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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 comedy writer for a number of radio stations in both Brisbane and on the Gold Coast, a successful stint as a stand-up comedian followed, travelling through the UK, Canada and the USA, headlining some of the biggest comedy clubs in the world. Gough then moved back to the Gold Coast where he decided it was time to start producing some of his written work, through his newly formed company Beernuts Productions. Not allowing his disability to be a hindrance, instead Gough embraces the challenge with great success as his work clearly demonstrates.
Beernuts Productions is Australia’s most exciting and innovative production company. Founded by Gough in 2006, Beernuts Productions has set out to prove itself as a prolific producer of contemporary, cutting edge and award winning cinema, television, downloads and books with a wide range of topics and projects to be undertaken. Gough’s latest project, ‘A Day in the life of a personal trainer’ is out now via his website.
SHOW NOTES: http://www.davebullis.com/episode-224-gough-building-your-own-netflix/
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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 Trojan War starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. From 2002–2010, Scott was an executive producer at Trailblazer Studios, a television production company. In 2002, he began teaching screenwriting in his spare time. He won the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program Outstanding Instructor Award in 2005 and for eight years taught in the Writing for Screen and Stage program at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Currently Scott is an Assistant Professor at the DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts. He is co-founder of Screenwriting Master Class, a unique online resource for writers. Scott is a member of the Writers’ Guild of America West, and a graduate of the University of Virginia and Yale University Divinity School. He has hosted Go Into The Story since its launch May 16, 2008 and is partnered with the Black List as its official screenwriting blog.
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-- [00:11:05] - Spec script market
Crazy Rich Asians-- [00:15:55] - Advice to students
-- [00:20:21] - How story structure changed?
-- [00:23:26] - Character equals plot
-- [00:24:59] - Plot Points
-- [00:25:33] - A Quiet Place
-- [00:28:54] - Screenwriting Templates - Are they still relevant?
-- [00:30:13] - Brainstorming Exercises
-- [00:36:15] - Protagonist and Nemesis
-- [00:40:22] - London Screenwriting Festival
-- [00:41:52] - Zero Draft Thirty
There are two Zero Draft Thirty Challenges per year - usually March & September which means 30 days of continual writing. 1 script. Movie script. TV script. First draft. Rewrite. Whatever. On the first Friday of every month, beginning at Midnight Eastern (U.S.) Friday and continuing through Midnight Saturday, 24 ZD30 volunteer group members host an hour, this is our 24 Hour Writing Scamper-A-Thon.
-- Zero Draft Thirty calendar
-- [00:50:18] - Parting Thoughts
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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 Ultimate. From there, he's starred on multiple seasons of FX's American Horror Story, Feud, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Criminal Minds, Lethal Weapon, Son of Zorn, Loosely Exactly Nicole, and many others.
In 2017 James independently produced his first feature film which he co-wrote and directed entitled Threesomething. The film made its world premiere to sold out audiences at the 2018 Cinequest Film Festival after a teaser went viral with over 8 million views.
Pre-Show Notes-- Why Are So Many Wannabe Screenwriters Getting Scammed?
-- A new found footage horror movie written and directed by Marcus Harben, Produced by Steve and Tracy Jarvis and Giles Alderson and exec produced by Allan Niblo. Now in production. LIKE their Facebook page below;
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If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
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http://Twitter.com/DBPodcast-- [00:01:29] - We just hit our 2nd Youtube milestone by reaching over 1,000 Subscribers. Thank you!!! Haven't subscribed yet? Click HERE
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)Over 99,000 views, over 2,800 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- [00:02:56] - Going to film school
- USC Cinematic School of the Arts
-- [00:06:46] - Scenes from A Marriage - is a 1973 Swedish Television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson. The story explores the disintegration of the marriage between Marianne, a family lawyer specializing in divorce, and Johan, spanning a period of 10 years. Bergman's teleplay draws on his own experiences, including his relationship with Ullmann. It was shot on a small budget in Stockholm and Fårö in 1972.
-- [00:15:29] - Big crew vs Small Crew/ Look vs Feel
-- [00:28:48] - American Horror Story - American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own "beginning, middle, and end."
-- [00:32:31] - Can You Really Fake it Til You Make It?
-- [00:37:33] - Working with Crypt TV
Crypt TV - Crypt TV is an entertainment company founded by Jack Davis and Eli Roth in 2015 and backed by Jason Blum and Blumhouse Productions.-- [00:47:41] - Are Screenwriting books worth anything?
- Q&A: James Morosini via Go Into the Story blog
How to Write a Movie in 21 DaysStory90 Day Screenplay by Al Watt-- [01:01:16] - Threesomething - When a threesome takes an unexpected turn, three horny friends lose their minds and find love... or something like it PREORDER NOW!! https://bit.ly/2LymHuX
-- [01:12:10] - Worst on Set Experience
-- [01:17:42] - Parting Thoughts
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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 released by Troma Entertainment. She is currently directing her second feature film. Bowling has directed two dozen music videos for artists of various genres. Kansas Bowling shoots and directs exclusively on film.
We chat about getting banned from social media (particularly Instagram), how to make your own career, and tons more!
Pre Show Notes— Want to help me make a short trailer project?The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a September/October 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
If you want to help in others ways;— Use my Fiverr Affiliate Linkhttp://www.fiverr.com/s2/0d903cb1ec — Use My Amazon Affiliate Linkhttps://www.amazon.com/?tag=ff04-20— Use my Black Box Affiliate link
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— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
http://Twitter.com/DBPodcastOver 91,000 views, over 2,800 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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[00:04:33] - Making a movie at 17
BC Butcher is a 2016 American horror comedy film directed by 17-year-old Kansas Bowling about a tribe of cavewomen being stalked by a prehistoric monster. It has been dubbed as "the first prehistoric slasher film". It was released in January 2016 by Troma Entertainment.-- Troma - is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. The company produces low-budget independent films, primarily of the horror genre. Many of them play on 1950s horror with elements of farce, parody, gore and splatter. In 2012, the company officially released many of its films on YouTube. Troma has produced, acquired and distributed over 1,000 independent films since its creation.
-- Lloyd Kaufman - is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet.
[00:06:45] - Weirdest offers Kansas has received
[00:08:14] - Best scripts Kansas has been sent
-- Photo of Kansas from upcoming, The Electra Complex
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-- Mondo - is an exploitation documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary and usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, or situations. Common traits of Mondo films include an emphasis on taboo subjects (such as death and sex), portrayals of foreign cultures, and staged sequences presented as genuine documentary footage. Over time, the films placed increasing emphasis on footage of the dead and dying (both real and fake).
[00:13:15] - Favorite Movies and Directors
-- Orson Welles - was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film. He is remembered for his innovative[1] work in all three: in theatre, most notably Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the legendary 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds"; and in film, Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the greatest films ever made.
-- Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were a Woman) (1973) - Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The seduction is easy, she tells him, it's destruction that takes planning. We watch her with an upright elected official, a wealthy boor, and a folk singer. She describes herself as a spider. Her friend Léporella tries to be Jeanne's conscience. What does Jeanne want?
