Ieuan and Will talk about their own writing processes, including what has helped and hindered them. They compare their processes to other filmmakers. They also discuss “having something to say” in short films vs. making short films purely for entertainment, and how both tend to perform at film festivals.

Resources mentioned:

Podcasts:

Team Deakins

The Moment with Brian Koppelman

Books:

Screenplay- Syd Field

Into The Woods- John Yorke

Making it Big in Shorts- Kim Adelman

On Writing- Stephen King

Making Movies- Sidney Lumet

The War of Art- Steven Pressfield