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Film Courage: What makes a great story?
Nick Morton, Writer/Producer: Generally a lead character who thinks they want something and they try to get it and fail repeatedly and they get something else that ends being the thing they need.
I think that generally what makes a great story is the difference between want and need.
An active protagonist trying to get that thing that they want and learning the lesson of what they need is always a satisfying story.
I think it’s always helped by a great antagonist.
But I think the fundamental thing is as Fitzgerald said, action is character.
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An active protagonist trying to do things reveals who they really are.
I think it’s always interesting when a character says one thing but does something different and relies on the audience’s intelligence to distinguish between what they’re saying and who they really are.
Film Courage: What’s the difference between how an executive or producer views story and how a writer views a good story?
Nick: I don’t know. It’s funny. When I started as an executive, I thought…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Nick Morton has produced nearly 30 movies / tv series which include RAY (Jamie Fox, Regina King, Kerry Washington), SAHARA (Mathew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Steve Zahn) and COOPER’S BAR (Rhea Seehorn). Nick is also a standup comedian, author, and host of a podcast on addiction and recovery called The Drunkalogues.
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