Podcasts by The Make Your Movie Podcast: A Filmmaking and Screenwriting Show

BONUS: Rise of the Filmtrepreneur - Listen to Two Chapters for FREE from 2022-06-29T11:15:22

Alex Ferrari's game-changing book Rise of the Filmtrepreneur®: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business has become an Amazon Best Seller. We are so excited to share this with you, th...

BONUS EPISODE: Introducing My New Weekly Podcast with Guest Musical Icon Moby from 2021-06-21T16:12:35

I've been working on a new podcast for sometime now. Introduction Next Level Soul. The podcast that asks the big questions about living, evolving and thriving in the world today. The show attempts ...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Filmmaker Process - Need Help Getting Your Film Funded, Finished and Distributed? from 2021-06-02T14:50:12

After working in the IFH labs for the first part of 2021 I can finally announce what it is. May I introduce Indie Film Hustle's FILMMAKER PROCESS?

Filmmaker Process offers comprehensive ...

BONUS EPISODE: From Forrest Gump to Dune - Adventures Screenwriting in Hollywood with Oscar® Winner Eric Roth from 2021-05-26T13:40:19

Edward Burns: The Art of the $9000 Micro Budget Indie Film from 2021-05-03T14:07:31

Today’s guest is a writer, director, producer, actor and indie filmmaking legend Edward Burns.

Many of you might have heard of the Sundance Film Festival winning film called The Brothers...

BONUS EPISODE: Richard Linklater - Slacker, Indie Cinema&How to Become a Filmmaker from 2021-04-20T14:30:18

Well I put out an episode back in 2019 putting my dream list of guests out into the universe and in the past four months I've been humbled to have some amazing filmmakers and screenwriters on the s...

CROSSOVER: Oliver Stone - Directing, Screenwriting and Surviving the Vicious Hollywood Game from 2020-12-28T18:36

Today on the show I bring you one of the most influential and iconic filmmakers in the history of cinema, three-time Oscar® winner Oliver Stone. Throughout his legendary career, Oliver Stone has se...

CHRISTMAS THROWBACK: Is Die Hard The Greatest Christmas Movie Ever - Yippee ki-yay! from 2020-12-25T10:40:09

CHRISTMAS THROWBACK:

I'm here to finally put to rest one of the greatest cinematic arguments of all time, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? I thought I'd tackle this epic question with my ...

CROSSOVER: Why Most Independent Films Never Make Money from 2020-11-19T19:02:56

I've been thinking about doing this podcast for a long time. In the tradition of Why Filmmakers are Always So Damn Broke & What They Can Do to Change It this episode is going to be a cold bucket of...

CROSSOVER: The Art of Low-Budget Cinematography with Suki Medencevic, A.S.C from 2020-10-06T13:04:56

Today I welcome back returning champion award-winning cinematographer Suki Medencevic A.S.C. I brought Suki back on the show to discuss Covid-19 and what Hollywood will look like after it passes, h...

SNEAK PEEK - Christopher Nolan: The Directors Series Podcast from 2020-09-13T17:10:09

Welcome to the SNEAK PEAK of THE DIRECTORS SERIES PODCAST, a show dedicated to appreciating and deconstructing the work of contemporary and classic film directors. In the show, we breakdown the car...

Annoucing the IFH Podcast Network for Filmmakers from 2020-07-27T14:55:35

The IFH Podcast Network makes it easy for you to discover, connect, and engage with industry-leading filmmaking and screenwriting podcasts, all in one place. We curate the best podcasts that will h...

Episode 236 - Alex Ferrari (Rise of the Filmtrepreneur) from 2020-07-17T18:18:24

Alex Ferrari is the mastermind behind Indie Film Hustle, and the host of the #1 Filmmaking podcast, Indie Film Hustle Podcast.

His new book, Rise of the Filmtrepreneur, is out now. Listen

Episode 235 - Sean Buckley (Building a Media Company) from 2019-12-08T15:27

Sean Buckley is the Founder and CEO of Buck Productions.
Buck Productions’ has over 80+ TV/film/digital projects ranging from across scripted, unscripted, and documentary genres.
Contact<...

Episode 234 - Jameson Parker (Producing for TV&Film) from 2019-11-17T17:12

Jameson Parker is the Director of Development for Brightlight Pictures. 
Jameson is the producer of SUMMER OF ‘84, PRODIGALS,and is currently producing the upcoming series Julie and the Phanto...

Episode 232 - Shelley Pack&Josh Sutherland (Chasing Molly) from 2019-06-19T23:05

Shelley Pack is an actress, writer, and producer. Shelley has performed with the The Groundlings, Second City Alumni, Drew Carey and the cast of "Whose Line is it Anyway?,"  Ryan Stiles and Kristen...

Episode 230 - Ron Bonk (House Shark) from 2019-03-13T20:42

Ron Bonk is a filmmaker and the founder and head of the distributor SRS Cinema. His latest new film, House Shark, is on Amazon Prime now.
 
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Episode 229 - Alex Ferrari (Shooting for the Mob) from 2019-02-03T12:12

Alex Ferrari is the founder of Indie Film Hustle blog, and the ultra popular podcast of the same name. Alex's feature film debut was the award winning This is Meg. The film stars comic actress Jill...

Episode 228 - Steve Kaplan (The Comic Hero's Journey) from 2019-01-19T19:22

Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most sought-after expert on comedy. In addition to having taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale and other top universities, Steve created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Wri...

Episode 227 - Ashley Scott Meyers (Indie Film Masterclass) from 2018-12-08T17:37

Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and host of the Selling Your Screenplay podcast.
After graduating from college Ashley moved from his childhood home in Annapolis, Maryland, to Los Angeles...

Episode 226 - Madman Pondo (Memoirs of a Madman) from 2018-10-23T00:58:10

Madman Pondo aka Kevin Canady, is an American professional wrestler, TV personality, and author.  Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, ...

Episode 225 - Jim Toscano&Danny Gianino (Being the World's #1 Rocky Super Fan) from 2018-10-10T23:48:51

Jim Toscano & Danny Gianino are documentary filmmakers from Detroit.
The Pretender movie is a documentary that follow follows, Mike Kunda, the world's #1 Rocky fan. Mike has spent the last 40 ...

Episode 224 – Gough (Building Your Own Netflix) from 2018-09-20T22:55:02

Gough was born on the 16th of December 1981 in Sydney Australia. He grew up on the Gold Coast where a love of writing and film was established early on in life. Working as an audio producer and com...

Episode 223 - Scott Myers (Zero Draft Thirty) from 2018-09-02T14:51:47

Scott Myers has written 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. His film writing credits include K-9 starring Jim Belushi, Alaska starring Vincent Kartheisher, and Troja...

Episode 222 - James Morosini (Making&Acting in Your Own Movies) from 2018-08-07T00:42:36

James Morosini was born in Tampa FL and raised in Boston MA. After graduating USC's School of Cinematic Arts, James went on to book the lead in a Tim Robbins produced Comedy Central pilot, Ultimate...

Episode 221 - Kansas Bowling (Making Your Own Film Career) from 2018-07-27T01:54:43

Kansas Bowling is a writer, director, and editor of music videos and feature films. Bowling’s first film “B.C. Butcher”, the world’s first prehistoric slasher film, starred Kato Kaelin and was rele...

Episode 220 - Marc V Price (Making Nightshooters) from 2018-07-04T20:40:26

Marc Price is writer, director, camera operator, editor & producer of COLIN, which was internationally renowned for its minuscule production budget and became known as the ‘£45/$70 feature film’. T...

