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Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/C3T4coC882A?si=B_-UX6QV5UdMussp Jason Park is an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer. Living in Atlanta, GA with a background in both acting and narrative filmmaking. Jason was raised on the Big Island of Hawai'i. After finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles California, where he found his passion for videography, acting, and filmmaking. He began booking commercials and print work for companies like Apple, Samsung, McDonald's, Subway, and the list goes on. He's been in films with actors such as Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Ross Butler (Shazam) Christian Serratos (Selena), David Oyelowo (Gringo), and Evan Ross (The Hunger Games). After appearing in films, commercials, and print campaigns. The actor decided to passionately work on breaking barriers for Asian-American actors, directors, writers, and creators in American Cinema. Leading him to create films with Asian leads in no

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEvvyaZBrJI Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. BUY THE BOOK - THE DESECRATED https://amzn.to/3Oj6eHn Brooklyn born John Gray is an award winning writer-director-producer of films and television, and the creator of the long running TV series, Ghost Whisperer. He has written and directed many feature films and movies for television, including White Irish Drinkers, starring Stephen Lang and Karen Allen; Martin And Lewis, starring Sean Hayes and Jeremy Northam; the Emmy® nominated A Place For Annie, with Sissy Spacek; the Emmy® nominated mini-series Haven with Natasha Richardson and Anne Bancroft; Helter Skelter, and many others. Gray has directed numerous episodes of broadcast and cable series, including multiple episodes of the NBC series GRIMM and was also the producing director of the CBS series RECKLESS. Gray’s acclaimed short films have played and are currently playing

Video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbUJlosxhTM 0:00 - Every Artist Must Learn How To Quit 14:17 - Mistakes A Filmmaker Makes After Sundance 32:02 - What Stops Artists From Reaching Their Goals? 42:35 - What Many Directors Don't Realize About Their Careers 56:25 - I Wouldn't Be A Director Without This Happening 1:06:48 - 4 Types Of Directing Every Director Should Know 1:18:35 - If You Don't Learn Story Structure You May Never Work In The Film Industry 1:28:13 - The Artist Filmmaker Versus The Business Filmmaker 1:36:14 - Why A Director Should Read A Screenplay 50 Times 1:53:50 - If A Director Doesn't Have These Skills They Won't Work 2:04:30 - How To Make It Impossible For Them Not To Hire You BUY THE BOOK - TRANSITIONS: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook https://amzn.to/3Jye6lP With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed over 50 episodes of television including HBO Max’s The Flight Attenda

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6z57N6evA Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 0:00 - Impact Of Myths And Fairy Tales On Modern Stories 10:58 - 8 Common Character Types Writers Should Know 28:26 - 12 Stages Of The Hero's Journey 51:12 - How The Hero's Journey Helps Writers With Their Characters 1:03:22 - The Hero's Journey Is Not A Formula 1:15:52 - How To Write A Character's Death 1:31:54 - The Big Problem With American Movies 1:40:45 - How Writers Can Use Symbols To Improve Their Stories 1:51:44 - You Don't Have To Suffer To Be An Artist But You Should Understand This 2:05:04 - This Is Why It Doesn't Matter If Every Story Has Been Told BUY THE BOOK - THE WRITER'S JOURNEY: Mythic Structure for Writers https://amzn.to/41XlKRv BUY THE BOOK - MEMO FROM THE STORY DEPARTMENT: Secrets of Structure and Character https://amzn.to/3Fd8NZQ Christopher Vogler made documentary films as an Air Force officer before studying film production a

Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzSUq_qhzoA 0:00 - How Does A Book Get On Hollywood's Radar? 15:09 - 99% Of Books Won’t Make Their Money Back 29:41 - The Average Author Sells 300 Copies Of Their Book 43:33 - 6 Painful Truths About Being A New York Times Best Selling Author 54:41 - Writing A Novel Versus A Screenplay 1:02:56 - What Writers Should Know Before Writing A Book 1:13:22 - 5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make When Writing A Book 1:21:31 - 7 Lessons On Selling A Book 1:29:22 - What New Authors Should Expect From A Publisher

Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi8fWGlt3XI 0:00 - What Is Immersive Storytelling? 15:42 - Suspension Of Disbelief: What Storytellers Should Know 25:23 - How To Engage The Audience Immediately 37:56 - The Story Method (S.T.O.R.Y.) 47:46 - A Great Story Should Feel Like A Roller Coaster Ride 1:01:25 - Creating Star Wars Galaxy's Edge 1:08:51 - In Immersive Storytelling The Audience Comes First 1:21:43 - 6 Types Of Audience Roles Every Storyteller Should Know 1:31:40 - How To Avoid Writing A Flat Story 1:38:28 - The George Lucas 3 Second Story Rule

Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVJYtkgAqU 0:00 - It's A Tragedy This Movie Didn't Win Best Picture 16:51 - Big Difference Between 80's Movies And The Movies Today 25:05 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Movie And A Great Movie 38:22 - One Rule Filmmakers Should Never Forget 49:30 - Why Do Comic Book Movies Dominate The Box Office 1:03:46 - A24 Is The Greatest Indie Studio Of All Time 1:04:59 - Death Of The Movie Critic 1:18:35 - 5 Movie Titles 1:25:57 - Why Great Directors Don't Win Oscars 1:40:54 - Why Are Netflix's Biggest Movies NOT In Theaters? 1:55:57 - Why Critics Don't Want Movies To Fail 2:02:36 - Why Popular Movie Franchises Fail Erick Weber is Editor-in-Chief of AWARDS ACE. He is also founder of Midnight Movie Talk with Erick Weber on Youtube where discusses the movie industry every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday night at Midnight. SUBSCRIBE TO ERICK WEBER'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/ErickWeberEdition CONNECT WITH ERICK WEBE

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://youtu.be/N0-nPVAGCCU?si=eNJgA0g0XcCZJLyR 0:00 - Chris Gore's Top 10 Movies Of All Time (Unofficial) 12:30 - Independent Filmmakers Need To Cast Better 18:34 - How To Kill An Iconic Character 32:43 - Why Are There So Many Bad Hollywood Sequels 49:05 - Why 99% Of Movies Today Are Garbage (Part 2) 58:52 - Why Do We Love Bad Movies 1:09:16 - What If Chris Gore Ran A Movie Studio? Chris Gore is a writer, comedian, author and television personality who has built a solid reputation as a hilariously outspoken voice in the entertainment world. As a teenager, Chris founded the brutally honest magazine Film Threat, which began as a fanzine while he was a college student in Detroit. As Film Threat evolved into a respected national magazine, he relocated to Los Angeles. The print magazine was retired in 1997 when it was re-launched as a web site. FilmThreat.com found a huge audience online and was named one of the top five movie web sites by the Wall Street Journal

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://youtu.be/n_ehpqVUrzA?si=8sdoIiCWuiUG3oeN Christian Elder is a screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. He has been a finalist for Tribeca All Access, a semi-finalist for the International Thomas Wolfe Playwriting Award, a quarterfinalist for the ScreenCraft Play contest and a quarterfinalist for the Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. His work written for the stage has been recently developed at the Billie Holiday Theatre through the Frank Silvera Writers’ Workshop and Urban Stages, both in New York. He has written and directed two short films and is the creator and executive producer of the new crime fiction anthology podcast Hell, California. Elder's Hell, California, is a hardboiled crime fiction podcast anthology series (co-produced by Jeremy Foley). It takes place in a mysterious, mythical California border town called Hell. Each episode is an original standalone noir story, often about greed, lust

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EumHXsDZBqo 0:00 - What Writers Should Know About TV Writing Programs 12:40 - 7 Key Benefits To TV Writing Programs 22:15 - Key Factors To Being Hired As A TV Writer 32:42 - How Fate Factors Into An Artist's Career 40:01 - What Writers Need To Know About Selling A TV Show 48:12 - Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With TV Pilots 1:01:17 - 5 Tips For Writing A TV Pilot 1:11:12 - TV Structure Made Easy For New Writers 1:21:58 - How To Break The Story Of A TV Show 1:33:32 - How TV Shows Are Written From Start To Finish 1:48:11 - 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became A Writer BUY THE BOOK - THE WRITER'S ROOM SURVIVAL GUIDE: Don’t Screw up the lunch order and other keys to a happy Writers' Room - https://amzn.to/3OLcnNr After growing up near China Lake Naval Weapons Center in the middle of the Mojave Desert, Niceole escaped to the bright lights of Los Angeles. While studying acting at the American Academy of Dramati

