How To Use Your Pain To Write Powerful Stories - Christopher Riley

BUY THE BOOK - THE DEFINING MOMENT: How Writers and Actors Build Characters (by Christopher and Kathy Riley) amzn.to/3J8klh3 BUY THE BOOK - THE HOLLYWOOD STANDARD: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style - amzn.to/3MNIdbO Christopher Riley is a professional screenwriter who co-wrote with his wife Kathy Riley the award-winning German language courtroom thriller After the Truth. The Rileys have written scripts for Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Television Pictures, the late Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films and Robert Cort Productions. Christopher produced the independent action-thriller Red Line and executive produced the web series Bump+. He is the author of the classic screenplay format guide The Hollywood Standard, now in its third edition, and teaches screenwriting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Riley's latest book is The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters (through Michael Wiese Productions). MORE VIDEOS WITH CHRISTOPHER RILEY bit.ly/3DKjLG6 CONNECT WITH CHRISTOPHER RILEY www.imdb.com/name/nm0727003 www.linkedin.com/in/christopherriley courses.story-masters.org/ thisdefiningmoment.com/ RELATED VIDEOS Why Writing A Story Is Messy -    • Why Writing A Story Is Messy - Christ...   Write Your Life And Become A Better Storyteller -    • Write Your Life And Become A Better S...   The Creative Brain And The Gift Of Stories -    • The Creative Brain And The Gift Of St...   How A Master Storyteller Keeps The Audience Engaged -    • How A Master Storyteller Keeps The Au...   How To Write A Powerful And Meaningful Story -    • How To Write A Powerful And Meaningfu...   (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►WRITERS, TRY FINAL DRAFT FREE FOR 30-DAYS! (FINAL DRAFT) - BOOKS WE RECOMMEND buff.ly/3o0oE5o SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE www.FilmCourage.com/ twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage www.facebook.com/filmcourage www.instagram.com/filmcourage filmcourage.tumblr.com/ pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #writing #screenwriting #writer

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