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Adam Argot has worked in film, TV, games, and publishing as a director, writer, author, story and concept artist for over 15 years for both major and independent studios. Along with in-depth podcasts and interviews like Film Courage, Story Kinetics, and a YouTube video series The Art of Story, Adam has also taught story structure at Calarts and as a guest lecturer in the USC Screenwriting Program.
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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time - payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - payhip.com/b/kCZGd
Adam Argot has worked in film, TV, games, and publishing as a director, writer, author, story and concept artist for over 15 years for both major and independent studios. Along with in-depth podcasts and interviews like Film Courage, Story Kinetics, and a YouTube video series The Art of Story, Adam has also taught story structure at Calarts and as a guest lecturer in the USC Screenwriting Program.
BUY THE BOOK - THE STORY RITUAL: Character Arcs & Rites of Passage
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BUY THE BOOK - STORY BY NUMBERS
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42 Ways To Avoid Writing A Boring Screenplay - youtu.be/OBvusf6vn-0
Don't Get It Right, Get It Written! - youtu.be/V6Yql0jrjow
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LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv
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![A Beginners Guide To Making A Documentary Movie - Ray Roman [FULL INTERVIEW]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kTISPXr73s4/mqdefault.jpg "A Beginners Guide To Making A Documentary Movie - Ray Roman [FULL INTERVIEW]
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ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X
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AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k
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