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...
by Film School | May 5, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #267 How to Write Good Dialogue Almost all you have in a script is dialogue. 99% of a play is dialogue. The majority of fiction prose is dialogue. It’s probably the most effective way to tell a good story…so how do we do it WELL? Josh and...
by Film School | Apr 28, 2022 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #265 How to Create and Keep a Schedule What makes a good schedule? Obviously, it’s one where we’re as productive as we want to be . . . but what about sustainability? What about when life throws its inevitable curveballs? How do we build...
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