Episode 219 - Jim Wynorski (Directing over 150 Movies) from 2018-06-24T13:14:06

Jim Wynorski is a B movie legend. Having directed over 150 movies, Jim's career spans several decades. Jim's most notable works are Chopping Mall, Sorority House Massacre II: Nighty Nightmare, Hard...

Episode 218 - Lil Yasuda and Michael Wolfe (Making the Anti Rom-Com) from 2018-06-15T13:01

Lily Yasuda is a writer, actor, and filmmaker from Boise, ID. She graduated Summa Cumme Laude from Chapman University this Spring with a Bachelor of Arts in Screenwriting. Lily will be making her o...

Episode 217 - Alex Ferrari (Guerrilla Shooting a Feature Film at Sundance) from 2018-05-27T17:01:54

Alex Ferrari is back for a 3rd time!!! Alex has been in the film industry for over 20 years and has worked on well over 1000 feature films, shorts, commercials, music videos, network promos, docume...

Episode 216 - Erman Baradi&Brandon Waites (Hustling in Hollywood) from 2018-05-23T01:22:24

Erman Bradi & Brandon Waiters are former Hollywood interns and co-founders of entertainment event series MixKnowledgy, and The Film Empire, a unique filmmaking contest. The Film Empire provides a g...

Episode 215 - Pat McGowan (Creating Revenue Streams for Filmmakers) from 2018-05-13T16:44:49

Pat McGowan is a longtime Film & Video Creator from Ottawa, Canada. As with many in the “biz”, his career started as a musician, moved into audio post and then into directing, producing, shooting a...

Episode 214 - Klaus Badelt (Composing in Hollywood) from 2018-04-24T01:46:54

Klaus Badelt is a German film composer, known for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer, helping to write scores for dozens of critically acclaimed films including The Thin Red Line, The Prince of Eg...

Episode 212 - Phillip Andrew (Unforgettable Storytelling) from 2018-04-08T16:07:11

Phillip Andrew is an Emmy-Nominated Los Angeles-based television producer who has been asked to speak around the country educating and encouraging High School and College Students through high ener...

Episode 210 - David Ash (Living Two Lives in the Twin Cities) from 2018-03-25T15:09:05

David Ash lives a double life. The 48-year-old treasury director for Ecolab moonlights as a filmmaker. His latest film, Twin Citites, a film about a troubled marriage, a very pregnant wife struggli...

Episode 209 - Neil Landau (TV Writing on Demand: Writing for TV) from 2018-03-18T13:58:25

Neil Landau is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, author and professor. His screen credits include the cult comedy "Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead" starring Christina Applegate, "Melros...

Episode 208 - Giles Alderson (The Filmmakers Podcast&#MakeYourFilmIn2018) from 2018-03-11T16:57:57

Giles Alderson is a British filmmaker, and host of, The Filmmakers Podcast. Giles recently directed the psychological horror feature film 'The Dare' which he co-wrote with Jonny Grant for Millenniu...

Episode 207 - Jennifer and Kevin Sluder (Producing Projects that Attract Investors) from 2018-03-06T00:10:51

Jennifer and Kevin Sluder are a husband and wife filmmaking team who've founded Sunshine Boy Productions in 2015. Their projects include Play Violet for Me, with producer/director Matt Mercer, Feed...

Episode 206 - Jenny Paul (Acting and Producing) from 2018-02-25T17:14:25

Jenny Paul is an actress and producer, known for The Looming Tower (2018), Jessica Jones (2015) and That Reminds Me... (2015). The Looming Tower premieres 2.28.18 only on Hulu. 
In this episod...

Episode 205 - Lloyd Kaufman (Making Your Own Damn Movie Vol 2) from 2018-02-18T14:52:01

Lloyd Kaufman RETURNS! Lloyd is the co-founder and President of Troma Entertainment, and creator of the Toxic Avenger. Troma is now celebrating 40 years of filmmaking, and is the longest running in...

Episode 204 - Patrick Lee (Film Criticism, Fandom, and Rotten Tomatoes) from 2018-02-11T20:00

Patrick Lee is an entrepreneur, and co-founder of Rotten Tomatoes, the internet's leading film criticism source. He currently co founded, Hobo Labs, a mobile gaming company. Their latest release, S...

Episode 203 - Kristen Maldonado (Social and Digital Strategy) from 2018-02-06T01:28:13

Kristen Maldonado is a Pop Culture Content Creator & Reviewer, and the Manager of Social Media for MTV's Total Request Live (TRL) accounts.
In this episode we'll chat strategies for social med...

Episode 202 - Gordy Hoffman (Screenwriting) from 2018-01-28T22:44:40

Gordy Hoffman is a screenwriter and director known for Dog Bowl (2015), Love Liza (2002), and A Coat of Snow (2005). Gordy is the founder of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition a contest designed fo...

Episode 201 - Ron Newcomb (Leveling Up!) from 2018-01-23T01:17:25

Ron Newcomb is a filmmaker, film coach, host of the Film Trooper podcast, and developer of the upcoming VIP Film Summit which is an event to be held September 25, 2018 in at the Dulles Marriott in ...

Episode 198 - Dave Campfield (Troma Now Podcast&Making Your Own Damn Movies) from 2017-12-31T18:12:08

Dave Campfield is a filmmaker, plays Caesar in the comedy team, 'Caesar & Otto', and hosts the Troma Now Podcast. 
On the basis of his first script, Dave Campfield won over a Hollywood agent. ...

Episode 197 - Jalbert Brothers (Why Can't You Make a Movie for $1,000?) from 2017-12-27T11:06:26

The Jalbert Brothers (Brian and Jake) started their careers in video production 15 years ago, as kids making home movies in their backyard. Combining their knowledge of filmmaking and experience in...

Episode 195 - Gough (How Do You Make a Movie if You're Blind?) from 2017-12-12T23:48:56

Gough is the first legally blind person to write, produce, edit, direct, and star in a feature film making this project a world first. Since then Gough has gone on to write, produce and direct many...

Episode 194 - Johnny Martin (Making Hangman with Al Pacino) from 2017-12-03T18:17:46

Johnny Martin is a filmmaker, and stuntman. In 2014 Johnny began his directing debut on the horror film “Delirium.” After winning three film festival awards in 2016, he was hired to direct two film...

Episode 193 - Kristin Overn (Entering Screenwriting Competitions) from 2017-11-30T03:19:49

Kristin Overn began her film career as an assistant and script reader at Davis Entertainment, and since that time, she has consulted, collaborated, and developed screenplays with dozens of writers,...

Episode 192 - The Shaker Brothers (Horror for the Holidays) from 2017-11-22T22:47:46

Peter Paul, and Tony Shaker are New Jersey filmmakers. Their debut feature film, Killer Christmas, is out Nov 22nd, 2017 on iTunes, Microsoft store, and Google Play.
In this special Thanksgivi...

Episode 190 - Liz Manashil (Distributing Your Movie with Sundance) from 2017-11-16T02:44:50

Liz Manashil is a filmmaker, and manager of the Sundance Creative Distribution Initiative.
In this episode we chat getting started, making her feature film "Bread and Butter",  distribution, h...

Total Rewrite 02 - Friday the 13th from 2017-11-11T18:12:15

In this episode, we discuss Friday the 13th. This episode was originally conducted for a planned second podcast of mine, 'Total Rewrite.' 
Friday the 13th is one of my favorite series in horro...

