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Est. in 2009 - YouTube channel on writing/film/actingCheck out our new book! STORY QUESTIONS https://payhip.com/StoryQuestionshttps://linktr.ee/filmcourage#filmmaking #indiefilm #filmmakers #screenwriters #writers #authors #writing #acting #creatives #moviesSUPPORT FILM COURAGE:Please subscribe to our Youtube channel. You can show additional support via our Youtube sponsor tab by going here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join or through Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed this content.

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  1. This Is Probably The Best Way To Learn Screenwriting - Glenn Gers

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO3u3fCK77c 0:00 - I Was A Professional Writer For 25 Years, This Is What I Regret The Most 16:42…

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  2. 9 Big Differences Between Amateur and Professional Writers - Brandon Violette [FULL INTERVIEW]

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - Intro 2:33 - 10 Years To The First Screenwriting Credit 37:14 - What Writers Should Know About A Story Engine 52:11 - Big...

  3. If You Want To Write Great... You Need To Write Poorly - John Schimke

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd An AFI Directing alum, John Schimke is an accomplished writer/director whose work spans the realms of both film and television. As…

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  4. What Filmmakers Get Wrong About Distribution - Zac Reeder

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - The Best Time For Filmmakers To Reach Out To A Producer's Rep 13:21 - Managing Filmmakers Expectations 22:59 - What 99% Of...

  5. If A Producer Receives 500 Scripts A Year, How Many Will They Read? Shaked Berenson

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV-jlp5GOu0 Shaked Berenson has marketed, sold, and…

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  6. 9 Reasons Why Filmmakers Need To Think About Virtual Production - Keith Sutliff

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwuZGHSGM4 Film Director/Producer/Writer Keith…

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  7. How To Create An Authentic Acting Performance - Lynda Goodfriend

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - What A Famous Director Said To Me About My Acting 8:13 - How Robin Williams Got His Start In Hollywood 18:01 - If You Want A...

  8. Travel Filmmaking: Best Tips For Making Movies Around The World - Marlin Darrah

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd See the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nZz_M3vFaU Marlin Darrah is probably the...

  9. What Writers Get Wrong About Story - Troy DeVolld

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd See the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I59sqnnDUJU Producer Troy DeVolld (1970-2024),...

  10. A Beginners Guide To Making A Documentary Movie - Ray Roman

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTISPXr73s4 Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Filmmaker Raymond J. Roman is a Producer on...

  11. If You Can't Answer This Question Don't Start A Production Company - Khoa Le

    Check out Film Courage's two books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZiZENQmhas...

  12. If You Want To Sell A Screenplay… Concept Is King - Collin Watts

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd See the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeh9KTgi1is Collin Watts is a Los Angeles…

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  13. If You Submit A $5000 Movie To 30 Film Festivals... What Happens? - Andrés Taboada

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg0isLOwvAA Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Andrés Taboada…

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  14. Why Beginning Artists Shouldn't Analyze Their Work When Creating - Sasha Patpatia

    Need a gift for a writer? Gift option available...STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYmaQINgfY8…

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  15. Where Most New Writers Go Wrong - Andrew Zinnes

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBeQrRARRtU SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON...

  16. This Is One Writing Lesson I Learned 20 Years Too Late - Tom O'Brien

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/4_9JCyWR39c?si=koo-r9gyfqH8MQ0R...

  17. 7 Elements Of A Viable Story Idea - Erik Bork (Band Of Brothers, The Elephant In The Room)

    Check out Film Courage's two books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Erik Bork is a screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO miniseries BAND OF…

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  18. Nobody Cares About Your Movie (Advice To Beginning Filmmakers) - Jake Jalbert

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W8fHBavM8 Jake Jalbert began his journey...

  19. Why Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over Netflix - Ramon 'Swift' Sloan

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKkd3BV1O7A Ramon "Swift" Sloan is the…

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  20. This Advice Helped Me Write My First Screenplay - Christopher Matthew Spencer

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuwLVimYIyk 0:00 - You Can...

  21. I Have Limited Time To Write So Here's How I Get It Done - Bomani J. Story

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1-hI4btEVs Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 0:00 - It's Not Impossible To Sell A Screenplay, Here's How It Happens 11:45 - 3 Things Most People...

  22. I've Been Teaching Writing For 25 Years... Avoid These Mistakes - Matthew Kalil

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCQfyWK0Ds Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd SUPPORT FILM...

  23. I Was Really Bad At Story Structure... This Changed Everything - Adam Davis

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRqJDu_wTTY Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - I Knew…

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  24. What Does Conflict In Every Scene REALLY Mean? - Eric Conner

    Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrrBWgI8cec Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 0:00 - Being Critical Of A Movie Too Soon 7:37 - Proven Strategies To Help Writers...

  25. How To Trick Your Brain Into Writing Better Stories - RJ Daniel Hanna

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QETocuz3028 0:00 - I Thought You Had To Be...

  26. Every Character Must Answer These 3 Questions For Every Scene - Paola Baldion

    Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OyRBa9lcUk Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - Story Of A Real Life...

  27. First Rule Of Comedy That Every Filmmaker Should Know - David Zucker

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myvXGFZLi2o Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - David...

  28. If You Want To Write A Great Story This Is What Matters - John Vorhaus

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohBFnHNf33Q 0:00…

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  29. 9 Truths About The Movie Business - Craig Caton-Largent of New York Film Academy

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Want to watch the video version of this podcast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrmKkDlprnI 0:00 - The...

  30. I've Made Movies For 20 Years... Here's What I Learned - Anthony DiBlasi

    Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31Q8xZWL58 Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - Last Shift Vs Malum:...

  31. 100 First Lines From Great Books (From The Last 100 Years)

    Our two new books are helping writers with their stories... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube:...

  32. If You Have A Story To Tell You Can't Let Anything Stop You - Jadon Cal

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdzoTdQb84o Jadon Cal began his storytelling journey at…

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  33. 9 Things Every Writer Should Know Before Publishing A Book - Desireé Duffy

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/R7XCqBCVrjo?feature=shared 0:00 - 3 Ways To Publish A Book... What New...

  34. Truth About Building A Film Career - DAWN DUSK Filmmakers Blue Gerber and Jason Gerber

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd In this Film Courage podcast, we speak with husband and wife duo, Jason Gerber and Blue Gerber, a...

  35. Easiest Way To Avoid Writer's Block - Billy Van Zandt

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Billy Van Zandt and his writing partner, the late Jane Milmore, are two of the most often produced playwrights in the world. Billy…

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  36. Pro Cinematographer Reveals 6 Truths About Cinematography - Suki Medenčević of New York Film Academy

    BUY THE BOOKS - STORY QUESTIONS and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character https://payhip.com/StoryQuestions Watch the video version of this podcast here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMIFINOXhto 0:00 - What Beginning Cinematographers Should Know As They Get Started 10:09 - Pro...

  37. Why I Made A Tubi Movie Instead Of A Short Film - Jason Park

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - If Movies Last Forever Why Is Hollywood Dying? 14:00 - Real Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Make A Movie 24:55 - Why I Made A...

  38. Top 7 Lessons For Anyone Thinking About Publishing A Comic Book - Stephen L Stern

    BUY THE BOOKS - STORY QUESTIONS and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character https://payhip.com/StoryQuestions Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ysdEuX2FU Stephen L. Stern is the president of Storyboard Graphic Novels. Steve is best known as the...

  39. I've Sold A Dozen Screenplays... Here's What I've Learned - Jason-Shane Scott

    Our two new books are helping writers with their stories... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - 'One Life To Live' Made Me Believe It Was Possible To Have A Career In Hollywood 16:59…

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  40. Write And Sell Your Screenplay Like A Pro Screenwriter - Mike Thompson

    Want to watch the video version of this podcast? Check it out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkLXkS6rfns Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character -...

  41. 7 Reasons Why Most People Will Never Make A Movie - Bill Mikita

    Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd Bill Mikita was born in Steubenville, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Brewer’s Boys, Chasing 3000 (2010) and Medal…

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  42. A Hollywood Insider's Look At Marketing Hits And Flops - Jim Fredrick

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLDnAbYRjWQ 0:00 - Hollywood Insider Reveals The Truth About Selling Movies For A Living 14:07 - Why The…

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  43. How I Turned My Life Around: Stunt Man To Hollywood Screenwriter - Sammy Horowitz

    New Film Courage book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 0:00 - I Used To Read A Book A Day 17:10 - How Stunt Work Saved My Life 30:36 - 3 Things That Helped Me Become A Hollywood Screenwriter 41:16 - How Writing A Stage Play Changed My...

  44. How To Write A Movie In 21 Days - Viki King

    Our new book STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Best-selling author and film consultant Viki King is a leading advisor to luminaries in the entertainment industry. Known for her warmth, and humor she appears often on CNN, NBC, ABC, BBC, as well as in hundreds of...

  45. 10 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Filmmaker - Sarah T Schwab

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 0:00 - If A Story Can't Do This... It Needs More Work 12:57 - Do You Choose The Stories To Write Or Do They Choose You? 19:19 - How Writing Makes Me A Better Person 31:31 - This Is The...

  46. From Script to Screen: Why Most Movies Never Get Made - Adam William Ward

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Adam is a Jewish-American born in Abington, Pennsylvania who grew up in Bucks County, PA. At age twelve his family relocated to Roseburg, Oregon; a new and unfamiliar small town. As the...

  47. Breaking Into Feature Filmmaking - P.M. Lipscomb

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Watch the video version of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmxm-iIzs84 SIGN UP FOR THE FILM COURAGE NEWSLETTER https://filmcourage.substack.com MORE FULL FILM COURAGE…

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  48. Everything You Don't Learn In Film School - Blayne Weaver

    Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Actor/Writer/Filmmaker Blayne Weaver most recently directed the romantic comedy MISS VALENTINE and wrote the partier comedy PRETTY STONED for MTV. Other recent works include directing the...

  49. Beginners Guide For Script Development And Feature Film Production - Sean Reid

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfwtZA-8S8 Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 Sean Reid is a veteran Producer/Director/Writer of feature films, television programming, news and...

  50. Beginners Guide To Story Development: Why Scripts Are Rejected - Shannan E Johnson

    Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUd5hZL62MA Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 SIGN UP FOR THE FILM COURAGE NEWSLETTER https://filmcourage.substack.com 0:00 - What Screenwriters...

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Est. in 2009 - YouTube channel on writing/film/actingCheck out our new book! STORY QUESTIONS https://payhip.com/StoryQuestionshttps://linktr.ee/filmcourage#filmmaking #indiefilm #filmmakers #screenwriters #writers #authors #writing #acting #creatives #moviesSUPPORT FILM COURAGE:Please subscribe to our Youtube channel. You can show additional support via our Youtube sponsor tab by going here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join or through Patreon here - http://www.patreon.com/filmcourage. Thank you for listening! We hope you've enjoyed this content.

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Est. in 2009 - YouTube channel on writing/film/actingCheck out our new book! STORY QUESTIONS https://payhip.com/StoryQuestionshttps://linktr.ee/filmcourage#filmmaking #indiefilm #filmmakers #screenwriters #writers #authors #writing #acting #creatives #moviesSUPPORT FILM COURAGE:Please subscribe to...

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