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024: Indie Film Team Talk: Skyman (with Dan Myrick) Aug 07, 2020

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Is self-proclaimed alien "experiencer", Carl Merryweather, on the path to filming his own alien abduction? Or is he just another crackpot looking for fame and fortune? Carl himself may not be completely sure, but he is on a mission to find the answer. And that mission ends at the very spot in the desert where it all began almost 30 years ago...a chance meeting with an alien he calls the "Skyman”.

Shot docu style to make the film feel more immediate, unpredictable and above all, intimate. Learn how the creative team pulled off the film and how the director most known for “The Blair Witch” project is pushing to create new, authentic content.

Film Team:
Daniel Myrick (Director/Writer)
Nicolette Sweeney (“Gina”)
Michael Selle (“Carl”)

Hosted by Jenn Page

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023: Indie Film Team Talks: Last Call Jul 31, 2020

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Intuitive Filmmaker Podcast and Blackmagic Collective Present

Film Team Talks: Last Call

"Last Call" follows a suicidal alcoholic on the anniversary of his son’s death. When he attempts to call a crisis hotline, a misdial connects him with a single mother working as the night janitor at a local community college. The split screen feature showcases both characters in real-time as they navigate a life-changing conversation.

The film was shot with two camera crews in different parts of the city at the same time. The actors were acting over the phone with one another in order to create the film in a true single take. The film's score was recorded live in a single take also to preserve the vision of an authentic single take experience. Come learn what it took to pull off such a feat!

Film Team:

Gavin Michael Booth, Writer / Director

Daved Wilkins, Writer / Lead

Sarah Booth, Lead

Seth Wessel-Estes , Cinematographer

Hosted by Jenn Page

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022: Indie Film Team Talks: The Cypher Jul 25, 2020

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Intuitive Filmmaker Podcast & Blackmagic Collective Present:

"The Cypher"

With his reputation and a potential record deal on the line, Khalil confronts his opponent Yung Reap and defends his secret during a freestyle competition.

Film Team:

Letia Solomon - Director

Wes Awkuobi - Writer

Ben Cory Jones – Executive Producer

Anne Brashier - Producer

C. Craig - Producer

Letia Solomon and her team for The Cypher were selected to premiere in the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival April 15-26, 2020. When the festival was postponed due to the global pandemic, their dreams were stalled, but that didn’t stop them. Tribeca turned to an exclusive online format and her team sought a public relations firm to get more eyes on the film. In true independent film spirit, they turned the exclusive platform around and was able to gain some success during such an uncertain time. Since then, The Cypher has been featured in CAA Moebius's Short Showcase and selected in the American Black Film Festival's HBO Competition in August 2020.

Follow The Cypher Film @TheCypherFilm as they continue on this amazing journey. thecypherfilm.com
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021: Film Team Talks: Delicate State Jul 18, 2020

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2nd of 5 live podcasts with indie film talks. Today's film is "Delicate State."

Shot over the course of their actual pregnancy with cast doubling as 2-man crew, Paula and Charlie document their impending parenthood during a time of extreme political division. Their heads remain in the sand about the greater world around them until it upends their privileged life. Now they face a situation Instagram never prepared them for, but that women all over the world face daily - bringing life into a country torn apart by war.

Intuitive Discussion: Independence

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020: Film Team Talks: Playing with Beethoven Jul 11, 2020

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Our first in a series of 5 live podcasts with indie film talks. First up is "Playing with Beethoven."

The day before a life-changing competition, a young concert pianist is lured away from the security of his practice space under the spell of a free-spirited young woman and learns that life, like his music, is all about taking risks.
All the music was played by the actors and recorded LIVE on set. The film was made on a very small budget with a tiny crew and a large cast. Learn what it took to get the film made in this episode of Film Team Talks.
Intuitive Discussion: Independence
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019: Working with Actors from the Actor Perspective (Guest: Senta Moses) May 12, 2020

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SENTA MOSES MIKAN is known best from her role on "My So-Called Life," but you have seen her face all over from TV to commercials to film. Host Jenn Page and Senta dive into the director/actor relationship, how far you can go for research on a character, and what it takes to be calm in the chaos even if you are the type to never sit still.

