by Film School | Sep 12, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #424 How To Use Feedback The feedback loop is at the heart of developing any skill. But, the vast majority of the work we do as storytellers is done alone. So, where and when do you open yourself up for other people to comment on? And once get that...
by Film School | Sep 5, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #422 Rhetoric Have you ever thought of your script, book, or film as a persuasive argument? It is. Drama quite literally arises from two (or several) characters with very different, very persuasive points of view clashing with each other. That’s...
by Film School | Aug 19, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #420 Alternate Endings So, you’ve heard about a movie that has MULTIPLE endings. Maybe they’re in the actual film, maybe they’re extras on the DVD, or maybe they’re just rumors and old scripts. What place do those hold in the...
by Film School | Aug 8, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #418 When to Kill a Character Off with their head! Sometimes, a character has to die. But, when are those times? When is it right for the audience or the reader to kill a character? Are there rules, or at least guidelines, around when to bump somebody...
by Film School | Jul 8, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #414 Will Success Fix Me? Bestseller. Top of the Box Office. Hit TV show. Oscar. Millions…success will fix everything, right? I mean, it’s literally what we’re chasing so hard, the tippy top of our dreams, how could it possibly NOT fix...
by Film School | Jun 27, 2024 | Cutting Room Floor, Episodes
episode #412 Why Is Your Process So Different From Mine? You’ve probably heard this before: there is no ONE WAY to be a writer. Or a filmmaker. Or an actor, or a painter, or a dancer, or a sculptor…the possibilities, personalities, and pathways are...
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