Published in Film Courage·PinnedMember-onlyPlease Hollywood Realize That It’s Not Going To Work — Chris GoreChris Gore, Founder/Owner of FilmThreat/Author/Filmmaker: Please, if you’re a studio executive and you are watching this, everything is so corporate. What did Francis Ford Coppola say? Factory filmmaking. Just take the drivers from Fast and the Furious and put them in the Transformers cars. I miss loving Star Wars…Film3 min read
Published in Film Courage·PinnedMember-onlyWhy 99 Percent Of Movies Today Are Garbage — Chris GoreFilm Courage: Would you say that 99 percent of all movies today are garbage? Chris Gore, Founder/Owner of FilmThreat/Author/Filmmaker: In an age where most movies are referred to as content, I would say that 99 percent of those movies are pretty…bad. I always try…when I say 99 percent I…Film13 min read
Published in Film Courage·PinnedArtists Don’t Have To Believe In Themselves To Have Success — Brad RushingFilm Courage: How do you keep faith in yourself and in your craft during turbulent times? Brad Rushing, Cinematographer: Boy is that a good question! Talk about dirty laundry. I have this terrific career coach. Her name is Erica Wernick and she’s really fabulous. You should interview her. She’s…Artist2 min read
Published in Film Courage·PinnedQuit 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 read
Published in Film 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 read
Published in Film Courage·1 day agoMember-onlyA Writer Needs To Feel The Emotion Of What They Are Writing — Spencer WhiteoutFilm Courage: Spencer, you have a quote on your LinkedIn profile “One question I constantly ask myself when crafting a film is this what is the deepest place I can write from?” Spencer Whiteout, Filmmaker: That’s the question you need to ask yourself when you’re writing. If you want…Writing3 min read
Published in Film Courage·2 days agoMember-onlyWithout Art There Is No Future — Jocelyn JonesJocelyn Jones, Acting Teacher/Author: There is something you can do that is better than anyone else and your job is to find it. Film Courage: If you can have anything in the world, barring all obstacles, what would this be? Jocelyn: I love that you started with that question…Art3 min read
Published in Film Courage·3 days agoMember-onlyDifference Between Pitching An Idea In Hollywood And Silicon Valley — Jeffrey Davis and Peter DesbergJeffrey Davis, Writer/Professor: The minute you act like you’re doing somebody a favor, I personally think you’re dead in the water. Film Courage: How is pitching in Hollywood different from pitching in Silicon Valley? Peter Desberg, Writer/Professor/Psychologist: That’s a really good question and my view is I wouldn’t structure…Business Strategy3 min read
Published in Film Courage·4 days agoMember-onlyIf The Story Is Bad Then The Movie Is Bad — Scott MenzelFilm Courage: How do you judge a movie? Scott Menzel, Film Critic, Writer, Hollywood Critics Association Founder: This is a great question because I think everyone judges a movie differently. A lot of people will judge a movie based on its visual style, its score, its production value. For…Movies3 min read
Published in Film Courage·6 days agoMember-onlyThere Is No Self-Help Book For Successful Authors — Andrew WarrenFilm Courage: Can you talk about the opportunities that are available now that weren’t available to authors previously? Andrew Warren, Author: I think right now for writers and other kinds of artists (almost any sort of creative person) there’s more opportunity now than there’s ever been. If you think…Writing3 min read