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Musician Tim Rogers | Redefining the Measure of Success
Musician Tim Rogers | Redefining the Measure of Success
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Why does art matter in our chaotic world? Join screenwriter and novelist Cole Haddon for 5AM StoryTalk, a deep dive into 21st century culture and global issues through the lens of storytelling.
Main episodes feature screenwriting deep dives, cultural analysis, and intimate conversations with artists and thought leaders like John August (Scriptnotes), Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange), Dr. Kevin Hand (NASA), and Sen. Fatima Payman (Australian politician). Bonus eps offer craft and arts industry insights and "mini masterclasses'"breaking down seminal pieces of art from guests’ lives.
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- Musician Tim Rogers | Redefining the Measure of Success · 50 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 74How do you survive 35 years in rock 'n' roll when the music industry's definition of success is a trap that can destroy you? Musician TIM ROGERS—front man of iconic Aussie band…
- Finally Getting It Right as a Storyteller | The Brew · 12 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 73What happens when a screenwriter finally catches a break? In this personal check-in, I discuss the sudden return of creative momentum after some major life changes, the hidden…
- 'Digger': How to Make a Film About How Terrible Your Audience Is · 15 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 72Hollywood and critics alike want you to believe Alejandro González Iñárritu’s DIGGER, starring Tom Cruise, is a failure in every respect—a satire with nothing to say that…
- Director Paul Weitz | The 'Kamikaze' Approach to Hollywood · 44 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 71How do you forge a successful Hollywood career when every project you write or direct takes chances that could blow it up? Filmmaker PAUL WEITZ looks back across a 30-year…
- When the World Is Ending, What Is Art For? · 12 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 70AI, climate change, fascism, and forever wars are changing how we think, decimating our mental health, and warping our imaginations and art. The day-to-day struggle to create…
- Talkin’ Bout a (Cinema) Revolution | The Brew · 11 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 69Hollywood spent two decades turning the movie theater into a safe, predictable experience, and it's finally backfiring. Young adults are actively ditching algorithmic feeds and…
- 20 Years of 'Superman Returns': Brandon Routh on His Fall and Rise as the Man of Steel · 1 h 1 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 68What happens when you're told to believe you can fly, only to be brought crashing back to Earth by the box office? On the 20th anniversary of SUPERMAN RETURNS, BRANDON ROUTH…
- Show Me on the Doll Where Christopher Nolan Hurt You | The Brew · 8 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 67When did going to the movies become a digital holy war? A look at the tribalistic fallout over Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey', Emily Wilson's review and my viral response to…
- Director Greg McLean | Finding Fresh Terror in Familiar Horror · 55 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 66Genre filmmaking is all about taking simple premises and turning them into high-impact scares. GREG MCLEAN (writer-director of 'Wolf Creek' and 'Rogue') breaks down how to build…
- Why Time Off From Writing Can Be Hell | The Brew · 8 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 65Taking a vacation from the desk can be a recipe for disaster for a workaholic writer like me. Here’s why taking two weeks off triggered a massive 5:30 AM anxiety attack! Fresh…
- How I Prep for My 2nd Draft | The Brew · 14 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 64Starting a 2nd draft is one of the ultimate tests for screenwriters. Here’s why diving in too fast is a creative disaster! Fresh off wrapping the first drafts of two scripts (a…
- Bored of 'Star Wars'? As a Screenwriter, I Can Tell You Why · 15 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 63Why does Disney’s modern era of ‘Star Wars’ leave so many fans indifferent at best and running away at worst? It isn’t just you – and it isn't a lack of explosions and lightsaber…
- Why AI Destroys the Real Meaning of Filmmaking | The Brew · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 62Remember when we wanted to make films, not just generate them? Let’s dive into why AI filmmaking strips away the friction, chaos, and collaboration that also produces the…
- The Cultural Necessity of Awe | Psychologist Dacher Keltner · 60 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 61Our society has traded collective awe for isolating screens — and our art is paying the price. DR. DACHER KELTNER (UC Berkeley psychology professor and author of the…
- Notes Survival Guide for Screenwriters & Authors · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 60Getting feedback on a script or novel shouldn't be so anxiety inducing. This episode of 5AM StoryTalk is the ultimate notes survival guide for screenwriters and authors receiving…
- Overcomplicating your world-building? | The Brew · 10 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 59Are you overcomplicating your world-building? I’m breaking down why the most effective story worlds are built on simplicity — and why I opted (counterintuitively) to instead take…
- Actor David Dastmalchian | Letting the Darkness Speak · 48 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 58Writers, stop trying to control the darkness and start letting it speak. Actor, filmmaker, and comic book creator DAVID DASTMALCHIAN (‘Dune’, ‘Late Night with the Devil’…
- How I Picked My Next Spec Screenplay | The Brew · 14 min · Avsnitt 57Are you thinking about writing a feature spec script? I’m breaking down the 4-part stress test I used to pick my first big-screen project in five years. Today on The Brew — an…
- 'Project Hail Mary' Is the Blueprint to Save Hollywood (and Our Future) · 15 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 56We’ve all said it: "They don’t make movies like they used to.” It's true, too...but Andy Weir's PROJECT HAIL MARY is the blueprint for how to fix the problem! This is the story…
- Immigration Researcher Zoe Gardner | The Migration 'Crisis' Is a Myth · 57 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 55What happens when our cultural stories fail to tell the truth about where we’ve been and where we’re going? Independent immigration researcher and campaigner ZOE GARDNER joins me…
