Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
Jack: I think it’s a really good question and it’s a question students should ask themselves before applying to film school. One of the first questions to ask is do you have to have passion to work in the motion picture industry? Just start from there. It’s not easy. There are easier jobs to get but if it’s something you have to do ‑‑ with me, it was something I had to do ‑‑ then go for it 100 percent.
Why film school? Because the majority of people who come out to Hollywood to work in the business, don’t. I don’t think it’s .001 percent find work in the business. It’s maybe even less than that, because to invent the wheel and figure out the craft of writing or directing by yourself is a huge task. You’ve got to figure how it works, how you break in and you have to do it on your own — without any connections. Very hard to do — but people do it. Just not a lot.
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