John Lee Hancock is the director of films like The Rookie, The Blind Side, and Saving Mr. Banks, films that pleased both audiences and critics. One of his early hits came from writing A Perfect World, which was directed by Clint Eastwood.  His upcoming film The Founder stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the business man who turned McDonald’s into a world-wide brand. Recently, the Weinstein company pushed the release of the film from August to the middle of award season, suggesting that they feel good about the film’s prospects.

John came on the podcast to talk about the film and some of his past projects.

It’s not about getting them to say yes. It’s about making it impossible for them to say no.“ – John Lee Hancock

Some of the topics we discuss include

• Working with actors to trim down dialogue
• The research that goes into portraying historical figures on screen
• How to stay true to the essence of real people while portraying them in a dramatic way
• How John convinced Nick Saban and other SEC football coaches to be in The Blind Side
• The legacy of Walt Disney, and John’s experiences working with the company
• Handling feedback and failure on a big studio project

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As Patrick explains, “Stillmotion believes in the incredible power of story and that we can all do so much more when we work together than we can alone. Because of that we are currently building a community of filmmakers through an exciting new project called Story & Heart – an innovative new online platform that helps storytellers from all over the world share, connect, and build stories together.”

The Long Weekend – a Story & Heart collaboration with 43 filmmakers 

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Stillmotion’s first Share project – made to raise awareness of a cafe that brings hope to at-risk young people

Links from the Show

• Learn more about Stillmotion and access their tutorials: http://stillmotionblog.com
• The filmmaking community that Stillmotion is building, Story & Heart
• The profile piece that Stillmotion did of a Saints fan after the team’s Super Bowl XLIV victory, When the Saints are What You Have
• The Emmy-winning doc that offers an insider’s glimpse into the Army-Navy football game, Game of Honor
• Stillmotion’s Canon video that features BioBeats, an app which turns heartbeats into music: Pulse
• Stillmotion’s documentary about a girl who battles slavery with a lemonade stand, #standwithme
• The Facebook page for the short film I directed about a soldier battling PTSD: Trent’s War

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