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0:00 - It's Not Impossible To Sell A Screenplay, Here's How It Happens

11:45 - 3 Things Most People Don't Realize About Frankenstein

22:40 - Why Cliché Is A Great Story Tool For Writers

35:05 - I Have Limited Time To Write So Here's How I Get It Done

48:06 - 3 Tips For Developing A Story World

57:16 - Advice To Directors On Getting Their First Movie Made

1:10:06 - People Get Mad About Remakes But Here's What They Don't Know

1:20:57 - Easiest Way To Get Represented By An Agent Or Manager

1:35:16 - Beginners Guide To Joining A Book Club

Bomani J. Story was born in Riverside, California and raised in Redlands, California. Growing up, Bomani always had a love of reading literature and watching films. He even spent time writing his own short stories as a child. Upon graduation of high school, Bomani cut his teeth on filmmaking when he started making short films with his fellow collaborators. After two years at San Bernardino Valley College, Bomani was accepted into the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts to study film production. Since his graduation from USC in 2010, he has been honing his skills as a writer and director. Bomani makes his directorial debut with a reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster", a classic literary horror story filmed through a modern lens (which world premiered at 2023 SXSW).

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0:00 - Meditate And Create

13:19 - How AI Might Affect Writers

21:59 - First 3 Steps To Writing A Screenplay

32:47 - How Story Structure Can Limit Creativity

43:34 - I've Been Teaching Screenwriting For 25 Years... Here Are The Most Common Mistakes

58:36 - There Is No Such Thing As An Antagonist

1:13:57 - I've Spent Years Writing A Screenplay... And Now No One Wants To Read It

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Matthew Kalil is a writer, director, script editor, author and speaker. He has written and co-written over 40 produced episodes of TV and has received various grants, development funding and awards. Matthew’s productions have been screened and broadcast in Canada, Denmark, Morocco, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and the United Kingdom. Since receiving his MA in Screenwriting, he has been teaching, writing and mentoring students for over 20 years. Matthew has developed a unique system of screenwriting theory that helps beginners as well as established screenwriters get in touch with their creative core. His book, The Three Wells of Screenwriting, published by Michael Wiese productions with a foreword by Christopher Vogler, has been describes as a “breakthrough in the writing craft.” His workshops have touched and inspired thousands of participants and his gentle and insightful script editing guidance has helped many writers realize the stories they were always trying to tell. A charismatic speaker, Matthew has enjoyed presenting many times at the London Screenwriting Festival, the Cape Town International Animation Festival and the University Film and Video Association. Matthew is currently an Assistant Professor at the David Lynch MFA in screenwriting in the USA.

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0:00 - I Knew This Idea Could Be A Movie As Soon As I Heard It

17:26 - What The Last 5 Years Of Screenwriting Has Taught Me

31:30 - I Was Really Bad At Story Structure... Here's What Changed

41:04 - Why I Don't Fear Failure Anymore (And You Don’t Have To Either)

51:34 - Filmmaking In Your 20's Vs 30's

1:01:42 - I Wasn't Sure If I Could Write A Novel... Here's Why I Did It

1:17:23 - How I Self-Published My First Book On Amazon KDP

1:26:37 - Movies Will Never Go Away

Armed with a diverse creative palette and a passion for character-centric storytelling, Writer/Director Adam Davis has created numerous short and feature film projects. Credit highlights include the feature Broken Ceiling (nominated for Best Feature at the 2016 Pasadena International Film Festival and available on streaming platforms) and No Touching—starring Zoë Bell (The Hateful Eight), Heidi Moneymaker (Captain America: Civil War), Jake Busey (From Dusk till Dawn: The Series) and Doug Jones (The Shape of Water). No Touching won the Silver Audience Award at the 2016 Fantasia Film Festival and has amassed over 1 million views on YouTube. Adam was also a finalist in the 2022 Screencraft Horror Competition.

Adam’s most recent projects are Curse of the Sin Eater, a horror feature film he co-wrote and co-produced which was released this year and Orum, a horror short film he wrote, produced and directed starring horror icons Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator) and Kristina Klebe (Halloween) which was nominated for Best Horror Short and Best Supporting Actor at the Nightmares Film Festival 2024.

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0:00 - Being Critical Of A Movie Too Soon

7:37 - Proven Strategies To Help Writers Generate Story Ideas

19:32 - Film School Professor Comments On Whether Students Should Use AI

28:44 - Truth About Writing A Great Scene

41:25 - What Does Conflict In Every Scene REALLY Mean?

55:59 - Why You're Never Too Young To Write A Movie

1:14:53 - 5 Tips For Making A Short Film

Eric Conner has taught hundreds of aspiring storytellers at the New York Film Academy (LA), the Writer’s Store, the Animation Guild and Starcoach – China. At NYFA, he’s interviewed dozens of entertainment professionals including Django Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin and John Wick director Chad Stahelski and wrote/hosted the podcast The Backlot.

He recently produced the feature length documentary Other Voices (Aswat Acherim), available on Amazon. His work has been featured on the Howard Stern Show, On Demand Cable, Entertainment Tonight and Ranker.com. Eric has been a Burbank Cultural Arts Commissioner since 2019.

