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Geoffrey sits down and chats with Conquering Hollywood, The Screenwriter's Blueprint For Career Success written by Gary W. Goldstein. The Producer of Pretty Woman, Under Siege, and The Mothman Prophecies. Gary provides some invaluable insight on how we began as a lawyer with no contacts and came to Hollywood to success happen in the film industry.You can find Conquering Hollywood at amazon.com/Conquering-Hollywood-Screenwriters-Blueprint-Success/dp/0989715205Geoffrey's book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter is available at:https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/booksJoin our community and become a member for free --> https://www.thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com
Today, we are hearing from one of the cultural influencers of the 90s film industry, and that's non-other but Gary Goldstein, producer of the iconic rom-com, Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere, and Julia Roberts.A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. The film's story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.Pretty Woman was most of your introduction to Gary's work, but mine was Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death. I know. After all these years, the title still makes me chuckle. Years later, I would reference the title to people. And in case you were curious, Gary goes into the movie title origin story in this interview. Gary films have generated well over one billion dollars - consistent box office hits. Pretty Woman, for example, grossed $463.4 million - more than 30 times its budget. After the massive success of Pretty Woman, Gary collaborated once more with his filmmaking partner, writer, Jonathan Lawton to produce the action thriller, Under Seige in 1992. Like Pretty Woman, this too performed successfully at the box office and critically - including an Academy Award nomination. An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleshipAs an undergraduate student, Gary briefly did talent scouting for Columbia Records and is credited for producing music concerts and cabarets for Berkeley, where he studied.After college, he practiced law briefly as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco. Soon, he lost interest in the legal field and sought out a passion. Film and TV became the apparent choice since he had lots of friends who were in the business he could learn from. A year later, Gary opened up a management company where he put his talent scouting skills and experience to work. There, he worked with writers and directors. By cosmic aligning, he met the young brilliant writer, Jonathan Lawton who wrote the script that became Pretty Woman. In 2013 he authored Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success, which is a compilation of strategies to help anyone; whether looking to sell a spec script, option a screenplay, land a writing assignment and get hired, attract an agent, or manager of your dreams...or get a producer to take a meeting with you.Gary blessed us with knowledge bombs in this interview, including tips on entrepreneurship and film as a business.Enjoy my conversation with Gary Goldstein.
Want to see the video version of this podcast? Please visit Youtube here: https://buff.ly/3ydv72q Gary W. Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood's biggest box-office hits (Pretty Woman, Under Siege, The Mothman Prophecies and more), generating well over One Billion Dollars in worldwide revenue, receiving multiple Academy Award nominations, People's Choice Awards, a Golden Globe and other honors. Before moving to Los Angeles, Gary practiced as an attorney in San Francisco. He later served as president of two divisions of IAM.com, an internet entertainment company successfully funded at $50MM. Gary's passion as a storyteller goes beyond producing the work of gifted screenwriters. He's committed to sharing with everyone who desires real success and enduring careers as a creative professional his smart, simple strategies that magically transform talent into business success more rapidly and with greater ease. Gary's spoken at TEDx La Jolla, been published by the Huffington Post, and was a contributing author for the Napoleon Hill Foundation's newest publication "Stickability". Gary also regularly speaks to creative audiences and has given talks at American Film Institute, UCLA, Emerson College, De Anza College, the Dallas Screenwriters Association, the Great American Pitchfest and beyond. MORE VIDEOS WITH GARY W. GOLDSTEIN https://bit.ly/3kVkYjs CONNECT WITH GARY W. GOLDSTEIN http://garywgoldstein.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326214/ https://www.facebook.com/garywgoldstein https://www.instagram.com/garywgoldstein https://twitter.com/garywgoldstein http://www.youtube.com/garywgoldstein RELATED VIDEOS A Professional Writer Doesn't Wait For Inspiration - Danny Strong [FULL INTERVIEW] - https://youtu.be/iSsBYP9atGE The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success - Gary W. Goldstein [FULL INTERVIEW] - https://youtu.be/A5JfcTifiE8 Beginners Guide To Screenwriting - Shannan E. Johnson [FULL INTERVIEW] - https://youtu.be/pwcTge9iF0E Writing A Great Movie: Key Tools For Successful Screenwriting - Jeff Kitchen [FULL INTERVIEW] - https://youtu.be/xCCzm4n506o Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint For Career Success - Gary W. Goldstein Interview - https://youtu.be/yWh9Wgur9hI SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post http://amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - http://amzn.to/2t1M67Z EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we're glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it's easy to search and find a solution - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.
