Why Breaking Story Is Like Breaking a Horse

Breaking story is not easy. When it does finally happen, you feel so good you can’t help but walk around with your chin up in the air and your chest puffed out! Sounds amazing, right! So what does it take to get there? Let’s find out!

In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman, and director Kevin Taylor discuss:

• The satisfying moment that unlocks the whole story 
• Exploring the story without being attached to structure
• What to do when you are stuck with a scene that isn’t working
• The question Kevin wanted to explore with his film, Last Resort
• Writing 8 screenplays during the pandemic
• How Kevin’s production experience helped him in his role as a feature director
• Allowing the magic to unfold in the frame
• Why Kevin wanted to edit his own feature
• Why mapping out your story beforehand is so important

Memorable Quotes

• “It’s using overly aggressive language to make up for the fact that our job is making up stories and playing with costumes.” [1:02]
• “The best part about writing is breaking the story.” [16:28]
• “You cannot break the horse, by looking at the horse. You have to get on the horse to break the horse.” [19:50]
• “It’s building a muscle. Sitting down and being in that spot so the muse knows where to find you.” [28:39]
• “If you ask for help, you’ll get advice, but if you ask for advice, you will get help.” [52:56]

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