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Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHBHjlb4y84 Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. BUY THE BOOK - STORY MAPS: How To Write A GREAT Screenplay http://amzn.to/2hcbRwS BUY THE BOOK - STORY MAPS: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot http://amzn.to/2heFCx5 DANIEL P. CALVISI is a Script Doctor, Writing Coach and the author of Story Maps: How to Write GREAT Screenplay and Story Maps: TV DRAMA: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot. He is a former Story Analyst for major studios like Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films and New Line Cinema. He coaches writers, teaches webinars on writing for film and television and speaks at writing conferences. Many of his clients have worked with the top networks and studios in the industry, such as Netflix, HBO, Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony, ABC, Showtime, Apple TV+ and more. He holds a degree in Film and Television from New York University. He lives

Want to see a video version of this podcast?: https://buff.ly/3TGMCBN Like Film Courage and want to give back? Please support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Andrew Warren is the international best-selling author of the Thomas Caine thriller series. Andrew also writes the space fantasy series Tales of Talon under the pen name of A.A. Warren. Andrew was born in New Jersey, and studied film and English at the University of Miami. He has over a decade of experience in the television and motion picture industry, where he has worked as a post production supervisor, story producer, and writer. He currently lives in Southern California. ANDREW WARREN AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE https://amzn.to/31yRy0Y A.A. WARREN AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE https://amzn.to/2QJlbua MORE VIDEOS WITH ANDREW WARREN https://bit.ly/3mFXgI9 CONNECT WITH ANDREW WARREN http://www.andrewwarrenbooks.com https://aawarren.com http://aawarrenwriter.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912719 https://twitter.com/aawarren71 https://

Be personally thanked in an upcoming Film Courage video - https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfuH-7mMiPg 0:00 - Unbelievable Secret Behind 99% Of All Comedy 11:00 - This Is The Secret To Defeating Failure 23:26 - How To Make People Love Your Art 32:16 - The Path To A Good Idea Is Through A Bad Idea 49:52 - Difference Between A Great Comedy Idea And A Bad One 58:42 - There Is No Story Unless A Bad Situation Gets Worse 1:06:31 - Anyone Who Writes Comedy Should Know This Lesson 1:26:14 - How To Make Any Idea Funny 1:37:43 - I Hate When Writers Make These 3 Mistakes 1:46:46 - If A Joke Doesn't Work You Probably Made This Mistake 1:56:41 - 3 Things Every Artist Must Realize About AI 2:02:10 - Why The Audience Hates Bad Dialogue 2:11:23 - This Powerful Revelation Changed My Creative Life 2:21:45 - How 15 Minutes Of Work Can Change An Artist's Life BUY THE BOOK - THE COMIC TOOLBOX: How to be Funny Even if You're No

Be personally thanked in an upcoming Film Courage video - https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOS0HESd2Ao 0:00 - Most Important Skills A Producer Can Have 19:09 - This How A Bad Day Making A Movie Got Worse 29:31 - 5 Reasons Why A Producer Will Reject A Screenplay 44:02 - How A Producer Finds A Good Story 57:09 - Adventures In Crashing Movie Sets 1:13:29 - There's No Right Way To Approach A-List Talent 1:36:01 - How To Find Investors For A Movie 2:00:15 - If You're Not Getting Something, You Have To Ask What Are You Giving MORE VIDEOS WITH RAMFIS MYRTHIL https://bit.ly/3jGsX39 CONNECT WITH RAMFIS MYRTHIL https://www.ramfis.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramfis-myrthil-87159a6 https://www.instagram.com/ramfismyrthilofficial https://www.facebook.com/ramfis.myrthil VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED What You Don't Learn In Film School - https://youtu.be/VBcQVQ2ZaMI How To Make The Movies You Want To Make - https://youtu.be

Melissa Center is an actress, award-winning filmmaker—known for intensely relatable & visceral women’s stories, a published SPEAKer, and leading "Crowdfunding Queen" who has helped creatives raise over $1M for their passion projects. As an actor, her most notable credits include roles on FBI (CBS), This is Us (NBC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Masters of Sex (SHO), and more. Favorite roles onstage include “Maggie” in A Chorus Line (Dir. Mitzi Hamilton), “Olivia” in Sex with Strangers (Hollywood Fringe), and “Jan” in 50 Words (The Lab Creative, LA). She also originated the stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, directed by the late Wynn Handman of The American Place Theater. She is the producer, co-writer and star of feature film, All I Want (Prime, Vudu, TubiTV, itunes) and the co-director, writer and star of award-winning viral short film R.V, a narrative that anticipated the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Her short film His Name is Niv, which she wrote and directed, is inspired by her own experience with sexua

Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5G0INWwQe4 Enjoy Film Courage and want to support, please visit our Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. BUY THE BOOK - THE HIDDEN TOOLS OF COMEDY: The Serious Business Of Being Funny - https://amzn.to/3HlcVsC BUY THE BOOK - THE COMIC HERO'S JOURNEY: Serious Story Structure For Fabulously Funny Films https://amzn.to/3F7A0fB Steve Kaplan is the author of The Hidden Tools of Comedy and The Comic Hero's Journey, best-sellers in their field. He's working on a third book about writing comedy for television. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale and other universities, Steve created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program and was co-founder and Artistic Director of Manhattan Punch Line Theatre. In addition to development projects for HBO, he has taught workshops online and around the globe and at companies such as DreamWorks, Disney Animation, Aardman Animation, and NBC's Writers on the V

