Have you ever watched a film beloved by many that left you feeling flat? We had a Letdown while watching the 1938 French film, The Baker’s Wife (La Femme du Boulanger), a comedy-drama about a gifted Baker of Bread who moves to a small village in Provence and loses his wife to a local shepherd. […]
Film Courage: Do you have advice for writers on getting the writing career they most want? How does one even know what this career looks like? Corey Mandell, Screenwriter/Instructor: I want to relay something that my favorite, one most smartest agents ever, said when she came to my UCLA class. Step 1) Ask yourself If […]
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Film Courage: How did you learn to write screenplays or stage plays? Rachel K. Ofori, Producer/Writer: I don’t think I ever learned to write screenplays or stage plays. I learned what was in story that connected with people and then figured it out and put that into lines. That’s really what it is. People go […]
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Film Courage: Do you start every screenplay with an outline? David Wappel, Screenwriter: I first start with a notebook. Once I’ve decided Okay this is a project that I want to write I buy a notebook for it. I usually try to theme the notebook. If it’s an old pirate adventure, I’ll make a notebook that looks like […]
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Film Courage: If I’m understanding this correctly Quentin Tarantino didn’t want to meet with you until the film [QT8: THE FIRST EIGHT] was finished? Tara Wood, Filmmaker: Yes, so part of that conversation with him and giving his blessing was that he made it very clear that he did not want to meet me and […]
Antoine Allen, Filmmaker: I just wrapped up my second feature film called LOLA. It’s a female boxing film and it came out beautiful. I’m so happy about it…but it wasn’t easy. The first thing we’re going to talk about is self-care. You’ve got to take care yourself. You can’t make all those beautiful projects if […]
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Film Courage: Mark, are you a Chicago-based filmmaker? Mark Harris, Filmmaker: Yes, I am Chicago (born and raised). Watch the video interview on Youtube here Film Courage: Whereabouts in Chicago? Mark: I’m from the Englewood community in Chicago which is next door to the Hyde Park community which is where the Obamas are from. […]
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Film Courage: Why have you made storytelling the focus of your life? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: Well you know…Plato said He who tells the stories rules society. There is a power in storytelling. Think about storytelling and how much of it is in our lives. When we get together we want to hear about what you’ve […]
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Film Courage: What are some common ways people get their own stories wrong? Barbara Seymour Giordano, Writer and Coach, StoryWorksLA: That is a very interesting question. I hadn’t really thought about the ways that people get their stories wrong. I would say that when it comes to getting your story wrong if you don’t have […]
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Orson Oblowitz, Filmmaker/Photographer: I had a college professor that used to say Making art is to incite discourse. I truly think that’s all that matters at the end of the day. Good or bad that’s your Chinese dinner. Was the food good? Was the food bad? Films are much more complicated than that, even films […]
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Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 