Shoot From the Heart with Diane Bell: Filmmaking, Screenwriting, & Inspiration
A rich archive of tips, techniques and inspiration to help screenwriters, filmmakers and other creative souls achieve their dreams.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep #41: Creating Miraculous Results
The statistics are what they are: most scripts won't sell, most movies won't get made (and even of those that do, most won't ever get seen). You are not looking for conventional results in this indu…
00:17:48 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
Ep #40: Raising Money For Your Indie Film
Not having money is the #1 reason most people give for not making their movie. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode, I share with you how to find investors, why people invest in mo…
00:28:51 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
Ep #39: The True Currency of the Film Industry
Often people talk about how the movie industry is really all about money. I don't agree with that - indie films in particular are fueled by something else all together. In this heartfelt session, I…
00:32:50 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Ep #38: 3 Things You MUST Do if You Want to Make Your Movie
You've got a script and you want to make a movie. But where to start? In this session, I'll share with you the first three things you MUST do to create a solid foundation for your film's success. …
00:31:09 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Ep #37: The Art of Directing
This week I share 5 foundations of good directing - you'll pick up tons of tips on what this job really is and how to excel at it, from devising a compelling creative vision that will guide your ever…
00:37:04 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Ep# 36: The Path to Directing
So you know you want to direct but how do you get hired as a director? Quite simply: you hire yourself. For nearly every director in the world, that's how they started their career. In this episod…
00:28:36 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
Ep #35: Seeking Validation
It's natural to want to know if what we're working on is good, if we're doing it right, if we're wasting our time or if we're really onto something. But what's really going on when we seek validatio…
00:23:13 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Ep #34: Dare to Direct
Many of us would like to direct...but we think we don't have enough technical knowledge. Or that we would have to film school or work on a ton of other sets first.
In this episode, I debunk 4 common …
In this episode, I debunk 4 common …
00:29:35 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Ep #33: Revising Your Script
Everyone knows that writing is rewriting...but how do you effectively rewrite a screenplay? In this episode, I guide you through the steps I take after writing THE END on a first draft, from working…
00:35:13 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Ep#32: Dealing with Rejection
Everyone experiences it - but how do we overcome it? Rejection can cause us to lose hope, get depressed and give up. But here's the deal: you can't avoid it so the sooner you learn how to process i…
00:20:37 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Ep #31: Agents, Managers, and How to Get One
Most screenwriters and filmmakers believe if they could just get the right representation, everything in their career would be golden. The truth is slightly different from that, and I share it here.…
00:31:39 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
Ep #30: 5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Wrote My First Screenplay
Writing my first screenplay was HARD. I'm not going to sugarcoat it. Never mind the challenge of doing something I'd never done before and figuring it out as I went along - I also had the challenge…
00:26:31 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Ep #29: Risking Absurdity
We want to create great work - but we also want to stay safe. It's like wanting to swim, but not being willing to take your feet off the bottom. You won't swim until you risk drowning.In this episo…
00:23:45 |
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Ep #28: Betting on Yourself
We all dream that if we do the work, one day someone will recognize our brilliance and give us tons of money for it and everything will be awesome. But the truth is, no one is going to bet on you if…
00:22:58 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Ep #27: John McTiernan, Lessons from a Legend
Some of you may know that just after I sold my first screenplay, I was hired by John McTiernan, the legendary director of movies like DIE HARD, PREDATOR, and THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER to rewrite a scr…
00:36:09 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Ep #26: Choosing Your Beliefs
"I am certain this mindset strategy works, but HOW do I get myself to believe?" This is the question that I try to answer in this session, recorded live on Instagram. If you've ever felt that chang…
00:33:11 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Ep #25: Make More Money Part 2
In this episode, I share 5 ways to increase your income and allow more money into your life. These are unconventional, surprising techniques. They might blow your mind....but they work. Pick one t…
00:29:41 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Ep #24: Make More Money Part 1
Most of us don't ever talk about money. Creative people are especially bad for this. We often think of artists who make money as "sell outs" and say things like "money isn't important to me, creati…
00:24:05 |
Tue 09 Jun 2020
Ep #23: The Power of Your Voice
Sometimes as creators, we downplay the effects of our choices ("I'm just making a little movie that no one will see") - but the truth is everything we create has an energetic effect in the world. We…
00:20:10 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
Ep #22: How to Change a Dangerous Habit
Last week I shared 5 dangerous habits that will block your success, and so many of you wrote to me to say, "yes, I have that habit...but how do I change it?" In this episode you're going to learn a …
00:25:35 |
Wed 27 May 2020
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