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The Ground Floor

A fledgling production studio founded by Sean Lewis and Matt Dellapina, Little Ark Films hopes to move from a ripple to making industry waves. These chats offer an inside look at the realities of micro budget filmmaking, the brainstorming sessions between projects, and the struggles behind the dream of a new final cut.

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16. How To Take (Or Leave) Criticism from 2020-07-01T15:00:36

Sean and Matt walk through their bouts with artistic critique, performance notes, and public reviews. After decades of it, Matt hopes to finally stop talking so fast. And Sean will try to balance 1...

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15. What Is StoryBrink? from 2020-05-27T17:15:25

Sean & Matt share the launch of Storybrink - a new lit & media journal featuring a great array of superlative talents across the arts. Issue One’s contributors incl. Alix Lambert, Campbell Scott, a...

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14. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Comics from 2020-05-07T21:04:46

Sean Lewis (author of Image’s SAINTS, THE FEW, and COYOTES) gives Matt the rundown of his personal journey to professional comic book success, plus the ways the IP industry is having to reinvent it...

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13. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: TV & Film from 2020-05-01T19:31:07

Matt & Sean try to surround the new challenges facing large-scale onscreen production. And at the veritable “halftime” in their lives, stripping down and prioritizing helps show some artistic light...

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12. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Theater from 2020-04-23T20:39:38

Matt & Sean wonder why the theater seems to be running from its strengths amidst a pandemic. They also ask if only the young and hungry can make street theater. --- This episode is sponsored by ...

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11. For The Love from 2020-04-16T20:07:54

Matt asks Sean how to get creativity back to basics and divorced from commerce. Topics addressed include the Rough Theatre, playing with Magna-Tiles, and whether Matt is a conservative. --- Thi...

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10. Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste from 2020-04-06T12:08:16

Sean & Matt catch you up on the major upheavals facing the artistic industries (comics, theatre) they’ve long loved and whether it’s possible to pivot Little Ark’s trajectory during shelter-in-plac...

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9. How To Make Money from 2020-03-09T15:56:31

Sean & Matt ponder this title, realize there is no hope, proceed nonetheless. Quick rundowns of the money made (and lost) on our indie film ventures and how getting paid in exposure can sometimes b...

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8. Make A Web Series For Nothing from 2020-02-28T18:46:18

Matt & Sean discuss the sadness of March, take you through the process of getting ADULT ED. together, and advocate for specificity of voice over trying to feel “professional”. --- This episode i...

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7. How To Find Time from 2020-02-20T01:11:47

Literally hiding from their sons, Sean and Matt discuss the imperative of carving out time for creative work and how tricky that can be in an industry increasingly favoring “content” over art. ---...

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6. NY vs. LA vs. Anywhere Else from 2020-02-11T20:22:24

Matt & Sean discuss their experience in making work in both the traditional markets and those off the beaten path. But first, a quick debrief of Sean’s phone pitch to a producer and whether “Billbo...

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5. BTS - Pitch Meeting Conference Call from 2020-02-07T00:50:34

A behind-the-scenes listen to a typical brainstorm call as Sean & Matt prep for a pitch meeting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Listen

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4. How To Get Unstuck In The Arts from 2020-01-28T21:49:22

Sean and Matt walk through career moments they hit a snag in their chosen paths & how sliding over to another discipline can create unforeseen opportunities. --- This episode is sponsored by ·...

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3. How To Make A Movie For 5K from 2020-01-22T17:45:31

The story of how Sean and Matt made the feature film, THESE HOPELESS SAVAGES, for little more than food and gas. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

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2. Paying Dues To Pay More Dues from 2020-01-17T20:31:49

Sean and Matt ponder why they each pivoted from theatre only to enter the equally whack-a-mole lifestyle of indie film. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a pod...

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1. Hi, We Are Little Ark from 2020-01-10T18:32:11

A brief intro to Sean Lewis and Matt Dellapina. Covering some of the micro-budget films they’ve made - incl. THESE HOPELESS SAVAGES and ADULT ED. - and the murky terrain of figuring out what’s next...

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THE GROUND FLOOR Trailer from 2020-01-09T18:32:11

An inside look at an indie film outfit.

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