Heat is important to your film career. It means that you and your work are gaining attention and recognition, which can lead to more opportunities in the future. So how can you generate and navigate heat at an industry level? What contributes to “positive heat” or “negative heat?”

In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman speak with Chris Moore, Katie Marpe, and Dennis De Nobile to discuss:

How Chris, Katie, and Dennis entered the industry and how they met
Why you need to promote yourself and your work
The One Moore Hollywood Podcast and the topics they discuss
The difference between “in the business heat” and “out of the business heat”
Seeing big corporations gravitating toward original ideas
How audiences decide whether they will watch a movie or not
Getting feedback on your ideas
Why your idea may be better suited for a different medium
Good Will Hunting - Generating authentic heat with the script
When you realize a script isn’t working
How your attitude and behavior affect the type of heat you generate
Sensing tension of the cast and crew while watching a movie

Memorable Quotes

“It’s like surfing. The best thing to do in your career is to read what’s happening around you and take the wave where it’s taking you.” [4:22]
“You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas. You can’t just operate in a vacuum and expect somebody to discover you.” [16:12 ]
“Go out and make something you think you would pay for.” [52:12]
“What’s the commercial version of your weirdness?” [1:01:28]
“Heat will come back to you. It will tell you if your shit is good. If you can’t generate any heat, that means your shit is not good.” [1:07:17]

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