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Film Courage: What do you think of the saying:
Never start writing until you know the ending.
Adam William Ward, Filmmaker/Actor: I think it’s a good rule for a lot of people.
I think sometimes people don’t write because of stuff like that. I think that’s not a good answer. I think there are savants out there. I don’t think Stephen King knows his endings. I think there are people out there that can break that rule for sure.
Some people if they know the ending somehow it stops them from getting creative in the beginning so that also can get in the way of certain people but you’ve got to know the story you’re telling for the most part.
But if you are writing, just write. Go ahead, go for it, see how it turns out. There’s no harm in it.
If you give it to 10 people and none of them like it, you might want to try to figure out a more steady path to what your story is. Knowing the ending is a big part of a movie. That’s what they’re going to end on, so it should be a good part whatever that is. It’s going to determine the whole tone of the thing.
I just watched Axel Foley the Eddie Murphy [Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F] movie on Netflix. The ending was a happy-go-lucky movie. I think they knew their ending the moment they decided to make that movie, they knew it was going to be a happy everybody…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
MORE VIDEOS WITH ADAM WILLIAM WARD
WATCH ‘BAD ADVICE’
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WATCH ‘WALLY GOT WASTED’
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About:
Adam is a Jewish-American born in Abington, Pennsylvania who grew up in Bucks County, PA. At age twelve his family relocated to Roseburg, Oregon; a new and unfamiliar small town. As the middle child of three, Adam realized he had to stand out to gain any measure of attention, if he wanted his rightful place at the dinner table. His antics started purely as a way to amuse his family, but quickly blossomed into a desire to entertain a bigger audience. This desire, however, was abated by a nearly crippling case of stage fright that lasted until he joined his high school’s drama program as a teenager. Through his teacher and classmates’ encouragement, Adam gradually let go and confronted his fear. It seemed to work. After receiving much local acclaim in his first year on stage, his high school named the A-Ward Award after him and it is still given annually to the most outstanding newcomer. It was because of this success Ward pursued his love of film as an undergrad at Hawaii Pacific University where he graduated with a Communications Degree. After graduating from college, Ward made his way to Hollywood! During his first day in town, he used his charm to land a position in post production at Dreamworks. From there, he segued to a gig working for Todd Phillips at Warner Brothers. But pursuing a career made him temporarily lose sight of his dream (dream of what?) It wasn’t until Ward bumped into Jimmy Smits at LAX that he was convinced to go back and study acting again. At Smits’ recommendation, he began studying at the Joanne Baron DW School of Acting during which he found time to star in eleven short films. The following year ward was a lead in three independent features. But it wasn’t until the year 2011 Ward, took his destiny in his own hands and wrote, directed and starred in a tv comedy called, “Three Guys and a Couch” (On Amazon Prime). In 2013 wrote Directed and Starred in “Parole Officers” another tv pilot. (On Amazon Prime). Later in 2014 Ward co-wrote a feature film called, “Wally Got Wasted”. [See more of Adam’s bio on IMDB]
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