In this episode of Storyline Sessions, writer, director and actor Kelton White talks about his journey from writing a sci-fantasy novel to creating award-winning short films, his experience in the industry so far, screenwriting process, being independent and many more interesting topics.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Start

00:35 – Conversation start

01:25 – Kelton’s origin story

04:21 – The Mysterious Files of Mr. Chimes

05:45 – Process of writing prose vs writing scripts

11:36 – Writing for the market

15:04 – Experience with YouTube and connecting with your audience

24:26 – WHAT FOUND ME IN THE WOODS… (short horror film)

36:25 – FOLDING IN (Sci-Fi/Romance short film)

41:06 – ODE FROM MALUM (Dramatic short)

45:04 – Writing roles for yourself as an actor

49:56 – Horror and western

55:42 – Influences and inspirations

58:59 – Gaming

01:01:36 – Collaborative storytelling

01:03:21 – Plans for the future

01:46:01 – Outro