When I taught video production, my classes participated in the state-wide student film competition. I used to tell my students that the screenplay is the foundation of their movie. A movie will never be better than the screenplay. You can have the best director, the most talented actors, an extraordinary crew, and an award-winning editor,  but if your screenplay is dud, your movie will be too. As a brilliant audio operator once told me, "You can't polish a turd." This is why many actors and directors will turn down projects after reading the screenplay. This is also why talented directors like Spielberg will ask the writer(s) to rewrite portions of the screenplay. He's strengthening the screenplay because he recognizes the strength of the foundation directly impacts the quality of the final product.  Knowing this, I wanted to be sure that we have a strong screenplay before taking Talentless into production. Friends and family members are our best cheerleaders. But bec...

Welcome to Talentless! I'm so happy you've decided to join us on the journey of making this film!   The idea for this movie was birthed three years ago while my family was living in Arlington, TX. My daughter, who is a writer, received a phone call from her cousin who was considering starting a blog. She asked her for some tips on how to go about doing that. McKayla was happy to answer her questions. A short time later her cousin launched her blog and it was a hit. Fortunately, my niece does have a talent for writing. But McKayla began pondering, what if her cousin didn't have any talent and her blog was a hit? What if McKayla, who had wanted to be a writer since she was seven years old, was suddenly thrust aside and all the attention turned toward her talentless cousin? McKayla shared these thoughts with me because her writer instincts knew an entertaining story was coming to life.  McKayla was right! We began bouncing ideas around as it dawned on us this would be a grea...