Commentary: Screenwriter & BlueCat Founder Gordy Hoffman

Author: Nick Savides
Published: Mon 24 Sep 2018
Episode Link: https://nsavides.libsyn.com/commentary-screenwriter-bluecat-founder-gordy-hoffman

This is my commentary and takeaways from my conversation with Gordy Hoffman, the Sundance-winning writer of Love Liza (starred his brother, Philip Seymour Hoffman), and founder of BlueCat Screenwriting Competition. Check the feed for the interview.

In this commentary I discuss

What I appreciate about Gordy
My thoughts on feedback and dealing with the issues that come up when giving and receiving it
The importance of having uncomfortable conversations
Some reflections on addiction, in context to the character in Love Liza and other observations

If you'd like to hear another thoughtful conservation about screenwriting and story development, you might appreciate this interview with Golden Globe-winning producer Lindsay Doran, who helped develop icon films This Is Spinal Tap, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Ghost.

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