-- Midnight Cowboy - is a 1969 American drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman.
[00:15:19] - Kansas' tips for Directing
[00:18:58] - Parting Thoughts
-- Phil Spector - is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter who developed the Wall of Sound, a music production formula he described as a "Wagnerian" approach to rock and roll. Spector is considered the first auteur among musical artists for the unprecedented freedom and control he had over every phase of the recording process. Additionally, he helped engender the idea of the studio as its own distinct instrument. For these contributions, he is acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in pop music history. Later in his life, Spector became notorious for the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson, of which he was convicted of second degree murder.
Music videos directed by Kansas BowlingContactKansas Bowling-- Official Site
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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’. Told entirely from the perspective of a sympathetic zombie, COLIN received a wealth of critical acclaim and screened at the Cannes Film Festival as well as Raindance, Frightfest and Sitges. COLIN was even praised in a recent GQ interview by Martin Scorsese who called it "Savage, with an energy that takes the zombie idea to another level".
In this episode we chat about Star Wars, getting fired from productions, his new films Nightshooters & Fistful of Lead, and tons more! Pre Show Notes— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
Marc performed similar duties on his second feature "Magpie", which was released theatrically in the US last summer. Marc has also directed bumpers and shorts for Film 4's Frightfest and is currently developing 2 television series with Lime Pictures and E4 along with a zombie-based show for CBBC and PBS through MopMedia. He has recently completed production on two features this year. An action thriller Nightshooters (distributor, Ascendant Releasing) and western Fistful of Lead (distributor, Sony US). Marc occasionally works with the BFI Education Department, passing on his experience as a low budget film maker and often inviting students to work on various film projects.The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a September 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
If you want to help in others ways;-- Use my Fiverr Affiliate Linkhttp://www.fiverr.com/s2/0d903cb1ec -- Use My Amazon Affiliate Linkhttps://www.amazon.com/?tag=ff04-20— Use my Black Box Affiliate link
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— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
http://Twitter.com/DBPodcastOver 71,000 views, over 2,500 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes[00:02:46] - Intro
[00:03:54] - Star Wars
[00:14:55] - Marc's Star Wars Spin-Off Pitch
[00:19:29] - Colin - Colin is bitten by a zombie; he dies and returns as one of the undead. We follow him as he wanders through suburbia during the throes of a cadaverous apocalypse. Through his encounters with objects, places and people, we learn who Colin was and more pertinently, what he has now become. Including a broad daylight zombie versus human street battle, an epic housebound siege and bags of gore. Colin is the must see Zombie phenomenon.
"It was savage. It had an energy that took the zombie idea to another level. Really interesting filmmaking. Disturbing." - Martin Scorsese
[00:21:18] - The Battery - is a 2012 American independent drama horror film and the directorial debut of Jeremy Gardner. The film stars Gardner and co-producer Adam Cronheim as two former baseball players trying to survive a zombie apocalypse. The film premiered at the Telluride Horror Show in October 2012 and received a video-on-demand release June 4, 2013. It has won audience awards at several international film festivals.
[00:21:59] - GoodBadFlicks - Movies, games, and the occasional editorial.
[00:23:38] - Too many swear words
[00:26:26] - Marc envisions his last days
[00:29:47] - Did Colin open any doors for you?
[00:31:34] - Magpie
[00:33:39] - Getting fired from a Production
[00:39:36] - Marc's importance of getting young people onto film sets
[00:43:19] - Nightshooters - A film crew led by stuntman Donnie come to witness a Gangland hit, and have to fight for their lives to survive the night.
[00:50:39] - Being Open on Set [00:57:02] - Getting people to see your movie [01:03:11] - Trailers [01:05:27] - A Fistful of Lead - Seven of the West's most infamous outlaws assemble to steal the largest stash of gold in North America's frontier history, from the most corrupt bank in the most corrupt settlement. [01:14:48] - Making films [01:18:50] - Just make Movies [01:20:43] - Parting ThoughtsContactMarc V Price-- Twitter
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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 to Die, and Death Stalker II.
We chat who Jim hates, how the internet has changed filmmaking, we (kinda) talk about an upcoming Shout Factory release, plus tons more!
Pre Show Notes— Looking for a way to earn money with your Feature Film, B Roll, etc? Join Black Box today!
— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
Over 41,000 views, over 1,300 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- 00:03:00 - The question that everyone asks
-- 00:04:22 - Making over 150 movies
- Takashi Miike - is a Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films range from violent and bizarre to dramatic and family-friendly.
-- 00:05:17 - Making 6 films in a year
-- [00:07:58] - What he learned from Roger Corman
- Roger Corman - is an American director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
-- [00:14:10] - Reboots
Wild Wild West - is a 1999 American western action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. A big-screen adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Wild Wild West, it stars Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh and Salma Hayek. The film takes the steampunk gadgetry from the original series to still more fantastical lengths with a series of unlikely contraptions culminating in a giant mechanical spider. Wild Wild West was a commercial disappointment, earning only $222.1 million worldwide against a $170 million budget, and received predominantly negative reviews.The Man From Uncle - is a 2015 American action spy comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Ritchie and Lionel Wigram. It is based on the 1964 MGM television series of the same name. The film premiered at Barcelona on August 2, 2015 and was released on August 14 by Warner Bros., receiving mixed reviews and grossing $109 million worldwide on a $75 million budget.CHIPS - is a 2017 American action comedy buddy cop film written and directed by Dax Shepard, based on the 1977–1983 television series of the same namecreated by Rick Rosner. It has a 17% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which called it "only mildly arresting at best". Unlike the original series, the movie was produced without the cooperation of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and without a license to use CHP logos.-- [00:24:32] - How the Internet has Changed Filmmaking
-- [00:27:15] - Seeing what's popular
-- [00:31:35] - Million dollar advice
- Mexico's 'Island of the Dolls' - Thousands of creepy toys hang from the trees to quell the tormented screams of a ghost of a little girl who drowned there
-- [00:35:07] - So who does Jim hate?
Robert Culp - was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman from 1957 to 1959.The 1980s brought him back to television. He starred as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero and had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond. Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years.Jennifer Rubin - is an American actress and former model. A competitive swimmer during her youth, Rubin was discovered by the Ford Modeling Agency and went on to model for Calvin Klein and became Ford International Model of the Year in 1984. She made her film debut as Taryn White in the 1987 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.Tanya Roberts - is an American actress and producer. She is known for her role as Kiri in The Beastmaster (1982), Stacey Sutton in the James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), and as Midge Pinciotti on That '70s Show (1998–2004).-- [00:36:52] - How to deal with difficult actors
-- [00:37:43] - When an actress stole from the set
-- [00:40:36] - So who does Jim like?
-- [00:43:18] - Jim's upcoming movie release that he can't talk about
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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 onscreen debut in LIKE LOVE.