Want to watch the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/EtPv_ppbN0E 0:00 - 3 Reasons Why Filmmakers Should Hire A Producer's Rep 9:14 - 3 Reasons Why You Should Submit To Film Festivals 22:38 - Harsh Truths About Selling A Movie 34:28 - What Filmmakers Don't Understand About Distribution 48:03 - Why 86 Percent Of Filmmakers Don't Trust Film Distributors 1:00:13 - How Much Money Do Independent Movies Make? 1:11:05 - 10 Minute Rule For Filmmakers According To A Producer’s Rep 1:24:55 - Honest Truth About Getting A Movie On Netflix 1:37:38 - How To Maximize The Money You Make When Selling A Movie 1:46:42 - How Movies Make Their Money Back Glen Reynolds founded Circus Road Films in 2006 to provide strategic advisory services to filmmakers. Circus Road guides filmmakers through the festival and distribution process and negotiates licensing agreements on their behalf. Glen has participated in the sales of over 900 narrative and documentary feature films with many of them prem

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYOKr5S4YvU 0:00 - Talent Cannot Be Taught 9:05 - Most People Don't Want Massive Success 22:12 - It Takes Most Actors 20 Years To Learn This Lesson 41:22 - How To Boost Confidence 53:30 - What Happens When an Actor Faces a "Bad Script"? 1:11:25 - Why An Acting Audition Is The Real Job 1:25:43 - This Is What Stops An Actor From Getting Into Character 1:36:50 - If You Put Business First You'll Never Be An Artist BUY THE BOOK - THE AUTHENTIC ACTOR: The Art and Business of Being Yourself https://amzn.to/3ECXbjk Michael Laskin has been a working professional actor for over 40 years in film, television, and the theatre – from SEINFELD to BIG LITTLE LIES and a great deal in between. He has worked extensively off-Broadway, and at some of America’s leading regional theatres, including The Guthrie Theatre, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Geffen Playhouse, The Seattle Repertory Theatre, and The Mixed Blood

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://youtu.be/sxR8EJnMKkE Jason Satterlund is an award winning film director who has been working on films for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in all areas of production including directing, producing, writing, cinematography, and editing. He works all over the world directing, commercials, documentaries, music videos, and feature films. Early on he developed his skills as a storyteller and uses them to this day on projects as diverse as sci-fi steampunk action films, high end commercials, underwater sea life in the tropics, television shows, top country music artists in Nashville, Tenn, and feature films. He is the only person ever to conduct a night shoot in the ancient city of Petra, and the first person in America to use film lenses on an HD camera. Satterlund has done extensive work for clients such as Warner Brothers, Bon Jovi, Amazon, Microsoft, Jack White, CNN, Hallmark Entertainment, ABC, and the country of Jordan. He is creator and dir

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/1kRIUlPABe4 SCHEDULE FREE AUDIT WITH BRIAN CUTLER ACTORS STUDIO https://www.actorsstudio.com With an emphasis on performance more than lecturing, Brian Cutler Actors Studio [Burbank, CA] has refined a teaching process that trains actors to get out, smash the audition, and get the role. Simplicity is the key and creating working professionals in film and television is the goal. Never cold or intimidating, the learning environment is intimate, unpredictable, and tuned to cultivate spontaneous and instinctive creativity. ​ More than joining a class, students at the Brian Cutler Actors Studio become a part of a network. The studio serves as a family away from family, and the teachers are one element of a dynamic support system. It’s about basic instinct and authentic moments. It’s about unrestricted, on-camera organic performance. It’s about getting the job and living as a professional actor in the real world. Most of all

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/d_dWCSRBQzE Sujata Day advises against putting a time limit on becoming a working professional in the film industry. She believes that art shouldn't be rushed and that setting arbitrary deadlines can hinder success. Instead, she suggests embracing the journey, finding joy in the pursuit of dreams, and being open to new opportunities. Sujata shares her own experience of initially pursuing engineering as a backup plan before ultimately following her passion for acting. She emphasizes the importance of continuous growth, facing rejection, and staying motivated. Sujata also expresses the positive shift in the industry, where artists support and inspire each other, creating their own work instead of waiting to be picked. She finds fulfillment in her art and feels fortunate to live her dream every day, even during challenging times. Sujata took advantage of the pandemic to immerse herself in films, TV shows, and internation

