How Driving to LA With Nothing But the Dream Worked For These Guys

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'From competing in the Channel 101 short film festival to writing for Rick and Morty and other hit tv shows, Willy Roberts and Wade Randolph explain why you can\\u2019t be precious about anything and why it\\u2019s always better to just get out there, make stuff and have fun\\u2026\\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, we talk about\\u2026\\n\\nMoving to LA pre-9/11 and boxing porn at the Hustler warehouse\\n\\nHow one job at non-union movie has led to work 20 years later\\xa0\\n\\nFinding what you want to do vs. being a people pleaser\\xa0\\n\\nThe only way to become a writer and get an agent\\xa0\\n\\nNetworking vs. creating through collaboration and fun\\xa0\\n\\nAdvice for writing a pilot: Start with Episode Two instead of the origin\\xa0\\n\\nHow creative synergy can make a show better if you listen to it\\n\\nA reminder to make yourself laugh and shoot what works\\n\\nThe phenomenon of the writer\\u2019s room and trusting yourself to be vulnerable\\n\\nWhy comedy is less about the audience and more about enjoying yourself\\xa0\\n\\nPitching to execs and why they need to see themselves in your work\\xa0\\n\\nSuggestions for getting started, finding your voice and community, and having a thick skin\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n\\nLinks to Resources:\\xa0\\nReal Life Sci-Fi with Wade & Willy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-life-sci-fi-with-wade-willy/id888092892\\nWilly\\u2019s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/willybadmovies/\\nGoogy on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPC7t3Vnp3k\\nFind No Film School everywhere:\\nOn the Web\\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\\n\\xa0\\nFacebook\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter\\xa0\\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nYouTube\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\\xa0\\nInstagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'