Michael Wolfe is a Director, Writer, and Producer originally from Kansas City, Kansas. He has directed a slew of short films, music videos,
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and documentaries of various budget levels and sizes. Michael moved to Southern California to pursue a B.F.A. in Film Production at Chapman University. He has worked in film and television development and production for several Hollywood companies, including Groundswell Productions, The Donners' Company, Circle of Confusion, and Good Universe. Currently, Michael works at Scott Rudin Productions. He is also a Fulbright Semi-Finalist.— Looking for a way to earn money with your Feature Film, B Roll, etc? Join Black Box today!
— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
Over 41,000 views, over 1,300 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
MORE FREE STUFF:— Backstage – Use code dbcast at checkout when posting a casting call for a FREE basic listing
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- [00:14:00] - How to Find a Producer - “How do I find a producer?”
-- [00:03:10] - Hoe We Met, Lily & Michael's Background's
-- Marty Lang - Marty Lang is an award-winning filmmaker, professor and journalist. He attended the University of Connecticut, graduating with a B.A. in Journalism and covering entertainment for the New York Times. After producing the independent feature "A Little Bit of Lipstick," starring Mia Tyler and Soupy Sales, Lang was accepted into the Florida State University Graduate Film Conservatory in 2002. Lang has taught film at Quinnipiac University and Stage32.com, and worked as the Undergraduate Production Manager at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. He is currently in development on his second feature film, and a television pilot, and is an MFA Screenwriting student at Cal State Northridge.
-- Chapman University - is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California, United States. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Chapman University encompasses ten schools and colleges: Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Argyros School of Business and Economics, the School of Communication, Schmid College of Science and Technology, College of Performing Arts, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, College of Educational Studies, the School of Pharmacy, and the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.
-- Dave Klein - is an American cinematographer best known for working with director Kevin Smith on the films Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Clerks II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Cop Out, and Red State.
-- Kevin Smith - is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob.
-- Clerks - A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
-- [00:08:17] - Collaborating together & Bringing different tools to the table
-- [00:14:51] - A desire to do something really big
-- [00:17:34] - Craft services on a budget
-- [00:19:04] - The Student filmmaker card
-- [00:24:17] - Idaho Film Office
-- [00:25:23] - Filming in Small Towns
-- [00:28:17] - LIKE LOVE is a vaguely romantic comedy about two best friends who are perfect for each other in every way, were it not for one very small problem: she’s not into him. Determined to preserve their friendship, Harper attempts to reciprocate Jackson’s affection in an epic quest to fall in love. Her home, sanity, and best friend are on the line, and all she has to do is love him back. After all, how hard could it be? Right?
-- [00:36:08] - Alexa Rose Foundation - a foundation that would provide grants to artists interested in furthering their creative work living in the Boise area.
-- [00:36:30] - Crowdfunding Advice
-- [00:42:23] - Parting Thoughts and Advice
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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, documentaries, and webisodes. Alex is the founder and machine behind Indie Film Hustle an indie filmmaking hub dedicated to sharing knowledge of the industry.
In this episode Alex & I chat his new feature film, On the Corner of Ego and Desire which he shot at the Sundance film festival completely guerrilla style, ego's in this business, his daily routine and how he gets so much done each day, and tons more.
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— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
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I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
Over 41,000 views, over 1,300 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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-- 8:01 - Richard 'RB' Botto - is the founder and CEO of Stage 32.
-- 11:06 - Validation & Making Things - When Everyone Wants to be Your Friend
-- 16:58 - Movie Marketing
-- 17:11 - Paranormal Activity - is a 2007 American found footage supernatural horror film written, co-produced, photographed, edited, and directed by Oren Peli. It is the first entry into the Paranormal Activity film series. The film centers on a young couple, Katie and Micah are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. It is presented as a series cameras set up by the couple in an attempt to document what is haunting them. The film is notable for being the first widely released film to be shot entirely on cell phone cameras. The film sets up found-footage conventions that were mirrored in the later films of the series.
-- 18:10 - Deadpool - is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Niciezaand artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated February 1991). Initially Deadpool was depicted as a supervillain when he made his first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force, but later evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona. Deadpool, whose real name is Wade Wilson, is a disfigured and deeply disturbed mercenary and assassin with the superhuman ability of an accelerated healing factor and physical prowess. The character is known as the "Merc with a Mouth" because of his tendency to joke constantly, including his proclivity for breaking the fourth wall, a literary device used by the writers for humorous effect and running gags.
-- 18:55 - Solo - is a 2018 American space Western film based on the Star Wars character Han Solo. Directed by Ron Howard, it was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and is the second of the Star Wars anthology films following 2016's Rogue One. A stand-alone installment set prior to the events of A New Hope, it explores the early adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca, who also meet a young Lando Calrissian, as they are involved in a heist within the criminal underworld. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany.
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-- Therm Scissorpunch - is a male Nephran who lived in the galaxy during the reign of the Galactic Empire. At some point, Scissorpunch sat at a gambling table next to the famous smuggler Lando Calrissian. Scissorpunch was identified by name in a Denny's-exclusive Topps trading card for Solo.
-- Burger King - Star War Glasses promotion
-- 21:58 - The Star Wars Holiday Special - is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the Star Wars galaxy. It stars the first film's main cast while introducing the character Boba Fett, who would appear in later films. It is one of the first official Star Wars spin-offs and was directed by Steve Binder.
In the storyline that ties the special together, Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk, Chewbacca's home world, to celebrate Life Day. They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire, who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father Itchy, his wife Malla, and his son Lumpy, though these names were later explained to have been nicknames, their full names being Attichitcuk, Mallatobuck, and Lumpawarrump, respectively.
The program also features many other Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader and Princess Leia (who sings the film's "theme song", set to the music of John Williams' Star Wars theme, near the end), all of them portrayed by the original actors. The program includes stock footage from Star Wars,[1] and also features a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that officially introduces the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Scenes also take place in outer space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and an Imperial Star Destroyer. The variety-show segments and cartoon also take place in a few other locales, such as a Mos Eisley cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine and a newly introduced red ocean planet known as Panna.
The special is notorious for its extremely negative reception and has never been rebroadcast or officially released on home video. It has, therefore, become something of a cultural legend, because of the "underground" quality of its existence. It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans as bootleg copies, and later adapted to content-sharing websites.
-- 24:51- Alex's Daily Routine
-- 34:34 - Productivity
-- Gary Vaynerchuk - is a Belarusian American entrepreneur, author, speaker and internet personality. First known as a wine critic who grew his family’s wine business from $3 million to $60 million, Vaynerchuk is best known for his work in digital marketing and social media, leading New York-based companies VaynerMedia and VaynerX.
-- Patt Flynn - is an American entrepreneur, blogger and podcaster best known for his blog and podcast Smart Passive Income, where he conducts income experiments and shares the results. The Smart Passive Income podcast is consistently ranked in the top 10 podcasts in iTunes's Business category.
-- I'll Be Gone in the Dark : One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case—which was solved in April 2018. The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & #4 Amazon Best Seller.
-- 40:35 - Mark & Jay Duplass - are writers, directors, producers, and actors as seen on The League, Transparent, and The Mindy Project.
