SYS 458 – iPhone Filmmaking With Hunter Johnson
Nov 16, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Hunter Johnson. Our guest, Hunter Johnson talks about how he got his start with iPhone filmmaking and then moved on to being the Writer/Director of Sawed Off (2022). They talk about that contained Horror movie Sawed Off and his prior credits such as 2 Jennifer (2016). Hunter […]
SYS 457 – Making Anthology Horror With Jamison LoCascio and Adam Ambrosio
Nov 09, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaking duo Jamison LoCascio and Adam Ambrosio. These returning guests tell us about their new anthology Horror movie How Dark They Prey (2022). Jamison LoCascio and Adam Ambrosio are both writers and directors of different segments of How Dark They Prey, their prior credits include the feature Sunset. […]
SYS 456 – The Truth About Movie Distributors With Brandon Rhiness
Nov 02, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Brandon Rhiness. He is the Writer/Director of the horror movie Grotesque (2022). Brandon Rhiness talks about making Grotesque and talks in general about the results of working with distributors on his prior movies. The views and opinions discussed in this podcast interview are only representative of those […]
SYS 455 – Shooting a Black and White Movie With Josh Stifter Daniel Degnan
Oct 25, 2022
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This week Ashley Scoot Meyers talks with writers, Josh Stifter and Daniel Degnan. These guests first hit the scene by being featured on the Rebel Without A Crew TV Series along with Robert Rodriguez. They talk about that experience and making their first movie which was documented in the show, The Good Exorcist (2018). Their […]
SYS 454 – Is Film School Worth The Money? With Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna
Oct 19, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmakers Julian Higgins and Shaye Ogbonna. They talk about their new Thriller God’s Country starring Thandiwe Newton (Crash, Westworld.) Julian Higgins is the Director of the movie and wrote the screenplay along with Shaye Ogbonna. The guests talk about how they work together and answer the question, is […]
SYS 453 – Australian Film Grants and Making Supernatural Horror With David Willing
Oct 11, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker David Willing. They talk about the pros and cons of Australian Film Grants and about making the Supernatural Horror movie Surrogate (2022). David Willing is the director and Co-Writer of Surrogate written along with Beth King. He talks about that writing process. The podcast is available in […]
SYS 452 – The Multi-Camera Technique With Michael Baumgarten
Oct 07, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Michael Baumgarten. They talk about Hollywood Laundromat (2022), a Comedy feature Michael Baumgarten is the Director/Producer/Co-Writer of which was set in a laundromat. Hollywood Laundromat will be screened at this year’s SYS Six-Figure Screenplay Film Festival. Other topics include how he uses the multi-camera technique to maximize […]
SYS 451 – Making A Feature At Only Two Locations With Alrik Bursell and Jeffrey Allard
Sep 28, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Producer Jeffrey Allard and filmmaker Alrik Bursell. They talk about their latest movie, a contained Sci-Fi Thriller called The Alternate (2021). Topics include how Director/Writer Alrik Bursell wrote an interesting genre feature set in just two locations and how he started with the ending of the story first. […]
SYS 450 – Directing A-List Actors With Matt Eskandari
Sep 21, 2022
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This week our guest Matt Eskandari talks about how directing several movies with Bruce Willis gave him a track record for working well with A-list actors. Matt Eskandari is the director of Wire Room (2022), Survive The Night (2020) and Trauma Center (2019), which all star Bruce Willis. He gives details about his most recent […]
SYS 449 – Writing A Lifetime Movie With Richard Pierce
Sep 18, 2022
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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer Richard Pierce. This is a returning guest, SYS 378 was his prior interview. He talks about the art of writing and pitching a made for TV Movie for networks like Lifetime. Richard Pierce talks about the writing and development process for Do You Trust Your Boyfriend (AKA […]
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