Podcast Episodes

How 'The Creator' DP Challenges Big Budget Filmmaking with an Indie Mindset

Can you make a big budget, sci-fi film that isn’t a franchise, or a sequel, or a reboot, and tackle it using an indie mindset? That’s what the team b…

2 years, 11 months ago

How The Weird Satanist Guy Spawned a Sundance Indie With Demon Puppets

Making a film is a laborious task that requires dedication, passion, discipline, and inspiration. Seeing the success of other filmmakers, who are mor…

2 years, 11 months ago

Why You Should Write Your Spec with 'Greenland' Screenwriter Chris Sparling

Don’t be afraid to plant your flag early on. This advice comes from writer Chris Sparling, who is known for the 2010 film, Buried, starring Ryan Reyn…

2 years, 11 months ago

The WGA Strike is Over - What's Next?

Finally, the WGA strike has come to an end and writers are going to be elated about the new agreement. So what does this new agreement entail and how…

2 years, 11 months ago

The Most Disturbing Shorts at Sundance

The Midnight Shorts section of the Sundance Film Festival is known for creative, weird, and visually innovative horror. The 2023 lineup features shor…

3 years ago

The Writer's Strike Ends and Social Media Debates a Screenplay Page

Are you ready for the WGA strike to end? We sure are! After almost half a year, the WGA and AMPTP have announced they have agreed on terms. 

In today’…

3 years ago

How To Cast, Direct and Make Movies for Kids

Jake Van Wagoner is a director, producer, and actor known for his work on Impractical Jokers and the film Christmas Time. His recent film, Aliens Abd…

3 years ago

The iPhone 15 is for Filmmakers, Casting Problems, and a Panamanian Adventure

What unintended shifts to the industry are coming from the current strike? Why is the iPhone 15 the perfect phone for filmmakers? What should you do …

3 years ago

How These SNL Editors Cut an Emmy-Nominated Sketch With 60+ VFX Shots in Two Days

If you are moving quickly, you don’t rise to the occasion. But you fall to your ability. If you do the work to get there, you will create great stuff…

3 years ago

Secrets to a Happy Set

What important lessons can we learn from the current WGA strike? Is there a possibility that writers can make deals with individual studios versus th…

3 years ago