Good point, great stuff, hugs to all you artists struggling to beat the grind for us all

Yes I had the same experience that "ambition" was driving me to do things that went against core values of honesty and building good relationships with other people. I let go of ambition. For me now it's a very negative word. It means you are trying to "get: or "take" from the outside world rather than give to it ....

Lots of good stuff in this one. Hope you enjoy!

When I get tense or stressed, I watch one of your videos, and it relaxes me. There is something about your voice that is almost magical. I could listen to it all day. Also, I find your guests interesting, so that just makes it even better. Keep up the good work. Thx.

Yes, in grammar school. I was this pathetic kid and I did things I didn’t know were funny. For some reason I didn’t mind being laughed at. I liked it, and leaned into it. I was funny and people liked me. Kids from other classrooms would say hi to me on the recess playground. I didn’t know who they were, but I liked it. I liked me. Then I made a friend, a real friend. One day he shoved me not in a friendly way and told me to knock it off, I didn’t have to entertain him. After that I was funny in a different way, hard to explain. I discovered that the best and funniest comedy is when you say something that is right next to truth but with a twist, a whisker away from offending . So on edge and dangerous it is funny. Comedy allows you to say stuff that everyone wants to say but are too scared (like a bloody nose). I absolutely loved my friend and my sixth grade life. Then that summer before seventh, Skip’s Dad got transferred to Iran with Shell Oil Company and was gone. In September I entered middle school. I had turned back into the pathetic kid again. My parents didn’t know anything had changed, because I was always pathetic at home. So yes, I was a stand up comic once. I know exactly what it feels like: a double edged sword. But oh, what a place to be!!

This guy is speaking facts.

The last sequence is not usually just one scene. It's not even shorter than other sequences most of the time. There may be examples of that being the case, but most films are simply not that way.

Agree my project's premise im working on right now is doing good instead of evil does not mean it will pay off the way you want it but it will always pay off better . You better believe that haha ❤ what do you think ?

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This poor guy. Seems like he didn't take the risks and trust his gut through that process and now, not only has a film that wasn't received well, but regrets shooting it how he wanted. I guess that's a lesson to take, you don't know how it will be received, but at least you can be proud of what you make. Also love that storytelling can't 'make or break you' if you are speaking to the work. But to Byron, if it means anything, coming from some random on the internet. You didn't fail. You made a film. One of the hardest artforms to bring into existence. You should be proud.

The 8 Sequence Method makes that which sometimes seems impossible much more approachable. And I love how it forces the writer to think about pacing.

Do you use either the Nutshell Technique or the 8 Sequence Method?

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That sounds like it would work. I'm not writing currently but once I return to it I'll give it a try. :)

Do you gamify your writing process?

Can you relate to feeling like your your latest movie is going to make or break your career?

Contests are so unpredictable. If you have money to spend and want to get a "general" idea of how you stand up, then go for it. I don't like buying feedback from a contest. I'd rather hire a screenwriting consultant who you can speak to and interact with. Winning a contest is more about making connections and pitching your script. It doesn't mean that your screenplay is going to be made. It’s possible but most likely not.

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Have you ever gotten a job from someone you met at a party?

Do Jurassic Park!!

"Save the Cat"... is in my TRASH... Not one time in that book did they SHOW what a Script or Screenplay looks like. "Show Don't Tell".... I love all book... I am a writer... and I have only thrown 2 books in the TRASH and "Save the Cat" is one of them... Very Disappointed in it.

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Was waiting for but didn't hear "In real time." If it's not in real time, you can cut wherever and however you want. I just watched the trailer (looks dope!), and the room appears so big that even if the movie is in real time you can still cut all over the place and now I'm baffled. I want to understand! (this is how you get me to watch your movie, clever indeed!)

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I would say one Actor and to multiple locations 😊

He's one of my favorite guests. He's so open and gives gold.

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Would you ever film a movie with one actor in one location?

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Combining different books is the best way to find your own rhythm and style.

