How A Daydreamer Started A Production Company & Became A Filmmaker - Van Ditthavong [FULL INTERVIEW]

0:00 - How Writing A Screenplay Is Like Trying To Solve A Rubik's Cube
7:57 - I Didn't Know Anything About Screenwriting Or Filmmaking When I Started
22:51 - How One Person Can Start A Production Company
38:28 - Building The Culture Of A Production Company
53:57 - Every Artist Needs To Learn Empathy
1:07:21 - How Daydreaming Makes You A Better Writer
1:26:51 - Reaction To Anyone Who Thinks Today's Movies Are Crap
1:32:46 - A Different Writing Process For Every Story
1:42:44 - How Much Of The Ending Should A Screenwriter Know Before They Start Writing?
1:48:36 - Write Because You Love It Not Because You Need Validation
1:57:03 - First Screenplay Took Years To Write, Now It Takes 4 Months
2:05:17 - Only Motivation A Writer Needs
2:13:10 - Does A Writer Begin With An Original Idea Or An Audience?
2:20:52 - How To Develop A Movie Idea In 10 Minutes
2:34:15 - The Difference Between Professional And Amateur Screenplays
2:41:16 - How A Director Builds Strong Relationships With Actors
2:47:51 - How I Financed My First Feature Film
2:54:34 - Shopping A Screenplay In Hollywood Until Someone Buys It
3:11:14 - How To Find A Distributor For Your First Feature Film
Writer/Director/Photographer Van Ditthavong is the founding partner and executive producer of goPOP FILMS - a creative content studio and production company. He has taught at the New York Film Academy (Los Angeles) and UCLA Extension - where he received the 2015 Outstanding Instructor of the Year honor for the Visual Arts Department. His latest project is his feature directing debut, ALL ROADS TO PEARLA (starring Alex MacNicoll, Addison Timlin, Nick Chinlund, and Dash Mihok) and produced by Red Entertainment and goPOP FILMS.
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[@moetarded7757]

Daydreamers unite! Rejoice! And write! There is hope for all of us.

[@A0A4ful]

Only 3 things required to make the jump from Daydreaming to Film Making : Hard Work; Smart Hard Work; Patient Hard Work. Thanks Film Courage for your huge buffet table of Film Crafts persons.

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for posting! Keep creating!

[@JOESUBA122]

YES! YES! YES! I am a actor and and for the last 5 years have said I wanted to have my open Production company! Last year in the covid shutdown I started it and got my LLC and made it official, and this year under my I produce my first full feature film and working on my second one in 2022!! This is so Inspiring

[@chad534]

What films?

[@Nolan.Gurule]

I’m just getting into producing/editing is there any way I can help and watch?

[@ricomcclinton2982]

Need a director, let's talk!

[@BethBarany]

Congrats!!!

[@SaintThomas13]

Is your first feature film posted anywhere, I would live to see it or the trailer

[@not_enoughmana]

Loooooove Half-Priced Books!!

[@CraigVedderAustin]

I'm in Austin, Texas and I loved what he said about Texas, their are like so many stories you can tell and so many landscapes to work with. I love it! Good video.

[@sora8537]

One of the best talks here ^^

[@asmaakassim8898]

wonderful tips! thank you :)

[@filmcourage]

Love this interview, thanks for watching!

[@asmrtoimproveyourlife9916]

Looking forward to watching this after work because I almost gave up.

[@zarabrady9981]

Thank You :) 💎

[@filmcourage]

Cheers!

[@LeftWristScope]

Doing the same thing. I'll use whatever to get the story out.

[@Historyprops]

Cool guy!

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

Do you ever get the feeling that video games give you more control over film

[@ricomcclinton2982]

I have over 25 years in the business in fro t of the camera. I have mentored by Peter Berg and Jesse Bochco for directing. Have directed small projects. How do you find more directing jobs. Any recommendations??

[@imransuhail82]

Sounds like he was able to make money from short films. I've been told shorts don't sell. Is that not true? I tend to think of shirts more than features so I'm intrigued

[@filmcourage]

Hi Imran, we have a few videos in this playlist where filmmakers talk about making money from shorts - bit.ly/31y1trg You might find some of these videos helpful.

[@filmcourage]

What do you like about this video?

[@te9591]

This man.

[@giacintodamico1379]

Thanks for the video. It is inspiring for beginners.

[@filmcourage]

Thanks for watching Giacinto!

[@mariamedina6810]

The Honesty and Knowledge

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@@mariamedina6810 Cheers Maria!