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Podcast: The Reading Culture
Episode: Screen Play: James Ponti on Writing with a Filmmaker's Eye
Description: On Today's Show"I go to the locations in the books when I can, and I go there and I scout them the same way I scouted them when I was shooting documentaries. I'll just kind of walk around the same way I did for years producing television to really figure out the best way to take advantage of a location." - James PontiAs a child, James Ponti was not a reader. Instead, he discovered an interest in storytelling through film. James’ mother’s own love for movies, coupled with her artistic career piqued his curi...