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Take 8 - Ben Schmidt on Producing a No Budget Feature Film

Ben Schmidt joins us to discuss his experiences producing, directing, and shooting a no budget feature film, Ellie and Xavier. We discuss how…

Take 7 - Josh Goodell on Transitioning to a Larger Market

Josh Goodell joins us to discuss his experiences transitioning from Iowa to Los Angeles. From still photography to a rental house to getting o…

Take 6 - Kaitlyn Busbee on Advantages of Graduate Film School

Kaitlyn Busbee joins us to discuss her experiences at Graduate Film School. From start to finish, Kaitlyn lays out the advantages of a gra…

Take 5 - Case Study: Chiefsaholic

Director Dylan Sires and Producer Kristian Day join the podcast to talk about their experiences making Amazon Studio's Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing. We ta…

Take 4 - Tarrell Christie on Basics of Visual FX

Tarrell Christie joins us to discuss the basics of Visual FX. We discuss how he got started, what inspired him, the sub categories of Visual FX, how he…

Take 3 - Hannah Rosalie Wright on Writing Independent Short Films

Hannah Wright joins us to discuss writing independent short films. We touch upon best practices, how reading scripts can be valuable, …

Take 2 - Kristian Day on the Fundamentals of Producing

Kristian Day joins us to discuss the fundamentals of producing. We touch upon what a producer does, what the different types of producers focus o…

Take 1 - Marissa Vonn on Foundations of Independent Filmmaking

Marissa Vonn joins us to discuss foundations of independent filmmaking in relation to making no budget short films. We discuss how to cre…