Madeline McLaughlin

There's something so inspiring about somebody who knows how the system is supposed to work and says, nah, I'm doing it my way anyway. That's Madeline McLaughlin, who is currently crowdfunding for her debut feature, NOT A GOOD PERSON.

I know Todd Brown said a few episodes ago, specifically, don't mortgage your house to make your indie film, but I kind of want to get this made?

In this podcast, we talk about:

2:29 Friendship breakups?

3:43 How did she get involved in filmmaking?

4:27 She came from a theater family.

5:42 Is she the only person in history whose parents were excited that she switched from pre-med to film at NYU?

6:18 Thoughts on going to film school

9:17 Community benefits of film school

** 10:34 The Quality Of Projects From Film School -- "it's going to feel different at different times and generations" **

12:00 This is actually Madeline's second Kickstarter campaign; she was the producer on the successfully funded YES, NO, GOODBYE

14:15 Raising a realistic amount of money for a feature versus a short

14:38 The story behind NOT A GOOD PERSON and actually raising the proper amount for the film

17:12 The joys of editing actual film

18:45 How manageable is it for a director to produce or do things that she may not love as much as filmmaking?

20:08 The logline for NOT A GOOD PERSON

20:28 Write what you know; how should filmmakers start?

24:22 Is she living the indie filmmakers' dream by just creating her first feature, even knowing how the system is supposed to be work?

26:54 The amazing team she assembled for NOT A GOOD PERSON

28:49 You want somebody to work on your film? You have to ask.

31:05 What has she learned for her festival stratregy?

33:10 Madeline's Indie Film Highlight: Guy Maddin

Links:

NOT A GOOD PERSON Kickstarter Campaign (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madelinejmclaughlin/not-a-good-person)

Madeline McLaughlin Website (https://www.madelinemclaughlin.com/)