-- Like Brothers - Whether producing, writing, directing, or acting, the Duplass Brothers have made their mark in the world of independent film and television on the strength of their quirky and empathetic approach to storytelling. Now, for the first time, Mark and Jay take readers on a tour of their lifelong partnership in this unique memoir told in essays that share the secrets of their success, the joys and frustrations of intimate collaboration, and the lessons they’ve learned the hard way.
-- Jay & Mark Duplass - This is John (2003) - Why is it that it can be the simplest things in life that eliminate your self-worth.
-- 42:33 - Two movie models
-- 44:39 - On the Corner of Ego and Desire
"On the Corner of Ego and Desire" Written/Directed by Alex Ferrari Produced by Adam Bowman & Alex Ferrari Starring Rob Alicea, Sonja O'Hara, and Randy Ramos Jr.
Three hapless independent filmmakers make the trek to the Sundance Film Festival and go through absolute hell in search for the elusive producer that is supposedly going to buy their independent feature film, all within 24 hours. With a producer who stole money from his mother's retirement account to fund the film, to a director who thinks she's the next Francois Truffaut, to an actor/editor who is a doormat for everyone, this motley crew of misfit filmmakers have a tough time navigating the chaotic world of the Sundance Film Festival. Ignorance, foolishness and above all ego drive the team to implosion as they struggle to realize their filmmaking dreams.
For more info on future screenings go to: Egoanddesirefilm.com
-- 47:34 - "When you're young you are like a seed in a bucket. And when you know and when fame comes along fame is a bucket of water that kids come in thrown on top of you. And if you're just like this little seed you just get squashed all over the place you know you just take it for the ride. And if you're older those roots are settled in and they've gone in and are deep into the soil. So when that same amount of fame comes on you you're grounded and you can't and you don't get moved around as much. But that takes time."
-- 48:34 - Overnight is a 2003 documentary by Tony Montana and Mark Brian Smith. The film details the rise and stumble of filmmaker and musician Troy Duffy, the writer-director of The Boondock Saints, and was filmed at his request.
Duffy is presented as a victim of his own ego, and as the film progresses and his fortunes fade, he becomes increasingly abusive to his friends, relatives and business partners. According to co-director Montana, "Troy seemed to revel in the attention of Hollywood's lights and our cameras. Only three times during the production did he ask not to be filmed. It was on those occasions that he threatened us."
-- IFH 189: How NOT to Direct a Television Pilot with Dave Bullis - I chat with Alex about the 2011 project of mine.
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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 grand prize winner the invaluable opportunity of mentorships and meetings with industry professionals embodying the entire filmmaking process, from development to post-production. Known for producing events fusing panels, mixers, and parties, Waites and Baradi have hosted over 30 events since founding MixKnowledgy in April of 2016 which have included over 300 special guest speakers. Waites interned under producers Chris Bender & JC Spink (BenderSpink) and is a veteran of the United States Air Force. Baradi interned for Mosaic Media Group and was named a “Top Networker in Hollywood” by The Huffington Post.
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— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- Mixknowledgy - is a bi-coastal entertainment experience founded by Erman Baradi and Brandon Waites in 2016 that combines elements of a mixer and a forum.
-- Quentin Tarantino - is an American director, writer, and actor. His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, an aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts consisting of established and lesser-known performers, references to popular culture, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, and features of neo-noir film.
-- Django Unchained - s a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. Set in the Old West and Antebellum South, it is a highly stylized tribute to Spaghetti Westerns, in particular the 1966 Italian film Django by Sergio Corbucci, whose star Franco Nero has a cameo appearance.
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-- Chris Bender - is an American film producer whose beginnings were through co-producing American Pie film series based on his own high school experiences. In November 1998, he established the management and production company, Benderspink, with partner J.C. Spink, a fellow alumnus of Bucknell University . They have had a successful first look deal with New Line Cinema for over 15 years
-- JC Spink - was an American film producer.
-- Benderspink Breaking Up After 18-Year Run
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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 and editing. Until recently Pat was the owner/operator of inMotion.ca, a video production company in Ottawa & Toronto. Pat has a passion for wildlife videography and can be found in the Canadian Arctic looking for Polar bears, Narwhals, and Bowhead Whales. After a successful career spanning over two decades, Pat had an epiphany, and that led to the idea and creation of BlackBox Global. He wants nothing less than to change the relationships that creators have with each other and the global market so they can have better lives. He invites his fellow film & video peeps to join BlackBox and make the world a place where creators can be free to do what they love, own the content they make, and be fairly compensated.
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— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
Over 41,000 views, over 1,300 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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-- Canon EOS 750D - also known as the Rebel T6i in the Americas or as the Kiss X8i in Japan, is a 24.2 megapixels entry-mid-level digital SLR announced by Canon on February 6, 2015.
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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 Egypt, Gladiator, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Independently, he is known for his work on Hollywood blockbuster films such as Equilibrium, K-19: The Widowmaker, Basic, and TMNT, and for his work in French cinema.
In 2014, Klaus launched FilmHub, is an online B2B marketplace for film creators and streaming services.
Pre Show Notes— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
I’m aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I’ll be looking for actors, a location manager, storyboardist, and a few other key crew roles.
If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
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-- Silicon Valley is an American comedy television series created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. The series focuses on five young men who founded a startup company in Silicon Valley. The series premiered on April 6, 2014 on HBO, and the fifth season premiered on March 25, 2018. On April 12, 2018, it was announced that HBO had renewed the series for a sixth season.
-- [00:18:47] - Klaus on his movie score collection and drawing inspiration
-- [00:21:26] - A 4,000 year old history lesson in two weeks
-- [00:27:45] - The Hollywood Trap
-- [00:31:29] - Telling new stories
-- [00:35:57] - Ocean's 8 is an upcoming American heist comedy film directed by Gary Ross and written by Ross and Olivia Milch, from a story by Ross. The film is an all-female spin-off of Steven Soderbergh's The Oceans Trilogy. It stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter. It will be released on June 8, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Principal photography on the film began on October 25, 2016, in New York City.
-- [00:37:28] - Tom Cruise - A combination of hard work, talent, and love for the craft
-- [00:42:19] - Tom Cruise picking up food orders for Klaus
-- [00:47:38] - The music industry is a precursor to the movie industry
-- [00:53:16] - Closing thoughts
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Deon Taylor s an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of Hidden Empire Film Group. His latest movie, Traffik hits theaters, April 20th, 2018.
Deon and I chat everything from growing up in the 'murder capital of the world' to playing for the NBA to segwaying into Hollywood to how an African Prince tried to swindle him out of a million dollars to his new film Traffik and tons more.
Pre Show Notes-- Amazon Studios Shuts Down Open Script-Submission Program - Now, Amazon Studios’ crowdsourced-script program is dead, a tacit acknowledgement by the ecommerce giant’s entertainment division that it will only produce stuff greenlit the traditional, Hollywood way.
