Greg Mottola: My Inspiration

Originally, I had written my script as a One Act assignment for Ms. Lindsay. I then decided I'd turn this one act script into the screenplay for Ms. Jalilvand's class because I liked the script so much and had a fondness of it. I wanted the script in the beginning to be... Like serious, but comedic. Serious situations happening, but they're comedic in the aspect of laughing at other people's misfortune. I was going to reflect the style of Judd Apatow (known for directing Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin and acting as producer for Talladega Nights) at first but when I was writing the scene, I initially was reminded of Superbad. Probably one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Because I really wanted my screenplay and short film to reflect the style of Director Greg Mottola, who did Superbad and is also known for Adventureland and Arrested Development, I decided to choose him as my inspiration instead. In actuality, my film is going to be inspired by the team of Judd Apatow and Greg Mottola. He was born in Dix Hills, New York. He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in film from Columbia University

Superbad Trailer: http://youtu.be/MNpoTxeydiY