Episode 189 - Kim Ray (Producing Real Life) from 2017-11-09T00:36:07

Kim Ray is a producer, writer, and director. Kim has produced the reality TV shows, MTV's 'Made', The X Factor, Kendra on Top, and her current produced documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two, is on Netfl...

Episode 187 - Richard 'RB' Botto (Crowdsourcing for Filmmakers) from 2017-10-25T22:57:44

Richard 'RB' Botto is the CEO & Founder of Stage 32, the world’s largest online platform for connecting and educating film creatives. Prior to Stage 32, Botto was the founder, publisher and editor ...

Episode 186 - David Lagana (Content Creation&NWA Wrestling) from 2017-10-16T23:02:17

David Lagana was a staff writer on the hit TV show, Friends, before venturing into professional wrestling. Having written for WWE, ROH, TNA, and now he's the Vice President of NWA Wrestling.
I...

Episode 184 - Danny Draven (Creating Horror Films) from 2017-10-04T22:15:42

Danny Draven received his film degree from Emerson College, after graduating he moved to Hollywood and worked his way up through the ranks until he began producing and directing sci-fi/horror films...

Episode 183 - Phil Proctor (Creating a Comedy Legacy) from 2017-09-26T00:33:27

Phil Proctor is a founding member of the legendary Fire Sign Theater. He's been a voice actor appearing in movies (Monsters INC,  Toy Story, Inside Out) TV Shows (Rugrats as Phil and Lil's Dad, How...

Episode 182 - Cynthia Hill (Making Your Documentary) from 2017-09-20T00:16:27

Cynthia Hill is a filmmaker from North Carolina and the head of Markay Media. Her TV series “A Chef’s Life,” which is now in its fifth season, the HBO documentary, “Private Violence,” and a PBS doc...

Episode 181 - Michael Trent (Editing The Hatred) from 2017-09-11T10:03:22

Michael Trent is an editor with over with over 40 credits including working as an assistant editor on, Saving Private Ryan, AI, and Catch Me If You Can. He's  the editor for films like Joy Ride 3, ...

Episode 180 - Thomas Fleming (Post Production Supervisor of The Hatred) from 2017-09-11T09:55:38

Thomas Fleming is the Media Manager for Trancas International Films, and was the Post Production Supervisor on The Hatred.
 
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Episode 179 - Shae Smolik (Acting in The Hatred) from 2017-09-10T23:26:35

Shae Smolik is a child actress, and plays the role of Irene in The Hatred. We chat auditions, acting tips, how she got the role in The Hatred, and tons more.
 
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Episode 177 - Rhonda Shear (UP All Night!) from 2017-09-04T20:52:09

Rhonda Shear was the host of USA's Up All Night! from 1991 - 1998. She's also acted in TV shows, Happy Days, Married with Children, Duckman to name a few.  In 2001, Rhonda launched her own line of ...

Episode 176 - Len Kabasinski (Indie Film, Martial Arts, and Zombies) from 2017-08-27T16:13:10

Len Kabasinski is a filmmaker, fight choreographer, and martial artist from Erie, PA. 
Len holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Gannon University and also an Assoicates Degree in S...

Episode 175 - Jeff Willis (Screenwriting&Script Consultants) from 2017-08-22T00:57:48

Jeff Willis has worked in production, development, and business affairs for companies both large and small, including Marvel, The Weinstein Company, Beacon Pictures, and a few startups in between.<...

Episode 174 - David Feinman (Marketing Through the Noise) from 2017-08-14T23:20:04

David Feinman is the CEO & co-founder of Viral Idea Marketing, and he gained national recognition for creating The Zombie Run , a zombie obstacle course, that went viral across the country and sold...

Episode 173 - Sevier Crespo (Producing a Film Within Your Resources) from 2017-08-09T10:56:54

Sevier Crespo p.g.a., is a dynamic force in film and television production, known in the industry as the man who conquers impossible circumstances to bring projects in on schedule and on budget. Ac...

How I Would Have Written It - EP 01 - Suicide Squad from 2017-08-07T01:03:24

Better late than never. I had an entire other idea sketched out then decided I just hated it and wanted to start over from scratch.




I know I promised this like 1-2 or 2...

Episode 172 - Gary King (Creating strong Female Protagonists&Making Among Us) from 2017-07-30T15:15:27

Gary King is a writer and director. His latest film, Among Us, is out on August 8th, 2017 through iTunes and Amazon.
 
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Episode 171 - Danny Mac (Unprofessional Wrestling - Making Heel Kick) from 2017-07-23T15:03:31

Danny Mac is a Canadian filmmaker & actor. His latest film, Heel Kick is in select screenings and festivals Summer 2017.
Heel Kick: A "documentary" that chronicles the journey of two wannabe p...

Episode 169 - Matthew T Burns (aka 'Sick' Nick Mondo) - From Pro Wrestler to Filmmaker from 2017-07-04T17:54:04

Matthew T Burns aka 'Sick' Nick Mondo has wrestled all over the globe since he debuted and since retiring has turned into a full time filmmaker.
We chat getting into trouble in high school for...

Episode 168 - Curt Wiser (Making Cam-Girl) from 2017-06-27T01:52:09

Curt Wiser is a writer, director, and producer currently residing in Florida. His latest film, Cam Girl, is out now on DVD and through Amazon Prime.
In this episode we discuss George A Romero,...

Episode 167 - Staci Layne Wilson (So L.A. - A Hollywood Memoir) from 2017-06-20T00:57:40

 
Staci Layne Wilson is an award winning filmmaker, TV Host, and Amazon #1 Best selling author for her book, 'So L.A. - A Hollywood Memoir.' She wrote, produced and hosted three entertainment ...

Episode 166 - Steven Bernstein (Cinematic Storytelling) from 2017-06-13T23:37:29

Steven Bernstein is a screenwriter, director, and cinematographer.  He's lensed such films as Monster (Directed by Patty Jenkins), Kicking and Screaming (directed by Noah Baumbach) and Like Water f...

Episode 165 - Guy Goldstein (WriterDuet&Writing Your Story) from 2017-06-06T00:13:07

Guy Goldstein is a screenwriter, software developer, and the creator of WriterDuet screenwriting software. 
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Episode 164 - James Moorer (Moving the Needle of Your Career) from 2017-05-30T22:02:54

James Moorer is a screenwriter and actor. He studied Journalism at THE Ohio State University.  James has studied under prominent screenwriting gurus, Robert McKee and Hal Croasmun.
In 2014 Jam...

Episode 163 - David Powers (Always Believe) from 2017-05-21T18:02:15

David Powers is a filmmaker, podcaster, and staff member for the New York Asian Film Festival.
In this two hour long episode (!) I chat with Dave about the New York Asian Film Festival, gettin...

Episode 162 - Joe Kowalski (Story vs An Experience) from 2017-05-14T19:25:37

Joe Kowalski is a Cleveland, OH based filmmaker who recently made, 'I am the Doorway', a Stephen king Dollar Baby, and is hitting the film festival circuit with another film, Prism. This is Joe's s...

Episode 161 - Danielle Raiz (Marketing Your Film) from 2017-05-09T23:19:53

Danielle Raiz is the current Head of Video at Wix, a cloud based web development platform. 
In this episode of the podcast, Daniele and I chat marketing, how short films are becoming commerica...

Episode 160 - Salva Rubio (Save The Cat Goes to the Indies) from 2017-05-03T23:59:46

Salva Rubio is a writer, teacher, and novelist. His current book, Save the Cat Goes to the Indies, is out now. 
 