-- Piracy as Marketing Tool? ‘The Man from Earth: Holocene’ Producers Have Made $45,000 From Self-Pirating Their Movie
"More than two months before its April 3 release on digital and DVD, they uploaded it to The Pirate Bay — available in up to 1080p HD format — and it spread to other services. The video is book-ended by an appeal from director-producer Richard Schenkman to consider donating some money if they watched the movie. “If you like it, support it, and remember that sharing is caring,” reads the note they included with the digital versions they distributed on piracy networks.
Since “self-pirating” their movie on Jan. 15, according to Schenkman and producer Eric D. Wilkinson, they’ve received nearly $45,000 in donations via their site, manfromearth.com, from fans and supporters around the world including China, Brazil and Europe."
— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I’m finally going to make something again.
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If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
Over 20,000 views, 750 thumbs up, and a ton of great feedback.
This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- [00:03:14] - Growing up in Gary, Indiana
-- [00:04:13] Rampage - When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago. Starring The Rock
-- [00:05:16] Donkey Kong - The games of the first genre are mostly single-screen platform/action puzzle types, featuring Donkey Kong as the opponent in an industrial construction setting. Donkey Kong first made his appearance in the 1981 arcade machine called Donkey Kong, in which he faced Mario, now Nintendo's flagship character. This game was also the first appearance of Mario, pre-dating the well-known Super Mario Bros. by four years.
-- [00:07:39] Predator - is a 1987 American sci-fi horror action film directed by John McTiernan and written by brothers Jim and John Thomas. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of an elite special forces team which is on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla-held territory in Val Verde in Central America's Northern Triangle. Kevin Peter Hall co-stars as the titular antagonist, a technologically advanced form of extra-terrestrial life secretly stalking and hunting the team. Predator was written in 1985, under the working title of Hunter. Filming began in April 1986 and creature effects were devised by Stan Winston.
-- [00:09:29] Easy Rider - is a 1969 American independent road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper played two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South carrying the proceeds from a drug (cocaine) deal. The success of Easy Rider helped spark the New Hollywood era of filmmaking during the early 1970s.
-- [00:10:24] - Understanding worlds and feeling art as a director
-- [00:14:58] - Charlie Parker - also known as Yardbird and Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise". Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
-- [00:20:09] - Going into Hollywood with No Degree and No Creds
-- [00:26:35] - Making People Uncomfortable as an Artist
-- Dude, Where's My Car? - Two potheads wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
-- Clerks - A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
-- Menace II Society - A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
-- [00:33:14] Andre Ingram - is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association(NBA). He played college basketball for American University, where he finished his four-year career as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,655 points. He then spent four seasons with the Utah Flash between 2007 and 2011, and 3½ seasons with the Los Angeles D-Fenders between 2012 and 2016. After a short stint in Australia with the Perth Wildcats, Ingram returned to the D-Fenders in March 2017. He continued on with the re-named South Bay Lakers for the 2017–18 season, before joining the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2018. Ingram is the NBA G League's career leader in three-point field goals, with 713. He has also scored the fifth-most points in league history (3,901) and won the D-League 3-Point Contest in 2010 and 2016.
-- Los Angeles Lakers' Andre Ingram, 32, has stunning NBA debut after decade waiting for a call-up
-- [00:45:14] - That's what it's about because you know why you didn't show up there because you were going to get something you showed up there because that's what you want to do.
-- [01:04:42] - Lies People Tell
-- [01:08:07] - Deon's story about trying to be scammed by an African Prince
-- Traffik - A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
In the action packed thriller, Traffik, Brea (Paula Patton) and John (Omar Epps) are off for a romantic weekend in the mountains. Isolated at a remote estate, the couple is surprised by the arrival of two friends, Darren (Laz Alonso) and Malia (Roselyn Sanchez). Just when the weekend starts to get back on track, a violent biker gang turns up and begins to torment them. The foursome are forced to fight for their lives against the gang who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. The film is written and directed by Deon Taylor, and produced by Roxanne Avent, Paula Patton and Taylor. Codeblack Films, a division of Lionsgate will release the film wide on April 20, 2018.
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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 energy entertainment and unforgettable storytelling.
"And I remember one one of the directors stood up and was like you know this is B.S. I don't you know I don't want to be a part of this anymore like I don't even like this! This isn't it's not going as planned. And Wes Craven immediately said, 'Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. Who told you it was going to ever go as planned?"
Pre Show Notes-- Article of the Week: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero
Made 15 years after The Room turned them into cult stars, their irreverent new buddy picture capitalizes on their pop culture personas to craft a satisfyingly strange adventure about a mortician and a homeless man looking to turn their luck around.
-- Thank you everyone for all of the birthday wishes. My birthday isn't until April 11th but still we'll call this the birthday episode. My birthday also concedes with the release of this podcast. Four years ago in April, I started on this crazy journey and I thank all of you for joining me on whether you're a new listen or have been with me since Episode #1.
This podcast has literally become an outlet to a hobby to a part time job to a now full time job (that doesn't pay anything),
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-- [00:07:58] What makes something memorable?
-- [00:18:02] What was the what was the worst onset experience that you've ever had?
-- Scream - After a series of mysterious deaths befalls their small town, an offbeat group of friends led by Sidney Prescott (Campbell) become the target of a masked killer in this smash-hit “clever thriller” (The Washington Post) that launched the Scream franchise and breathed new life into the horror genre.
-- [00:19:13] Wes Craven - was an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. He was known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films, where his impact on the genre was considered prolific and influential. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called a "Master of Horror".
-- Philip Lott - is a director and producer, known for Cooper's Treasure (2017) and Kelly & Cal (2014). He also directed the pilot episode of CBS's Undercover Boss which premiered after Super Bowl 44, and was watched by 40 million people. This holds the record for the highest rated new unscripted show in history.
-- [00:20:25] Opportunities everywhere
-- Eli Holzman - is an American creator–developer, writer, and producer known for creating or serving as executive producer on a number of reality-based television series, such as Project Runway, Project Greenlight, Beauty and the Geek, The Seven Five, Undercover Boss, and Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. He is the former head of Miramax Television, Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst Films, Studio Lambert, and All3Media America. He currently is the CEO of The Intellectual Property Corporation, which he founded in 2016. He has been nominated for 11 Primetime Emmy Awards for the television series' Project Greenlight, Project Runway, Undercover Boss, and United Shades of America, and has been nominated four times for "Television Producer of the Year Award" for non-fiction television by the Producers Guild of America.
-- [00:22:46] The art of problem solving
-- [00:26:21] Moving out to LA
-- [00:27:15] Networking on a basketball court
-- [00:32:57] Hiring People
-- [00:38:23] Black Books - is a British sitcom created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan. Bernard Black runs a book shop, though his customer service skills leave something to be desired. He hires Manny as an employee. Fran runs the shop next door. Between the three of them many adventures ensue.
-- [00:39:29] Sneaky Pete - is an American crime drama series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cell mate, Pete Murphy, in order to avoid his past life.
-- [00:42:31] Unreliable Narrators & Pathological Liars
-- American Psycho - Patrick Bateman, a young, well to do man working on wall street at his father's company kills for no reason at all, collects body parts and displays them in his home. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense. Based Bret Ellis' graphically violent novel as a 1980s satire.
