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…

Joston Ramon Theney, Screenwriter, Author, Director, Producer: If someone had those ideas today and they were asking me about making a movie, I would tell them to stop. Film Courage: How do filmmakers continue to make movies if their films aren’t profitable? Joston: They can’t not from any standpoint…

Sean Reid, Filmmaker: This could be interesting too, this one’s more…I think fits in [reads from card] “Discovers a terrible secret about their own family.” Film Courage: Does the movie start with character or plot? Sean: I think it can start with either or I like a movie that…

Film Courage: Why do so many writers say that outlining prevents them from being creative? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: I think a lot of writers feel like if they outline in too detailed of a manner it will force them into a corner when they’re writing…

Film Courage: What are the main reasons someone should make a short film? Kim Adelman, Author/Filmmaker/Instructor: Here’s the great thing about short filmmaking, I truly believe everybody should make a short film if you want to. I’m not going to force you to make a short film if you’re…

Chris Gore, Founder/Owner of FilmThreat/Author/Filmmaker: So as a filmmaker I would say to you use the audience’s imagination, you don’t necessarily have to show everything. Film Courage: How can indie filmmakers compete with Hollywood? Chris: The way that indie filmmakers can compete with Hollywood is on the level of…