StoryChat - With John Fornof

On location with South Georgia Film Studios, Director Levi Johnson talks with John about how Writers and Directors can work together to create a great movie. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Changing the World from Quitman, Georgia Film Producer Honnie Korngold teams up with Cathy Parker to launch a 50,000-square-foot movie sound stage and post-production facilities in the small South Georgia town of Quitman. Georgia is the number one film-producing state in the country and Atlanta sound stages are booked out two years in advance. Launching in South Georgia not only makes sense, it&ap...

What's it like to be a writer on the set of a film you wrote? Why aren't writers usually allowed on sets? John takes you to South Georgia where PhilanthroFilms is producing "The Buick Special"--a short film he wrote. He introduces us to some of the cast and crew and gives you a peek behind the scenes. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Join John in the Smoky Mountains for a Writers Room experience with two former Disney Animators and a film professor as they map out a brand new animation series.  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Caleb Towns joins John and Bryan this week to talk about his many hats and what each hat means to the process of storytelling. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Today, John and Bryan talk with Caleb Towns, a thespian, screen actor, voice actor, and bonafide nerd from Virginia! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Yikes! You've got a deadline and you don't feel like writing.  What can you do?  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

At the age of 40, Kenny Sargent discovered he was a storyteller.  Ten years and 10,000 hours later, he runs a production company called Sargent Family Productions, which specializes in novels and immersive audiobooks for adults and older young adults.  In this show, Kenny shares his journey and a couple of audio trailers. BONUS for StoryChat fans: He's offering a 50% discount on his audiobook...

John and Bryan talk with Nato Jacobson on the lord of the rings and how influential it is to his work! Plus some in depth talk about a whole lot more! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John brings on special guest Nato Jacobson to talk about his hot takes on storytelling! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John and special guest Nathaniel Battaglia discuss the beginning of a writer's journey and all about the world of worldbuilding. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Special guest Kim Soliman talks with John about how important it is to network as a storyteller, and a little bit on how to do it. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John brings in screenwriter Kim Soliman to talk about screenwriting and getting involved with networking and festivals! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Join John and Bob as they talk about some professional tips in writing stories as Bob shares some of his processes for coming up with good stories. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John chats with Robert Liparulo (Dreamhouse Kings, John Hutchinson Novels) about his thoughts and processes while writing his books. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John and Bryan discuss the different types of obstacles that a writer might face, and the best strategies to overcome them. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John and Bryan share more about the upcoming webinar THE ART OF THE START! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Merry Christmas Everyone! John and Bryan talk some of their favorite Christmas movies and the odd dichotomy of the Santa story and the Jesus story. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

This week John remembers and celebrates the recent passing of his Aunt Pat, and how a life story can be adapted into a traditional storytelling format. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John wants to encourage you guys by going a bit in detail about how he got into writing and all the obstacles that he had to face, and how he overcame them. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

J.D Sutter from Audio Theater Central joins John and Bryan this week in this hectic episode about storytelling, critics, and good endings. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John goes to Sonic-Con 2021! This week we talk to Dominic Treis, a listener just like you! We talk to him about how to get into the industry along with a surprise special guest! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John goes to Sonic-Con 2021! This week we talk to Pat Roy about the adventures of Jonathan Park and what good storytelling means.  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

How do you make characters sound believable and not all the same? Good Dialogue is easier to write than you think!  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John and the rest of StoryHaven 2021 talk about their varied story problems and how they get fixed. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!