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Episode 159 - Jamie Buckner (Making the other 'Split') from 2017-04-25T00:24:21

Jamie Buckner is a NY based filmmaker and production coordinator. His current film, 'Split', is now available for streaming everywhere.
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Episode 158 - Michael K Snyder (Pitching Projects and Script Development) from 2017-04-16T15:23:07

Michael K Snyder is a graduate of Full Sail University's Film & Entertainment Business programs, holding both Bachelors and Masters degrees. Founder of Crash Films INC, an independent production co...

Episode 157 - Whitney Davis (Networking - On&Offline) from 2017-04-09T23:01:18

Whitney Davis is a manager and founder of Whitney Davis Literary. 
In this episode one of my most popular guests ever returns. Whitney Davis and I talk all about networking both on & off line ...

Episode 155 - Bob Saenz (Screenwriting&Moviemaking) from 2017-03-22T23:41:54

Bob Saenz is an actor and filmmaking. Bob was the voice of the antagonist in the first three Syphon Filter video games as well as performing additional voices, and Bob had an reoccuring role on the...

Episode 154 - Ethan Marten (Making Eyes of the Roshi) from 2017-03-16T22:33:04

Ethan Marten is an actor, director, and producer. In 2010, Ethan formed Light Age Films. In 2017, Ethan released, 'Eyes of the Roshi', and is in post production on his documentary, White Buffalo. <...

Episode 153 - Will Ball (Finding Representation) from 2017-03-12T15:16:31

Will Ball has been an agent for some of the biggest talent agencies on the East Coast. He just returned from a one year trek to LA. He's now returned to Philly to start his own agency, Vie Model an...

Episode 152 - Charmane Star (Transitioning to Indie Film and Starring in Catch 22) from 2017-03-09T00:26:20

Charmane Star is a former adult actress turned actress and model starring in films like Black Dynamite, and the film, Catch 22. 
 
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Episode 151 - Josh Folan (Making Catch 22) from 2017-03-05T20:37:07

Josh Folan is a New York based filmmaker, and the founder of NYEH Entertainment. His latest feature length film, Catch 22: based on the unwritten story by seanie sugrue is out now on iTunes, Youtub...

Episode 149 - Dan Mirvish (Slamdance: The Film Festival Revolution) from 2017-02-19T19:36:16

Dan Mirvish is a filmmaker, teacher, author of the book, The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking: From Preproduction to Festivals and Distribution, and co founder of the Slamdance...

Episode 148 - Michael G Kehoe (Turning Your Short Film into a Feature) from 2017-02-12T16:01:22

Michae G Kehoe is a writer/director who turned his hit horror short film, Hush, into a feature film, Alice: The Hatred, due out later this year from Anchor Bay Entertainment. 
Michael will be ...

Episode 147 - Mike Bierman (45x Award Winning Screenwriter) from 2017-02-05T16:54:45

Mike Bierman is an attorney turned 45x award winning screenwriter, and the founder of the popular Facebook group, Screenwriters Who Can Actually Write.
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Episode 146 - Melanie Wise (#WomenKickAss) from 2017-02-01T02:09:45

Melanie Wise is an actress, producer, and founder of the Artemis Film Festival. 
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-- Why Hollywood as We Know It Is Already Over - an article by Vanity Fair about the future...

Vote for Bullis II (Monkey Fighting Robots Podcast Competition - Audience Award) from 2017-01-22T16:08:41

VOTE HERE: http://www.monkeysfightingrobots.com/vote-for-your-favorite-podcast/
 
 
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Episode 145 - Will Keenan (From Hollywood to a Church) from 2017-01-21T18:28:58

Will Keenan is an actor, stunman, and the founder of St Babs, a new recovery center, and artist space in honor of the memory of his Mother. We chat everything from his first film role as Tromeo in ...

Episode 144 - Bill Ostroff (Creating The FirstGlance Film Festival) from 2017-01-17T00:20:22

Bill Ostroff is the founder and current CEO of the First Glance Film Festival. In addition to producing their award winning bi-coastal film festivals, FirstGlance has year round activities that inc...

Episode 142 - Christopher Downie (Working with Kevin Smith&Making, 'Shooting Clerks') from 2016-12-31T18:24:04

Christoper Downie is a Scottish filmmaker, and his latest film, 'Shooting Clerks', the true story of how convenience store clerk Kevin Smith made his grainy $27,000 film Clerks (1994) with maxed-ou...

Episode 141 - James Altucher (How to Choose Yourself) from 2016-12-23T20:18:39

James Altucher is a multi #1 Amazon best seller, former host of III:AM on HBO, and host of one of the top podcasts in the world, The James Altucher Show. His latest book, 'Reinvent Yourself' comes ...

Episode 140 - Shawn Whitney (Making a Micro Budget Film) from 2016-12-19T00:36:55

Shawn Whitney runs Microbudget Film Lab. He has directed two microbudget features, and is in preproduction for a third. In this episode we talk about a grant for the winner the top script in the la...

Episode 139 - Sandra Leviton (Film/TV Development, and Producing Zone 2) from 2016-12-12T18:04:58

Sandra Leviton is a Los Angeles based writer/ producer with over fifteen years of experience in TV and film development and production, working on over 20 original series, such as SONS OF ANARCHY, ...

Episode 138 - Marc Bienstock from 2016-12-02T18:06:47

Marc Bienstock is a Producer of such films as The Remaining, See No Evil 2, The Visit, and the upcoming, Split, which will be released January 20th, 2017. 
 

 
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Episode 136 - Joshua Caldwell from 2016-11-22T04:29:54

Joshua Caldwell is an accomplished director, writer, producer, and MTV Movie Award winner. His debut film, Layover, was shot for $6,000, and premiered to sold out crowds at the 2014 Seattle Interna...

Episode 135 - Brit Cruise from 2016-11-11T17:19:58

Brit Cruise is an educator, content maker, and Producer of Pixar in a Box on Khan Academy. 
 
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-- I'll Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi-- Pixar in a Box on Khan Acad...

Episode 134 - SS Wilson from 2016-11-05T16:45:42

SS Wilson is a screenwriter, director, and producer most famously known for the Tremors franchise.


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Episode 133 - Evan Kidd from 2016-10-29T16:56:11

Evan Kidd is a filmmaker, writer, drummer, and founder of RockSet Productions. His latest film, Son of Clowns, will be released Nov 15th, 2016 on VOD. 


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Episode 132 - Whitney Davis from 2016-10-23T17:08

Whitney Davis is a literary manager and script consultant, and she runs her own consultancy agency, Whitney Davis Literary. 

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Episode 131 - Joseph Poliquin from 2016-10-14T16:01:44

Joseph Poliquin is a filmmaker, and actor who's starred in American Horror Story, Hot Pursuit,Vice Principals, and the new film, #FollowFriday. 


Show Notes
-- GiveLousianaLove...

Episode 130 - Greg Travis from 2016-10-08T18:37:12

Greg Travis is an Actor, Producer, and Director. Greg has worked with some of the best directors in history such as David Lynch, Paul Verhoeven, and Milos Forman. 
Greg's latest film he direct...

Episode 129 - Rocky Costanzo from 2016-09-30T04:02:01

Rocky Costanzo is a writer & director currently living in LA. His latest film, Ditch Party' is having a one night showing in New York on Wednesday, Oct 12th at 8:00pm at Anthology Film Archives.32 ...

