Bob Degus
Bob Degus is a Hollywood director, producer, and screenwriter and voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Appears in 5 Episodes
Why I'm Here: 40 Years, 3,000 Films, and What I Want to Give You
Episode 1: There's a moment I've never forgotten. A screening room full of Academy voters, all of us silently rooting for the same film — and then, in the last 30 seco...
What I Learned Watching 3,000 Short Films!
EPISODE 2: What I Learned Watching 3,000 Short FilmsTwenty seconds into a short film called Wasp, I knew I was watching something extraordinary. A woman — barefoot, in...
The Number One Mistake That Kills Most Short Films
EPISODE 3: The #1 Mistake That Kills Most Short Films In 30 years of watching more than 3,000 short films as an Oscar voter, I've seen the same mistake kill otherwise ...
What Oscar Voters Actually Look For...
EPISODE 4: What Oscar Voters Actually Look For... Every filmmaker wonders about it. Who are these people deciding which short films get nominated for an Oscar? What ar...
Episode 5: Story is Everything: The Non-Negotiable Foundation
Episode 5: Story is Everything: The Non-Negotiable FoundationAfter 40 years in Hollywood and more than 3,000 short films watched as an Oscar voter, I can tell you this...