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"...you get writers block when you're trying to hit a bullseye right off the bat." Dont try and get it right immediately because no one does. To get to the right idea you have to wade through the hundreds of bad ones.

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"If you know where you are going... You have to know where you are starting". Just because you know how you want the story to start and everything that happens doesn't mean you can just write it. You have to know where everything is coming from. Without the foundation of the story, you are just telling a random story.

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There is a lot more freedom that comes with making a movie that is backed by a studio. The budget it usually larger allowing the creative team to take more risks. Studio movies usually also can have a longer period to shoot.

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"I don't need to say this. The story is saying is already..." There are times when words can ruin a moment. The most intelligent writers will know when it is good for there to be dialogue or when it's time to let the audience feel what is happening.

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When actors and directors are trying to figure out how to make a scene work, or how a certain scene should be played they always go back to the script. This is where the ideas originated.

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Threat Level Midnight Read Through  - The Office US

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There seemed to be a general change that most movies make. The change is the compression of time. If something actually took 3 year, in the movies it might take 3 months. This doesn't change the meaning of the movies, just makes it more theater friendly.

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"First do no harm". When you are writing about real people be respectful. Realize that when you tell someones story they have the potential to get hurt. Make sure that people will relatively be able to go about their normal life after your movie comes out.

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The Office: Michael - You don't even know what stupid is

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There are some places that are more expensive to shoot. The way productions get around this is by hiring locals to act or be on crew.

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"Writing with another writer was all the synergy, all the stuff that you get by sitting another human being and what comes out of that..." In entertainment fields we like to corner ourselves off saying that no one will understand our vision. The thing we tend to forget is that The best work usually comes from bouncing ideas off one another.

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We are a society of storytellers. To make sure we get it right, you have to take your time with it. If you try to rush through putting out a script it won't be your best work.

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Even when a movie is taking years to get greenlit you have to trust that you are making the right decision. As Mike said, "You can't help but see yourself in the movies". Trust you gut on what you like and good thing usually come from that.

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The producers guild is going to make producers prove that they did a certain percentage of the work to obtain the producers mark. This is to make the title producer have more meaning.

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Kids can only work 4 hours a day. This also includes rehearsal time. This limitation make it so productions have to be very structured with their time.

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It's not always about how much money you can make back right away. If you have a proven director, the investors can understand waiting for the return in exchange for longevity of the movie.

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In todays climate movies are getting made with a budget higher than we would have thought possible 20 years ago. However, with the technology available and the collaboration between the director and the producer, amazing films can be made with a smaller budget.

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There are many thing that the producer has to do when working with the director. One of the most important is making sure everyone is working together to get the movie done.

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Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Protecting the Key Clip

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In America a lot of our movies are backed by major studios. However, In Europe is mostly independent. This means that when you're making a movie in Europe you have to be very careful about budgeting.

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"The difference between being on page two and page nothing is life and death." If you don't sit down and just start writing then nothing will ever come to fruition. Even if it's only the bad ideas, you're being proactive about the situation.

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When you are a producer you have to deal with trying to make the vision for the film come true, but also dealing with the helm of the possible. Its the producers job to go behind the director and make sure the money is going on the screen and not somewhere else.