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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 in film festivals all over the world including FRENCH KISS, which has also notched 6.3 million views to date on YouTube. He is married to writer-filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier, and they make their home in New York and Cape Cod, MA. John's new novel The Desecrated follows Jennifer, a college dropout hoping to regroup, who joins the night shift at the NYC Morgue. MORE VIDEOS WITH JOHN GRAY https://bit.ly/3Wvk9j1 CONNECT WITH JOHN GRAY https://www.johngrayofficial.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336726 https://twitter.com/JThomasGray https://www.instagram.com/bayrdge VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED 10 Screenwriting Lessons To Help You Improve Your Craft - https://youtu.be/Urmvgntxuss 21 Ways To Structure A Screenplay [WRITING MASTERCLASS] - https://youtu.be/OPxxJ2wBNTA Inside The Craft Of Screenwriting - https://youtu.be/p6bAiU66Mvw Learning Screenplay Story Structure - https://youtu.be/iywvNIWKbPI Learning The Craft Of Screenwriting - David Wappel [FULL INTERVIEW] - https://youtu.be/ECGULitEm2A CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: 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 https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k 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 *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

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 Attendant, Insecure, Silicon Valley, and Love Life, Netflix’s You, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Black-ish, Starz’ Blindspotting, FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. He is in development on The Education of Matt Barnes with Showtime, for which he will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer and is currently co-executive producer and producing director on Reasonable Doubt, the first project to be produced via Hulu’s Onyx Collective. His debut feature as writer/director, Premium, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper, and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed 761st, a documentary on the first Black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. Through TheDirector, his Digital Studio, he has directed, shot, and edited content for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 brands. Chatmon’s career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, 3D, starring Kerry Washington. His most recent short film, BlackCard, premiered on HBO, and his narrative podcast, Wednesday Morning, engaged voters around the 2020 election. SUBSCRIBE TO PETE CHATMON'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpecW07kN9swag5PNGTRJ-A CONNECT WITH PETE CHATMON https://petechatmon.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154079 https://www.instagram.com/petechatmon https://twitter.com/petechatmon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpecW07kN9swag5PNGTRJ-A MORE MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS AUTHORS https://mwp.com CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: 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 https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k 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 *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

Want to see the video version of this podcast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6z57N6evA Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 0:00 - Impact Of Myths And Fairy Tales On Modern Stories 10:58 - 8 Common Character Types Writers Should Know 28:26 - 12 Stages Of The Hero's Journey 51:12 - How The Hero's Journey Helps Writers With Their Characters 1:03:22 - The Hero's Journey Is Not A Formula 1:15:52 - How To Write A Character's Death 1:31:54 - The Big Problem With American Movies 1:40:45 - How Writers Can Use Symbols To Improve Their Stories 1:51:44 - You Don't Have To Suffer To Be An Artist But You Should Understand This 2:05:04 - This Is Why It Doesn't Matter If Every Story Has Been Told BUY THE BOOK - THE WRITER'S JOURNEY: Mythic Structure for Writers https://amzn.to/41XlKRv BUY THE BOOK - MEMO FROM THE STORY DEPARTMENT: Secrets of Structure and Character https://amzn.to/3Fd8NZQ Christopher Vogler made documentary films as an Air Force officer before studying film production at the University of Southern California, where he encountered the ideas of mythologist Joseph Campbell and observed how they influenced the story design of the first Star Wars movie. He worked as a story consultant in the development departments of 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures and Animation, and Paramount Pictures, and wrote an influential memo on Campbell’s Hero’s Journey concept that led to his involvement in Disney’s Aladdin, The Lion King and Hercules. After the publication of The Writer’s Journey, he had a hand in developing the stories of many productions, including Disney’s remake of 101 Dalmatians, Fox’s Fight Club, Courage Under Fire, Volcano, The Thin Red Line and many others. Vogler lives in Los Angeles, California. MORE VIDEOS WITH CHRISTOPHER VOGLER https://bit.ly/420becd CONNECT WITH CHRISTOPHER VOGLER https://chrisvogler.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/chris.vogler.568 MORE MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS AUTHORS https://mwp.com VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Solve Your Story Structure Problems In 11 Steps - https://youtu.be/RPGTIqHBmUE How To Write A Great Story - https://youtu.be/2-g1xYsgJ9s 21 Ways To Structure A Screenplay - https://youtu.be/OPxxJ2wBNTA How Writers Develop Characters With The Defining Moment - https://youtu.be/BDRQCxLBGx8 Immersive Storytelling For Real And Imagined Worlds - https://youtu.be/Wi8fWGlt3XI CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: 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 https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k 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 *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.

