Nick Richey, an indie writer & director, shares how he went from an economics major in college to making feature films.
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#58 Working with an International Crew | Sydney Tooley Part 3
Sydney Tooley joins us for part 3 of her journey into making her first feature film.
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Season 3
#57 First Feature Film | Panel Discussion
It can be hard balancing school and shooting your first feature film as a student filmmaker. Watch to learn how these former students made their first feature film.
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#55 Everything Is Going To Be Okay | Sydney Tooley part 2
This week, continuing to update us on her feature film for Sony Affirm Pictures, Sydney Tooley shares her struggles as a first-time director and about the dark times, she went through after the first phase of principle production.
#42 A Guide to Starting as a PA | BJ Pasinger
BJ Pasinger shares tips he used to get on set to become a PA. In this episode BJ shares how he got started as a PA, networking as an introvert, and how it’s okay to make mistakes.
#39 Directorial Debut | Part 1 with Sydney Tooley
Sydney Tooley is making her first feature length film for Sony’s Affirm Films. Follow her journey into how she got this film funded.
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Season 2
#35 How To Become A Filmtrepreneur | Alex Ferrari of Indie Film Hustle
This week Alex Ferrari, founder of Indie Film Hustle, shares the new realities of what it takes to get your independent film made in today’s digital world.
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Gear 'n Gadgets
Gear ‘n Gadgets – Arthur Anderson
What gear does a Producer/2nd Unit Director/A.D. use? When you do action sequences for Wind Talkers, Paycheck, and Mission Impossible II and III, you have to prepare, prepare, prepare. Arthur Anderson gives us his favorite new tools to work with.
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#28 Keeping the Tension | Arthur Anderson
Without tension in your story, your audience will doom scroll while your film plays in the background.
Arthur Anderson – Second Unit Director and Producer for Mission Impossible, Paycheck, and Windtalkers – shares how the films he’s worked on carry tension from the opening scene to the credits.
#15 – Indie Writing vs. Studio Writing
Ryan Dixon, writer, producer and the founder of Tartan Valley Ventures, an LA-based creative development consulting firm, compares and contrasts writing for studio projects/big names and the independent feature. He has written projects for Disney, Amazon, Universal, and for stars including Dwayne Johnson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Josh Gad. He gives some fantastic tangible first-steps for aspiring writers just starting out.