Interview (Video): Derek Kolstad

From Season 12 of the PBS series “On Story.”

In association with the Austin Film Festival and KLRU-TV, the PBS series “On Story” is a must for anybody interested in screenwriting, movies, and/or TV. From the 12th season of the series, a conversation with Derek Kolstad whose screenwriting credits include John Wick and Nobody.

Quote: “Some of the best action sequences on film are not action. But the way it’s cut, the music works, the way it’s written, you’re like, ‘This is an action sequence.’ And you’re on the edge of your seat. So, a lot of times when you write this, you have to think of every scene in essence action because that’s what we’re there for. And yet you still have those moments of humor, and of, ‘Ah, that’s why I’m rooting for them.’”

A trailer for the movie Nobody:

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