by Todd | Jun 21, 2022 | Podcast, Story & Screenwriting
Legendary screenwriting professor, Richard Walter, is with us again in part two of my conversation with him. Richard was professor of the UCLA Screenwriting program, which is the most successful screenwriting program in the world. It’s harder to get into this program...
by Todd | Jun 8, 2022 | Podcast, Story & Screenwriting
My guest today is the legendary screenwriting instructor at the UCLA Screenwriting Program, Richard Walter. I’ve been reading books on screenwriting since my days in film school. I have more than any screenwriter could possibly read. When an aspiring screenwriter asks...
by Todd | May 12, 2022 | Podcast, Story & Screenwriting
Literature professor, Dr. Karen Swallow Prior joins me to talk about novels, story, and Christian film. I have a weak spot for books and articles written by Christians that address the value of good fiction and the role good storytelling can have in the Christian...
by Todd | Dec 1, 2021 | Podcast, Story & Screenwriting, Theology
Pastor/theologian Scott Christensen talks about story from a very unusual vantage — that of the problem of evil and the sovereignty of God. He wrote a massive book called What About Evil? which wrestles with some weighty subjects. So what does this have to do...
by Todd | Oct 25, 2021 | Filmmaker, Podcast, Story & Screenwriting
You may not know his name, but this writer-director-producer has made more faith films than the Kendricks and Erwin Brothers. His name is Chris Dowling, and he’s been at this for nearly two decades. As a screenwriter, he not only writes for himself, he writes...
by Todd | Mar 21, 2019 | Podcast, Story & Screenwriting
Screenwriter Sean Paul Murphy has more than a decade of experience in the Christian film industry. In this episode he gives us his hard-hitting, experienced perspective on the current state of the Christian film industry, and talks about distribution, church support,...