MATT RHODEN
Where do you live (City, State, or Country)?
Nashville, TN. Your script stood out among hundreds of others. What was the inspiration for your story and why did you write a script instead of a short story or a novel? I've been writing songs and skits about Cox County for a while. Danny Joe and Sue Ellen--from two different feuding families--have always been at the center. They needed an origin story, so I came up with "Yonder Window " How long did it take you to write your script...and what is your writing process? Do you outline...use index cards...white board...or just start with FADE IN? This took months. I use various books, software, and some systems of my own. What is your ultimate ambition as a writer? Get Cox County Ramblers into production. Have a hit series! Was your entry at The Wiki Screenplay Contest a full script or “the first ten pages”? Why did you make that choice? The whole script. I think of the story as a whole, so that's how I wanted to present it. What’s your all-time favorite movie or television show...and why? Columbo. The hero and the villain do their utmost to win. What advice do you have for writers hoping to win a contest or place as a finalist as you have? Read lots of books about screenwriting. They won't conflict; they will help you generate ideas. What else are you working on that the world needs to know about? Donald's Block Party (Low-Budget Feature - Dramedy, Music) A young inner-city librarian, to protect a library from a bank's takeover, puts on a fund-raiser. He gets in over his head when he hires the city's most notorious rapper to headline. In the Congo (Feature - Historical Action-Drama) In the Belgian Congo, two British teachers discover slavery and genocide; they photograph the atrocities then team up with an African warlord, who helps them smuggle the pictures past the Belgian authorities and out of the country. |
