Published inFilm Courage·PinnedWrite Your Life And Become A Better Storyteller — Mark W Travis [FULL INTERVIEW]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 think the important thing you have to…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inFilm Courage·PinnedMember-onlyHow To Write A Great Story(Decades Of Wisdom Distilled Down To 17 Minutes) Glenn Gers: How am I going to turn whatever feeling or idea I have into a story? Jason Satterlund: How are they doing that? What is the magic sauce? Jack Grapes: If I got in a car, the most beautiful car in the world, turn on the key, it…Storytelling14 min readStorytelling14 min read
Published inFilm Courage·PinnedMember-onlyQuit Your Day Job and Live Out Your Dreams by Dr. Ken AtchityFilm Courage: The question is, what stands in most people’s way of achieving their dreams? It sounds simplistic…we can achieve our dreams and there are a million books the subject. What do you think is actually the block for most people? Dr. Ken Atchity, Author, Producer: I’ve written a…Careers3 min readCareers3 min read
Published inFilm Courage·PinnedMember-onlyBiggest Difference Between Bad Art and Great Art by Richard WalterThat’s what great art should do at the top end, it should just change your life forever. Film Courage: When does the rule don’t be boring come into play? Richard Walter, Author/Screenwriter/Former Screenwriting Chair at UCLA: From beginning to end. The least we want is not to be bored…Art5 min readArt5 min read
Published inFilm Courage·PinnedMember-onlyIf You Can’t Answer These 6 Questions You Don’t Have A Story — Glenn GersFilm Courage: How do you define story? How do you teach it to clients and students? Glenn Gers, Screenwriter: I think the basic idea of a story is that you’re going to be following a character or characters. It’s entirely possible to tell the story of multiple characters. You…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inFilm Courage·7 hours agoMember-onlyIs Age 35 Too Late To Start A Film Career? — Alok MishraFilm Courage: Would you say starting a film career at age 35 is too late? Alok Mishra, Producer: Nope, I don’t think so. I think you can start it when you’re like 45 but hopefully you’ve thought it through. It depends what you want to do. If you’re a…Careers3 min readCareers3 min read
Published inFilm Courage·1 day agoMember-onlyWhat Writers Get Wrong About The Hero’s Journey — John BucherFilm Courage: For someone who’s never heard of The Hero’s Journey, how would you explain it to them and maybe you can use some film references? John Bucher, Writer and Narrative Consultant: The Hero’s Journey is an approach to storytelling that initially was observed in stories that had been…Storytelling3 min readStorytelling3 min read
Published inFilm Courage·2 days agoMember-only3 Worst Ways To Start A Story — Steve Douglas-CraigFilm Courage: What are the three worst ways to start a story? Steve Douglas-Craig, Owner/Teacher at The New Screenwriter, Financier, Screenwriter and Producer: I think one of them is not identifying a main point of view or a main character. I’ve seen it where you linger for 10 to…Storytelling3 min readStorytelling3 min read
Published inFilm Courage·3 days agoMember-onlyBefore Screenwriters Pitch Studios This Is What They Should Know — Shannan E. JohnsonFilm Courage: How did you decide what types of pitches you were looking for? Writer/Instructor and Script Consultant Shannan E. Johnson (The Professional Pen): Each network studio production company basically has a brand. If you watch ABC you’ll notice that their content is going to be a little different…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inFilm Courage·4 days agoMember-onlyScreenwriters Need To Understand That Hollywood Is A Dollar Driven Industry — Carole KirschnerFilm Courage: One of the lessons from your book The Hollywood Game Plan is that any creative needs to understand that this is a dollar-driven industry, can you explain? Carole Kirschner, Entertainment Career Coach, Speaker & Author: Sure. It’s one thing to create and that’s fabulous, you’re an artist…Hollywood3 min readHollywood3 min read