Alex Russell (Lurker; Beef)
About this episode
Writer/director Alex Russell discusses his approach to directing and writing.
Writer/director Alex Russell ( Lurker ; The Bear ; Beef ) discusses why he directed his own script, writing the unspoken, an apt metaphor for discovering story, his Frankenstein approach to outlining, and more. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Blacker
Guest: Alex Russell
Topics covered
- writing
- directing
- storytelling
- screenwriting
- outlining
Keywords
- Alex Russell
- Lurker
- Beef
- screenwriting
- storytelling
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Lurker, The Bear, Beef
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