-- Banshee - From the creator of True Blood, this exciting new Cinemax action drama charts the twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rural, Amish-area town while searching for a woman he last saw 15 years ago, when he gave himself up to police to let her escape after a jewel heist. Living in Banshee under an assumed name, Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic) is now married to the local DA, has two children (one of whom may be Lucas’), and is trying desperately to keep a low profile – until Lucas arrives to shake up her world and rekindle old passions. Complicating matters is the fact that Banshee is riddled by corruption, with an Amish overlord, Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen), brutally building a local empire of drugs, gambling and graft. With the help of a boxer-turned-barkeeper named Sugar Bates (Frankie Faison), Lucas is able to stay on even footing with Kai and his thugs, and even manages to bring a measure of tough justice to Banshee. But eventually, Lucas’ appetite for pulling heists pulls him and Carrie into a dangerous cauldron of duplicity, exacerbated when Mr. Rabbit (Ben Cross), the NY mobster they once ripped off, closes in with vengeance on his mind.
-- [00:43:55] - Creating Content for Youtube Red and Facebook
-- Michael Stevens - is an American educator, comedian, speaker, entertainer, editor and Internet personality, best known for creating and hosting the popular education YouTube channel Vsauce. His channel initially released video game-related content until the popularity of his educational series DOT saw discussions of general interest become the focus of Vsauce, encompassing explanations of science, philosophy, culture and illusion.
-- Mind Field - is an American web television series produced exclusively for YouTube Red, created and presented by Michael Stevens, the creator of the YouTube channel Vsauce. The first two episodes premiered on the main Vsauce channel on January 18, 2017, followed by weekly episodes up until March 1, 2017, the second season has begun airing as of December 6, 2017.
-- VSauce - is a YouTube channel brand created by internet personality Michael Stevens. The channels feature videos on scientific, psychological, mathematical, and philosophical topics, as well as on gaming, technology, culture, and other general interest subjects.
-- [00:51:21] - Parting Thoughts
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Fred Cavender (aka Tuperhero) is a British director, screenwriter, and producer currently living in France. In 2017, he launched Tuperhero's 2017 Extravaganza where he made a short film every month for a year straight.
In this episode we chat how he made 12 short films in 12 months, if he built a fan base doing so, using Youtube in the modern age, CGI, and tons more!
Pre Show Notes-- Thanks to Zach Lipovsky from Shotlister for connecting us. If you haven't please check out the Shotlister app.
-- Facebook Was Vital For Indie Filmmakers. Now Their Followers Are Held Hostage, and the Ransom Keeps Changing via Indiewire
"Until recently, indie filmmakers viewed building a Facebook community as essential to success. That’s a belief they’d like to maintain — but it’s now extremely difficult without an ad buy. And while there are other social media platforms, Facebook has 2.2 billion monthly users and a unique ability to combine visuals, text, links and two-way conversations with followers. For now, that’s an audience reach and level of engagement that can’t be duplicated."
— Want to help me make a short trailer project?
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If you’re interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my Amazon affiliate link and/or Ebay affiliate link(simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Note[00:13:46] I just I literally was in my bed and woke up and said I'm going to do this. And so it was literally OK I'm going to do this. It's January. I have to make a film so I better get started. That's that's really how it happened.
[00:18:02] Film #1 - The Redemption Act
A young couple's relationship falls apart, revealing the strange, harsh truth behind what's been happening to them.
[00:23:04] CGI in films
I mean everyone everybody gives CGI a bad rap because obviously it's overused in cinema. And you know I for one just touch quickly on superhero movies and things that I grew up as a fan of superheroes and everything but even now now I watch a film and they're very well-made but there's always some point where you watch a full CGI fight and it's just not interesting because it's full CGI but that's not because there's no performance to it you know except obviously the guys who are doing the effects there they're amazingly talented and everything.
[00:24:55] Did you see the Justice League Justice League movie?
[00:34:23] Film #2 - Day Shift
Following a heist gone slightly wrong, a trio of criminals seek refuge in a pub for the afternoon. As they wait for the getaway driver, they have to deal not only with the police, but with the suspicious, by the books bartender.
[00:47:50] Film #3 - A Man's World
Women now only represent 5% of the world's population. One man tries to help the few that are left.
[00:51:54] Film #4 - Get Rich or Try Dying
An 80's throwback Sci Fi comedy where a scientist steals some experimental pills from work, and uses them to get rich, for better or worse.
[00:56:19] Film #5 - 6:16
In a waiting room, four people wait for a job interview. The situation slowly takes a turn for the worst when a mysterious timer appears, counting down from 6:16
[01:02:23] Film #6 - Something Crunchy
As she writes an article paying respect to a hit and run victim, Robyn finds some bizarre coincidences that lead her to believe there must be more to the case.
[01:05:34] Film #7 - Somewhere in France - Part I
Three English-speaking drug dealers venture into the middle of nowhere in the south of France, for an exchange that goes horribly wrong.
Film # 8 - Somewhere in France - Part II
After being tricked into a drug deal by the French police, three English-speaking fugitives look for a hideout in the middle of a village-wide summer party.
[01:10:14] Film #9 - The Golden Shore
A retired professor receives a visit from the representative of a new military-driven government, enquiring about a poem he'd written in his youth.
[01:14:42] Film #10 - California Hot-dog Champions : a horrockumentary
While filming a documentary about themselves, the members of a band get together to rehearse at their new drummer's pub.
[01:19:37] Film #11 - Trust Me
Woken in the middle of the night by an anonymous call, Norman is told to get out of the house to escape some mysterious intruders. Follow the story through his eyes in this immersive 1st person, video game like thriller!
[01:23:51] Film #12 - The Damned
A group of people go through their daily lives, in a city surrounded by a massive wall.
12 Films in 12 Months - A Retrospect
Last year, we made a short film every month!
-- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - A succinct, engaging, and practical guide for succeeding in any creative sphere, The War of Art is nothing less than Sun-Tzu for the soul that keeps so many of us from doing what we long to do.
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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 struggling with writer’s block and a book that’s due, a depressed husband haunted by something in his past who quits his job and then is diagnosed with terminal cancer, premiered in Oct, 2017.
In this episode David & I chat about making a film while working a day job (which is a common theme on this show), what happens when someone at work brings it up, distributing films in ever crowded market place, and tons more.
Pre Show Notes-- WINNER ANNOUNCED!Congrats to Michael Snyder for winning our latest contest! Mike won a copy of TV Writing on Demand by Neil Landau!
So far we've given away movies, a one year subscription to Masterclass, and several filmmaking books. What else would you like to see given away?
-- Want to help me make a short trailer project?The weather is finally getting nice in Philly, and I'm finally going to make something again.
I'm aiming for a July 2018 shoot date for a fun, fake trailer project here in the Philly area. I'll be looking for actors, a location manager, and a few other key crew roles.
If you're interested in helping shoot me an email, [email protected] and put Fake Trailer Project in the subject line.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)Over 1,000 views, 45 thumbs up with 0 thumbs down, and a ton of great feedback.
