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Richard Cunningham III was raised in Ganesvoort, NY, and started making videos at 15. His filmography includes the Medieval feature Lycian, the thriller short ShE, and the feature mockumentary America the Mental. He's also written screenplays ranging from a romantic dramedy to classic film noir.
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Greetings Richard! Thank you for taking the time to take & answer questions from us. I've heard that writing a variety of genres in film is not a good idea. However, I write a variety of screenplays with various genres based upon my personal taste. Can you give me your take on this? Thank you! Ros Mickens Writer-Director-Producer
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Hey Ros, I'm not sure when you posted this Q, I hope it wasn't long ago though! I've done the same thing with my writing, epics, comedies, Noir, thrillers, sci-fi. It has its good and bad, I think. If you're looking to specialize in a genre, it takes longer to developt your technique, because you're not practicing that particular kind of story and your control of it. But I also think it is best to follow whatever story you have up in your head, and as long as you're focused on always improving, telling a good story and you're respectful of the genre and its fans, crossing genres ain't no thing. Best of luck and thanks for the Q!
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