Film 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…

Film 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…

P.M. Lipscomb, Filmmaker: Let’s see if you know what this is from? Do you know what this is from? Film Courage: Patrick, I think you’ve said whatever it is you want to do creatively, you should do it no matter what, even if it’s for free? P.M.: Yeah oh…

Film Courage: Can you explain the Blake Snyder beat sheet? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: Sure, Blake [Author Blake Snyder] came up with this idea of the 15 beats that make up any story. He put them on a beat sheet. It’s become famous now, it is…

Film Courage: Can you give us examples of a show that you built off of a great character and then one where you started off of a great premise? Troy DeVolld, Producer/Author: I’ll tell you my favorite from a character. There was a show that Bravo ran for many…

Film Courage: How many pitch meetings would you schedule a day? Kelly Edwards, Staff Writer, Author, Producer: We had them every hour on the hour. More than likely a typical network executive’s day is usually a breakfast. I usually would start my day with a breakfast, then I’d have…

Film Courage: Why is Hollywood so difficult to pitch? Peter Desberg, Writer/Professor/Psychologist: The biggest thing is it’s expensive to do a project so the risks are gargantuan. We joke about trying to pitch to somebody who has the power to say maybe and it’s just we find it hard…