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2024 now and pretty much nothing in this video is reality. Studios/Streamers have switched to "implosion mode" where they are only proceeding with DEI projects from no talent hacks that have the right pronouns and politics. The writers strike and covid have pretty much killed off the industry. Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who are all dead, DEI'd to death, and the contests now will ONLY select DEI purple hair winners. One of the major screenplay/film festivals have chosen DEI winners for the great majority of their winners for four years in a row. The film world Corey is talking about with story engines no longer exists. If you have the right pronouns, and skin color and sexual orientation and have a script that follows "the message" you might be able to proceed. If you are a normal person with a great screenplay. Forget it.

I love this idea for the 2nd act but I do feel that the midpoint should have some kind of major event or decision happening to shift the story to a different gear

Have you read either book?

Jill is absolutely correct...you can combine different screenwriting books. You should actually! To me, Jill's technique focuses on more of the emotional arc of the story. Whereas, Save the Cat's Beat Sheet is like a structure for your emotional story. Jill provides an emotional map. I use Save the Cat, Nutshell Technique and Alan Watt's tips as well.

The secret to a great movie title is that you believe in it and stand by it 100%

If someone asked you how many scenes are in a movie / screenplay... what would be your answer?

I (with massive help from Film Haven, a local production company) just shot my first short film (well, the first one that's gonna be any good) a few weekends ago. I'm the screenwriter, co-director, and executive producer.

The falling into a deep chasm death also was how they killed Sirius black in Harry Potter in a way. In the film he just falls back into this foggy void and we’re like “wtf?!”. I never liked how they killed him like that. And on the swappings (gender, race, etc), I’ve never liked that because it’s trying to fix something that was never broken and it’s implying that the opposites of whatever is being swapped (if it’s mostly a male cast switching to all females, mostly white switching to all black, etc), it’s implying that those people could never have watched, enjoyed or related to those characters/story UNLESS they saw someone “who looks like them.” That’s INCREDIBLY sexist/racist/discriminatory because it’s saying flat out “you’re too stupid to enjoy, relate or understand what’s being shown to you. So we have to ‘dumb it down’ so you’ll get it.” That’s WAY worse than any “white washing” or whatever has ever been done I would think. Could you imagine going up to a black woman and saying “sorry, but you’re too stupid to watch Steel Magnolias as is, so we have to put Queen Latifah in it so you’ll understand what’s happening.” 😱 You’d get your face bashed in (or worse) because that’s terrible and racist as all get out. Yea, sure, we need movies to represent SOME things, but when a movie is ONLY made for that, there is ZERO question or doubt - that movie is trash with a capital garbage. They focus on the propaganda and little to no focus at all on the story - which is the ENTIRE point of the film. But they do this to ride the waves of civil unrest. It’s like war profiteering. They make the most money (they think) on movies that are geared for the targeted groups. It’s truly sad that movies and so many other great entertaining mediums are being suffocated with money hungry, non creative mentalities. With everything “getting a comeback” - from clothes to film to games - we’re back in the 90/80/70/60s but the passion and creativity from those eras isn’t alive anymore. We’re just sticks in the mud, sinking from stagnation. Such a shame 😞

I've noticed that often, if a movie wants an audience to feel sympathy or empathy for a tough, sullen male lead character who can't speak his emotions, they give him a dog!

Did you start making shorts first or did you make a feature first?

What advice do you have for anyone thinking about buying a camera?

I believe that the movie "Flesh" and actor Joe Dalessandro were the first exhibition of complete male nudity!

I rewatch every Jack Grapes interview at least once a week. Great stuff!!!

Don't reimagine - create new instead and this way prove to us the audiences that you can actually come up with good ideas yourself, instead of leaching on to what has already been done before and twisting it to cover an agenda.

No wonder movies suck now lol.

Global warming? You lost me. Bye bye.

The title and thumbnail made me think of Travis as a replicant in Blade Runner "I'll tell you about my mother!"

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