15: DIY Christmas Movie Finds Success
04/18/24 • 30 min
James Temple, an independent writer, director, and producer, explores the art of using the DIY approach to making Christmas movies.
He emphasizes the balance between meeting genre expectations and introducing fresh storytelling elements. James advocates for maintaining control over his projects by self-financing and leveraging connections to secure locations.
The Christmas Movie Screenwriter Podcast – Episode 15
James Temple, Writer, Director, Producer
Show Notes
HOST: Caryn McCann
Website: https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasMovieScreenwriter
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MerryScriptmas
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caryn-mccann-5718058/
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChristmasMovie
GUEST: James Temple
James Temple, an independent writer, director, and producer, explores the art of using the DIY approach to making Christmas movies.
He emphasizes the balance between meeting genre expectations and introducing fresh storytelling elements. James advocates for maintaining control over his projects by self-financing and leveraging connections to secure locations.
The Christmas Movie Screenwriter Podcast – Episode 15
James Temple, Writer, Director, Producer
Show Notes
HOST: Caryn McCann
Website: https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasMovieScreenwriter
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MerryScriptmas
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caryn-mccann-5718058/
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChristmasMovie
GUEST: James Temple
Previous Episode
14: Lifetime's Christmas Movie Success Formula
Lifetime’s VP of Scripted Content, Sapna Vyas, shares the success formula behind enduring Christmas movie hits.
The Christmas Movie Screenwriter Podcast – Episode 14 Sapna Vyas, Vice President, Lifetime Scripted ContentShow Notes
HOST: Caryn McCann
Website: https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasMovieScreenwriter
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MerryScriptmas
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caryn-mccann-5718058/
GUEST: Sapna Vyas, Vice President, Lifetime Scripted Content
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapna-vyas-307a16104/
Transcript available at:
https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com/14-lifetimes-christmas-movie-success-formula
You can now support me on: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ChristmasMovie
Next Episode
16: The Secret to Christmas Movie Magic is Hiding in Plain Sight
Screenwriter, producer and director Christine Conradt shares insights on scriptwriting, effective pitching, and the evolving Christmas movie market. Controversially she reveals how the protagonist’s lessons learned is more important than plot resolution.
The show notes, including the transcript and your checklist of actions to take for this episode, are at https://christmasmoviescreenwriter.com/16-the-secret-to-christmas-movie-magic-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/
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