Brian Herskowitz talks about How to Write Screenplays
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DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY?
Interview Summary
Brian Herskowitz is a screenwriter and producer and has many credits to his name including Tour of Duty, Tio Papi, Hercules, scifi and horror movies, and a documentary on domestic violence. He teaches screenwriting and he talked to me about creating a screenplay. This is the first episode in a short series on screenwriting.
0: 45 – Brian talks about why people should and can write for screen.
2:35 – Brian talks about how some great novels fail in film.
3:15 – Brian talks about why people try to force novels on to the screen.
11:47 – Brian talks about research based and experience based screenplays.
12:40 – Brian talks about Raiders of the Lost Ark and the importance of research.
18:22 – Brian talks about maintaining internal realism in a screenplay.
20:27 – Brian talks about writing for movie like video games.
23:11 – Brian differentiates between doing short and feature length films.
25:50 – Brian talks about writing for mini-series and shows.
30:25 – Brian talks about shorts on youtube and vimeo.
33:03 – Brian talks about people who want to write a very visual script and about getting information to the audience.
36:13 – Brian talks about the best ways to get into writing screenplays.
41:52 – Brian talks about the premise of a screenplay.
45:28 – Brian talks about he breaks down a premise.
47:23 – Brian can be found at brianherskowitz.com
Links of interest
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https://www.brianherskowitz.com/
Contact Information
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Guests: Brian Herskowitz
Host: Cris Alvarez
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