SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion
Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion discuss how making commercials for big brands, such as Nike, led to the transition into feature films. Milott and Murnion have directed several features, most recently “Becky” (2020), the action packed “Bushwick” (2017) and the horror comedy “Cooties” (2014).
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with film Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion who discuss how making commercials for big brands, such as Nike, led to the transition into feature films.
Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion have directed several features, most recently Becky (2020), the action packed Bushwick (2017) and the horror comedy Cooties (2014).
The cast of Becky includes Joel McHale, Kevin James and Lulu Wilson.
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Links mentioned in the show:
- Jonathan Milott on IMDb
- Jonathan Milott on Instagram
- Jonathan Milott website
- Cary Murnion on IMDb
- Cary Murnion on Instagram
- Cary Murnion website
- Becky Trailer
- Becky 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.