Joan Deserves a Musical

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I stand agog at the long road ahead.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I go through a list of concerns that have been shared with me about this project and do my best to respond to them. Soon, I will do this in real life with an executive producer

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I do a full run-through of a pitch deck I created. (To see the visuals, find this episode on YouTube.)

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I get down to business talking about product-market fit.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I am nearly speechless at all the amazing things that are happening.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I speculate that maybe this series is winding down. Also, I talk about an upcoming date that might be the most important moment for this whole project -- but that doesn't stop me from getting the date wrong (I should have been saying "September," not "August")

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I revisit the topic of theme and how I've gained much more clarity on that front than the last time I talked about it

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about the backlash I experienced for deleting that one scene (episode 19), and I dissect how The Princess Bride provides a solution to the problem.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about in-person collaborations with my song writer -- and with my wife!

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I try to convince you that the story of Joan of Arc actually CAN'T be told as a tragedy.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I analyze why my current opening doesn't work, and I show how to fix the problem.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I allow myself a small indulgence as I dream about what the score of the movie might sound like.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about how my songwriter and I are deciding what gets spoken and what gets sung.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about an editing technique that saved this project $4,000,000.00 in production costs

In this episode, I talk about how to have a high-stakes movie for kids

I got to visit Joan's chapel in Milwaukee! And now I'm thinking Joan is sort of like a hobbit

In this episode, I talk about the tricky nature of duets in animated musicals that don't have a love story -- and Joan of Arc doesn't have a love story

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about the musical form in general and "I Want" songs in particular.

In this episode of "Joan Deserves a Musical," I talk about antagonists and villains, and how they aren't always who they seem to be.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I talk about how Disney used prologues during its Renaissance and how those are informing the decisions Amanda and I are making for our musical.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I return to the unfolding adventure of getting this movie made.

In this episode, I wonder aloud what it means to be "historically accurate" and discuss the trouble with translating names.

Joan's story is about faith, but I don't want to make a faith-based film. In this episode, I talk through my thoughts and concerns and ask for your feedback on how I'm thinking about things.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I discuss the theme of Joan's story -- ruling out several possible themes you might expect it to have and then suggesting the one that I think it actually needs to have.

In this episode of Joan Deserves a Musical, I review several movies and shows about Joan of Arc, point out their flaws, and talk about how my animated musical will avoid making the same mistakes.