How To Reinvent a Classic With Birth/Rebirths Laura Moss and Brendan J. OBrien
b"Laura Moss and Brendan J. O\\u2019Brien are the writers behind the film, Birth/Rebirth, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The film was inspired by Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, but with a focus on the madness and monstrosity of motherhood.\\xa0\\n\\nIn this episode, No Film School\\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with writers Laura Moss and Brendan J O\\u2019Brien to discuss:\\xa0\\n\\nHow Laura and Brendan met and their very unique relationship\\n\\nOne of the best pieces of advice Laura ever received on scriptwriting\\n\\nFinally getting accepted into the Sundance Labs on the 5th attempt\\n\\nAdvice for anyone who applies to Sundance Labs and gets rejected\\n\\nThe amazing experience working with the production company\\n\\nThe biggest challenge they had in post-production\\n\\nUsing natural sounds like ultrasounds and fetal heartbeats\\n\\nWeaving in sound design and score in a complicated scene\\n\\nWhat it was like working with a six-year-old actor for a horror film\\n\\nCasting Judy Reyes as one of the stars\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nMemorable Quotes\\n\\n\\u201cWe got to know each other. We fell in love. We got married. We got divorced. And then we started really writing together in earnest.\\u201d [5:14]\\n\\n\\u201cOne rejection does not mean you are punted.\\u201d\\xa0[14:03]\\n\\n\\u201cThe thing you think is going to be the easiest, turns out to be the hardest thing in the movie.\\u201d [29:56]\\n\\n\\u201cWe both have had so much rejection behind us and so much rejection in front of us.\\u201d [46:35]\\n\\n\\n\\nResources:\\nBirth/Rebirth\\n\\nFollow Laura and Brendan on Instagram\\n\\n\\n\\nFind No Film School everywhere:\\nOn the Web\\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\\n\\nFacebook\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nTwitter\\xa0\\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nYouTube\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\\n\\nInstagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"