...

Love was forbidden. Music made it inevitable. In the beating heart of Medellín, where rhythms clash with revolution and love blooms amidst struggle, Sofía, the fierce and fearless daughter of a police chief, dares to dance to her own beat. Drawn not to power or protection, but to Julián, a soulful footballer-turned-graffiti artist pulled between his dreams and the shadows of the gangs he once knew, Sofía finds her world flipped upside down at a Shakira concert that changes everything. From midnight bootleg tapes to rooftop hip rolls, from alleyway kisses to city-wide flash mobs, their ...

Nick Pollack and recurring guest Eno Sarris talk about the art of pitching at the highest level

In the glitter-drenched madness of 1970s New York, where Studio 54 pulses with mirrorball mania and the streets of Harlem throb with raw funk, Tony Moretti and Simone Carter are two souls on a collision course, fueled by groove, grit, and one very dangerous demo tape. He’s a hot-headed Italian-American dancer-turned-guitarist, slinging licks hotter than the disco inferno. She’s a velvet-voiced soul survivor with sequins in her blood, sass in her scat, and a vow never to be silenced again. From sweaty dive bars to Chic’s diamond-studded studios, from soul sessions with James Brown’s ...

In the soft-lit hum of a small English town in the late 1970s, where polyester reigns and repression hangs thick in the air, two girls find each other across the shelves of a struggling record shop. Nora Whitman is the sensible one: bookish, buttoned-up, and quietly counting the days until she can leave suburbia behind. Charlie Green is all chaos and cheekbones: a sharp-tongued ABBA devotee with a talent for zine-making, a rainbow collection of band tees, and an unshakable belief that disco can save your life. When a fumbled ABBA lyric and a shared enemy in the town's resident moral ...

In the twilight shimmer of Minneapolis and the electric pulse of Paisley Park, Vinyl Vows: I Would Die 4 U charts the turbulent, decades-long connection between Trey, an ambitious muralist with purple in her veins, and Jude, a sharp-tongued music writer chasing redemption through the echo chamber of Prince’s legacy. They meet as teens in the summer of 1984, bonded by a battered Dirty Mind cassette and too many secrets for their age. From late-night radio confessions and dance floor flare-ups to the aching silence of betrayal and the long, slow crawl back to forgiveness, their relationship...

In the sweat-slick pulse of New York City’s gay scene, where Madonna reigns like a rhinestoned saint and every club night is a communion, Eddie Santiago and Marcus Reed meet under the flicker of neon and the crackle of vinyl. Eddie’s a fast-talking, faster-dancing Bronx dreamer with lace gloves, busted track shoes, and choreography in his bones. Marcus is a closeted law student with a Harvard tie, a boxing glove in his drawer, and a heart that beats to forbidden rhythms. Their love sparks over a battle of records, Like a Virgin vs. She’s So Unusual, and grows through drag shows, Pride...

In the sunburnt suburbs of 1970s Australia, where Countdown pulses through TV sets and Cold Chisel riffs rattle garage doors, Jake Thompson and Claire Morgan meet as teenagers, two kids chasing sound, sweat, and something bigger than their postcode. He’s a rough-edged muso with calloused fingers and a heart full of pub rock dreams. She’s a sharp-tongued aspiring music journalist, armed with a leather notebook, Doc Martens, and a mind wired for lyrics and headlines. From the moment their eyes lock across a record store turntable spinning Skyhooks, their lives begin a decades-long duet, ...

In the sweat-soaked chaos of 1990s Britain, where rave culture pulses beneath neon strobes and the M25 echoes with acid house rebellion, Ellie “Mixmaster” Heyworth and Liam “Buzz” Coogan are on a collision course fueled by glowsticks, grime, and one very stubborn record crate. She’s a jungle-slinging, vinyl-hoarding DJ with a Soho record shop and a chip on her shoulder the size of Fabric’s main room. He’s a big beat provocateur with a killer wink, a dodgy past, and a habit of turning every rivalry into a remix. From illegal M25 orbital raves to Ibiza foam parties and the ...

In the smoky pulse of 1980s South Bronx, where block parties blaze and subway trains roar with graffiti wildstyle, Maya “Tee” Robinson and Rosano “DJ Spin” Carter are born of beats, rhyme, and fire. She’s a fearless Boricua MC with paint-splattered hands and verses sharp enough to cut glass, dreaming of a future for her daughter and her voice. He’s a rising DJ with scuffed Jordans and soul-deep scratches, torn between fame’s lure and the neighborhood that raised him. Their rivalry is the stuff of local legend, two talents clashing in cyphers and alleyways, dueling through ...

In the chaos of 2025 Austin, where Swifties rule the internet and heartbreaks trend by sunrise, three ex-bandmates reunite for a comeback, Nora is a bass-playing, eyeliner-smudged lyrical firestorm who still dreams in bridges. Soren is a soft-voiced heartbreaker hiding behind metaphors and cardigans, terrified of being seen. And Cassian is the beat-building ghost in the machine - always producing, and quietly carrying a truth that could unravel everything. Their band, Streetlights & Shadows, had one viral moment, Now, as a surprise track leaks, fandom frenzy explodes, and speculation swirls...

In the smoky pulse of 1959 New York City, where jazz drips from Harlem brownstones and civil rights unrest simmers beneath the neon gleam, Maria “Blue” Carter and Remy Dubois collide in a duet as volatile and seductive as the music they play. She’s a fiery alto saxophonist with Coltrane in her bones and a chip on her shoulder the size of the Apollo marquee. He’s a poetic Creole pianist with a ghost in his chest and Monk’s fingerprints on his soul, hiding a heart condition that could silence his symphony before it crescendos. When a jam session at Blue Note Records sparks a musical...

Five years ago, Anna Thompson was the rising star of Boston’s culinary scene, until a disastrous live TV meltdown turned her into the internet’s favorite punchline: “Soufflé Girl.” Humiliated and heartbroken, she slinked back to Clover Bay, the sleepy coastal town where she grew up, and took a job flipping burgers at The Salty Spoon, a run-down diner clinging to its last fryer basket of hope. Now thirty-three, Anna’s once-flamboyant ambition is buried under grease stains and sarcastic one-liners. But when the quirky town’s annual Food & Fling Festival offers a $60,000 prize and...