Episode 364
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker John Suits. He is back for his third appearance on the podcast.
John Suits talks about directing his latest Action/Sci-Fi movie Breach (2020).
Other topics include how Directing Breach, which stars Bruce Willis and Rachel Nichols led to him making a Die Hard themed battery commercial featuring Bruce Willis.
Episode 363
In this clip Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Liam O'Donnell.
They talk about many topics including his Sci-Fi/Thriller Trilogy Skyline.
Liam O'Donnell wrote Skyline (2010) and is the Writer/Director of Beyond Skyline (2017) and Skylines (2020) which stars Lindsey Morgan and Rhona Mitra.
Other topics include the decision to make a trilogy and how to make your movie unique.
Episode 362
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Thomas Dever, who is Head Of Writer Success at Coverfly.
Coverfly is a script listing service and database which connects Screenwriters to many industry opportunities like contests and fellowships.
Thomas Dever goes into detail about how writers can best market themselves to producers, agents and other decision makers.
He also talks about writer development at Coverfly and what you could expect from placing or winning a screenwriting contest.
Episode 361
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Shawn Linden.
They talk about Hunter Hunter (2020), the Horror/Thriller movie Shawn Linden wrote and directed which stars Devon Sawa and Camille Sullivan.
Topics also include his prior feature Nobody (2007) and how he got an agent.
Episode 360
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker and Producer Tara Johnson-Medinger.
They talk about her debut feature as a writer/director, the Drama My Summer As A Goth (2018).
Tara Johnson-Medinger Co-wrote this script along with Brandon Lee Roberts.
Other topics include how Tara got her start working for a TV station and how her experience living the Goth lifestyle led to My Summer As A Goth.
Episode 359
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Zeina Durra. She is the principled Writer/Director of Luxor (2020), a Drama/Romance which stars Andrea Riseborough, known from Mandy (2018) and Birdman (2014) and Michael Landes.
Zeina Durra also talks about staying true to yourself as a writer/artist and comparing looking to get an indie film produced in the United States as apposed to Europe.
Episode 357
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Irish born filmmaker David Freyne.
They talk about his new LGBTQ Comedy Dating Amber (2020) and how he produced work through the Ireland film grant.
David Freyne is also the Writer/Director of the Horror movie The Cured (2017), which stars Ellen Page and Sam Keeley. He talks about making the jump from Horror to Comedy.
Episode 356
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Tyler Taormina.
Topics include Ham On Rye (2019), a movie he Directed and Co wrote and advice for young filmmakers starting out right out of college.
John Hughes being an inspiration in his life and career is also discussed.
100th episode special with one of the most influential & iconic writer/directors in the history of cinema, three-time Oscar® winner Oliver Stone. His films have been nominated for forty two Oscars® and have won twelve.
We have Slamdance Grand Jury winning filmmaker Hasan Oswald. Hasan’s story is pretty inspiring. He picked up a camera and began to tell his story. He made his first short film that was later tweeted by Stephen Fry & the National Geographic came calling.
Jonathan Katz is perhaps best known in animated form in "Dr Katz: Professional Therapist." He's had a long career before and since as a standup comic & screenwriter. He talks about his upcoming "Dr Katz: Live" performance & finding his way in comedy.
I can’t be more excited to bring you this episode. On today’s show, we have the legendary writer/director Alex Proyas, the filmmaker behind The Crow, Dark City, The Knowing, Gods of Egypt, and I, Robot.
In the Cracking Your Beat Sheet workshop, you'll start with an idea for a novel or film and leave with the 15 key beats that will become the backbone of your story.
Today we have legendary screenwriter James V. Hart. James is the screenwriter behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like HOOK, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on an idea by Hart’s then 6-year-old son & BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA.
J Horton figured out a formula that would allow him to make a living doing what he loves to do. He produces low budget feature films and uploads them to Amazon Prime. He collects TVOD and SVOD revenue. His key is volume. In 2020 he produced 14 films.
We have screenwriter & script doctor, John Winston Rainey. John is the co-author, along w/ legendary consultant Linda Seger, of the book You Talkin’ to Me?: How to Write Great Dialogue. John has written 25 screenplays of which 3 have been produced.
What if indie filmmakers could access the same virtual production systems used on the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian? What if you could use that same technology at home for your productions? What if it cost less than most RED Camera packages?
We welcome legendary story analyst and best-selling author Chris Vogler. Chris wrote the game-changing book "The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers." I read this book over 25 years ago and it changed the way I look at story.
Tea Krulos has written some wild true-life stories. American Madness is a deep look at the life of an eccentric "real life super hero" who was radicalized by Alex Jones & David Icke. Conspiracy Theories, Bohemian Grove & Krampus highlight this episode.
John has directed some of the most iconic films in history. From the decade-defining Saturday Night Fever to 80’s hits like War Games, Short Circuit, & Stakeout to 90’s action classics like Bird on a Wire, Point of No Return, Nick of Time, and Drop Zone.
Welcome back author and Story Maps guru Daniel Calvisi. I wanted to bring him back to discuss how to use his story mapping technique on a TV/streaming script. This is based on his book STORY MAPS: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Pilot.
Welcome back recurring guest, screenwriter career coach, Lee Jessup. Lee is a whiz when it comes to everything that's going on in the industry, and since it's ever changing and evolving, Max and Felicity will get the update on how things are looking now.
Episode 355
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Miska Kajanus.
Starting as an Actor in Finland, Miska Kajanus moved to Los Angeles and is the Writer/Director of the Finnish language feature, Insanity (2020).
They talk about that movie and how working as an extra is a good way to get started in the film industry.
SYS Episode 354
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the Writing/Directing team Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye.
They wrote the Horror movie Becky (2020). The directors of Becky were interviewed in episode 337 of the podcast. Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye also wrote and directed the Thriller The Devil To Pay (2019).
Topics featured here are making The Devil To Pay and how their script Rattle The Cage (2015) was discovered and produced through a script listing service.