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Film Courage: Do facts make good stories? Jill Chamberlain, Script Consultant/Author/Writer: Facts are tricky. I think the hardest stories to break are ones that are based on real-life events. I have a philosophy a little bit with my students and clients that when it comes to research I say Wikipedia It And Be […]

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Film Courage: When did you realize you were a storyteller? Josh Healey, Writer/Producer/Comedian — The North Pole Show:Whoah! When did I realize I was a storyteller? Probably in high school. I think my storytelling comes from two difference places. It comes from obviously family. I come from a tradition of trash-talking, joke telling, old Jewish…you […]

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Film Courage: Having been in advertising/marketing world, working for this Tequila company, you’ve been in LA, you’ve traveled, do you think filmmakers should have their own marketing plan, their own brand? Not just for their films but for themselves? Ben Medina, ECCO Movie Writer/Director: One hundred percent. One hundred percent. *Filmmakers need to think about […]

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Film Courage: What are your five tips for getting a movie made? R.L. Scott, Filmmaker: First off, be realistic. Don’t ask for 2 million dollars if you’ve never made a film. Chances are you’re not going to get that funded. Be realistic about where you are, about what you are doing. Create a situation where […]

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Film Courage: You had something happen to you – a screenwriter’s worst nightmare where a script of your’s was stolen? Rachel K. Ofori, Producer/Writer: Yes, I had a script stolen. I have two scenarios that you can say the word stolen. But the one that I think affected me deeply was I trusted people that […]

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Film Courage: What do new screenwriters need to know about story structure? What would you teach them? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: Story structure, you have to have an idea that can fill a screenplay. Many times someone sits down to write, they say I have an idea for a script and it really quite isn’t a […]

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Like everyone, Stephen King is trapped. The author is in Florida, with his wife, Tabby, and his corgi, Molly, trying to stay sane while sheltering in place. Meanwhile, his life’s work seems to be coming to life around him. People keep comparing the eeriness of the COVID-19 pandemic to the far deadlier one that swept […]

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Film Courage: We talked earlier about the anxiety of this business. Can we talk about why it’s high-anxiety? What can people do to work with it? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: Most people I know in this business are full of anxiety. First of all most people in film don’t have full-time jobs (most people). It goes […]

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