Stay ConnectedFrom the current center of the filmmaking universe, Atlanta, Georgia, producer and screenwriter Chuck Thomas interviews film industry professionals, screenwriters, directors, actors, producers and more. Learn how to make your own projects, navigate set protocols, gain distribution, and much more in this series that’s been running weekly since 2014!
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Christine Weatherup (Watchmen, Westworld) chats about getting her start in acting, the changes to the industry Covid has brought, and writing & directing her first feature “What Are You Doing New Year’s?”
Josh Ruben (Werewolves Within, Scare Me) chats about bringing fun back to movies, adapting someone else’s work versus your own script, and pressures of making a good video game movie!
Editor Michael Shawver (Fruitvale Station, A Quiet Place Part II) talks about his process, editing indies versus studio pictures, and his philosophy of the editor finding a unified vision for every film!
Neil Stevens (Face Your Fears, The Monster) discusses knowing when a short is a short, what makes effective horror, and designing eye-catching box art for your film!
Ryan Kruger (Fried Barry) discusses why making the short was so freeing, working with an interesting yet unproven actor, developing the short into a feature, and more!
Paloma Riojas discusses taking a risk and jumping into screenwriting, what she learned as a development executive, her love of genre films, and more!
Co-writer, producer, and star of Initiation, Lindsay LaVanchy, talks about joining the team, wearing different hats on set, getting financing for the film, and more!
Filmmakers from Jesse’s Gift discuss turning the short into a feature, writing songs for movies, figuring out how to get the film in front of the right people, and more!
Filmmakers from horror feature Initiation discuss overcoming crisis when SXSW shut down in 2020, creating a new unique slasher IP, and more!
Jesse Kove discusses how he got his start in acting, growing up with famous father Martin Kove, becoming part of the Karate Kid universe, and more!
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