John August
writer Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Charlie's Angels, Go; co-host ScriptNotes
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@JohnAugustJohn August’s screenwriting credits include
Go, Big Fish, Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and both
Charlie’s Angels movies. His feature directing debut,
The Nines, premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. For television, he has created series for The WB, Fox and ABC. He wrote the book for the Broadway musical version of
Big Fish. His company, Quote-Unquote Apps, makes several apps of interest to screenwriters, most notably the screenwriting app Highland and the Weekend Read for iPhone. John is a frequent advisor to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. He also maintains two websites aimed at budding screenwriters, johnaugust.com and screenwriting.io.