BA #189: Eric Heisserer
On the one-hundred and eighty-ninth Box Angeles writer Eric Heisserer (Lights Out, Hours) stops by Studio 309. He discusses his writing tricks, working at NASA, how he holds his reps accountable, and more!
the BA #189 breakdown
– Box rants horse cops.
– Drinking and rituals and hacks.
– Growing up in Norman, Oklahoma and consuming a lot of content.
– Playing with Legos and geeking out on computers.
– Moving to Houston after high school and working at NASA.
– Spending free time writing game ideas and buying Final Draft.
– Writing 12 screenplays and getting hip pocketed by a manager via a forum.
– Taking some meetings in LA and getting laid off.
– Sneakily making his original screenplay adapted and working as a video game beta tester.
– Getting in the Writer’s Guild, relationship with agent / managers and the origins of Arrival.
For more Eric, catch the Oscar nominated Arrival he wrote and follow him on Twitter @HIGHzurrer.
STUDIO BEER – Reel Brewery, Narcissus Kumquat IPA
