Ep313 - Justine Bateman, Writer-Director Olivia Munn Film ‘Violet’

Creative Principles

As an actress, Justine Bateman is best known for her early television role as Mallory Keaton on Family Ties, but she also starred on Lois & Clark, Men Behaving Badly, Still Standing, Desperate Housewives, and Arrested Development, alongside her brother Jason Bateman. But, since the age of 19, she’s wanted to be a director. After graduating from UCLA a few years ago, she made two shorts - Five Minutes and PUSH - before raising the money to make Violet. Bateman’s debut film stars Olivia Munn and Luke Bracey, where Justin Theroux guest stars as “The Voice.” The plot reads, “Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.” In this interview, Bateman talks about directing as a visual collage, how she created an in-depth character piece, why the viewer is the most important character, and how her stories “bake” over time. If it’s your first time listening, make sure to subscribe and visit my new website for information on the YouTube channel, the blog, this podcast, and my new book ‘Ink by the Barrel’ which takes advice from these 200+ interviews at the link below… Follow us on Instagram: @creativeprinciples If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!