Watch the video interview on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEoGc_htOCE Enjoy Film Courage and want to support, please visit our Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Carole Kirschner spent fifteen years as a television development executive. A former Vice President of Television for Steven Spielberg's first Amblin Entertainment and a Comedy Development exec at CBS, she’s had the privilege of working with some of the most respected writers in the industry. Switching to the other side of the desk she became a consultant and created and runs the CBS/Paramount Writers Mentoring Program, which has helped launch the careers of more than eighty television writers of color, including 14 showrunners. Because of her work with CBS she was asked to help writer/producer Jeff Melvoin as he developed the curriculum for the WGA Showrunner Training Program and as the Director has been running the Program for 18 years. Ms. Kirschner, through her career coaching practice, Carole Kirschner Enter

See the video version of this podcast here on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swu6xmBJjHM Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 0:00 - This Is Why Crime Drama Is One Of The Most Popular Genres In The World 11:06 - What Makes A Great Crime Story 22:52 - How To Write A Better True Crime Story 38:59 - First Steps To Writing A True Crime Drama 47:20 - 6 Basic Types Of Evidence Crime Writers Should Know 1:02:21 - The #1 Rule To Writing A Crime Story 1:13:54 - 3 Act Story Structure For Mystery Thrillers 1:24:49 - 4 Writing Tools For Crime Writers 1:35:58 - Writers Should Focus On Series Not Single Stories BUY THE BOOK: FORENSIC SPEAK: How to Write Realistic Crime Dramas https://amzn.to/3EyUn6M Jennifer Dornbush is a screenwriter, author, speaker, consultant, and forensic science specialist. Jennifer grew up around the forensic world as the daughter of a medical examiner whose office was located in her home. She has been teaching and script consulting since 1997 and regula

Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DD3zGzHL30 Enjoy Film Courage and want to support, please visit our Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 0:00 - What Beginning Filmmakers Should Know About Short Films 13:29 - 7 Reasons Why You Should Make A Short Film 25:44 - Advantages To Making A Short Film Before A Feature 34:13 - What You Need To Know Before You Make A Short Film 44:55 - There Is No Story Structure For Short Films 54:30 - 5 Tips For Writing A Short Film 1:11:23 - First Steps To Making A Short Film 1:21:57 - Top 5 Mistakes Filmmakers Make With Short Films 1:32:26 - How To Make A Short Film For Free 1:46:26 - You Made A Short Film... Now What? 1:56:45 - 10 Myths About Short Films 2:05:30 - Beginners Guide To Low Budget Filmmaking MAKING IT BIG IN SHORTS: Shorter, Faster, Cheaper: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films https://amzn.to/3HVVmOa Kim Adelman is the author of Making It Big in Shorts. She produced 19 short films that

Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDLvVq9SCz4 Enjoy Film Courage and want to support, please visit our Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 0:00 - Without Artists There Is No Future 12:31 - Artists Need To Take Responsibility For Their Happiness 28:40 - Why Thinking Is Bad 44:21 - Truth Is Simple... Lies Are Complicated 1:00:57 - How Quieting Your Mind Can Help You Find Your Purpose 1:08:43 - Why Most Artists Are Stuck 1:18:53 - Imagination Is The Secret To Greatness 1:33:43 - What Artists Get Wrong About Emotion 1:43:29 - If There Is No Discovery There Is No Art 1:57:40 - You Can't Be An Artist And Care About What Other People Think 2:05:38 - How To Become A Master BUY THE BOOK - ARTIST: Awakening the Spirit Within https://amzn.to/3Sr6Duw Jocelyn Jones has been an acting teacher for over thirty years. From A-list movie stars to hand-picked beginners, Ms. Jones is known for offering insights and techniques that enhance her clients’ co

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Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/n2GcL9dl4_A?si=JbtMqi3n_B8YhmWV Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. BUY THE BOOK - MASTERING THE PITCH: How to Effectively Pitch Your Ideas to Hollywood https://amzn.to/3lPyFVh BUY THE BOOK - WRITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT: How To Make Your Script The One Hollywood Notices http://amzn.to/2wqX5pn BUY THE BOOK - INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA DISTRIBUTION: Film, Television, and New Media https://amzn.to/3JPRI9R WATCH MORE VIDEOS WITH SCOTT KIRKPATRICK http://bit.ly/2wG4jp9 Scott Kirkpatrick is the Executive Vice President of Co-Productions & Distribution for Nicely Entertainment—a Los Angeles-based production and distribution company that produces original TV movies and scripted TV series—where he brokers major content deals and has executive produced a variety of TV movies including "The Art of Christmas", "Sappy Holiday" and "The Snowball Effect". Previously, Kirkpatrick served as the Senior Vice

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

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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