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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, "Melrose Place," "The Magnificent Seven," "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "The Secret World of Alex Mack," "Twice in a Lifetime," "MTV's Undressed," "The Young & the Restless," "Monarch Cove" and one-hour drama pilots for CBS, ABC, ABC Family (now Freeform), Warner Bros, Disney, Lifetime and Fremantle.
"When writing its hard to be the creator and critic at the same time" - Neil LandauPre Show Notes— Want to win a FREE copy of Neal's new book?! To enter all you have to do is;Share this podcast episode on the social media channel on your choiceComment what you learned in the comments (either on Podbean, the episode itself on the website, etc)
Neil runs the MFA in Writing for Television Program at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (his alma mater), where he also facilitates a first-look Writing the One-Hour Drama development workshop in conjunction with Sony Crackle, now in its fifth year.
Neil is the author of several bestselling books: "101 Things I Learned in Film School" (Grand Central Publishing, 2010); "The Screenwriter's Roadmap" (Focal Press, 2012, now in ten languages); and "The TV Showrunner's Roadmap" (Focal Press, 2014, now in 7 languages). His fourth book, "TV Outside the Box: Trailblazing in the Digital Television Revolution," published by Focal Press in 2016, was the first book sponsored by the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and his fifth and latest book, "TV Writing On Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era" was released in Feb 2018.The winner in North America will have their choice between a physical or pdf copy. If the winner is outside North America, they will win a PDF version.
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice)This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my affiliate link (simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead - A teenage girl and her four siblings are left to their own devices when their mother leaves them in the care of an elderly babysitter who drops dead! Christina Applegate stars.
-- The Last American Virgin - A shy guy and his bold buddy like the same girl.
-- Can't Buy Me Love - Nowhere-man Ronny Miller is secretly in love with Cindy Mancini, the prettiest, most popular girl on campus. When Cindy finds herself in a desperate predicament, Ronny steps in to save the day ... for a price! Cindy must pose as Ronny's girl so that her popularity might rub off on him. But the road to popularity takes an unexpected twist when Ronny becomes so "cool" that his former friends feel the chill, Cindy is left toally out in the cold, and Ronny himself discovers that money might buy you popularity, but it can't buy you love!
-- Better Off Dead - After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane (John Cusak) decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with and a host of wonderful comic characters, Savage Steve Holland's writing/directorial debut is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years.
— Game Over is the TV pilot I shot several years ago about 5 employees working at a video game store struggling to get to the next level in their lives.
Tagline: In life there is no reset button
The goal is to get a lot of eyeballs on this so if you know anyone that’d be interested please share this with them.
— Game Over – Making a TV Pilot – The blog post with all of the behind the scenes details about making, Game Over.
— How NOT to make a TV Pilot – My interview with Alex Ferrari at Indie Film Hustle
TV Writing On Demand: Creating Great Content in the Digital Era takes a deep dive into writing for today’s audiences, against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving TV ecosystem. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix were just the beginning. The proliferation of everything digital has led to an ever-expanding array of the most authentic and engaging programming that we’ve ever seen. No longer is there a distinction between broadcast, cable and streaming. It’s all content. Regardless of what new platforms and channels will emerge in the coming years, for creators and writers, the future of entertainment has never looked brighter.
This book goes beyond an analysis of what makes great programming work. It is a master course in the creation of entertainment that does more than meet the standards of modern audiences―it challenges their expectations. Among other essentials, readers will discover how to:
Satisfy the binge viewer: analysis of the new genres, trends and how to make smart initial decisions for strong, sustainable story. Plus, learn from the rebel who reinvented an entire format.Develop iconic characters: how to foster audience alignment and allegiance, from empathy and dialogue to throwing characters off their game, all through the lens of authenticity and relatability.Create a lasting, meaningful career in the evolving TV marketplace: how to overcome trips, traps and tropes, the pros and cons of I.P.; use the Show Bible as a sales tool and make the most of the plethora of new opportunities out there.A companion website offers additional content including script excerpts, show bible samples, interviews with television content creators, and more.
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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 Millennium Films at Nu Boyana Studios and stars Richard Brake (Batman, 31), Alexandra Evans (Redistributors), Bart Edwards (Fantastic Beasts), Richard Short (Vinyl, Public Enemies), Robert Maaser (M.I 5 Rogue Nation). The film is scheduled for a June 7th, 2018 release.
Pre Show Notes— Why almost no one is making a living on YouTube - " One of the main attractions of YouTube is that anyone can become a star: There are no gatekeepers, no talent agents and no television executives who need to be won over. Stars can come from anywhere — and they do. Forbes’s recent list of the richest YouTubers is proof: It’s filled with people who post clips about playing video games or kids playing with toys. The top spot went to Daniel Middleton, known as DanTDM. He’s a 26-year-old British gamer — and he earned $16.5 million last year. But a new study finds that the odds of striking it rich on YouTube — or even making a modest living — are small."
— Quentin Tarantino Writing Masterclass (A collection of advice). This is a video I edited together from various Tarantino writing advice I’ve heard over the years. Please let me know what you think of it.
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my affiliate link (simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- - Episode 31 of the Filmmakers Podcast - LANDSCAPE OF LIES – THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW A BLOCKBUSTER TAX SCAM WOULDN’T STOP FILMMAKER PAUL KNIGHT – PT 1 - A in-depth look into A Landscape of Lies feature film which was the subject of a £19.6M tax fraud that has risen from the flames to be released 7 years later...Unbeknownst to Director Paul Knight, who has proved his innocence in court, of the scam that would send the producers to jail for 20 years while he was trying to make his low budget feature has now re cut the film and prepared it for release.
-- The Filmmakers Podcast - A British film making podcast covering everything from studio films to micro budget films and everything in between.
-- Clerks - is a 1994 American independent black-and-white comedy film written, directed, and co-produced by Kevin Smith. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicksand Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks is the first of Smith's View Askewniversefilms, and introduces several recurring characters, notably Jay and Silent Bob, the latter played by Smith himself. The structure of the movie contains nine scene breaks, signifying the nine rings of hell as in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, from which the main character, Dante, gets his name.
Clerks was shot for $27,575 in the convenience and video stores where director Kevin Smith worked in real life. Upon its theatrical release, the film grossed over $3 million in theaters, launching Smith's career.
-- Lionsgate - is an American, Canadian-domiciled, entertainment company. The company was formed on July 10, 1997, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
-- Seinfeld - Kramer and Java World Settlement
-- The Brave - A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.
-- Hikers Find Body of Man Suspected in Death of Wife, Girl – The story about Aziz Ghazal, the head of USC's film & tv equipment department who wrote the Brave, and later was fired, and killed his family then himself.
-- Adrian Brody - is an American actor and producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, making him the youngest actor to win in that category. Brody is also the only male American actor to receive the César Award for Best Actor.
-- The Dare - A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future. The Dare will be released June 7th, 2018 in the UK.
