Will Success Fix Me? (Cutting Room Floor #211)
Bestseller. Blockbuster. Awards. Millions.
Success will fix everything, right, including me? Oof. Maybe not. We discuss!
#amwriting #filmschool #filmschooled #success
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Why Is Your Process So Different From Mine? (Cutting Room Floor #210)
There is no ONE way to be a writer, director, actor, dancer, painter, etc.
Why is that? And how do we figure out what OUR way is?
Josh and Ira discuss! :)
#amwriting #filmschooled
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All At Once vs. Slow & Steady (Cutting Room Floor #209)
Burst energy, get it done as hard and fast as possible?
...or slow and steady, one step, one brick at a time?
We discuss what's worked for us :)
#amwriting #tortoiseandthehare #filmschooled
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Good Habits (Cutting Room Floor #208)
How do you start a good habit? What works for you?
Josh and Ira talk what works for them!
#amwriting #goodhabits #filmschooled
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Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #31)
Hitchcock teams up with Salvador Dali
We're watching SPELLBOUND, one of the first psychological thrillers ever!
#hitchcock #dali #filmschooled #filmschool #amwriting
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Does It Get Any Easier? (Cutting Room Floor #207)
Does it get any easier?
Not really. But also kinda yes. We discuss!
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Advice For An Aspiring Writer (Cutting Room Floor #206)
what advice would you give to someone who wanted to make a LIFE as a storyteller?
we think about our younger selves today on the podcast
#amwriting #writingadvice #filmschooled
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A Good Kick In The Ass (Cutting Room Floor #205)
As creatives, we all need our asses kicked sometimes when we're doing stuff wrong.
But how do you tell the good and constructive from just a plain old ass-kicking? We discuss!
#amwriting
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Commanding Intelligence (Cutting Room Floor #203)
Can you fall in love--ROMANTIC love--with someone who you know isn't as smart as you are?
#amwriting #filmschool #filmschooled #intelligence
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The Wrong Direction (Cutting Room Floor #202)
How do you know when you've gone down the wrong direction?
What are the signs?
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Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock Deep Dive #25)
America, hang on to your lights: they're the only lights left in the world!
Hitchcock makes a WWII propaganda film! We watch and discuss :)
#wwii #hitchcock #amwriting #filmschooled
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The Elements of a Great Film (Cutting Room Floor #201)
What are the elements of a good movie? When you think about great cinema, what comes to mind?
Josh and Ira give their answers...
#amwriting #filmschooled
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Hitchcock's British Period Takeaways (Cutting Room Floor #200)
Did you know Hitchcock spend 13 years--and *24* FILMS!--in Britain before coming to Hollywood???
We've watched them all, and we're talking highlights!
#hitchcock #amwriting #filmschool
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White Lies (Cutting Room Floor #199)
Small lies. A sentence I didn't write. A shot I didn't actually shoot.
Does it matter if I say I did? Is it a big deal?
We're discussing "white lies" today!
#amwriting #filmschool
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Good vs. Great (Cutting Room Floor #198)
How large is the difference between "good" and "great?"
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You Need A Shock-Proof Sh*t Detector (Cutting Room Floor #197)
Ernest Hemingway once said: "The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, sh*t detector."
How strong is yours? And how can you actually USE it to get better rather than give up?
#amwriting
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How To Create Great Side Characters (Cutting Room Floor #196)
Frodo had Sam. Luke had Artoo. Harry had Ron and Hermione.
What makes a great side character??? We discuss.
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If You Could Travel Anywhere (Cutting Room Floor #195)
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Money is no object. What tops your list?
#amwriting #travel #dreambig
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What is a Framing Device? (Cutting Room Floor #194)
Do you know what a framing device is?
WHY do we use them? What effect can they have on our story?
We discuss! :)
#amwriting #filmschool #filmschooled
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How Personal Should Your Story Be? (Cutting Room Floor #193)
Nothing cuts like the truth of a personal story. But...HOW personal should we make our work?
How do we balance what to reveal and what to hide, or at least cover with metaphor? We discuss!
#amwriting #filmschooled
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