SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 477 – Writing A Movie From A Stage Play with James Cullen Bressack
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker James Cullen Bressack, a career movie Director with credits such as ‘Fortress,’ ‘Hot Seat’ and his latest, ‘Murder, Anyone?’ (2022). They talk about his crime/comedy movie ‘Murder, Anyone?,’ which was adapted from a stage play written by his father, Gordon Bressack.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker James Cullen Bressack.
Today's guest is a career movie Director with credits such as Fortress, Hot Seat and his latest, Murder, Anyone? (2022).
They talk about his crime/comedy movie Murder, Anyone?, which was adapted from a stage play written by his father, Gordon Bressack.
Other topics include tips for writers and directors who are adapting a stage play into a movie.
James Cullen Bressack was a prior guest of the SYS podcast, on episode 446.
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:
- James Cullen Bressack on IMDb
- James Cullen Bressack on Instagram
- Murder, Anyone? Trailer
- Murder, Anyone? on IMDb
- Watch episode 446 with James Cullen Bressack here.
- 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.