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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, Feeding Time (horror) directed/written by Matt Mercer, Mainline (sci-i/thriller) directed/written by Eric Kleifield, Family (drama/horror) directed/written by Elaine Loh, and in 2017, Kevin stepped behind the camera for his directorial debut, the horror short, Heartless, which will be hitting the festival circuit early 2018.
Jennifer Sluder attended college and medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she graduated with a BA in Chemistry and Doctor of Medicine. She loves learning and is thrilled to be the driving force behind the continually evolving media presence of Sunshine Boy Productions. She has since expanded her skill set into web design and served as Executive Producer with Kevin on four short films, Feeding Time, Mainline, Family, and Heartless.
Kevin Sluder is a Nicholl Fellowship Semi-finalist and two-time Script Pipeline top 20 finalist, Kevin received a Tracking-Board “Recommend” for his script, The Memory Sphere, in 2014. He subsequently placed on the 2014 Young and Hungry List, naming him as one of the industry’s top 100 “Screenwriters on the Verge”.
Pre Show Notes-- Don't hire anyone because they have a nice camera. Case in point...
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my affiliate link (simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- A Clockwork Orange - In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
-- Bruno - is a 2009 British-American mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno.
-- Esperanza Productions - A Production house specializing in commericals, and web series.
-- Jose Rivera - is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar.
-- Donald Harrington - was an American author and visual artist. All but the first of his novels either take place in or have an important connection to "Stay More," a fictional Ozark Mountains town based somewhat on Drakes Creek, Arkansas, where Harrington spent summers as a child.
-- Play Violet For Me - Loner Foley Merrick's (Matt Mercer, Contracted: Phase II, The Mind's Eye) obsession with the love of his life Violet Dupree (Najarra Townsend, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Contracted) turns tragic when he finds her dead on her kitchen floor. When he calls on Violet's twin sister, Lyla Dupree (Najarra Townsend), for help, the faint line between reality and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred.
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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 episode we chat the Fung Wah bus experience, auditioning for roles, how Jenny ended up producing as well, the upcoming The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and tons more!
Pre Show Notes— Game Over – Making a TV Pilot – The blog post with all of the behind the scenes details about making, Game Over.
— How NOT to make a TV Pilot – My interview with Alex Ferrari at Indie Film Hustle
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my affiliate link (simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show Notes-- Fung Wah Bus Transportation - was one of the first Chinatown bus lines in the U.S., running bus service between Boston and New York City. It operated from 1996 to 2015, except for a brief period in 2014 when it was shut down for safety inspections. Fung Wah buses have been involved in several safety-related incidents. In 2005, the company was given a federal safety rating of 73 out of 100, 100 being the worst, and 75 or above considered at risk of being unsafe and subject to crashes. Fung Wah drivers rated in the worst 2 percent of drivers nationwide based on regulatory violations, and nine out of 71 Fung Wah drivers were suspended after inspection between 2004 and 2006.
In August 16, 2005: A New York-bound bus caught fire on Interstate 91 near Meriden, Connecticut. Though the passengers later criticized the driver for being unhelpful and untrained in evacuating the bus, all passengers were eventually evacuated and no injuries were reported.
-- Jessica Jones - Following the tragic end of her brief superhero career, Jessica Jones tries to rebuild her life as a private investigator, dealing with cases involving people with remarkable abilities in New York City.
-- Hulu - is an American subscription video on demand service owned by Hulu LLC, a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company, 21st Century Fox, Comcast, and as of August 10, 2016, Time Warner. Through an acquisition announced in December 2017, Disney will acquire Fox's partial ownership, giving it a majority stake when the deal closes
-- The Looming Tower - Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C., the counter-terrorism divisions of the FBI and CIA, respectively, as they travel the world fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward the same goal – trying to prevent an imminent attack on U.S. soil. The 10-episode limited drama series, The Looming Tower, premieres Wednesday, February 28, 2018 only on Hulu.
-- The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright - is a 2006 non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright. It is a historical look at the way in which the militant organisation Al-Qaeda came into being, the background for various terrorist attacks and how they were investigated, and the events that led to the September 11 attacks. In 2007, Wright was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for the work. A 10-episode television miniseries will air in 2018 on Hulu
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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 independent movie studio in North America.
In this episode, we chat Lloyd's latest movie, 'Return to Return to Nuke'em High aka Vol 2', Lloyd's next (and possibly last film) Shakespeare's Shitstorm aka The Tempest, the current state of indie film, what happened with the Toxic Avenger remake starring John Travolta, Lloyd's story about when McDonald's moved next to the Troma building, and tons more!
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Tagline: In life there is no reset button
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— Shopping on Amazon? Please use my affiliate link (simply click and shop as normal) as it greatly helps out the podcast. Thank you!Show NotesReturn to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Volume 2The explosive finale of Lloyd Kaufman’s inspired two-part indie event film, the continuation of the compelling adventure of Lauren and Chrissy, two lesbian lovers who must face and defeat the most corrupt and evil forces ever to descend upon Tromaville…and the world! When a perverse conspiracy is launched by the demented CEO of a multi-national “organic food” company, our heroines become embroiled in a death defying fight to restore their own humanity, while at the same time saving the entire world from enslavement and the apocalypse. Will they survive?
Upcoming Screenings-- Return to Return to Nuke'Em High AKA Vol.2 - Philadelphia Premiere
Thursday Mar 1, 2018 - 8:00PMThe Trocadero Theatre1003 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-- Beverly Hills Premiere
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Ahrya Fine Arts
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Return to Return to Nuke'em High aka Volume 2 on Social Media-- Official Site
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Class of Nuke'em High-- The timeless classic of readin', writin' and radiation, is available for the first time ever in this unrated Director's Cut. When first released in theaters in 1986, Class of Nuke'Em High became an instant sensation. Its unique blend of horror and humor was cheered by audiences and celebrated by critics. The film spawned two sequels and legions of fans. At Tromaville High School, located a stone's throw from the local Nuclear Power Plant, the students are getting brighter. In fact, they're beginning to develop a Troma-green glow. Innocent students mutate into sex-crazed psychos, the Honor Society's turned into carnivorous, kinky cretins, and the slimy monster stalking the hallways isn't the principal! The Director's Cut of Class of Nuke 'Em High has been lovingly restored by co-director Lloyd Kaufman (who developed the film during detention) and the Troma Team. Never-before-seen footage (found in the Tromaville High School's girls' bathroom) has been added.
Class of Nuke'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid MeltdownWelcome to the Tromaville Institute of Technology, where a melt-down prone nuclear power-plant creates hideously deformed, humongous mutant squirrels and obnoxious talking belly buttons with bad attitudes. Will peace ever be restored to the once-peaceful town of Tromaville?
Class of Nuke 'Em High Part 3: The Good, the Bad and the SubhumanoidThe Tromaville student body is in danger again -- and it's not for flunking. Tromaville is under attack from a subhumanoid army led by the evil Dr. Slag and his perfectly proportioned partner, Professor Holt. On top of that, Tromie the Nuclear Rodent is raging mad! The third installment in the classic "Class of Nuke 'Em High" series.
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