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/_rHHNTrOgNk This Film Courage video discusses various aspects of the Star Wars franchise, including the initial vision of George Lucas, the creation of a rich story world, the use of off-screen events to engage the audience's imagination, the development of complex and layered villains like Darth Vader, the creative decisions that led to expanded universe content, and the thematic arguments within the story. It emphasizes the impact and success of Star Wars as a cultural phenomenon and highlights the key factors that set it apart from other films of its time. OUR GRATITUDE TO THE GUESTS WHO APPEAR IN THIS VIDEO: Houston Howard - https://youtu.be/n_2OLiQWfbM Peter Russell - https://youtu.be/tXehauOidm8 Chris Gore - https://youtu.be/lMdaD1JpCFE Kyle Mooney - https://youtu.be/G3Qh2yFs0TQ Mark Hamill - https://youtu.be/G3Qh2yFs0TQ Jeffrey Alan Schechter - https://youtu.be/4fwi63xAQvE Marc Scott Zicree - https://youtu.be/9

The video version of this interview here on Youtube: https://youtu.be/zlApLDUOHu0 Editor-In-Chief of We Live Entertainment and Hollywood Critics Association Founder Scott Menzel shares how growing up with a passion for drawing as a kid shaped his love for cinema. As a film reviewer and cinephile, Scott shares how his favorite films are not always to most revered by the entertainment industry and how a movie reviewer who goes against popular opinion when it comes to film choices can experience backlash. Scott believes in being true to his voice and finding entertainment that inspires him. 0:00 - Why Movies Matter 9:37 - Why I Stopped Watching Movies 21:45 - Why It's Almost Impossible To Give An Honest Movie Review 34:23 - If The Story Is Bad Then The Movie Is Bad 53:23 - What Happened To Comic Book Movies? 1:10:04 - Best And Worst Movies Of 2022 (So Far) 1:22:59 - 99% Of Theatrical Movies Are Better Than Streaming Movies 1:38:44 - What's The Difference Between Movie Critics And Internet Trolls? 1:52:53 - Mov

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here. https://youtu.be/1B9k3b_StaA SUBSCRIBE TO J. HORTON’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/JHorton Filmmaker, Youtube Creator and Producer of many feature films and documentaries, J. Horton is known for boldly crossing genre boundaries and 'getting it done." In addition to his prolific work in the film industry, he's gained a lot of traction in recent years as a Youtube personality. His Channel The J. Horton is a go to spot for filmmakers wanting to learn more about the business side of filmmaking. WATCH J. HORTON’S MOVIES https://tubitv.com/search/J.%20Horton CONNECT WITH J. HORTON https://www.thejhorton.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1862032 https://www.youtube.com/JHorton https://twitter.com/thejhorton https://www.instagram.com/thejhorton VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED How Movies Make Their Money Back - https://youtu.be/3MUZ5n9hc7I How Much Money Do Independent Movies Make? - https://youtu.be/WK09Qg5xL9I Why Most Filmmakers Lose Money

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/pWDzzc4HeGc BUY THE BOOK - THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR: A Writer’s Guide to TV Series Development https://amzn.to/3JZSNKw As HBO and WarnerMedia’s SVP of Talent Development for seven years, Kelly Edwards oversaw all of the emerging artists programs for HBO, HBOMax, and Turner, both domestic and abroad. Edwards’s career spans both television and film, having served as a key corporate diversity executive at Comcast/NBCUniversal and a creative executive for both film director Garry Marshall and producer Laura Ziskin. After moving to television, she spent six years as a senior executive at Fox, where she developed Living Single, Clueless, and The Wild Thornberrys. As SVP of Comedy Development at UPN, she developed Girlfriends, The Parkers, and Malcolm in the Middle. Edwards also produced the movie of the week A Christmas Detour for Hallmark, and the one-hour drama series Sex, Love, and Secrets. She holds a BA in Theater from Vas

Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T40VatyO6xk Want more writing videos? Check out our collection on Youtube here: https://bit.ly/2JZJXTi Tony DuShane is the author and award-winning screenwriter of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk. The book was published by Soft Skull Press and the feature film, directed by Eric Stoltz, was released in 2018 and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. His journalism and essays has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Penthouse, The Rumpus, The Believer, and other media outlets. He teaches writing at UCLA Extension and his journalism has appeared in Mother Jones, The Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He hosts the literary podcast Drinks with Tony every Wednesday. MORE VIDEOS WITH TONY DUSHANE https://bit.ly/3mFoq28 CONNECT WITH TONY DUSHANE http://www.tonydushane.com https://drinkswithtony.podbean.com https://twitter.com/tonydushane VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Method Writing: The First Four Concepts - https: