Script Doctor Eric
In this episode, I spoke with Professor Richard Walter, Chair of the UCLA Screenwriting Department about some of the broader concepts behind screenwriting. Matt was absent (but who’s counting?)* but overall it was a fun and enlightening conversation. Enjoy! -Eric– * No one is counting. But if they were counting, they would count this as absence #6.**** That number is fabricated. No one is actually counting.
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Music:
“Sharks” – LA Font
Discussed:
Richard Walter interview, RichardWalter.com, summer screenwriting classes, Film and TV 135A Advanced Screenwriting Workshop, suck for bucks, audiences are smart, hollywood hoaxes, hollywood myths, sex and violence in screenwriting, narrative in scripture, the bible and powerful stories, village of the happy nice people, conflict and confrontation, bloody and perverse UCLA screenwriters, conflict should be everywhere, Richard Walter’s newsletter, user-powered desktops, exercising to help your creativity, your body is your instrument, show the way and get out of the way, common movie myth, the writer is the first artist in film, the difficulty of screenwriting, easier to write a novel, moving the story and building the characters, sustaining the interest and attention of an audience, UCLA Professional Program, all that really matters is provoking intense emotions, the biggest mistake in screenwriting – overwriting, every thing that happens must move the story forward, Alexander Payne, new technology and making your own movies, putting in the time, discipline in writing, David Koepp, Essentials of Screenwriting, high-concept screenplays a myth?, execution is everything…
Key Links:
Enroll in Film and TV 135A Now!
RichardWalter.com
Richard Walter on Twitter
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