Madison Young - Writing and Directing a First Feature Based on a Memoir!
About this episode
Madison Young discusses her first feature film, which is based on her memoir, and shares insights on script development and fundraising.
This week we welcome writer/director/producer Madison Young on the show to talk about her first feature By the Roots, which she wrote based on her memoir that she wrote in 2016. Madison talks about how she developed the story into a script and raised the money to make the film. After that I talk a bit about re-writing my script Ricky and the Ooze, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
People in this episode
Hosts: Liz Manashil, Alrik Bursell
Guest: Madison Young
Topics covered
- indie filmmaking
- memoir adaptation
- script development
- film financing
- interview
Keywords
- indie film
- memoir
- script writing
- film production
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: By the Roots, Ricky and the Ooze
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