Bulent Gurcan spent years as a federal agent, war veteran, and pilot before turning to filmmaking and on-camera survival work. We talked about timing, subtext, the small adjustments that redirect a scene, and why every choice matters when you’re working in conditions that don’t forgive mistakes.

Mark Simon is the storyboard artist behind Stranger Things, The Walking Dead, Dexter, Lioness, and a few thousand other moments people know without ever knowing who shaped them. He’s the one translating a director’s early ideas into something the crew can actually shoot.

Derek Masterson has been shaping stories across theatre and film for years, with award-winning plays that filled Dublin houses and a documentary that found its way to festivals in Chicago, London, and Fastnet. He’s looking for the turn where the script finally clicks.

Josh GreenbArg is a writer and producer whose work spans studio features and TV comedy, with film credits on The Watch, Brüno, and Vanguard, and television credits including Farzar and Paradise PD for Netflix, plus writers room work on The Goldbergs.