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=XzSUq_qhzoA 0:00 - How Does A Book Get On Hollywood's Radar? 15:09 - 99% Of Books Won’t Make Their Money Back 29:41 - The Average Author Sells 300 Copies Of Their Book 43:33 - 6 Painful Truths About Being A New York Times Best Selling Author 54:41 - Writing A Novel Versus A Screenplay 1:02:56 - What Writers Should Know Before Writing A Book 1:13:22 - 5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make When Writing A Book 1:21:31 - 7 Lessons On Selling A Book 1:29:22 - What New Authors Should Expect From A Publisher

Margaret Kerrison, an expert in immersive storytelling and creator connected to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge, shares her insights on engaging audiences in unique narratives. She discusses the key aspects of immersive storytelling, including the importance of sensory engagement and emotional roller coasters. Margaret emphasizes the value of audiences as active participants, detailing the 'three-second rule' for keeping them hooked. She also explores how personal experiences shape narratives, making them more relatable and significant in interactive environments.

Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 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

Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. 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?

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Support us on Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Want to see the video version of this podcast? Visit Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EumHXsDZBqo 0:00 - What Writers Should Know About TV Writing Programs 12:40 - 7 Key Benefits To TV Writing Programs 22:15 - Key Factors To Being Hired As A TV Writer 32:42 - How Fate Factors Into An Artist's Career 40:01 - What Writers Need To Know About Selling A TV Show 48:12 - Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With TV Pilots 1:01:17 - 5 Tips For Writing A TV Pilot 1:11:12 - TV Structure Made Easy For New Writers 1:21:58 - How To Break The Story Of A TV Show 1:33:32 - How TV Shows Are Written From Start To Finish 1:48:11 - 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became A Writer

Want to watch the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://youtu.be/EtPv_ppbN0E 0:00 - 3 Reasons Why Filmmakers Should Hire A Producer's Rep 9:14 - 3 Reasons Why You Should Submit To Film Festivals 22:38 - Harsh Truths About Selling A Movie 34:28 - What Filmmakers Don't Understand About Distribution 48:03 - Why 86 Percent Of Filmmakers Don't Trust Film Distributors 1:00:13 - How Much Money Do Independent Movies Make? 1:11:05 - 10 Minute Rule For Filmmakers According To A Producer’s Rep 1:24:55 - Honest Truth About Getting A Movie On Netflix 1:37:38 - How To Maximize The Money You Make When Selling A Movie 1:46:42 - How Movies Make Their Money Back Glen Reynolds founded Circus Road Films in 2006 to provide strategic advisory services to filmmakers. Circus Road guides filmmakers through the festival and distribution process and negotiates licensing agreements on their behalf. Glen has participated in the sales of over 900 narrative and documentary feature films with many of them premiering at Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, Cinequest, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Fantastic, Telluride and Toronto. Distributors of these films include Fox, Sony, Warner Bros, Universal, Lions Gate, Magnolia, IFC, Strand, Oscilloscope, Drafthouse, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Starz, Lifetime, ESPN and Syfy. Some favorite films sold include the first films of some successful filmmakers such as Absentia, written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass); Pop Skull, written and directed by Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong); and Newlyweeds, written and directed by Shaka King. (Judas and the Black Messiah). Recent work includes Clean (Tribeca/IFC) with Adrien Brody, My Dead Dad and 18½ with Willa Fitzgerald (101 Films). Glen has also co-produced twenty films to date including his favorite Conversations with Other Women which premiered at Telluride and stars Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter, and Olivia Wilde. Other great production experiences include developing two projects with Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and co-producing five films with Ram Bergman (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi). Glen holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, a BA in English from NYU and is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He serves as a judge for the UCLA Screenwriting Competition and on the jury for the Woods Hole Film Festival. MORE VIDEOS WITH GLEN REYNOLDS https://bit.ly/3idqRHf CONNECT WITH GLEN REYNOLDS http://www.circusroadfilms.com https://www.instagram.com/circusroadfilms https://www.facebook.com/filmsales https://twitter.com/CircusRoadFilms (Affiliates) SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFER https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 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 SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 Stuff we use: 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 https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k 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 *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.