SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Thriller and Horror Filmmaker Eric Bress
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the well-known filmmaker Eric Bress about his latest credit, the unique thriller Ghosts of War (2020). This is a World War II movie that also serves as a supernatural ghost story.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the well-known filmmaker Eric Bress about his latest credit, the unique thriller Ghosts of War (2020). This is a World War II movie that also serves as a supernatural ghost story.
Eric Bress has written and directed many popular horror movies including the smash hit The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Final Destination 2 (2003).
Other topics include how he was able to get a manager and the importance of staying focused if you want a career in filmmaking.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Eric Bress on IMDb
- Ghosts Of War Trailer
- Ghosts Of War on IMDb
- 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.