I studied film in college and now currently work at a church as a creative media producer. In college I studied screenwriting a little bit but it wasn’t something I really focused on. Most of the videos we produce at my church are very non-fictional in nature, but occasionally we write scrips and occasionally I have to rely on my limited knowledge of screenwriting.
In an attempt to hone my skills and become a better writer I have been reading as many screenwriting books as I can. Two books in particulare I highly recommend are “save the cat” by Blake Snyder and “story” by Robert McKee. Another thing I have been doing is listening to the creative screenwriters magazine podcast which has allowed me to understand the methodology great screenwriters use in writing their screenplays. Finally I enjoy reading articles from Collide Magazine where I can hear the stories of other christian film-makers and what they are doing. I highly recommend a subscripton to this magazine. These are just a few of the ways I fuel up creatively, however we must not forget that the greatest fuel is God’s word and his inspiration through the Holy Spirit.
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