Today, we are hearing from one of the cultural influencers of the 90s film industry, and that's non-other but Gary Goldstein, producer of the iconic rom-com, Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere, and Julia Roberts.A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets… only to fall in love. The film's story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.Pretty Woman was most of your introduction to Gary's work, but mine was Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.I know. After all these years, the title still makes me chuckle. Years later, I would reference the title to people. And in case you were curious, Gary goes into the movie title origin story in this interview.Gary films have generated well over one billion dollars – consistent box office hits. Pretty Woman, for example, grossed $463.4 million – more than 30 times its budget. After the massive success of Pretty Woman, Gary collaborated once more with his filmmaking partner, writer, Jonathan Lawton to produce the action thriller, Under Seige in 1992. Like Pretty Woman, this too performed successfully at the box office and critically – including an Academy Award nomination. An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleshipAs an undergraduate student, Gary briefly did talent scouting for Columbia Records and is credited for producing music concerts and cabarets for Berkeley, where he studied.After college, he practiced law briefly as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco. Soon, he lost interest in the legal field and sought out a passion. Film and TV became the apparent choice since he had lots of friends who were in the business he could learn from. A year later, Gary opened up a management company where he put his talent scouting skills and experience to work. There, he worked with writers and directors.By cosmic aligning, he met the young brilliant writer, Jonathan Lawton who wrote the script that became Pretty Woman.In 2013 he authored Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success, which is a compilation of strategies to help anyone; whether looking to sell a spec script, option a screenplay, land a writing assignment and get hired, attract an agent, or manager of your dreams…or get a producer to take a meeting with you.Gary blessed us with knowledge bombs in this interview, including tips on entrepreneurship and film as a business.Enjoy my conversation with Gary Goldstein.
Episode 393 This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Gary W. Goldstein. Today's guest is a movie producer of well known films such as Pretty Woman (1990) and Under Siege (1992). Topics include how Gary W. Goldstein quit his career and moved to LA. He also gives great tips about networking that can be applied to any industry.
Read 'SYS Podcast Episode 393: With Movie Producer Gary W. Goldstein' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com. This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Gary W. Goldstein. Today's guest is a movie producer of well known films such as Pretty Woman (1990) starring Julia Roberts and Under Siege (1992). Topics include how Gary W. Goldstein quit his career and […]
Today, we are hearing from one of the cultural influencers of the 90s film industry, and that's non-other but Gary Goldstein, producer of the iconic rom-com, Pretty Woman, starring Richard Gere, and Julia Roberts.A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love. The film's story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.Pretty Woman was most of your introduction to Gary's work, but mine was Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death. I know. After all these years, the title still makes me chuckle. Years later, I would reference the title to people. And in case you were curious, Gary goes into the movie title origin story in this interview. Gary films have generated well over one billion dollars - consistent box office hits. Pretty Woman, for example, grossed $463.4 million - more than 30 times its budget. After the massive success of Pretty Woman, Gary collaborated once more with his filmmaking partner, writer, Jonathan Lawton to produce the action thriller, Under Seige in 1992. Like Pretty Woman, this too performed successfully at the box office and critically - including an Academy Award nomination. An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleshipAs an undergraduate student, Gary briefly did talent scouting for Columbia Records and is credited for producing music concerts and cabarets for Berkeley, where he studied.After college, he practiced law briefly as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco. Soon, he lost interest in the legal field and sought out a passion. Film and TV became the apparent choice since he had lots of friends who were in the business he could learn from. A year later, Gary opened up a management company where he put his talent scouting skills and experience to work. There, he worked with writers and directors. By cosmic aligning, he met the young brilliant writer, Jonathan Lawton who wrote the script that became Pretty Woman. In 2013 he authored Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success, which is a compilation of strategies to help anyone; whether looking to sell a spec script, option a screenplay, land a writing assignment and get hired, attract an agent, or manager of your dreams...or get a producer to take a meeting with you.Gary blessed us with knowledge bombs in this interview, including tips on entrepreneurship and film as a business.Enjoy my conversation with Gary Goldstein.
