Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)

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Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)
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Writing Documentaries With Mark Monroe (ICARUS)

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Mark Monroe has written the Academy Award-winning films THE COVE (2009) and ICARUS (2018). He explains his role as the writer, how to breakdown and simplify story, create hooks and introduce characters for maximum impact, choosing storytelling devices, and using conflict to find the best story. 

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Writer, director, producer, and co-founder of Diamond Docs, Mark Monroe is a two-time EMMY winner, three-time WGA award winner, and BAFTA nominee, whose credits include ICARUS and THE COVE, which both won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Other notable credits include JIM HENSON IDEA MAN with Ron Howard, Grammy winner THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK with Ron Howard, Peabody nominee LUCY AND DESI with Amy Poehler, THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART with Frank Marshall, PAVAROTTI with Ron Howard, BECOMING COUSTEAU with Liz Garbus, BEFORE THE FLOOD with Leonardo DiCaprio, THE DISSIDENT with Bryan Fogel, WATCH THE SOUND with Mark Ronson & Morgan Neville, and TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS with Mike Judge. A journalism graduate from the University of Oklahoma, Mark began his career as a writer for CNN.

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