BPS 312: How to Always Make Money with Independent Film Godfather Roger Corman

Bulletproof Screenwriting™ Podcast · Jun 30, 2023 · 36m · transcript

Roger William Corman was born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 5, 1926. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University but while in school, he began to lose interest in the profession and developed a growing passion for film. Upon graduation, he worked three days as an engineer at US Electrical Motors, cementing his growing realization that engineering wasn't for him. He quit and took a job as a messenger for 20th Century Fox, eventually becoming a story analyst.After a term spent studying modern English literature at England's Oxford University…