Making one or two movies per year is huge effort. In 2020, the year of COVID, indie filmmaker, Travis Mills, shot 12 westerns in 12 months, and in the following year he released those 12 films in 12 months. If you’ve been following this podcast for some time, you’ll...
Richard was professor of the UCLA Screenwriting program, which is the most successful screenwriting program in the world. It’s harder to get into this program than it is to get accepted to Harvard Law School, and for good reason. Richard is a consummate storyteller,...
My guest today is the legendary screenwriting instructor at the UCLA Screenwriting Program, Richard Walter. I’ve been reading books on screenwriting since my days in film school. I have more than any screenwriter could possibly read. When an aspiring screenwriter asks...
The Nigerian film industry is the second most prolific film industry in the world, and their faith-based films, that they label as evangelical themed films, are not fringe like ours, they’re mainstream. Today, my guest is Nollywood scholar Dr. Elizabeth Olayiwola, in...
TODD SHAFFER is a 30+ year veteran director who has worked on features and series for Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros., and more. He has directed hundreds of commercials and short form projects, has written and directed DTV’s, and has a number of feature films and a documentary in the works.
As the industry faces tectonic shifts and as technology and distribution methods change, the path for filmmakers is becoming increasingly blue collar. This podcast is an effort keep one foot in the fundamentals while reaching forward into the edge of innovation and change.
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