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Brooklyn born John Gray is an award winning writer-director-producer of films and television, and the creator of the long running TV series, Ghost Whisperer. He has written and directed many feature films and movies for television, including White Irish Drinkers, starring Stephen Lang and Karen Allen; Martin And Lewis, starring Sean Hayes and Jeremy Northam; the Emmy® nominated A Place For Annie, with Sissy Spacek; the Emmy® nominated mini-series Haven with Natasha Richardson and Anne Bancroft; Helter Skelter, and many others. Gray has directed numerous episodes of broadcast and cable series, including multiple episodes of the NBC series GRIMM and was also the producing director of the CBS series RECKLESS. Gray’s acclaimed short films have played and are currently playing in film festivals all over the world including FRENCH KISS, which has also notched 6.3 million views to date on YouTube. He is married to writer-filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier, and they make their home in New York and Cape Cod, MA. John's new novel The Desecrated follows Jennifer, a college dropout hoping to regroup, who joins the night shift at the NYC Morgue.

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0:00 - Every Artist Must Learn How To Quit

14:17 - Mistakes A Filmmaker Makes After Sundance

32:02 - What Stops Artists From Reaching Their Goals?

42:35 - What Many Directors Don't Realize About Their Careers

56:25 - I Wouldn't Be A Director Without This Happening

1:06:48 - 4 Types Of Directing Every Director Should Know

1:18:35 - If You Don't Learn Story Structure You May Never Work In The Film Industry

1:28:13 - The Artist Filmmaker Versus The Business Filmmaker

1:36:14 - Why A Director Should Read A Screenplay 50 Times

1:53:50 - If A Director Doesn't Have These Skills They Won't Work

2:04:30 - How To Make It Impossible For Them Not To Hire You

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With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed over 50 episodes of television including HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant, Insecure, Silicon Valley, and Love Life, Netflix’s You, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Black-ish, Starz’ Blindspotting, FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and the Apple TV+ series Mythic Quest. He is in development on The Education of Matt Barnes with Showtime, for which he will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer and is currently co-executive producer and producing director on Reasonable Doubt, the first project to be produced via Hulu’s Onyx Collective. His debut feature as writer/director, Premium, starred Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, and Hill Harper, and premiered on Showtime after a limited theatrical run. Chatmon also wrote, produced, and directed 761st, a documentary on the first Black tank battalion in WWII, narrated by Andre Braugher. Through TheDirector, his Digital Studio, he has directed, shot, and edited content for advertising agencies and Fortune 500 brands. Chatmon’s career began in 2001 with the Sundance selection of his NYU thesis film, 3D, starring Kerry Washington. His most recent short film, BlackCard, premiered on HBO, and his narrative podcast, Wednesday Morning, engaged voters around the 2020 election.

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0:00 - Impact Of Myths And Fairy Tales On Modern Stories

10:58 - 8 Common Character Types Writers Should Know

28:26 - 12 Stages Of The Hero's Journey

51:12 - How The Hero's Journey Helps Writers With Their Characters

1:03:22 - The Hero's Journey Is Not A Formula

1:15:52 - How To Write A Character's Death

1:31:54 - The Big Problem With American Movies

1:40:45 - How Writers Can Use Symbols To Improve Their Stories

1:51:44 - You Don't Have To Suffer To Be An Artist But You Should Understand This

2:05:04 - This Is Why It Doesn't Matter If Every Story Has Been Told

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Christopher Vogler made documentary films as an Air Force officer before studying film production at the University of Southern California, where he encountered the ideas of mythologist Joseph Campbell and observed how they influenced the story design of the first Star Wars movie. He worked as a story consultant in the development departments of 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures and Animation, and Paramount Pictures, and wrote an influential memo on Campbell’s Hero’s Journey concept that led to his involvement in Disney’s Aladdin, The Lion King and Hercules. After the publication of The Writer’s Journey, he had a hand in developing the stories of many productions, including Disney’s remake of 101 Dalmatians, Fox’s Fight Club, Courage Under Fire, Volcano, The Thin Red Line and many others. Vogler lives in Los Angeles, California.

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0:00 - How Does A Book Get On Hollywood's Radar?

15:09 - 99% Of Books Won’t Make Their Money Back

29:41 - The Average Author Sells 300 Copies Of Their Book

43:33 - 6 Painful Truths About Being A New York Times Best Selling Author

54:41 - Writing A Novel Versus A Screenplay

1:02:56 - What Writers Should Know Before Writing A Book

1:13:22 - 5 Biggest Mistakes Authors Make When Writing A Book

1:21:31 - 7 Lessons On Selling A Book

1:29:22 - What New Authors Should Expect From A Publisher

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0:00 - What Is Immersive Storytelling?