Joining Alan this week is David Radlo - Author and business leadership & growth expert for RB Markets-Achieve most. David talks about his book: Principles of Cartel Disruption: Accelerate and Maximize Performance. He talks about how his book is a guide for entrepreneurs on how to negotiate deals. He talks about what it was like negotiating agreements with Fidel Castro. David goes on to talk about how he started doing business with Castro and how it led to them having a friendly working relationship. He talks about working with charity organizations in Cuba and how great it was that he was able to help a lot of people because he was allowed to by Castro because of them working together. David talks about how if a leader starts to give back to those in need that other people will also. He talks about how good it feels to help others and how it can be contagious. David says that he has a formula for business, that the more growth you have the more you must give back to others. David says that if you cannot give back with money than give back by donating your time and help others. Up next with Alan is Gary W. Goldstein - Film producer, author, and entrepreneur. The talk about Gary's book, Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success and how it can help you write and produce a movie. Gary talks about we are always in a perpetual growth cycle and it's never too late to change the direction your life is heading. Gary talks about going from being a defense attorney to the Producer of the movie Pretty Woman. He talks about not knowing anyone when he first got to LA and every person, he met he treated them as a 5 minute mentor and afterwards decided if what they wanted to teach him was going to help him on his path or not. He talked about making his first connections by meeting people while playing tennis and talking with people. Gary closes the show as he talks about how when you are starting out that you have to approach people while being open and humble and asking them for advice. Gary talks about how relationships are everything when it comes to business as well as how to treat everyone with respect and you will encounter so many unexpected people that will help you and rally to your cause. [00:00:00] Fidel Castro [00:05:58] Working with Castro [00:11:30] Leader Gives Back [00:18:21] Hollywood [00:26:29] Pretty Woman [00:33:22] Respect the Unexpected
What will great leaders tell you? Failure is a part of the game. This week join Christy and special guest Gary W. Goldstein, author, speaker, consultant and Hollywood film producer, best known for producing Pretty Woman, Under Siege, and The Mothman Prophecies and generating over a billion dollars in worldwide revenue! Together Christy and long time friend Gary discuss the value of knowing yourself and loving yourself.
Joining Alan this week is David Radlo - Author and business leadership & growth expert for RB Markets-Achieve most. David talks about his book: Principles of Cartel Disruption: Accelerate and Maximize Performance. He talks about how his book is a guide for entrepreneurs on how to negotiate deals. He talks about what it was like negotiating agreements with Fidel Castro. David goes on to talk about how he started doing business with Castro and how it led to them having a friendly working relationship. He talks about working with charity organizations in Cuba and how great it was that he was able to help a lot of people because he was allowed to by Castro because of them working together. David talks about how if a leader starts to give back to those in need that other people will also. He talks about how good it feels to help others and how it can be contagious. David says that he has a formula for business, that the more growth you have the more you must give back to others. David says that if you cannot give back with money than give back by donating your time and help others. Up next with Alan is Gary W. Goldstein - Film producer, author, and entrepreneur. The talk about Gary's book, Conquering Hollywood: The Screenwriter's Blueprint for Career Success and how it can help you write and produce a movie. Gary talks about we are always in a perpetual growth cycle and it's never too late to change the direction your life is heading. Gary talks about going from being a defense attorney to the Producer of the movie Pretty Woman. He talks about not knowing anyone when he first got to LA and every person, he met he treated them as a 5 minute mentor and afterwards decided if what they wanted to teach him was going to help him on his path or not. He talked about making his first connections by meeting people while playing tennis and talking with people. Gary closes the show as he talks about how when you are starting out that you have to approach people while being open and humble and asking them for advice. Gary talks about how relationships are everything when it comes to business as well as how to treat everyone with respect and you will encounter so many unexpected people that will help you and rally to your cause. [00:00:00] Fidel Castro [00:05:58] Working with Castro [00:11:30] Leader Gives Back [00:18:21] Hollywood [00:26:29] Pretty Woman [00:33:22] Respect the Unexpected
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Ron Siegel is joined by Gary W Goldstein of Santa Monica CA and Ron Klein of Sarasota FL for a live radio broadcast from La Jolla CA to discuss:Mortgage Minute: Will Interest Rates Rise or Fall in 4QReal Time Real Estate: California Home Sales Hitting Record LevelsYour Credit Matters: Have we finally learned our lesson about using Credit Cards What was it like to Produce Pretty Woman What was the original name of Pretty Woman Gary Goldstein discusses his new book, Conquering Hollywood Ron Klein discusses the invention of the Magnetic Strip on credit cards Why has the magnetic strip endured since the 60's Ron Klein discusses the inventing of the Voice Response System for Banking Ron Klein discusses the inventing of the Multiple Listing System (MLS) Featured Guests from the Premier of Think and Grow Rich: Stickability by Greg S Reid (Napolean Hill Foundation) Gary W Goldstein – Producer of Pretty Woman + Under Seige + The Mothman Propecies Ron Klein – The Grandfather of Possibilites™Ron Siegel, consumer advocate and mortgage lender, discusses anything that affects the roof over your head, your bank account or other items that will benefit you / your family. Reach Ron at 800.306.1990 Ron@RonSiegelRadio.com www.RonSiegelRadio.com www.Facebook.com/RonSiegelRadio www.SiegelLendingTeam.com
Gary W. Goldstein the producer of movies like Pretty Woman, Mothman Prophecies and Under Siege, talks about his new book Conquering Hollywood. Gary W. Goldstein Author of Conquering Hollywood Interview ►Right Click and “Save Link As” to Download File◄ RSVP … Continue reading →