SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Director York Alec Shackleton Discusses His New Feature With Nicolas Cage, 211
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer and director York Alec Shackleton about the early days of his career as a snowboarder and how he leveraged that into a career as a writer / director. We dig into his latest thriller feature, 211, starring Nicolas Cage.
This week I talk with writer and director York Alec Shackleton about the early days of his career as a snowboarder and how he leveraged that into a career as a writer / director. We dig into his latest thriller feature, 211, starring Nicolas Cage.
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:
- York Alec Shackleton on IMDb
- York Alec Shackleton on Twitter
- York Alec Shackleton on Facebook
- 211 Trailer
- 211 on IMDb
- Ron Newcomb on IMDb
- Ron Newcomb's VIP Film Summit
- The Pinch - On Sale Now
- The SYS script analysis service
- 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.