Episode 128 - Aaron Kaufman&Brian Levin from 2016-09-25T16:13:56

Aaron Kaufman is a producer, writer, and director best known for producing Machete Kills, and Sin City 2 for Robert Rodriguez. He also directed the film, Urge, starring Pierce Bronson. 

...

Episode 127 - Dan Benamor from 2016-09-17T23:45:43

Dan Benamor is a writer and director. His latest film, Initiation, is out now. 



Pre Show Notes
- Second Class Cinema reviews, The Uninvited. Thanks for the shout out!  Listen

Episode 126 - Chris Gore from 2016-09-11T15:32:05

Chris Gore is a TV host, screenwriter, director, and producer. He's currently running a Kickstarter to bring back Film Threat.


Pre Show Links
- CM Punk should be an inspiratio...

Episode 125 - Thornton Brothers from 2016-09-04T16:43:24

Chris and Jason Thornton are professional storytellers who seek to entertain audiences via commercially viable, thematically charged films, TV shows, books and comics across various genres while sp...

Episode 124 - Tom Benedek from 2016-08-28T16:37:59

Tom Benedek  has written and rewritten screenplays for Robert Zemeckis, Lawrence Kasdan, Lili Fini Zanuck & Richard Zanuck, David Brown, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack, , Harold Ramis,...

Episode 123 - Jenna Edwards from 2016-08-21T16:44:38

Jenna Edwards is an award winning producer and produced the first narrative feature with Hulu. Jenna is on a mission to shift the independent film scene so that it is a thriving, viable option for ...

Episode 122 - Clarke Scott from 2016-08-14T17:19:21

Clarke Scott is an Australian writer, director, and commercial photographer. He just recently shot his first feature film, A Thousand Moments, currently in post production. 
Pre Show Notes
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Episode 120 - Nicole Jones Dion from 2016-07-31T16:26:57

Nicole Jones Dion is a writer, producer, and director known for Dracula: The Dark Prince,Tekken 2, and her horror short film, Debris. 



Pre Show Notes
-- Filmmakers Givea...

Episode 119 - Chris Jay from 2016-07-24T16:01:45

Chris Jay is a musician, songwriter, producer, screenwriter, journalist,and actor best known as the front man and founder of the rock band, Army of Freshmen. Chris also co wrote and stars in the co...

Episode 118 - Jennifer Grisanti from 2016-07-18T22:31:08

Jennifer Grisanti is the writing instructor for Writers on the Verge, blogger for the Huffington Post, and she runs her own consultancy agency.


Show Notes

-- Aaron Spell...

Episode 117 - Rob Dimension from 2016-07-10T19:03:28

Rob Dimension is a filmmaker and actor who's successfully crowdfunded his last three films. 

Show Notes
- Jake Stetler  - Thanks for the 5 star review on iTunes, Jake!

- ...

Episode 116 - Sgt Derek Pacifico from 2016-07-04T18:30:32

Sgt. Pacifico is now retired after serving 22-years of active duty in the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. He now operates his training and consulting firm full time along with teaching ...

Episode 115 - Lane Shefter Bishop from 2016-06-27T19:06:30

Lane Shefter Bishop is Hollywood's, 'Book Whisperer. Founder of Vast Entertainment, Emmy award winning director, and Film/Television producer specializing in book-to-screen adaptation. Her new book...

Episode 114 - Alex Ferrari from 2016-06-19T18:54:57

Alex Ferrari is the host of the #1 ranked filmmaking podcast, and runs the ultra-popular indie film blog, Indie Film Hustle.

Show Notes
- Alex's Twitter course on Udemy
- Alex'...

Episode 112 - Nellie Akalp from 2016-06-06T19:04:57

Nellie Akalp is an entrepreneur, small business expert, speaker, and CEO of CorpNet.com.

Show Notes
-- My interview on Ashley Scott Meyers, Selling Your Screenplay, podcast. 
<...

Episode 111 - Paul Peditto from 2016-05-30T21:51:30

Paul Peditto is an award-winning screenwriter and director. His low-budget film Jane Doe starring Calista Flockhart won Best Feature at the New York Independent Film & Video Festival. Six of his sc...

Bonus Episode #4 - John Trigonis, Michael Doughtery, and Alison Hall from 2016-05-30T15:40:42

They've returned! Sledge Hammer and The Zen Master return for another round of crowdfunding this time giving advice to two currently crowdfunding campaigns, Walk with the Devil, and Zombie with a S...

Episode 110 - Nick Murphy from 2016-05-23T20:55:58

Nick Murphy is a filmmaker, videographer for Preston and Steve radio show, podcaster, and 1/3 of the very successful Youtube show/Channel, Continue?. Their new show, Smart Guys, debuted Feb 4th, 20...

Episode 109 - Jeff Annison from 2016-05-15T17:11:19

Jeff Annison is an American businessperson, and co-founder and president of Legion M, the world's first fan-owned entertainment company. He is also the co-founder and CEO of New York Rock Exchange,...

Episode 108 - Ashley Scott Meyers from 2016-05-09T00:46:04

Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and host of the, 'Selling Your Screenplay' podcast. He just raised over $14,000 for his debut feature film, 'The Pinch' on Kickstarter.
Show Notes-- Sell...

Episode 107 - Alan Watt from 2016-05-01T20:30:10

Alan Watt is the founder of the LA Writers Lab and the author of the book, 'The 90 Day Screenplay'. Show Notes
-- Story by Robert McKee (Physical version)
-- Story by Robert McKee (Kindle...

Episode 106 - David M Latt from 2016-04-25T19:22:50

David M Latt is the co-founder of the Asylum, one of the largest independent film studios operating today. We talk creating ideas, managing budget, and the upcoming Sharknado 4 - The Fourth Awakens...

Episode 105 - Michael Rousselet from 2016-04-18T20:45:29

Michael Rousselet is a writer/director at 5 Second Films. He is a co writer/director of Dude Bro Party Massacre III which is his first feature film. Show Notes

- Dude Bro Party Massacre ...

Episode 104 - Glenn Benest from 2016-04-10T19:44:56

Glenn M. Benest is an award winning writer/producer. He received his bachelor's degree at Harvard University and his Master of Fine Arts at U.C.L.A. in playwriting. He has seven produced film credi...

Episode 103 - Harrison Smith from 2016-04-03T23:03:33

Harrison Smith is actually only the 2nd Philly-based filmmaker I've interviewed with the other being David Greenberg. Harrison is the writer/producer for the Fields, and 6 Degrees of Hell starring ...

Episode 102 - William Dickerson from 2016-03-28T19:38:21

William Dickerson is the writer/director of DETOUR, THE MIRROR, DON'T LOOK BACK, & author of the book, DETOUR: Hollywood. He's currently crowdfunding for the project, No Alternative: A feature Film...

Bonus Episode #3 - Sledge Hammer and The Zen Master II: Crowdfunding from 2016-03-24T14:13:17

They've returned! Sledge Hammer and The Zen Master return for another round of crowdfunding this time giving advice to two currently crowdfunding campaigns, Blur, and Inked: A Prologue. 
 John...

Episode 101 - Chris Hatchett from 2016-03-21T20:45:26

Chris Hatchett is a filmmaker and commercial videographer. This is also his first ever podcast. Show Notes
-- Shot Lister App - for iOS, Windows, and Android
-- Project Management Triangl...

Episode 100 - Don Barris from 2016-03-14T19:26:50

Don Barris is 1/3 of the comedy trio, the Big 3. Don starred and produced in one of the best movies and comedies of all time, Windy City Heat, which is one of the most elaborate pranks ever pulled....