As a writer he's adapted projects based on Knott's Scary Farm and the NY Times bestseller Vampire Kisses. He’s worked with HollyShorts for years as a film judge and moderated multiple panels / Q&As at their annual festival.

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Founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) provides an accessible, hands-on education in filmmaking, media, and the performing arts. With a mission to make the film industry more accessible to all, NYFA empowers students from diverse backgrounds to tell powerful stories through a project-based, immersive curriculum. Students work closely with industry professionals, gaining invaluable mentorship and real-world experience while building creative, technical, and collaborative skills. NYFA's global community includes students from over 160 countries, fostering a network of passionate storytellers. From day one, students dive into creating projects that refine their craft and prepare them for successful careers. With a focus on practical experience and individualized support, NYFA equips students with the tools and confidence to excel in the competitive world of filmmaking and the arts.

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0:00 - I Thought You Had To Be Crazy To Be A Filmmaker

13:04 - I’ve Submitted 10 Times To The Nicholl Fellowships, Here’s How I Won

35:01 - The Writing Process I Use To Discover What A Screenplay Is Really About

45:14 - One Truth No One Can Teach You About Screenwriting

1:05:47 - How To Trick Your Brain Into Writing Better Characters

1:21:38 - 3 Rules For Writing A Great Scene

1:33:43 - How To Find The Right Actor

1:39:11 - How To Film A Movie In The Mountains

1:50:38 - Everyone Who Wants To Be A Filmmaker Should Also Have A Practical Industry Job

2:05:18 - What I Wish I Knew About Making Money As A Filmmaker

Maybe it was growing up in Arkansas as a Canadian, or the summers in rural Ireland with his grandparents, but Daniel has always been drawn to out-of-place characters, strange environments, and the unique rhythms of how people talk. He just completed post on his horror film “Succubus,” starring Ron Perlman and Rosanna Arquette, to be released in 2024. Crossing over 500 screens in the U.S. and beginning its run in the U.K. is his feature “Hard Miles,” starring Golden Globe-winner Matthew Modine and Oscar-Nominee Sean Astin, which has won multiple awards and screened at prestigious festivals including Chicago International, Heartland Film Festival, and Cinequest. Prior to that, Daniel directed the true-story feature “Miss Virginia,” starring three-time Emmy-winner Uzo Aduba, Oscar-Nominee Aunjanue Ellis, and Vanessa Williams. The film was listed as a New York Times and USA Today Must-See Fall Movie, won the Audience Award at The Naples Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release, cable premiere on BET, and streaming deal with Netflix.

As a writer, Daniel is a winner of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, as well as the Slamdance, ScriptPipeline, and Screencraft writing awards. He also explores storytelling as an editor, with ten features under his belt, including horror film “What Lies Below,” starring Mena Suvari, which hit #1 on Netflix, and “Supercell” starring Alec Baldwin, Anne Heche, and Skeet Ulrich, which hit #1 on Hulu. Daniel hopes to continue telling cinematic, character-driven stories long past the time any sane person would have retired.

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0:00 - Story Of A Real Life Puppeteer

9:41 - 7 Lessons Learned From Making A 17 Million View Video

20:47 - How A Short Viral Video Became A Full Length Documentary

36:03 - The Best Movies Are The Ones You Make From The Heart

48:54 - 3 Questions Every Character Must Answer For Every Scene

1:02:09 - Number One Tip For Directing Actors

1:10:42 - If You Submit To 100 Film Festivals... What Can You Expect?

Paola Baldion is an award-winning actress, director, and producer of Colombian and European heritage. Born in Paris and raised in Italy and Colombia, Paola is a multilingual Latina artist fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, and French. She began performing at age four in her parents' marionette theater and later trained under renowned masters Edgardo Román and Paco Barrero in Bogotá, followed by HB Studios in New York and Stephanie Feury Studio in Los Angeles. She holds a BFA in Theater and Film Studies from Concordia University in Montreal.

Paola made her feature film debut in the lead role of Marina in Retratos en un Mar de Mentiras (Portraits in a Sea of Lies), which premiered at the Berlin and Guadalajara film festivals. Her performance earned her the Colombian Academy Award for Best Actress, along with Best Actress honors at the Guadalajara and Amiens International Film Festivals.

As co-founder of Dos Almas Films, she has directed impactful short films and documentaries, including For Alma and I Am Migration-a documentary where she and partner Jamie Toll travel across the U.S., offering free DNA tests to explore ancestry and identity.

Her latest fiction film, Abrazo, tells the emotional story of a pregnant Central American woman crossing the U.S. border. The film has received 29 festival awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Actress. Through her body of work, Paola continues to champion stories about identity, migration, and social justice-bringing visibility to underrepresented voices in both dramatic and comedic roles.

