Film Courage: Bob let’s say I’m a beginning screenwriter, where would I begin to research so I could broaden my perspective of storytelling?
Professor Robert Gerst: I think a wonderful place to begin is at the beginning and look at the entire history of movies because the situation at the beginning was kind of like where we are right now. When movies began, nobody knew what this business would turn into (listen to the full video interview with Professor Gerst here on Youtube).
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