"What it takes to be a writer in Hollywood" - RynoRyder's Podcast - Show...

As you'll see during the intro, I was going back through some of my old videos and realized that a podcast with my friend Jon Veles, something fucked up and it only posted about the first 25-ish seconds of the interview.



SO, I found the raw video and audio and decided to re-post it for you all. 



Jon is a working writer, currently on TV for ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat."  I think there's some really valuable stuff in this interview because Jon and I talk about the differences between writing for film vs. TV, and also dive into our processes as writer's and how we come about making a story.



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



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"Story vs. Spectacle" - Audio Commentary - Short Film, Apocalypse: The ...

Here's the audio commentary for my third Apocalypse short.  As I explain in the video, I drew my inspiration for this one from director, Sam Mendes.



I breakdown how quickly I work on the fly when I see what I want, only doing 1-2 takes for a shot.  I compliment the very talented, Micah Parker on his additions to the character and to the scenes.  And, I forget the young acctresses name.  :)  Sorry, Savannah!



The second part of the video I go on a rant talking about Story vs. Spectacle and show an example of one piece of work I believe helps explain the difference.



I'm really trying to figure out how to portray what I mean when I tell people of a movie or a screenplay, "There is no story."  In my head, it makes perfect sense, but I'm realizing how untangible the word "story" is, so I want to try and explain it better to the audience when I talk about it.  Please enjoy!



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



You can follow him on:

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"How to outline a scene for a screenplay, beat-by-beat" - RynoRyder's Vl...

I'm currently writing a new screenplay and I am trying to document the various steps I go through to do it.  I want to showcase the amount of work that goes into crafting a well-told and entertaining story.



So far I've finished my rough outline for each scene, now I break down each scene into "beats."  This is so very important, because if a scene isn't entertaining, then you will lose the audience.  It's a laborious process, but I think 100% neccessary in order to tell a great story.



I would say 99% of "screenwriters," whether aspiring or working, don't put this much time and work into outlining their story beforehand, and that's why 99% of screenplays are garbage.



Ryan McCoy is a writer first, filmmaker second, entrepreneur third.  He has written and produced two feature films, and is beginning to expand out to give talks and share his experience with the next generation of young filmmakers. 



You can follow him on:

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