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Film Courage: What do you think about the advice “Write the script or make the movie you want to watch?”
Executive VP of Co-Productions & Distribution and an Author Scott Kirkpatrick: Look, I wrote the books I wanted to exist when I was younger. I think there is something important to be able to express what it is you’re trying to say. I think that’s absolutely critical but I would…and I have no problem…I don’t want writers to think they should only write these genres and that they should forever turn their back on any passion project they have. Their passion is what got them wanting to do this in the first place, they should absolutely follow that at every step of their career. But what I’m saying is utilize these core genres that do work, that are in need and apply what story you want to tell within it. These characters whether it’s a tween girl romance, whether it’s a female driven thriller, whether it’s a Christmas movie, even the creature features, there are real stories and real moments in there that are 100 percent purely human interactions, human conflict, human struggles and challenges that we can all identify with. There’s a lot of stereotypical you wouldn’t expect Sci-Fi movies that actually have these very powerful messages in them about how we operate as humans. You can say that about zombie movies what it really reveals about who we are and I think that they probably or a tween girl movie what it sort of tells about (whether you’re male or female) what that feels early in your life when you’re stumbling through this transition of childhood to adulthood and it’s not just…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
BIO:
Scott Kirkpatrick is the Executive Vice President of Co-Productions & Distribution for Nicely Entertainment—a Los Angeles-based production and distribution company that produces original TV movies and scripted TV series—where he brokers major content deals and has executive produced a variety of TV movies including “The Art of Christmas”, “Sappy Holiday” and “The Snowball Effect”. Previously, Kirkpatrick served as the Senior Vice President of North American Sales & Business Development for the London-based NENT Studios UK where he oversaw international television distribution deals on a variety of programs including BBC’s “The Cry”, Channel 4’s “Shameless” and ITV’s “Doc Martin”. Prior to this, Kirkpatrick served as Executive Director of Distribution for MarVista Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based production and distribution company that produces original TV movies and has managed international TV deals on major franchises, including “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”. Before shifting to the distribution side of the industry, Kirkpatrick worked behind the scenes on major studio productions, including “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”, and has produced and directed TV series and feature films including “Eye for an Eye” and “Roadside Massacre”. He is the author of the books “Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices” and “Introduction to Media Distribution: Film, Television and New Media”. Kirkpatrick lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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