[Watch the video interview on YouTube here]
Film Courage: What would you say to screenwriters who don’t want to produce? I’m just a writer. That’s all I do. I don’t want to get involved with money, locations.
Collin Watts, Screenwriter: I think just owning that. My old co-writer doesn’t do the producing side and that’s fine. He’s happy just writing. I think just accepting that this is not my forte.
The more you can do, the more doors you’re going to open. Trying it out can never hurt.
Sometimes as writers, we can get in a little bit of a bubble. We can get in our own little creative bubble where we’re making these things and not getting them out there to the world. I think it is important to be able to try to wear multiple hats even if it’s small things. But just being a writer, I mean, a lot of people find success just doing that.
I think it’s just owning that I’m a writer. This is what I do. Somebody else is a producer. These are my skill sets. These are their skill sets. I think looking at our skill set and trying to figure out what we’re best at is important, because it’s a totally different skill set trying to produce a movie than just writing it.
Film Courage: We talked about how you played sports a little bit growing up, so that probably helps to get into that mindset of getting out there and being on a team?
Collin: Yeah, it is interesting because writing is such an insular process and sometimes an isolating process. Me personally, that’s…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Collin Watts is a Los Angeles based screenwriter with a focus on creating genre films with a personal touch. Originally from Illinois, he is a graduate of Florida State University and the UCLA professional screenwriting program.
Collin began his career by writing several successful short films that premiered in over 30 festivals worldwide including “The Wretched” and “Sunnyvale” which both premiered at Screamfest Los Angeles. Four of his feature scripts placed in top screenwriting contests including the Austin film Festival, the tracking board top ten, and the Cinestory Foundation.
Collin wrote his first feature, “HOT SEAT”. The film was released theatrically in 2022, and starred Mel Gibson, Kevin Dillon, and Shanon Doherty.
In 2023, he wrote and produced “THIS LAND,” a topical horror film that was released on VOD from Terror Films.
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