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0:00 - David Zucker (Naked Gun, Airplane!) On How He Broke Into The Comedy Business

12:42 - Why 99% Of Comedy Movies Today Aren't Funny

25:37 - Biggest Difference Between A Bad Spoof Comedy And A Great One

34:30 - If The Audience Doesn't Laugh Out Loud, It's Not Funny Enough

42:53 - First Rule Of Comedy That Filmmakers Need To Know

56:52 - First Steps To Writing A Comedy Movie

1:05:51 - How To Get The Audience To Care About The Characters In A Comedy

1:13:41 - How A Director Builds A Scene

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Born on October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, director/writer/producer David Zucker, along with brother Jerry (Ghost, 1990) Zucker and longtime friend, Jim (Hot Shots, 1991) Abrahams, has established himself among Hollywood's (or at least Wisconsin's) most successful filmmakers. Starting out after college, with a borrowed video tape deck and camera, the soon to be legendary trio created the Kentucky Fried Theater, on the UW Madison campus, and moved to California in 1972, quickly becoming the most successful small theater group. in Los Angeles history.

After parlaying this success into The Kentucky Fried Movie, the three conceived the idea that would create a whole new film genre. Airplane! (1980) broke all conventions, featuring dramatic actors like Robert Stack and Leslie Nielsen performing zany jokes with straight-laced sincerity. The spoof became the surprise hit of 1980, beginning a streak of hilarious movies including Top Secret! (1984) and Ruthless People (1986), after which David branched out on his own to direct The Naked Guns (1988, 1991, 1994), BASEketball (1998), Scary Movies 3 (2003), and 4 (2006), and others.

David also found time to produce the successful, but somewhat less hilarious A Walk in The Clouds (1995) and Phone Booth (2002), and recently completed a feature script, The Star of Malta, a comedy set in the Film Noir era, and an international spy thriller, "Counter Intellijence!".

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0:00 - Wise People Realize There Is No Such Thing As One True Passion

12:19 - Why It Can Be A Struggle To Find Your Purpose

25:00 - How To Know You Are On The Right Path In Life

38:41 - Why Artists Strive To Be Perfect

47:09 - The Only Thing That Matters When You Are Writing A Story

1:00:10 - Why You're Not Making Progress As A Writer... And What To Do About It

1:17:34 - 5 Stages Of Writing A Book

1:34:22 - How To Know You Have A Book Idea Worth Writing

1:48:59 - I've Written 30 Books... Here's Advice On Selling Them

2:01:33 - How Will Your Art Outlive You?

2:43:02 - If You Want To Write A Great Story This Is What You Should Know

2:55:10 - Writing Meaningless Themes? You're Doing It Wrong

John Vorhaus is best known for his comedy-writing classic, The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You’re Not. He has taught and trained writers in 37 countries on five continents at last count, and created TV shows of his own in Nicaragua, Romania and elsewhere. His writing credits include dozens of teleplays and screenplays, plus seven novels and some two dozen works of non-fiction. His latest book is the little book of STANDUP. Vorhaus is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He lives in Southern California and secretly controls the world from www.johnvorhaus.com.

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With over 40 years in the film industry, Craig Caton-Largent is a legendary visual effects artist and the current Chair of 3D Animation & VFX at New York Film Academy (NYFA) Los Angeles. He has worked on over 100 films, creating some of Hollywood's most iconic creatures, including the Slimer ghost in Ghostbusters (1984), the penguins in Batman Returns (1992), and the raptors in Jurassic Park (1993). Craig has collaborated with top directors like Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects. A pioneer in digital effects, Craig co-founded Digital Domain and developed groundbreaking VFX software like Animservo, used by top studios and theme parks. As the Chair of the Visual Effects and Animation Department at NYFA, Craig is dedicated to helping his students develop animation and storytelling skills that will lead to success in the industry. Craig is also a sought-after speaker on motion capture technology at film festivals and universities worldwide.

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Founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) provides an accessible, hands-on education in filmmaking, media, and the performing arts. With a mission to make the film industry more accessible to all, NYFA empowers students from diverse backgrounds to tell powerful stories through a project-based, immersive curriculum. Students work closely with industry professionals, gaining invaluable mentorship and real-world experience while building creative, technical, and collaborative skills. NYFA's global community includes students from over 160 countries, fostering a network of passionate storytellers. From day one, students dive into creating projects that refine their craft and prepare them for successful careers. With a focus on practical experience and individualized support, NYFA equips students with the tools and confidence to excel in the competitive world of filmmaking and the arts.

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Anthony DiBlasi graduated film school at Emerson College in Boston MA. Upon moving to Los Angeles he became a protégé of filmmaker/novelist Clive Barker. DiBlasi partnered in Barker's production company Midnight Picture Show for nearly ten years, serving as a key executive & producer on films such as "Midnight Meat Train" (2008) and "Book of Blood" (2009). DiBlasi made his directorial debut with the psychological thriller "Dread" (2009), a feature film he wrote based on the Clive Barker short story of the same name. "Dread" was released theatrically in January of 2010 and went on to win Best Independent Feature at the 2010 Spike Scream Awards.

He directed and co-wrote "Last Shift" a critically acclaimed supernatural horror film released by Magnolia Pictures in 2015. And directed "Extremity" a psychological thriller based on Extreme Haunts, released in 2018 by Epic Pictures.

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