by Film School | Jun 16, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #279 Chekhov’s Gun If it’s not going to go off, it shouldn’t be hanging there. This week, we’re talking about the term “Chekhov’s Gun,” what it refers to, and how it applies to our writing, storytelling, and...
by Film School | Jun 9, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #277 The Difference Between Ambition & Impatience When driving forward, it can be so easy to go go go so fast that we either burn ourselves out before we can finish, or we miss too much, skimp on the details, and what we have when we finish...
by Film School | Jun 2, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #275 What Is The (Real) Magic Place? When you need to feel inspired, creative, safe and free . . . where do you go? Where–that actually exists–can you go that fills you up with the warm fuzzies, where the memories, sights, sounds, smells and...
by Film School | May 26, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #273 What Is Writer’s Block? Does writer’s block even exist? Some writers–a lot of writers–will tell you that it doesn’t. And yet, we have a TERM for it, so sure it must be something. What is it then? Josh and Ira break...
by Film School | May 19, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #271 How To Identify Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3 Act 1, Act 2, and Act 3; how do we tell them apart? What distinguishes the beginning of our story, the middle, and the end? Ya boys talk about how to sort a story into three, neat, easy-to-use parts. Also,...
by Film School | May 12, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #269 How To Schedule Breaks Breaks are so important. So, how do you work them into a busy schedule? How do you make sure that you get the rest you need, but don’t lose your momentum? We discuss! Also, Josh recommends Alien and Aliens, and Ira...
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