Episode 99 - Morgan J Freeman from 2016-03-08T01:14:04

Morgan J Freeman holds the distinction of winning the top 3 awards at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival with his debut feature, 'Hurricane Streets.' Morgan is currently the Executive Producer of MTV'...

Bonus Episode #2 - G Michael Hopf (Writing Kindle books) from 2016-03-05T13:47:39

G. Michael Hopf is the best-selling author of THE NEW WORLD series. He spent two decades living a life of adventure before he settled down and became a novelist full time. He is a combat veteran of...

Episode 98 - Jason Kartalian from 2016-02-28T23:43:43

Jason Kartalian is a film producer, director, and writer. He's best know for the films Driller, and his latest movie, Seahorses is now available to rent or buy on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. <...

Episode 96 - Jackey Neyman from 2016-02-15T17:14:58

Jackey Neyman is an actress and producer, known for Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966), Manos: The Rise of Torgo (2015), Manos Returns (2016) which is currently on Kickstarter, and the upcoming book, ...

Episode 95 - Miranda Sajdak from 2016-02-08T21:53:54

Miranda Sajdak is a film writer/producer currently living in Los Angeles. She recently joined with producer Sandra Leviton to co-found Script Chix and Under the Stairs Entertainment. She currently ...

Episode 94 - Andrew Bloomenthal from 2016-02-02T00:05:55

Andrew Bloomenthal is entertainment writer whose work has appeared in Scriptmag, Creative Screenwriting Magazine, CNBC.com, and Variety magazine. ContactAndrew-- Official Site-- TwitterDave Bullis-...

Episode 93 - Matt R Lohr (Writing with Dan O'Bannon) from 2016-01-25T19:37:40

Matt R Lohr is an award-winning screenwriter, essayist, and critic. He holds an MFA in screenwriting from Chapman University and is the coauthor of the book, 'Dan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Str...

Episode 92 - Ron Peters (Screenwriting) from 2016-01-18T22:27:58

Ron Peters is a screenwriter, story analyst, and editor.  He's known for his work on the TV series, Luck, and the movies Defiance, The Wolf of Wall Street, Fury, and the upcoming Now You See Me 2. ...

Episode 91 - John Paxton Jr (Writing and Directing a Series) from 2016-01-11T00:17:32

John Paxton Jr is a director and writer known for Rebecca's Window (2006), Mary's Laughter (2008), 800 Pound Gorilla (2010), and the series Atlantic City Chronicles which just completed its 2nd sea...

Episode 90 - Jared Hess from 2016-01-04T23:14:31

Jared Hess is a Cinematographer based out of Orlando, Florida. Jared has worked in the indie film television market for over 10 years and has produced content for such clients as Bellator, WWE & ES...

Episode 89 - Bojan Dulabic (How to Make a Zombie Feature Film for 5K) from 2015-12-21T00:23:05

Bojan Dulabic is a Vancouver filmmaker. He just released his zombie feature film, Project: Eugenics. Show Notes-- Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera-- George Romero - Founder of the Zombie genre-- Rebe...

Episode 88 - Richard T Wilson from 2015-12-13T00:07:27

Richard T Wilson is an Emmy award winning filmmaker. Richard is best known for the critically acclaimed television/DVD series, Maple Ave. His current project, The Halloween Girl, is available now o...

BONUS Episode #1 - Madalyn Sklar (Social Media 101&Film Marketing) from 2015-12-11T18:56:25

In my 1st Blab, Social Media Coach, Blogger, and Host of the TwitterSmarter Podcast, Madalyn Sklar joins me to talk social media 101. NOTE: All Audio is taken from BlabShow Notes-- Follow me on Bla...

Episode 87 - Brad Wilke from 2015-12-06T03:12:30

Brad Wilke is the screenwriter of Camel Spiders and Piranhaconda. Brad holds an MBA from the University of Washington's Foster School of Business as well as a Master of Communication in Digital Med...

Episode 86 - Bob Woolsey and Darren Borrowman (How to Make an Independent Film) from 2015-11-28T19:25:45

Bob Woolsey and Darren Borrowman have been collaborators through their company Borrowtime productions for nearly a decade now. They're now launching Borrowtime's first feature film, "Do Something w...

Episode 85 - Jason Love from 2015-11-24T00:48:16

Jason Love is an animator, web designer, balloon twister, magician, writer, artist, and educator. He has self-published comics, produced short films, owned a screen printing business, and even perf...

Episode 82 - Leo Fong from 2015-11-01T21:14:23

Leo Fong is a Kung Fu grandmaster, Methodist Minister, Fitness Coach, and Filmmaker. Leo's film career has spanned over forty years. He was also a sparring partner and student of the legendary Bruc...

Episode 81 - Robyn Paris from 2015-10-23T02:14:19

Robyn Paris an actress best known for starring in The Room as Michelle. She's currently producing a mockumentary, "The Room Actors, Where Are They Now?"If you like hearing about the movie, The Room...

Episode 80 - Pilar Alessandra from 2015-10-18T18:00

Pilar Alessandra is the director of the popular writing program “On The Page” and author of “The Coffee Break
Screenwriter.” A sought-after teacher and lecturer, she’s traveled the world teach...

Episode 79 - Steve Kaplan from 2015-10-11T16:37:01

Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most sought-after expert on comedy. In addition to having taught at UCLA,NYU, Yale and other top universities, Steve Kaplan created the HBO Workspace, the HBO N...

Episode 78 - Cassian Elwes from 2015-10-07T22:39:05

Cassian Elwes is an independent film producer and agent, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in the independent film industry.Show Notes-- Dallas Buyers Club-- Ain't Them B...

Episode 77 - Mark Stolaroff from 2015-10-06T01:34:08

Mark Stolaroff is an independent producer and a founding partner of Antic Pictures, an LA-based production company producing a slate of low budget, high quality digital features. On Oct 10th & 11th...

Episode 76 - Alex Ferrari from 2015-10-05T16:00

Alex Ferrari has been in the film industry for over 20 years and have worked on over 1000 feature films, shorts, commercials, music videos, network promos, documentaries and webisodes. Alex began h...

Episode 74 - John Philapavage from 2015-09-26T23:00

John Philapavage is the co-director and producer of Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. We talk the challenges of making a pro wrestling documentary, running...

Episode 73 - Scott Dikkers from 2015-09-20T15:11

Scott Dikkers founded the world’s first humor website, TheOnion.com, in 1995. A few years earlier he helped found the original Onion newspaper. He’s served as The Onion’s owner and editor-in-chief,...

Episode 72 - Jacob Dethridge from 2015-09-16T20:05

Jacob Detharidge is the former head story analyst in the story department at WME where he oversaw the entire literary catalogue for the agency as well as all coverage and submissions. After WME, Ja...

Episode 71 - Peter D Marshall from 2015-09-06T21:12:08

Peter D. Marshall is a filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada. He has worked in the Film and Television Industry for over 40 years – as a Film Director, Television Producer, First Assistant Director, and...

Episode 70 - John Russo from 2015-09-01T00:40:31

John Russo is a screenwriter and film director. He's the co writer of Night of the Living Dead and several books on filmmaking. He's currently crowdfunding his latest film, 'My Uncle John is a Zomb...

Episode 69 - Josh Forbes from 2015-08-23T20:29:16

Josh Forbes is a music video director and filmmaker. He's nominated for an MTV Video Music Award which is Sunday August 30th, and he's launched a GoFundMe page to help get him there. Josh recently ...

