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Film Courage: You’re writing one screenplay after another that is getting produced, how are you coming up with all these ideas? Can you take us through the process?
Jason-Shane Scott, Actor/Screenwriter: I think a big part of it is every time you sit down to pitch you’re coming up with a handful, several ideas. I wouldn’t say there’s too much of a technique. I definitely have an idea day that I take and for lack of better terms I just think there’s definitely the old carry around a notepad and write down things that you see once in a blue moon that’ll happen a certain situation you’ll see happen in life like Oh that’s okay, that you could build that out into an actual movie.
Then I use a sort of a cheat code sometimes of just starting small. Start with:
-What’s the female lead’s job?
-What could be more interesting about that?
-What is his [the love interest] job?
-What could be more interesting about those clashing from there?
Then just kind of build that out technically into a problem and a story. Sometimes I just start with a city, a location and that helps a lot.
Film Courage: Is it always sort of the female that’s “married to her job?”
Jason: Well, not always, not always but yes it’s quite helpful because she sort of needs something that keeps her from just meeting a man right away and something that’s kept her from finding that man. If she’s such a great woman at that stage in her life, it’s like well she must have something she’s so committed to. It’s very helpful, but not mandatory.
Film Courage: What jobs are considered safe jobs?
Jason: Oh, the old marketing…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
With a career spanning over two decades, Jason-Shane Scott has become a dependable and recognizable name in the entertainment industry worldwide, amassing over 85 professional film and television credits. His versatility as an actor spans a broad range of genres-from drama, where he has starred in countless thrillers, to comedy, embracing roles from sitcoms to lighthearted Christmas rom-coms. Jason’s journey began in daytime television, where his role as Will Rappaport on One Life to Live earned him two Soap Opera Digest Award nominations and a Daytime Emmy nod. Jason-Shane has also quickly made a name for himself as a versatile and dependable screenwriter in Hollywood, seamlessly transitioning from a successful acting career into writing. In just a few years, he has achieved an impressive level of success, having written over 15 produced films with several more in development-a testament to his talent and work ethic. Scott’s filmography covers a wide range of genres, including thrillers, romantic comedies (from festive Christmas favorites to heartwarming everyday tales), and psychological dramas.
His films have reached audiences across nearly every continent, from South America to Europe, Asia, and beyond, finding homes on major streaming platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and Max. Notably, Staged Killer, which he wrote and produced, earned him a Telly Award and held the number one spot on Netflix in America for over two weeks in 2020.
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