948. Art Can Start With a Joke

Filmmaker Michelle Muldoon joins Pilar to talk about all of the ways your storytelling and creativity can be applied to other creative work that, in turn, helps fuel your script writing.

Producer Lauren Vilchik talks about the love and hard work it took to make the movie A Little Prayer, currently in theaters.

Writer and UCLA Professor Paul Chitlik talks about his newest book, The Screenwriting Sensei, which takes screenwriters from start to finish.

As she did with her mother, Pilar learns about her father through a series of “loglines” discussing the movie-worthy moments in his life.

This week’s writing wisdom is brought to you by the writer/producer of Speed, Broken Arrow, From The Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, Sneaky Pete, Slow Horses, Silo and more! 

Actor / writer Stephanie Koenig (English Teacher, Lessons In Chemistry) talks about the jokes and ideas that inspired her to write and the confidence she has in creating her own content.

A real-life UFO sighting combined with knowledge of the addiction world helped to create the fictional independent movie Star People written and directed by filmmaker Adam Finberg. Here Adam talks about the story process for the movie and how it evolved from script to screen.

Film entrepreneur Gray Jones discusses the new platform Share which aims to split film profits with everyone involved - above and below the line.

Writer Melissa Cassera, who now has 14 Lifetime movies to her credit, discusses her businessperson’s approach to getting and keeping work and the need to stay “obsessed” as an artist.

Writers George N Koulouris and Will Amato talk about the fun and work that go into writing short, entertaining content for “vertical films.”