Episode 68 - Jeremy Michael Cohen from 2015-08-14T17:38:23

Jeremy Michael Cohen is a writer, director, and producer of films and other moving images. He has produced and 1st A.D.ed millions of dollars of content, including seven feature films and  commerci...

Episode 67 - Joe Kowalski from 2015-08-09T14:18:55

Joe Kowalski can't even legally drink alcohol yet and he's on my podcast. Joe has been making videos since he was ten and haven't stopped since. In 2011 Joe was made a Youtube Partner and his lates...

Episode 65 - Patrick Epino from 2015-07-27T21:38:42

Patrick Epino is an actor and producer, known for Void (2005), Mr. Sadman (2009) and Awesome Asian Bad Guys (2014). Epino is a graduate of the University of Chicago and earned his MFA in Cinema fro...

Episode 64 - Andrew Shaffer (Special Sharknado Episode!) from 2015-07-19T20:04:39

Andrew Shaffer is a humorist and New York Times bestselling author whose works include Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love, the Goodreads Choice semifinalist Fifty Shames of Earl Grey, and Syfy's...

Episode 63 - Chad Armstrong from 2015-07-14T00:24:02

Chad Armstrong is the President & Creative Director of Eli Roth's, 'Crypt TV'. He's the current editor in chief of LeglessCorpse.com. He's currently crowdfunding for the horror film, 'Demosimine', ...

Episode 62 - Marc V Price (Part II) from 2015-07-12T16:10:33

Marc V Price is a producer and writer, known for Colin (2008), Magpie (2013), and Way of the Monkey's Claw (2015). - Making of Colin- Way of the Monkey's Claw trailer- Magpie trailer Show Notes- Mo...

Episode 61 - Marc V Price from 2015-07-06T15:42:45

Marc V Price is a producer and writer, known for Colin (2008), Magpie (2013), and Way of the Monkey's Claw (2015). - Making of Colin- Way of the Monkey's Claw trailer- Magpie trailer Show Notes- Am...

Episode 60 - Danny Draven from 2015-06-28T23:34:21

Danny Draven is an award-winning writer, director and producer of genre films. After receiving his film degree from Emerson College, he moved to Hollywood and has edited over 80 feature films, incl...

Episode 59 - Derek Kolstad from 2015-06-24T18:27:50

Derek Kolstad is the screenwriter of One in the Chamber, The Package (starring Steve Austin & Dolph Lundgren), John Wick (starring Keanu Reeves) and the upcoming John Wick 2. We talk bad movies, sc...

Episode 58 - Richard Walter (Part II) from 2015-06-16T23:31:03

Richard Walter is a celebrated storytelling guru, movie industry expert, and longtime chairman of UCLA’s legendary graduate program in screenwriting. He has written numerous feature assignments for...

Episode 57 - Richard Walter (Part I) from 2015-06-16T17:02:39

Richard Walter is a celebrated storytelling guru, movie industry expert, and longtime chairman of UCLA’s legendary graduate program in screenwriting. He has written numerous feature assignments for...

Episode 56 - Guy Patton from 2015-06-08T23:04:47

Guy Patton is a Philly native now living in NJ. Guy and his wife, Dana recently made the film, 'Pearl', for $15,000. Pearl has been picked up by Indican Pictures for an international release and on...

Episode 54 - David Greenberg from 2015-05-25T21:49:12

David J. Greenberg has been writing screenplays professionally since the early 90's. "Incorporated" was a semi-finalist for the prestigious Sundance Screenwriters Lab. His film "The True Meaning of...

Episode 53 - Bill Plympton from 2015-05-18T21:31:16

Bill Plympton is considered the "King of Indie Animation" and is the first person to hand draw an entire animated feature film (over 40,000 drawings). Bill Plympton moved to New York City in 1968 a...

Episode 52 - Jon Reiss from 2015-05-12T01:36:02

Jon Reiss is a critically acclaimed filmmaker named one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” by Daily Variety. Jon authored the book, 'Thinking Outside the Box Office', and co wrote the book, 'Sellin...

Episode 51 - Wonder Russell&Lisa Coronado from 2015-05-04T22:47:35

Wonder Russell is a actress/writer/producer. Her latest project 'See You on the Other Side' is currently crowdfunding on Seed and Spark.  Lisa Coronado is an actress and producer who currently star...

Episode 50 - Andy Weir from 2015-04-28T12:09:34

Andy Weir is a best selling writer whose first novel, The Martian', is currently being adapted into afilm directed by Ridley Scott and staring Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels and Kristen Wigg. The Martian...

Episode 49 - Calvin Starnes from 2015-04-21T00:17:52

Calvin Starnes was until recently an AD & grip in the film industry. Today he's a screenwriter who last year made his first sale. Show Notes: - Rachel Prior on Twitter - Please visit our new affili...

Episode 48 - Ken Davenport from 2015-04-14T23:15:54

Ken Davenport is a Broadway producer, some of his credits include Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, The Tony award winning Kinky Boots, and Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury. Combined, Ke...

Episode 47 - Erik Stolhanske from 2015-04-07T22:21:02

Erik Stolhanske is a member of the comedy troupe, Broken Lizard. Films they've made include Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest, and the upcoming Super Troopers 2. Super Trooper 2 crowdfunding cam...

Episode 46 - Scott Myers from 2015-04-07T01:35:28

Scott Myers has written nearly 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. His film writing credits include K-9 starring Jim Belushi, Alaska starring Vincent Kartheisher, an...

Episode 45 - Dale Sherman from 2015-03-31T16:54:42

Dale Sherman is an author who has written several books about rock music, including several books on KISS & Alice Cooper. His latest book, Quentin Tarantino FAQ is out now. Buy Dale's new book, "Qu...

Episode 44 - Alvaro Rodriguez from 2015-03-24T01:48:39

Alvaro Rodriguez is a screenwriter who currently working on season 2 of From Dusk til Dawn the Series. His career in film began when he riffed on a Spanish guitar figure as the hero's musical theme...

Episode 43 - Scott Kirkpatrick from 2015-03-17T17:42:11

Scott Kirkpatrick is the Director of Distribution for MarVista Entertainment, a Los Angeles based production and distribution company that produces original Lifetime and SyFy channel films, co-prod...

Episode 42 - Danny Manus from 2015-03-10T15:22:35

Danny Manus parlayed his career as a development executive in Hollywood to becoming an in-demand script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting. Danny was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of ...

Episode 41 - Dawn Fields from 2015-03-03T00:57:16

Dawn Fields is a Los Angeles-based producer, writer/director and owner of the feature film production company Palm Street Films, LLC. She has over twenty years of experience working as a producer, ...

Episode 40 - Corey Mandell from 2015-02-24T18:21:28

Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, John Travolta, Julia Roberts, Warner Brothers, Universal a...

Episode 39 - Angelo Bell from 2015-02-24T16:32:09

Angelo Bell is a screenwriter and filmmaker. Angelo moved to LA from NY in 1995 and since then has written TV pilots, pitched to every major TV network, and written and directed both short & featur...

Episode 38 - Richard 'RB' Botto from 2015-02-17T12:53:21

Richard "RB" Botto is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32.com the world's largest social media site and educational hub for film, television and theater creatives. Prior to creating Stage 32, Botto was...

Episode 37 - Sean Baker from 2015-02-10T02:00

Sean Baker is Sean Baker is a director, writer, producer known for the Spirit Award nominated films Take Out, Prince of Broadway and Starlett (winner of the Robert Altman Spirit Award). He is also ...

