How That Movie Got Made
How movies get made, screenwriting / film / TV "how the sausage is made", how your movie could get made, and the occasional cinematic short story.
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Former film exec. Produced writer of film, TV, & scripted podcasts. Set up numerous cinematic short stories for film/TV adaptation. I'll be posting generally about how movies get made (and the weirder short stories) + various film/TV musings.
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