15:42 - Suspension Of Disbelief: What Storytellers Should Know

25:23 - How To Engage The Audience Immediately

37:56 - The Story Method (S.T.O.R.Y.)

47:46 - A Great Story Should Feel Like A Roller Coaster Ride

1:01:25 - Creating Star Wars Galaxy's Edge

1:08:51 - In Immersive Storytelling The Audience Comes First

1:21:43 - 6 Types Of Audience Roles Every Storyteller Should Know

1:31:40 - How To Avoid Writing A Flat Story

1:38:28 - The George Lucas 3 Second Story Rule

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0:00 - It's A Tragedy This Movie Didn't Win Best Picture

16:51 - Big Difference Between 80's Movies And The Movies Today

25:05 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Movie And A Great Movie

38:22 - One Rule Filmmakers Should Never Forget

49:30 - Why Do Comic Book Movies Dominate The Box Office

1:03:46 - A24 Is The Greatest Indie Studio Of All Time

1:04:59 - Death Of The Movie Critic

1:18:35 - 5 Movie Titles

1:25:57 - Why Great Directors Don't Win Oscars

1:40:54 - Why Are Netflix's Biggest Movies NOT In Theaters?

1:55:57 - Why Critics Don't Want Movies To Fail

2:02:36 - Why Popular Movie Franchises Fail

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0:00 - Chris Gore's Top 10 Movies Of All Time (Unofficial)

12:30 - Independent Filmmakers Need To Cast Better

18:34 - How To Kill An Iconic Character

32:43 - Why Are There So Many Bad Hollywood Sequels

49:05 - Why 99% Of Movies Today Are Garbage (Part 2)

58:52 - Why Do We Love Bad Movies

1:09:16 - What If Chris Gore Ran A Movie Studio?

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0:00 - What Writers Should Know About TV Writing Programs

12:40 - 7 Key Benefits To TV Writing Programs

22:15 - Key Factors To Being Hired As A TV Writer

32:42 - How Fate Factors Into An Artist's Career

40:01 - What Writers Need To Know About Selling A TV Show

48:12 - Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With TV Pilots

1:01:17 - 5 Tips For Writing A TV Pilot

1:11:12 - TV Structure Made Easy For New Writers

1:21:58 - How To Break The Story Of A TV Show

1:33:32 - How TV Shows Are Written From Start To Finish

1:48:11 - 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became A Writer

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0:00 - 3 Reasons Why Filmmakers Should Hire A Producer's Rep

9:14 - 3 Reasons Why You Should Submit To Film Festivals

22:38 - Harsh Truths About Selling A Movie

34:28 - What Filmmakers Don't Understand About Distribution

48:03 - Why 86 Percent Of Filmmakers Don't Trust Film Distributors

1:00:13 - How Much Money Do Independent Movies Make?

1:11:05 - 10 Minute Rule For Filmmakers According To A Producer’s Rep

1:24:55 - Honest Truth About Getting A Movie On Netflix

1:37:38 - How To Maximize The Money You Make When Selling A Movie

1:46:42 - How Movies Make Their Money Back

Glen Reynolds founded Circus Road Films in 2006 to provide strategic advisory services to filmmakers. Circus Road guides filmmakers through the festival and distribution process and negotiates licensing agreements on their behalf. Glen has participated in the sales of over 900 narrative and documentary feature films with many of them premiering at Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, Cinequest, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Fantastic, Telluride and Toronto. Distributors of these films include Fox, Sony, Warner Bros, Universal, Lions Gate, Magnolia, IFC, Strand, Oscilloscope, Drafthouse, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Starz, Lifetime, ESPN and Syfy.

Some favorite films sold include the first films of some successful filmmakers such as Absentia, written and directed by Mike Flanagan (Midnight Mass); Pop Skull, written and directed by Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs Kong); and Newlyweeds, written and directed by Shaka King. (Judas and the Black Messiah).

Recent work includes Clean (Tribeca/IFC) with Adrien Brody, My Dead Dad and 18½ with Willa Fitzgerald (101 Films).

Glen has also co-produced twenty films to date including his favorite Conversations with Other Women which premiered at Telluride and stars Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter, and Olivia Wilde. Other great production experiences include developing two projects with Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and co-producing five films with Ram Bergman (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi).

Glen holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, a BA in English from NYU and is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He serves as a judge for the UCLA Screenwriting Competition and on the jury for the Woods Hole Film Festival.

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