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 know […]

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Film Courage: Did you read a lot of horror or sci-fi books growing up? Chloe Carroll, Actor/Director: No, I was terrible at reading. I just watched films. I would go to Blockbuster [Video]and get a pile of films and just watch them. I was never a big reader and if I did I would just […]

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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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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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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 […]

via How To Interrogate A Character - Mark W. Travis — 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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How Do You Edit To Build Tension? by Lawrence Jordan, ACE via FilmCourage.com.

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This Tip Will Transform Your Cinematography Overnight by R.L. Scott via FilmCourage.com.

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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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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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