Every film begins with an idea — the flicker before the fire. In this first From Script to Screen installment, Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King sit down with director and producer Will Battersby to talk about how stories are born, shaped, and sometimes haunted. They explore where ideas come from, how tone and theme guide early choices, and what separates a concept from a story worth chasing.

It’s a candid look at the creative process — the chaos, the questions, and the strange persistence of ideas that refuse to die.

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