
MMP 59: Make Me Want to Turn the Page with Richard Walter part 2
Legendary screenwriting professor, Richard Walter, is with us again in part two of my conversation with him. 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...
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My guest in this episode is Ben Yennie, the founder and CEO of Guerrilla Rep. Media, which is a consulting firm for media producers, helping them with business planning, financing, distribution and marketing. The Mission of Guerrilla Rep media is To Help Filmmakers...
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I love film history. Last year I interviewed Dr Terry Lindvall who wrote two in depth books on the history of Christian film. Today’s guest, professor, critic and podcaster, Tyler Smith, has also contributed to the study of Christian film history, not with a book, but...
Faith & Grit in Indie Production with Douglas James Vail and Reed Lackey
How do you survive losing your lead actor half way through a production, in a difficult location, with half your production budget spent, and it’s your own money, AND it’s your debut film? This is what Douglas James Vail, and his screenwriter Reed Lackey, are here to...
Making 40: The Temptation of Christ with Douglas James Vail and Reed Lackey
My guests are the filmmakers behind 40: The Temptation of Christ, which will release tomorrow. Tuesday April 8th. This Douglas James Vail’s directorial debut, and he joins me with the screenwriter, Reed Lackey. Very often, the production behind the film is as dramatic...
A Primer on Hong Kong Cinema with Dr. Gary Bettinson
It’s back to film history class today as we travel east to look at the third largest movie industry in the world. It’s a cinematic culture which produced one of my favorite film directors, Wong Kar-Wai, and that is the Hong Kong Cinema. Our guide into this cinematic...
The Filmtrepreneur Alex Ferrari
Indie Film Hustler Alex Ferrari is with me again in part 2 of my interview with him. In this episode we talk about his new bookThe Filmtrepreneur -- which you need to get into your hands. The Filmtrepreneur is a detailed, and well organized, business plan for...
The Indie Film Hustler with Alex Ferrari
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The Making of The Chosen with Dallas Jenkins
Dallas Jenkins is the director behind The Chosen, an episodic series on the life of Christ as told through the eyes of others, namely, the “chosen.” The series recently finished 8 episodes for the first season, and Dallas and his team are beginning work on season 2....
Travelogues to the World Church with Tim Keesee
Tim Keesee is the executive producer, and host, of the documentary series of videos Dispatches from the Front. In this ever growing series, Tim takes us on a tour to visit pastors and congregations of churches throughout the world in gospel-deprived regions. Tim talks about how the series of videos got started and what he and his filmmaking partner, Peter Hansen, have planned for the future.