Film Courage: Would you ever try to get a producer to work on your film for free? Peter Dukes, Writer/Director: I would and I have. Once I got into the feature world the rules were a little different. That scenario has come up actually but it’s a little tricker and things can change. In the […]
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Film Courage: Do you think that writers should stay with one genre? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): I’ll tell you this, I always tell my writers to pick a lane. It’s not because of what I believe but because of what Hollywood believes. Hollywood likes to put people in boxes, […]
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Eric Edson, CSUN Professor and Author: Mentor…two more. These are going to go relatively quickly but I would like you to see tonight at least these six. The mentor can be an person, any age as long as they pass on the skills and wisdom to the hero. There can be more than one mentor […]
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Film Courage: What do you remember about the day where you said “This will be the last time picking up a camera?” Walid Azami, Photographer/Youtuber: I don’t remember the day that was Okay this is going to be the last time. But…can I flip it and tell you about the day that I got that […]
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Film Courage: Do you remember something that was said to you in one of these UCLA writing classes which you never forgot? Patricia Vidal Delgado, Writer/Director: Yes, definitely. Richard Walter [recently retired Professor and Associate and Interim Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television for 40 years] said Nobody wants to see […]
Film Courage: What did studying Quentin Tarantino teach you about storytelling? Tara Wood, Filmmaker: What did studying Quentin Tarantino teach you about storytelling? His attention to detail on every level, I think that is what Quentin taught me. You have to pay attention, it’s all important. He has the Kangaroo from PULP FICTION on the […]
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Film Courage: What are three mistakes screenwriters make with loglines? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: The three that I tend to see are stopping at the setup. So describing just the initial situation and not really giving us any indication of what is the meat of the movie if that makes sense? Often […]
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Jay Silverman, Director (OFF THE MENU)/Photographer: It’s either on the page or it’s not on the page. Scott Kirkpatrick, Author: This whole industry doesn’t exist with people twiddling their thumbs waiting for the right script to drop into their hands. Stanley M. Brooks, Filmmaker/Producer: I’m not sticking here for an hour waiting for you to […]
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Film Courage: Mark can you share with us the use of two narrators? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: Yes, the story I just told you about my 10th birthday was told mostly in the past tense. Now what we will do when someone asks something and you’re about to tell an autobiographical story or you want […]
via How A Master Storyteller Keeps The Audience Engaged by Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: Should a screenwriter know the ending of their story before attempting to write it? Scott Myers, DePaul University Professor/Screenwriter/Creator Gointothestory.blcklst(dot)com: Well again…no writer is the same and every story is different. I’m reminded of the Writers Guild strike in 1988 which was the longest strike to date. I broke in in 1987 and […]
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Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 