I had a great interview with Clark Weidner on the issue of Hollywood worldviews and how they affect us.
A little about my own journey of underrtanding as well.
This is a great summary of very important issues for Christians who love movies and TV.
Hollywood Worldviews
A New Kind of Storytelling for Book Readers: Screenplays as Literature Series
Read the script. Imagine the movie.
Screenplays as Literature Series are movie scripts published for readers to enjoy concise storytelling with a twist.
Scripts are blueprints for producing films. Longer than a short story. Shorter than a novel.
You’ll learn how to read a script so you can watch the movie in your mind as you read the story on the page.
I have 12 plus books in this series, in many genres like Historical Epics, Fantasy, Thrillers, Crime Detective and even a family time traveling comedy!
I have read screenplays for many years because I am a screenwriter. But I realized that you don’t have to be a screenwriter to enjoy the power of a screenplay.
It’s more concise and economic storytelling, so it moves at a fast pace.
It paints in a broader brush than a scene in a novel, but it captures depth of character through dialogue and actions like no other medium of writing.
Every word in a screenplay counts and has meaning. So they can actually be quite deep while being shorter reads.
If you haven’t read a screenplay (or if you have), try one of your favorite genres in the Screenplays as Literature Series.
You might find a new kind of storytelling that is different from short stories or long novels, but in a fascinating fresh new way!
Christian Publishing Show: How to Write Fiction with a Christian Worldview
I was on this podcast with Thomas Umstattd Jr. An intelligent well-read host. Very good interview.
We talked about what constitutes a Christian worldview in a story and how to write it so you aren’t preachy or corny.
Fresh material you haven’t heard before.
Babylon Bee and Me: We talk about the transcendence of epic movies
I was on the Bee again with the most excellent Ethan Nicolle and the most disturbing Kyle Mann.
We talk about epic films (Braveheart, The Patriot, Ben Hur) where individuals are willing to live and die for transcendent values set in all-encompassing civilization-shaking settings, and a lot of people get stabbed. We also talk about the secular-sacred divide in films and the genre of “Christian” movies. Spoiler: Not all Christian movies are crap.
Babylon Bee Podcast: God Loves Horror by Brian Godawa
No, it’s not a joke.
Really.
God loves horror.
Listen to this funny yet informative episode where I talk to funny guys Ethan Nicolle and Kyle Mann about the morality of horror movies.
Podcast: Are Superheroes False Gods?
It’s not quite that simple. But there is much profundity in this discussion about our culture and superheroes.
Nate is one of my all-time favorite podcast hosts. This was an engrossing discussion.
Okay, I like the co-host Gene Gosewher too.
I talk alot so if you like to listen to me, you will love this podcast. If you hate the sound of my voice and my thoughts, then this will drive you up a wall.
My Testimony Plus Hollywood & the Christian Worldview
This was a different interview than most I’ve had.
Seth McVey from Apolo-Neering asks me to give my testimony about how I became a Christian. Then we talk about Hollywood and whether or not it is controlled by dark occultic forces and how a Christian worldview can make it in that dark world.
YouTube took the video down, so here is the audio:
Does the Horror Genre Accomplish Biblical Goals?
I was interviewed for this article on Horror and the Bible for the Christian magazine, Creative Motion
Check out the free online version here.
Look for the article, “Does Horror Genre Accomplish Biblical Goals?”
You’ll enjoy it and it will give you some biblical guidelines on how to understand this scary genre called “horror.”
Hollywood in Toto Podcast: Godawa on Movies, Worldviews and Nephilim Apocalypse
I was on the Hollywood in Toto podcast with Christian Toto.
It was a great interview. We talked about Hollywood Worldviews, Chronicles of the Nephilim, and my upcoming projects.
Christian is a very smart insightful conservative film
The Movie IT: Christians Who Condemn All Horror Need to Grow Up
I was interviewed by John Piper’s website in response to their questions about horror movies. Understandably, and respectfully, they do not share my appreciation of horror. But they were very open-minded and open-hearted to listen to me and give me a voice.
I really think Christians need to realize the tremendous moral power of the horror genre. It’s not for everyone, but God loves the horror genre, so Christians should at least respect it.
The movie IT, is a classic coming of age horror story of a group of young misfit outcasts who must not only face the returning supernatural evil in their small town, but face the fears and evils in their own lives in order to grow up. It’s not for the feint of heart, and it’s not perfect, but I think it exemplifies moral lessons in line with the Christian worldview.
Read on for the interview…