

So you went to the same high school the the Philly version? Yeah, but while you were there some of your your your co your students that you went to school with is a tree went to school with Boys to Men and quest love. I went to the Philly version of the same high school Now is it true that you also went to the same high school? One of the people I got to know the first film title it was a guy named Randy Pearlstein Pearlstein he and his roommate, Eli Roth does later did Cabin Fever And I got to know some really interesting people. So I put like fliers all over NYU like hey, I'll do your film titles for $99 or whatever it was. I was doing film titles for NYU students. But actually, I got to know a lot of NYU. So it might have been the best thing for you not to go to NYU because you might be still be carrying around an obscene amount of debt. I don't even know I don't even know how I could have afforded it.

Yeah, I don't even think I don't even think I think I was still 21 I just graduated college. Started yet someone's yet some some of the juice some of the magic So you know, that was sort of an inkling that maybe I had something that you know, So yeah, my, my, my, my journey goes goes goes way back. But it turns out there they are, like the biggest literary agency in New York, they represent the represented Michael Creighton, they represented Richard Price who was my favorite author at the time.

You know? Like, it turns out Marchenko is an attorney and the logo looks very much like a law firm. I'm gonna have to leave my apartment or something. And then it turned out that she then this woman wrote me a letter so I got a letter in the corner to Janklow and Nesbit Oh no, I'm getting sued. And a friend gave it to a woman who came into her Cafe she was a waitress. met again many years ago, I wrote a short story for an NYU film application. But I was always I was always I was trained to be a designer, but I was always writing on the side. I went to art school and went to Parsons School of Design. So I have to have to make this one stick. That's a this is this is my fourth career. So first question, man, how did you get into this insanity that is the business? But when I saw your story, and I saw the films you worked on, and I just found it interesting to see your perspective on on the craft on the business and so on. I think I appreciate you reaching out to me, man, I get reached out by as you can imagine a lot of people want to come on the show. Learn more at I'd like to welcome to the show, David Kessler, how're you doing, David? This episode is brought to you by bulletproof script coverage, where screenwriters go to get their scripts read by Top Hollywood Professionals.
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