Horror Screenwriting Tips and How Jeffrey Reddick Created A Horror Franchise [FULL INTERVIEW]

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I am a big fan of the interviewer. I sometimes watch the Film Courage videos not so much because of the answers, but because of the questions.

[@filmcourage]

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[@LifeOutward]

Fantastic interview, but I've come to expect nothing less from this channel. I've learned more from these videos and other KZbin channels like this one than I did in five years of film school. That's either awesome or sad, hah. Probably both!

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[@igniteinspirecoaching]

Just finished Good Samaritan with Jeffrey and he is a pleasure to work with. 🙏🏽

[@wattpadusergeek342]

How you tease all these fascinating thoughts, ideas and tips from your interviewees is truly incredible. Your questions are amazing. Thank you again, Film Courage, for another wonderful interview.

[@joshhall7033]

I live 30 minuets from Jackson KY and I just now found out about Jeffrey Reddick. I loved the first 3 or 4 Final Destination movies as a kid. I have started writing and stumbled on this video by mistake. Now I can't wait to learn more about how he made it out of the hills of Eastern KY. Thank you Film Courage!

[@filmcourage]

Very cool!

[@JayTaylor3dollarfilms]

So great. One of the few people who seem like he's not trying to preach about, just saying what he thinks about. Really happy listening to this.

[@filmcourage]

Nice to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@davidwebb2568]

Watched dozens of Film Courage videos on here and all gold dust! THIS one, however, wins. Writing my first ever one: A Nightmare on Elm Street based script! Spooky! Great work on Final Destination 1-3 by the way. Thank you!

[@filmcourage]

Cheers David, glad you found gold with this one.

[@DyenamicFilms]

It was actually not hard to get and 'keep in touch' with New Line Cinema in those days. I remember when New Line was still open to 'unsolicited' script submissions and when they stopped (around the mid 90's). I remember because I submitted a script (which they rejected), then I sent another and they called me, but I wasn't home. As I was still living at home, my father took the call and told me New Line Cinema called. So I called back thinking they may like what I just sent only to have the new story editor tell me they can no longer accept unsolicited material. Disappointing, but it was still cool they called to tell me. I think this was around when they were bought out by Turner or Warner Bros? Whoever bought them out around the mid-90's made them stop taking unsolicited material. Looking back, the scripts I sent were horrible. The last script I sent was called (believe it or not) Men In Black.

[@NightOwl_30]

Omg I didn't know he wrote Tamara. I remember picking that movie up from my local Blockbuster.

[@NightOwl_30]

He is so right. If people only knew the amount of higher ups and executives who are creatively barren and think they know it all. They can't even express what they want or not want. The creative side of film should be run by creatives. Not accountants.

[@hiplessboy]

For some reason, this video came up in my playlist, and I just watched the whole thing right through. Never much of a horror fan, but I watched Final Destination because it just seemed less scary somehow. Instead of a terrifying man, it was... this rube goldberg machination that killed the kids, and that was less scary, but also more so because literally anything could kill you. So you had to be scared of the fridge door, the creaky window, a loose pipe. Anyways, this Jeffrey Reddick person is lovely. I liked hearing about their journey, and about how they are getting into producing to have more control over their creations. Thanks so much.

[@ButterCookie1984]

Very true about good writers (artists). For the kinds of imaginations and creativity we have, we would not have been able to hone in on the craft being lumped into a lot of groups- hanging out with the crowd.

[@92kris]

Circle of life…I wonder if he knew in his 20s that there’d one day be a creator in his 20s trying to get a spec script to him….Final destination 1-3 has stuck with a lot of us 90s kids!!! Couldn’t ride on a plane until I was adult and cant drive behind logs till this day!! lol thats powerful! 🤘🏾🎥

[@funnyciscoleon]

My confidence is very confident; confidentially speaking.

[@Audrey-s5t]

Loved listening to this guy, he's just so likeable!

[@AndraeXP]

This is right in my wheelhouse. Thank you so much for providing this video!

