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Moving On is not Giving Up

Episode - 87

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April 30, 2013 Film Industry, Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig discuss when to stop rewriting a project and accept that it’s just not going to become a movie. Then we go bigger to look at when to give up on the dream of being a screenwriter — which starts with a hard look at why people seek out the career in the first place.

Also in this episode, we talk reviews and the virtues of not reading them, plus a look at Zach Braff’s Kickstarter situation.

LINKS:

  • Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here on Kickstarter
  • ValleyWag’s Braff-Kickstarter vitriol
  • Braff on why Kickstarter is right for this project, and Psychology Today on why independent filmmakers should celebrate his presence
  • Scriptnotes 49: Losing sleep over critics
  • Scriptnotes 77: We’d Like to Make an Offer, in which Craig discusses Identity Thief reviews
  • Done Deal Pro users try to calculate the odds of “making it”
  • Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds on Amazon
  • ITER: The way to new energy
  • OUTRO: Last Day of Our Acquaintance cover by AAAdriennne

You can download the episode here: AAC.

UPDATE 5-5-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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