[Video]: Chris Terrio on Argo

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An uncut conversation between screenwriter Chris Terrio (Argo, ) on reclusive contemplation, crippling debt, weathering the loneliness of writing and using desire to find one’s path. . If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know in the comments. … Read more

[Video]: Why we fail, unless…

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Do you write as much as you should? Take a moment to watch this sobering talk tempered with a sparkling, wry sense of humour. The idiosyncratic professor of economics, Larry Smith, appears at TedX to discuss the nature of true passion, how fear presents itself in the form of distraction, and the price of pursuing … Read more

[Video]: David Goyer on Reinventing Superman

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How do you make us care about a character who is invulnerable? In an on-set interview with the prolific action writer/producer (Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Blade), David S Goyer recounts how he used his own life experiences to forge humanizing connections with a seemingly untouchable protagonist. . If you liked this, check … Read more

[Video]: Baz Luhrmann’s Gatsby

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Australia’s legendary writer-director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, Australia) discusses family life, reinventing the classics through unlocking inner voice, and what it means to desire the untouchable. . If you liked this, check out more videos about screenwriting or filmmaking. And if you know of a great video on Screenwriting, let us know … Read more

[Video]: Joseph Gordon Levitt on Being a Polymath

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Joseph Gordon Levitt began life as a child star in sitcom Third Rock From the Sun. After quitting acting to study, he reinvented himself as an iconic example of the modern filmmaker: frenetically prolific, as adept in front of the camera as they are in the edit suite, and possessed by an inquiring, persistent intelligence. … Read more