57 | Million Dollar Ideas w/ Matt Lieberman

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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All great works of art start with ideas, and ideas STILL reign supreme in Hollywood. In today's conversation w/ celebrated writer Matt Lieberman we discuss how to generate high concept ideas, come up with ideas, embrace the importance of a good idea, and even sell feature specs. Once again, we want to say thanks to our fabulous intern Jess Fisher for helping us put this episode together! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm
0:04.1	L'Orian McKenna. We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a
0:07.6	team and separately. We've worked on studio and indie films, live action and
0:11.4	animation, from my work on Inside Out and
0:13.9	Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.
0:18.8	We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the life.
0:23.5	Had a not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.
0:26.6	We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be
0:29.1	and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey.
0:32.1	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:34.0	Today we are chatting with a feature writer
0:36.0	who has credits on six major studio releases
0:39.0	in just the last two years and a half alone.
0:42.0	Matt Lieberman. So Matt is a master. the last two years and a half alone.
0:42.5	Matt Lieberman.
0:43.9	So Matt is a master of high concept features
0:46.4	stemming from both original ideas and IP.
0:49.4	Matt's films have made a splash in multiple quadrants from beloved family fair like Netflix's modern holiday classic
0:56.6	The Christmas Chronicles. Wow that just rolls right off the tongue doesn't it?
1:00.4	To the Ryan Reynolds led action comedy Free Guy, which is currently in theaters.
1:05.0	And Matt is joining us today to discuss the all important art of turning our wild ideas into
1:10.6	sellable pitches. So welcome.
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