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The Writer Experience Podcast #51 – How to Break Into the Film Industry in 2019 with John Patton Ford

May 28, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast…

In the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast, Court and Harry are joined by writer-director John Patton Ford, who discusses how to break into the film industry in 2019.

Born and raised in South Carolina, John Patton Ford worked as a television editor before earning an MFA from the American Film Institute. His thesis film Patrol premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and made the short list for the 2011 Academy Awards. Since then, he’s directed commercials for brands like Toyota, Audi, Pepsi, and Tide, while developing feature projects.

In 2014, his music video for Hannah Georgas Enemies premiered on Vice. He’s also a writer. His script Rothchild was #5 on the 2014 Hollywood Black List. It’s currently in pre-production at Voltage Pictures (U.S.) and will star Shia LaBeouf and Mel Gibson. At the moment, he’s writing The Stopwatch Gang for Universal, with Ruben Fleischer attached to direct and Miles Teller attached to star.

Be sure to subscribe to The Writer Experience on SoundCloud or your podcast app of choice to listen to this episode, along with an extensive back catalogue of great interviews, and brand new episodes first every Monday!

The Writer Experience Podcast is part of The Flickering Myth Podcast Network.

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Interviews, Movies Tagged With: John Patton Ford

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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