Creative Spark: David Magee

Screenwriter David Magee ("Life of Pi," "Finding Neverland") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.
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[@SamuelDaram]

Academy Originals, could we please have more in this series with screenwriters? We haven't seen a new episode in a while!

[@dan_quiterio]

I really enjoyed this one. A lot of what Magee was saying definitely spoke to me as a writer.

[@archetypalsurvivalguide]

If you don't have a writing time, you're always writing. This definitely resonates for someone who also has a family. It's not easy.

[@danwoodliff9873]

Have you thought about adding their occupation in the title? I'm currently just finding this collection and being a screenwriter, videos about screenwriters are the ones I want to focus on and it'd be helpful for that information to be in the title. Just a thought. Keep these coming they're great.

[@Reneekelley68]

This is so informative

[@CatherineLester]

David is so talented!

[@BibiDatDiva]

This was soo good. Thank you for sharing, this helps A LOT!

[@mrjoanofarc]

So good. I think his is closest to what my process would be like!

[@pavankota1990]

This is very helpful. Thanks

[@HPofNARNIA]

I watched his first film, 'Finding Neverland' and it was awesome, I know he's writing 'The Silver Chair' but I'm not really that excited for it.

[@Bleudejade]

I like the stand he puts his laptop on while writing on his chair. Anybody knows where to buy one?

[@patricvgn]

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[@todaywiththeCJB]

2:50 that's exactly what I do!

[@borne1]

Is there something like this for playwrights?

[@funnyfiveminutes]

I want an office like that! I gotta get me an office like dat!

[@williamcahill5140]

Who's Emmy's were those?

[@leif1075]

Is it mostly fun to spend so many hours doing it though?

[@EduardRekker]

I'm really interested in these movies, but I keep getting distracted by the irritating 'uplifting' music. What's the reason you are using that in these movies, because to me it's not 'uplifting'.

[@mylifepart2]

" Gold "

[@andrewscott8240]

Tarantino?

[@roger8654]

Boring people write boring scripts