#182: Morgan Cooper — Creative Audacity & Creating Your Own Opportunities, Making Bel-Air, Turning a Viral Short Film Into a Series, Producing with Will Smith & Writing Picture Books

About this episode

Morgan Cooper discusses his journey from creating a short film to producing a series and the importance of creative audacity.

Writer and director Morgan Cooper on turning a self-funded Bel-Air short into a series, having creative audacity before opportunity arrives, and staying resourceful across drafts, collaboration, and a children’s picture book.

People in this episode

Hosts: Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti

Guest: Morgan Cooper

Topics covered

• creative audacity
• opportunity
• Bel-Air
• short film
• children's picture book
• collaboration
• resourcefulness

Keywords

• Bel-Air
• Morgan Cooper
• Will Smith
• creative audacity
• short film
• children's picture book
• collaboration
• resourcefulness

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