For this episode, Screenwriting Professor Luke Garza welcomes filmmaker Andrew Bujalski to an in-class conversation. Andrew Bujalksi has written and directed seven feature films. He types 89 words per minute. His brief bio doesn't begin to cover the breadth of his experience. Andrew talks about a little known film program at Harvard, being the Godfather of Mumblecore, screenwriting structure, and the monster we feed. we hope you enjoy the conversation!

• (00:00:04) - The Right Mind
• (00:01:51) - Andrew Forsyth's Introduction
• (00:03:29) - Andrew Spielberg's Directing
• (00:04:11) - Andrew's Computer Chess Clip
• (00:06:42) - Andrew Bujalski
• (00:09:28) - As a teenager, you were writing fiction
• (00:10:53) - Was Your Family Supportive of Your Film Projects?
• (00:11:37) - Getting In at Harvard Film School
• (00:14:05) - Andrew Bird on Mumblecore
• (00:20:04) - How I Met The Hatcher Sisters
• (00:25:26) - In the Elevator With Computer Chess
• (00:30:08) - Return to Sequel
• (00:32:32) - Have budgets and keeping things contained affected your film choices?
• (00:33:50) - The Structure of Your Work
• (00:39:48) - Andrew Doesn't 'Mumble Core'
• (00:42:30) - What Improvisation Techniques Did You Use On 'Bulletproof
• (00:45:43) - Cinema Chat: Time in the Film
• (00:47:21) - Yen on Working As a Director and an Editor
• (00:52:10) - The Film Industry's Latest Trends
• (00:54:29) - Tom Clancy on Character Archetypes
• (00:58:10) - What's Fueling Your Creative Fire?
• (01:00:07) - George Clooney on Writing Outside The Drama/Comedy Genre
• (01:02:37) - In the Elevator With Steven Spielberg
• (01:04:22) - How To Write a Movie. Andrew Bulski