Posts tagged storyteller
Inspiration: Self Taught & Self Doubting
08 months ago
in Inspiration
This month's inspiration is not a project, but a very inspiration guest blog post on John August's website by Earl Newton. His username on Twitter is @strangerthings.
johnaugust.com » As it turns out, I could care less
05 years ago
John August, who I look forward to hearing speak at this week-ends Austin Film Festival had this interesting point of view on the transition from screenwriting to directing: As it turns out, I could care less.
“I think part of being a writer, or an actor, is letting yourself feel things without [...]
The Anonymous Collaborator
05 years ago
I just finished reading the latest post on John August’s blog, “Test Screening The Movie.” It gave me pause to see that such and accomplished and prolific storyteller has the same stresses, anxieties, and problems my collaborators and I are facing on my latest project.Viewing your film with [...]
Me tell story. What you do?
05 years ago
in Philosophy
Some people define themselves by their titles as writers or directors or editors or producers. Others like to broaden their scope and take on additional titles to maintain creative control or as often the case in indie films to fill a gap that may be missing. These folks use hyphenates like [...]
There is no Auteur
15 years ago
in Philosophy
Some people consider film-making the art of the Auteur, and while new digital technologies are certainly making it possible for a single person to create a film all on his or her own, I don’t subscribe to the Auteur Theory. Film is a collaborative art. It always has been, always will be. As I [...]

