Film Courage: Where do you think most people go wrong in telling their personal stories? Too much information, too little? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: Too much information or too little? Possibly, but getting back to what we were talking about is yes there can be too much information which is about the events and all […]
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Film Courage: How can a writer develop character using The Three Wells of screenwriting [Matthew’s Book]? Matthew Kalil, Screenwriter/Author/Instructor: It’s kind of super-easy. It’s one of the easiest ways. I’ve got a chapter in the book on writing characters from using The Three Wells and just to give you an idea if you have a […]
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Film Courage: Where do you find ideas for stories? Kenneth Castillo, Filmmaker: I would say a lot of my stuff goes into complicated mentor-mentee relationships or the brother relationship (brothers’ relationships). Those type of dynamics have always been a part of my life partly because I never had a big brother, I didn’t have a […]
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Film Courage: How Movies Work has now changed its name? Peter Russell, screenwriter/script doctor: Yes, we are now University of Story because of TV. Because we used to just teach movies and we realized that was limiting. So when we made the transition we brought all of our genre tools into showing how these same […]
via A Screenwriter Who Doesn’t Do This Will Write A Boring Story by Peter Russell — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: At this stage of your career, how do you measure your own success? Daniel Stamm, Filmmaker: How do I measure my own success? I have to admit, we just talked about social media. What is fun is that you have a direct feedback loop from your audience on Twitter. I do read Twitter […]
via The Sentence That Ended A Filmmaking Career – Daniel Stamm — FilmCourage.com
Film Courage: After having written your own script, having been a college professor, you decided to go back to school for screenwriting. What made you want to take that leap? What made you think you didn’t know enough about the topic? Marty Lang, Screenwriter/Director and Assistant Professor of Film at the University of Central Arkansas/Director: […]
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Film Courage: Did you learn any lessons on directing actors that would be helpful for other first-time directors? Andrew Guerrero, Writer/Director/Actor: Yes. Fortunately being an actor first I knew how I liked being directed so I was able to translate that to my actors. Number 1) Story is first for anyone — actors, directors, producers — story is first! […]
via Advice To First Time Directors On Directing Actors - Andrew Guerrero — FilmCourage.com
Chances are you’ve read a review of The Lighthouse by now. ‘Dems the breaks for critics who see a film the week of release and not a month or two in advance. So in lieu of a review, I’m going to break down the film’s Oscar prospects and what Robert Eggers’ new film deserves rather […]
Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg are in it for the long haul. After raking in dough and semi-decent reviews for Lone Survivor in 2014, the pair have been inseparable ever since, even in the face of diminishing returns. Deepwater Horizon, probably their best effort, failed at the box office under the weight of a […]
via Spenser Confidential, an Extended Crime Serial — Film Epoch
Originally shared on The Film Experience Filmmaker Cory Finley is fast becoming an auteur. That much is clear, and more, when watching his second directorial effort Bad Education, a great film unfortunately relegated to the streaming fringes of HBO. A film this good would’ve been poised to make a bigger splash with Netflix or Amazon, […]
via Bad Education, a Terrific Story of Entitlement — Film Epoch
Student & Young Filmmakers FEEDBACK Film & Screenplay Festival 