SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Screenwriter / Director Brian Discusses New Film, Mom and Dad, Starring Nicholas Cage
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with screenwriter and director Brian Taylor about his latest feature film, Mom and Dad, and how his early career directing videos and commercials turned into a career in features.
This week I talk with screenwriter and director Brian Taylor about his latest feature film, Mom and Dad (starring Nicholas Cage and Selma Blair). We also discuss the early days of his career directing videos and commercials, and how he was able to turn that into a career in features.
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Brian Taylor on IMDb
- Brian Taylor on Twitter
- Mom and Dad Trailer
- Mom and Dad on IMDb
- SYS Select - Includes the SYS Select Screenplay Database, our monthly newsletter to producers, and paid screenwriting leads.
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.