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Biggest Screenwriting Mistakes I’ve Made Over The Years – Jason Satterlund — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What mistakes have you made with the screenwriting process and how have you corrected them? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: I’d say the biggest mistake for me is poorly taking criticism. I think one of the hardest things to do especially when you are writing a story that is close to you is fighting back […]

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When Does A Producer Quit Their Day Job? - Rachel K. Ofori — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: When should a producer quit their job? Whatever their day job is (or night job) to focus on being a film producer, when do you feel like this is a safe transition? Rachel K. Ofori, Producer/Writer: It’s really hard to be safe when you are transitioning from something of structure or stability to […]

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How To Interrogate A Character - Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: You also have an interrogation process for writers with The Travis Technique and it’s entitled Meet Your Characters? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: That’s part of it. You started out saying interrogation process for writers which with a lot of techniques within that and the interrogation process just to be clear about what it […]

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Should An Executive Producer Know More About Money Than Story? – Stanley M. Brooks — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Shouldn’t an executive producer know more about money than they should about storytelling? Stanley M. Brooks, Filmmaker/Producer: Well an executive producer (if they are doing their job right) should know just as much about storytelling as they do about money because whoever is giving them the money has an expectation of what story […]

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Student Film Festival Testimonia – May 25 2020

SUKI SUN I LIKE THIS Festival. I AM HONORED TO GET THIS LAUREL. Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: This festival is designed to showcase the best of student short films and screenplays. Over the last 4 years, the FEEDBACK Festival has noticed a dramatic increase of quality in student projects. So the time has come for… Continue reading Student Film Festival Testimonia – May 25 2020

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Why Most People Fail In Hollywood by Hanala Sagal — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Why do you think most people fail in Hollywood? Writer/Producer/Vlogger/Actress/Author Hanala Sagal: Most people fail when they come to Hollywood? Yeah…well I have to say obviously there’s a delusional factor where you really think it’s not going to be as hard as it actually is. I don’t know if it’s because as humans […]

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4 Tips To Help Writers Brainstorm Ideas by Scott Myers — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Do you have any suggestions to help writers brainstorm? Scott Myers, DePaul University Professor/Screenwriter/Creator Gointothestory.blcklst(dot)com: Yes, well first of all let’s imagine that we’ve got 10 tracks in our brain (that our brain can do 10 things at one time). One of those tracks if you’re a writer should be always sensitive to […]

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What If You Could Travel Back In Time And Change One Thing? by Josh Yeo — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: If you had a time machine, if you could travel back and change one thing? Josh Yeo, Artist/Founder of MAKE.ART.NOW. Youtube Channel: Yes…I do have a time machine. Computer! Turn on the time machine. Time machine is on. Okay cut to a wide shot. Hello, any time now. Computer turn off time machine. […]

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