Beyond the Screenplay Episode 3: Searching (with Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian)
Feb 7, 2019
The podcast features Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian, co-writers of Searching (2018). They discuss adapting a thriller story to take place on screens, their approach to collaboration, importance of feedback, dis-identifying with your work, and techniques used to immerse the audience in the story of Searching.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
From USC to Google: A Filmmaking Journey
02:10 • 12min
The Myth of Making One Thing and Finding Success
14:38 • 2min
Developing Ideas and the Collaborative Process
16:40 • 10min
Detaching from Ego and Embracing Criticism for Creative Improvement
26:57 • 2min
Approach to Storytelling in 'Searching'
28:56 • 10min
Making a movie told entirely on screens and the use of digital communication in the screenplay
38:33 • 2min
The Process of Writing the Screenplay
40:23 • 29min