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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Film Courage: I have a logline for you. It’s not very good so I’d like to run it by you? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: Okay. Film Courage: I’m hoping we can deconstruct it. It’s not very clear and maybe you can help clean it up? “A well-meaning librarian helps a prison writing […]

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Film Courage: What are the best fights creative collaborators should have? Lawrence Sher, ASC, Cinematographer: They should always be fighting about the movie, right? Never fight about the B.S., right? Don’t fight about when lunch is. Those are all important things but they’re not fights that should be really happening. Don’t fight about the B.S. […]

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Film Courage: Basically don’t just hire a script consultant so they can tell you your script is great? Be open? Andrew Guerrero, Writer/Director/Actor: That’s for sure. We will fluff our own egos enough. Don’t just hire a consultant to hear you are great because they will tell you you are not! They will tell you […]

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Film Courage: “Art is something to live for. If you find yourself comfortable enough to make enough money and you live in the state of finding and creation, that is my definition of making it.” Josh Yeo, Artist/Founder of MAKE.ART.NOW. Youtube Channel: Yes. Film Courage: Was this always your definition of success? Josh: Uh…no. When […]

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Film Courage: What are the primary reasons that we tell other people stories about our lives? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: What are the primary reasons we tell people stories about our lives? First of all it’s varied. A lot of reasons but I think the important thing you have to realize is that you do […]

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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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