Episode 36 - Shawn Montgomery from 2015-02-02T23:17:28

Shawn Montgomery Columbia College Chicago and relocated to Los Angeles in 2008 with the Semester in L.A. Directing program through the school. Shawn has worked on co-productions with Lionsgate Film...

Episode 35 - William C Martell from 2015-01-26T19:27:37

William C. Martell is the author of the Blue Books Screenwriting series. He's also a contributor to Writer's Digest Magazine and wrote the Screenwriting 101 column for the Independent Film Channel ...

Episode 34 - Marty Lang from 2015-01-20T01:10:40

Marty Lang is an award winning filmmaker, professor and journalist. Marty has produced over 11 films including Being Michael Madsen and Rising Star. We chat filmmaking, crowdfunding and why it pays...

Episode 33 - Greg Francis from 2015-01-13T03:50:32

On the show today is writer/director Greg Francis. Greg recently released his film, Poker Night, starring Ron Perlman on iTunes & Amazon. We talk writing, how Greg approached Ron Perlman and direct...

Episode 32 - Lloyd Kaufman from 2015-01-06T00:10:11

Lloyd Kaufman needs no introduction but here it is anyway. Lloyd has been in the filmmaking industry for 40 years and the cofounder of Troma entertainment.Lloyd and I sit down to discuss filmmaking...

Episode 31 - Jeanne Veillette Bowerman from 2014-12-16T15:15:42

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is the Editor and Online Community Manager of Scriptmag.com / Script Magazine. She is Co-Founder and moderator of the weekly Twitter screenwriters’ chat, ‪#‎Scriptchat‬, a...

Episode 30 - Shawn Coyne from 2014-12-09T14:00

A podcast covering all aspects of the film & tv industry from screenwriting to directing to crowdfunding to distribution.
Every week I interview a working professional and discuss everything ...

Episode 28 - Steve Wolsh from 2014-11-26T01:10

Steve Wolsh is an filmmaker in LA. He just sold his first film, Muck, to Anchor Bay and is currently on Kickstarter raising funds for the sequel which is over half way to it's goal of $250k.
...

Episode 27 - Alex Dinelaris from 2014-11-18T20:06

Alex Dinelaris is a two time Drama desk nominee. He's a screenwriter, playwright as well as a director.
His most recent project, Birdman, starring Michael Keaton is currently in theater's. Listen

Episode 25 - Alexia Anastasio from 2014-11-18T17:14

Joining me today is Alexia Anastasio. Alexia is a independent filmmaker. She's Co-producer of Beyond the Noise: My Transcendental Meditation Journey. She directed the documentary, Adventures in Ply...

Episode 24 - Mark E Phillips and John Maslowski from 2014-11-11T17:41

The Walking Fool returns! Mark E. Phillips has directed several shorts, two off-off-Broadway plays, and produced and directed his own television series for the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. 'The ...

Episode 23 - Lucas McNelly from 2014-10-28T23:39

Lucas McNelly a filmmaker from Maine and crowdfunding consultant at Dream Local.
Four years ago Lucas toured the country in a campaign called, 'A Year Without Rent' and he also slept on my co...

Episode 22 - Kendall Almerico from 2014-10-21T21:43

Kendall Almerico is an attorney and is the CEO of FundHub.
Today Kendall and I talk crowdfunding tips and equity crowdfunding. NOTE: I apologize for the terrible sound of my mic. For some rea...

Episode 21- Eli Regalado from 2014-10-08T02:39

Eli Regalado is the Chief of Madness at the Mad Hatter Agency,
where he shows clients how to leverage and build their businesses and
in the past year he's raised over $400K through vario...

Episode 20 - John Trigonis and Michael C Dougherty from 2014-10-07T02:49

John Trigonis is a filmmaker, poet and campaign specialist at Indiegogo.
Michael C Dougherty is a filmmaker and crowdfunding consultant. He fully crowdfunded his last movie, Z Con, for $30k.In...

Episode 19 - Scott Mcmahon from 2014-09-30T19:53

Scott McMahon is the Director of Content Marketing for The Film Trooper, a website for helping filmmakers become entrepreneurs. Scott recently made the feature film The Cube that was made for $500 ...

Episode 18 - Jason Brubaker from 2014-09-24T00:15

Jason Brubaker is a Los Angeles based distribution consultant. He is focused on helping filmmakers make, market and sell movies more easily by growing a fan base, building buzz and creating communi...

Episode 16 - Kelley Baker from 2014-09-09T21:39

Kelly Baker has worked in Hollywood for 20 years. He’s well known for being the sound designer on six of Gus Van Sant’s feature films,
including My Own Private Idaho, Goodwill Hunting and Fi...

Episode 15 - Elliot Grove from 2014-09-02T00:12

Elliot Grove founder of Raindance Film Festival comes by to chat about why he started Raindance, stories about then rookie filmmakers Edgar Wright & Chris Nolan and making your movie from script to...

Episode 14 - Elizabeth Karr from 2014-08-26T13:43

Elizabeth is an actress appearing in theater, film and television for over twenty years.
She currently is a producer for, 'Radio Free Albemuth', a feature film based on the work by legendary s...

Episode 13 - Steve Kaplan from 2014-08-19T16:33

Steve Kaplan is the industry’s most sought-after expert on comedy. Steve created the HBO Workspace and the HBO New Writers Program.

On the podcast, Steve and I discuss screenwriting, hi...

Episode 12 - Chris Soth from 2014-08-12T21:26

Chris Soth, creator of the Mini-Movie Method drops by and we discuss screenwriting, film and how to go about sending out query letters to agents & managers. Find Chris at: - Official Site: Listen

Episode 11 - Joe Jarvis from 2014-08-05T12:18

Joe is the VP of Product Development for Final Draft, the #1 screenwriting software in the world.
We talk about getting started in screenwriting, the release of Final Draft 9, plans for Final...

Episode 10 - Phil Carroll from 2014-07-29T16:37

Phil Carroll is a senior film student at Temple University. His film, "Words of Atonement", won Best Undergraduate Film his freshmen year. Recently he's entered the 24 hour project with his project...

Episode 8 - Brandon Fowler from 2014-07-15T15:41

Brandon is a filmmaker who moved to Riga, Latvia and started a journey to film his latest film, 'Hybrid Vigor'. In this interview we talk filmmaking, moving across the world and a whole bunch more....

Episode 7 - Hiroshi Katagiri from 2014-07-08T16:14

Hiroshi Katagiri is a Japanese filmmaker and sculptor. When he was 18 he moved to America and began working in the special effects field. Hiroshi has worked on such films as, "Escape from LA", "Pac...

Episode 6 - Joe Wilson from 2014-07-01T16:12

Joe Wilson is a storyteller who tells stories with swearing. Based in LA, Joe started the series, "Vampire Mob" and "Playshorts." Joe is now turning Vampire Mob into a graphic novel. Find Joe:- Twi...

Episode 5 - David Hohl from 2014-06-01T22:27

David Hohl is a screenwriter and story consultant. David has read hundreds of scripts as a paid consultant, studied film analysis/coverage at AFI & UCLA, has written 7 feature length scripts, and h...

Episode 4 - Mark E Phillips from 2014-05-01T22:34

Mark E Phillip's has directed several shorts, two off-off-Broadway plays, and produced and directed his own television series for the Manhattan Neighborhood Network.'The Walking Fool' is his first ...