Film Courage: Is it true that beginning writers need the most help with structure? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): No. I think all writers need help with structure. I think there are writers right now who are employed in writers’ rooms who have sold features before and they need help […]
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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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1) 1:08 – Michael Hauge’s Six-Stage Plot Structure 2) 6:12 – 4 Act Story Structure 3) 14:15 – Eric Edson’s Story Solution – 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take 4) 20:22 – 7 Act Story Structure 5) 28:07 – Jill Chamberlain’s The Nutshell Technique 6) 37:08 – 8 Sequence Approach 7) 45:12 – 12 […]
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