Watch the video version of this podcast here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUd5hZL62MAOur new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Timehttps://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 SIGN UP FOR THE FILM COURAGE NEWSLETTERhttps://filmcourage.substack.com0:00 - What Screenwriters Should Know About Executives18:35 - Executive Reveals How They ACTUALLY Schedule Meetings With Screenwriters38:01 - Before Screenwriters Pitch Studios This Is What They Should Know48:46 - Two Biggest Reasons Why A Screenwriting Pitch Is Rejected1:00:52 - These Are The Mistakes That Screenwriters Make Again And Again1:15:58 - 3 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make With Their Second Draft1:27:48 - Busting The 'On The Nose Dialogue' Myth1:38:49 - 10 Ways To Generate Story Ideas (Without Using AI)1:53:22 - How To Write Memorable Scenes2:02:49 - Beginners Guide To Writing A Great EndingMORE FULL FILM COURAGE INTERVIEWShttps://tinyurl.com/mr42eye2Shannan E. Johnson, a native of Houston, TX, is a former creative executive at The Syfy Channel turned CEO of the first black-owned script consultancy in the entertainment industry, The Professional Pen. The Professional Pen is a writer-centered service provider helping emerging and established creatives develop their stories for the screen.SUBSCRIBE TO SHANNAN E. JOHNSON’S YOUTUBE CHANNELhttps://www.youtube.com/ShannanEJohnsonMORE VIDEOS WITH SHANNAN E. JOHNSONhttps://bit.ly/32pCWAFEVEN MORE VIDEOS WITH SHANNAN ON FILM COURAGE 2https://bit.ly/2MxiQx2CONNECT WITH SHANNAN E. JOHNSONhttps://www.awriterforyourwriter.comhttps://www.youtube.com/ShannanEJohnsonhttps://www.facebook.com/TheProfessionalPenhttps://twitter.com/shannanejohnsonhttps://www.instagram.com/theprofessionalpenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shannanejohnsonVIEWERS ALSO WATCHEDBeginners Guide To Screenwriting - Shannan E. Johnson - https://youtu.be/pwcTge9iF0EThe Professional Pen: Lessons On Screenwriting - https://youtu.be/Bp0pDjVxN9UThe Executive Chair: A Writer’s Guide To TV Series Development - https://youtu.be/pWDzzc4HeGcHow To Know If You Have A Great Movie Idea - https://youtu.be/KveGHBFFVcwSimple Ideas Make Great Movies - https://youtu.be/WA3mZHRUxLkI Have A Great Movie Idea But I Don't Want To Write The Screenplay - https://youtu.be/uaKeTkvZ4QUCONNECT WITH FILM COURAGEhttp://www.FilmCourage.comhttp://twitter.com/#!/FilmCouragehttps://www.facebook.com/filmcouragehttps://www.instagram.com/filmcouragehttp://filmcourage.tumblr.comhttp://pinterest.com/filmcourageSUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNELhttp://bit.ly/18DPN37SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBERhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/joinSUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRONhttps://www.patreon.com/filmcourageLISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCASThttps://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com(Affiliates)►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9Stuff we use:LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOqAUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rGAudio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0kLIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv*These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.