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How Does An Artist Avoid Clichés In Their Work? by Director Jay Silverman

Film Courage I heard you touch on this in another interview, I’m wondering if you can elaborate? That everything is a cliché and it’s...

How Much Does Age Factor Into Creating Meaningful Art? by Jack Perez

Film Courage: I was watching a documentary on Mary Shelley and it was saying that she had to publish the story anonymously (they...

Can Any Book Be Made Into A Movie? by Dr. Ken Atchity

Film Courage: Can any book be made into a movie? Dr. Ken Atchity, Author/Producer: Any book? Film Courage: Any book. Dr. Atchity: No. I don’t think so. Like...

How Does Someone Know They Are Meant To Be An Actor? by Rhomeyn Johnson

Film Courage: Was there a point in your life early on or whenever where you knew all you were going to be able to...

How To Spend Money On A Movie by Producer John Paul Rice

Film Courage: So on a movie like A CHILD’S VOICE, where do you spend the most money? John Paul Rice, Producer: Well cast, crew and...

Hollywood Actors Share Their Success Secrets

This Film Courage video is a culmination of dozens of interviews we have done over the past 5+ years with Hollywood actors. It covers...

How Far In The Future Should A Writer Know Their TV Show? by Peter...

Film Courage: This is from viewer TJW “When writing a TV spec, how far in the future should you know your story, multiple...

How Does A Screenwriter Write The Right Story At The Right Time? by LA4hire’s...

Film Courage: I would love to hear a success story from you Wendy. And if you can, please leave out any identifying information (that’s...

Why It’s Important For A Character To Have Big Problems by Erik Bork

Film Courage: We will go back to another viewer-submitted question and this is from Wicked West Films (nice name by the way) “What advice...

Why Is It So Hard To Write An Ending? by Gordy Hoffman

Film Courage: From what you’ve seen with the screenplay competition, what would you say most new writers (baby writers) have trouble with? Poor opening...