The No Film School Podcast How Driving to LA With Nothing But the Dream Worked For These Guys
From competing in the Channel 101 short film festival to writing for Rick and Morty and other hit tv shows, Willy Roberts and Wade Randolph explain why you can’t be precious about anything and why it’s always better to just get out there, make stuff and have fun…
In this episode, we talk about…
- Moving to LA pre-9/11 and boxing porn at the Hustler warehouse
- How one job at non-union movie has led to work 20 years later
- Finding what you want to do vs. being a people pleaser
- The only way to become a writer and get an agent
- Networking vs. creating through collaboration and fun
- Advice for writing a pilot: Start with Episode Two instead of the origin
- How creative synergy can make a show better if you listen to it
- A reminder to make yourself laugh and shoot what works
- The phenomenon of the writer’s room and trusting yourself to be vulnerable
- Why comedy is less about the audience and more about enjoying yourself
- Pitching to execs and why they need to see themselves in your work
- Suggestions for getting started, finding your voice and community, and having a thick skin
Links to Resources:
Real Life Sci-Fi with Wade & Willy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-life-sci-fi-with-wade-willy/id888092892
Willy’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/willybadmovies/
Googy on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPC7t3Vnp3k
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