23 | Q&A w/ Million Dollar Producers Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We answer your BURNING questions from two of Hollywood's top producers in the game, whose production company Mockingbird Pictures has been nominated for Oscars, among many other accolades. More about our guests: Julie Lynn formed Mockingbird Pictures in 1999, with Bonnie Curtis joining in 2012 after more than 15 years working with Steven Spielberg. Together they are producing film and television across a wide variety of genres, with movie budgets that range from under $1 million to over $100 million. They have produced for brand-new filmmakers, as well as experienced, award-winning directors. They are still thinking about what non-profit work they are going to cook up together after they retire from filmmaking … but they are hopeful that day is still many years away. They are most proud of all the “repeat customers” amongst their collaborators, as well as the fact that they were able to successfully take their families on a joint vacation, because they clearly don’t see enough of each other at work.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafov. And I'm Lorraine McKenna. We are
0:05.3	professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a team and separately. We've worked
0:09.1	on studio and indie films, live action, and animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.8	Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:17.9	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the life
0:23.0	had to not only survive the ups and downs but thrive.
0:26.0	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.0	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey.
0:32.0	Hey everybody, welcome back.
0:34.0	I am so excited for our show today.
0:37.0	We are talking to two A-level Hollywood producers
0:41.0	and all around very good people, Julie Lynn and Bonnie Curtis.
0:46.0	Julie Lynn formed Mockingbird Pictures in 1999 with Bonnie Curtis joining in 2012.
0:52.0	After more than 15 years working with Stephen Spielberg,
0:55.2	and together they are producing film and television
0:58.4	across a wide variety of genres
1:00.6	with movie budgets that range from 1 million to over $100 million.
1:06.3	They have produced for brand new filmmakers as well as experienced award-winning directors.
1:10.8	They are still thinking about what nonprofit work they're going to cook up
1:14.2	together after they retire from filmmaking. But they are hopeful that day is still
1:19.4	many years away. It is ladies. And they are most proud of all the repeat customers
1:25.4	amongst their collaborators as well as the fact that they were able to successfully
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.