[@xeradragonborn2084]

I very much like the coverage of what he has to say about things of his history and the film business as a whole. I will definitely take his words with me as I go about pursuing my own art career direction. Fantastic guy and so sincere

[@kimatlastlooks2915]

Love Jeffrey! Could talk to him for hours. Absolutely love the golden nugget advice at the end. I've written that down!

[@ronnymorris7077]

Inspiring to young Kentucky writer

[@marclynch8059]

Final Destination a very smart concept. Great production and entertainment values.

[@Mr.TimeForTRuth]

Awesome interview! Such a talented writer.

[@filmboy46]

Big fan of this guy . Final destination 1-3 were brilliant .

[@filmcourage]

Great to see you discover and comment on this one Chris! We have another segment with you talking about the importance of short films going up tomorrow night.

[@filmboy46]

Film Courage awesome !!

[@GarysReview]

Film Courage Oh, I'll be super looking forward to that!

[@filmcourage]

Thank you, we are excited to share it. Chris highly touts making as many short films as possible which may counter a lot of advice shared on our channel recently. We love to be able to provide different perspectives from people working in the industry. The part that really sticks with us from tomorrow's segment with Chris is to push your comfort level with each new project. Be ambitious. It's easy to fall into a routine. Force yourself to grow.

[@GarysReview]

Film Courage funny how this comment from you has reinvigorated a lot of lost motivation for tonight. I've been working really hard on a pretty ambitious short, and the last few videos had me nervous. At the end of the day though, I'm doing what I love. Thanks for the constant reminders that that's basically the reason we all persue the craft.

[@thumper8684]

A lot of good things happened to me during this interview, and I was barely listening half the time. I was struggling with the motivation of the protagonist. I had decided that their was an asymmetric gay attraction between the protagonist and the antagonist. I was trying to make the subtext work towards this end. The trouble is, the protagonist comes accross as aimless if the audience don't get it. My first script is not going to be made into a Hollywood blockbuster. I can put whatever the fuck I like in and it doesn't matter. It has to work as a script first. I need to discover my craft and my voice. FUCKING WIN

[@dont_get_jealous]

Good interview!

[@evalenamarieactress]

Holly Hunter, not Helen Hunt.

[@beyondcinema]

there's a cat sitting behind him, does anyone notice?

[@FilmQi]

Awesome tips!

[@smokeedinero]

That cat.... 😫 scared the shit outta me 😂😂

[@TOPTENTRAVEL01]

I think we all dodged a bullet when Denzel Washington didn't quit acting when Cosby was cancelled.

[@taylorgilliland704]

LOVE!

[@bluecollarlit]

At 7:30 and on forward -- kitty!!

[@filmcourage]

Cat alert!

[@legend471]

Oof aw man that first part was harsh im young and i always new how hard it is to make a feature

[@legend471]

Oh and the horror part i love sports #1 player in volleyball

[@peanuts0000000000000]

THE CAT

[@noelhoffmann6057]

I love him. I write horror too and never put in sex scenes and for the same reasons. Wierd! 😁

[@absw6129]

I would consider putting sex scenes into a horror movie, but only if it contributes to the story, tone and type of horror I want to write. For example, in Hellraiser, the source of horror is very closely tied to sex and pursuit of pleasure, so it fills a function. I don't like adding sex just for its own sake.

[@RioBroski]

☺️👍👍👏 GREAT video.

[@robertsontirado4478]

Hi Jeffery love this interview, I'm a prolific writer hopefully we can connect. Cheers.

[@gamingpostman1552]

This channel is very different from my own channel but it's nice.

[@PpSquaredProduction]

That's not true, I love horror and I played three sports in high school and two in college

[@captainamado]

This dude is hilarious every other thing hes said has got me laughing at the gym

[@johnathandeveraux4578]

He literally gave zero horror writing tips. He spoke about everything except horror writing, in fact…

[@retromaniatampa]

victim-hood much???