The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast

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SYS Podcast Episode 438 – If Jumanji was a drinking game Jun 28, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with actor and filmmaker Jim Mahoney. He is the Actor/Executive Producer/Writer of the Comedy movie Gatlopp (2022). Jim Mahoney talks about what inspired him to write Gatlopp and he gives the great pitch by saying, it’s if Jumanji was a drinking game. Since Gatlopp mostly takes place in one […]

SYS Podcast Episode 437 – Writing A Contained Horror Movie Jun 22, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Neil McCay. He is the Writer/Director of the feature Trip (2022). Neil McCay talks about why he chose to write a limited location Horror movie and the things he had to consider by making a contained movie. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android […]

SYS Podcast Episode 436 – Making 12 Short Films In A Year Jun 13, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with UK based filmmaker Sheikh Shahnawaz. He is the Writer/Director of the Crime Thriller Bluff (2022). Sheikh Shahnawaz talks about what he learned by making 12 short films in a year and why they spent more money marketing the feature Bluff than was spent to produce the movie. The […]

SYS Podcast Episode 435 – How Pagan Lore Inspired the Movie Shepherd (2021) Jun 08, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with UK Filmmaker Russell Owen. They talk about how Pagan lore, the historic setting in Scotland and other rituals inspired Shepherd (2021), a Mystery/Horror movie written and directed by Russell Owen. Other credits Owen has as Writer/Director include Inmate Zero (2020). The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher […]

SYS Podcast Episode 434 – On the Writer’s Struggle To Get Read Jun 01, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer DeAndra Stone. The main topic is on the writer’s struggle to get read. DeAndra Stone talks about how she got over those hurdles as a screenwriter by working in post-production and submitting to writing contests including the SYS Six Figure Screenplay Contest. Other topics include how her […]

SYS Podcast Episode 433 – The Myth Behind The Story May 25, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Philip Todd. He is the director and one of the writers of the movies Jessie and the Elf Boy (2022) and The Gaelic King (2017). Philip Todd talks about how Jessie and the Elf Boy was inspired by a Scottish Myth and how that affected the writing. […]

SYS Podcast Episode 432 – Adapting a Novel into a Screenplay May 17, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Keoni Waxman. He is the Writer/Director of the a Mystery/Thriller movie, The Ravine (2021). Keoni Waxman adapted that screenplay from a book written by Robert Pascuzzi and Kelly Pascuzzi. He talks about adapting that novel and how the authors were present on set for the movie adaptation. […]

SYS Podcast Episode 431 – Two Actors and A Kitchen May 10, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Christopher Moore. As the Writer/Director of Children Of Sin (2022), Christopher Moore has a lot to say about being resourceful as an indie filmmaker. They also talk about the unique poster design for the movie and what inspired it. Topics also include why filmmakers should at first […]

SYS Podcast Episode 430 – Making A Movie During Covid-19 May 05, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Hamza Zaman. He is the Writer/Director/Actor of The Institute (2022). Hamza Zaman talks about how they produced that Thriller during Covid-19. Other topics are how he pitches movie ideas to investors and writes scripts toward a certain budget range. Stick around at the end of the episode […]

SYS Podcast Episode 429 – Ivan Sen On Building A Story Around A Location Apr 25, 2022

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Ivan Sen. They talk about Expired (2022), a Sci-Fi Romance movie Ivan Sen wrote and directed. Expired stars Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). Sen’s Writer/Director credits also includes the Mystery Road (TV Series). Topics also include how Ivan Sen approaches writing by building […]

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