What Makes a Great Story?

Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AykbLAdyrGI Screenwriter Frank Dietz is a former Disney animator. In this Film Courage video interview Frank references his time on the comedy movie I Hate Kids (2019), written by Frank and Todd Traina and directed by John Asher. 1) 0:00 - Growing Up As An Artist Can Be Lonely 2) 14:32 - If You Want To Break Into Hollywood You Have To Make Mistakes 3) 26:56 - I Was Close To Quitting Hollywood Until This Happened 4) 37:07 - An Artist Knows Immediately If They Should Take The Job 5) 41:10 - Last Days Of Disney Hand Drawn Animation 6) 1:09:02 - This Will Help You Write Better Dialogue 7) 1:15:32 - Screenwriters Have To Be Aware Of Film Set Protocols 8) 1:24:47 - Trying To Write A Perfect First Draft Is A Waste Of Time 9) 1:36:03 - Screenwriting Is Not Just About Writing Screenplays 10) 1:52:29 - Dialogue Tips: It Has To Be Clear Who Is Saying What 11) 2:00:24 - Best Part Of Creating A Story Is Writing Sarcasm 12) 2:03:38 - Working For Disney Animation, What It's Really Like 13) 2:23:37 - 95% Of The Screenplays You Write Won't Get Made 14) 2:41:35 - Biggest Misconception People Have About A Screenwriting Career 15) 2:49:00 - Hardest Part Of Adapting A Novel Into A Screenplay 16) 2:59:11 - Is It Time To Remake King Kong Again? BUY THE BOOK - SKETCHY THINGS: THE ART OF FRANK DIETZ https://amzn.to/3utzHog WATCH 'I HATE KIDS' TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJURFvWJYDA CONNECT WITH FRANK DIETZ: http://www.sketchythingsart.com http://www.damndirtygeeks.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226328 https://www.facebook.com/frank.dietz.5 https://www.instagram.com/thefrankdietz SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 Stuff we use: CAMERA - This is the camera we have used to film 90+% of our interviews (over 200 interviews and counting) It continues to be our workhorse - http://amzn.to/2u66V1J LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post http://amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - http://amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. Please subscribe to our Youtube channel. You can show additional support via our Youtube sponsor tab by going here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join or through Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed this content.