We welcome John Suits and Gabriel Cowan of New Artists Alliance (Bad Milo, Extracted, Static) to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how John and Gabriel grew their company from mostly micro budgeted films to larger scale projects on a consistent basis. In this episode we cover: On attracting talent: The talent value equation: …
Remember the tent pole movie with that “A” list cast member that flopped. I’m sure you can name a few… What was the true value of that cast? The studios think that the are protecting their downside by hiring top recognizable talent. But are they really? Great talent in a bad story is still a …
Everyone is talking about the golden age of tv. But what about the golden age of ads? Twenty years ago, television wasn’t nearly as good as it is today. Of course, there were great shows, which shall go unnamed here, but compared to such shows as The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Battlestar Gallactica, Mad Men, …
If you want to sell your script you have to get someone to crack that first page. If you get a chance to do an in person pitch before someone picks up your script then you have a chance to “pre” sell the material. People are constantly looking for context. That’s why the default it’s …
1. CUT THE HYPERBOLE Before the interview began Gordon said He was saying that no matter how you slice it, photography is art. There isn’t a hierarchy of realism over other styles, because in truth, “realism” doesn’t even exist. The question is how do you use the tools available to tell a story. Being “realistic” …
If you’ve checked out part 1 of our interview with Nancy, you are already familiar with the #1 note that she receives – Get to Oz faster. In this uncut podcast, we serve up more goodies, inspiring thoughts and behdind-the-scenes information from one of the top editors working today. Watch Nancy on In the Cut: …
We’re back with Nancy Richardson in part 2 of our exclusive interview.
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Richard Boddington debut feature was a self financed $150,000 genre film, Dark Reprieve. The film went on to be picked up and distributed nationally by Image Entertainment. What’s great about Richard’s story is how he went about making his first film, his take aways, and then more importantly, how he leveraged that into his next …
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