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Hosted by: Jenn Page, Filmmaker

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More on Senta:
SENTA MOSES MIKAN has been in show business since she was six months old. She kicked off her career in Chicago with a diaper commercial showcasing her naked bottom. At seven, she landed the role of “Molly” in the National Touring Company of Annie. While in high school, Senta co-starred in the blockbuster films, HomeAlone and HomeAlone2, as “Tracy McCallister”. Senta has guest starred on numerous shows including Faking It, Jane The Virgin, NCIS, Greek, Castle, The Mentalist, Rizzoli & Isles, and Everybody Loves Raymond. She’s incredibly proud of her work on the Emmy Award winning Beakman’s World, as “Phoebe” the lab assistant, which is currently in syndication all over the world. Senta has appeared in the feature films Ten Years Later, Can’t Hardly Wait, D.C. Cab, and Boiler Maker,just to name a few. Despite her continuous work, most of Senta’s fans know her best from My So-Called Life, in which she played “Delia Fisher”. And this Spring, Senta can be seen in Hulu’s limited series, Little Fires Everywhere. You can check her out on twitter @sentamosesmikan. Or google her, to see what else she’s worked on…And that sounded kind of dirty. Twitter: @SentaMosesMikan. https://demoreel.com/senta-moses-mikan

018: Working With VFX PLUS Obtaining Sponsorship (Guest: John Parenteau) May 12, 2020

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John Parenteau has worked in nearly every aspect of filmmaking, including cinematography, visual effects, writing, producing and directing. Host Jenn Page and John dive into why VFX shouldn't be scary to any filmmaker, the best practices for approaching companies for sponsorship, and learning to be content with the journey your film career is on.

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More on John:
John’s entertainment career spans over thirty years during which he has worked in nearly every aspect of filmmaking, including cinematography, visual effects, writing, producing and directing. With the unique skillset that allows him to bridge the creative and business arenas, John has both managed companies as well as led artistic teams. He won an Emmy Award in 1995 for his work on Star Trek: Voyager, and has supervised or produced visual effects on such wide ranging projects as Hunger Games, Oceans 8 and Iron Man. Lucamaxpictures.com and Trade-Craft.org and BlackmagicCollective.com

017: Directing a Feature in Five Days: Prep, Working with Actors, and Trusting Your Intuition. (Guest: Kate Rees Davies) Apr 28, 2020

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Kate Rees Daviesis a director with experience in narrative features, short films, music videos, and commercials. She is also an instructor of directing at UCLA and recently selected as one of 6 directors for the "Future Women of TV" Initiative.

Host Jenn Page and Kate dive into their experiences directing a feature in five days. Some topics include: how to work with actors even under the gun, how to make the most out of the time you have on set to get the best picture, and how preparation and your intuition are the keys to it all. If you are thinking about shooting your passion project in a short amount of time, this is a must listen to before you even start to prep.

Intuitive Conversation: Abundance. “There is no pie. Anyone can do what they want to. The only thing stepping in their way is themselves.”

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More on Kate:

Kate Rees Davies is an award-winning director with experience in narrative features, short films, music videos and commercials. A directing graduate of UCLA, her love and enthusiasm of the craft of filmmaking is infectious. Six of her shorts have screened at Cannes. Kate was one of the first independent filmmakers to shoot on 4K with the Sony F65 and as a result, has had her work distributed on the Sony 4K TV. Kate wants to transition into directing for Television and recently shadowed Jill Solloway on Transparent Season 5. Kate came to LA to eventually direct Marvel Features and her ultimate goal is to direct a James Bond Movie. She currently teaches directing at UCLA.
See Kate's Director's Reel here.
Learn more about New Hollywood Collective here.

016: Using Social Media to Grow Your Network Beyond Your Current Circle (Guest: Sarah J. Eagen) Apr 21, 2020

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Sarah J. Eagen is a SAG-AFTRA Actor and Pre-WGA Writer who was recently selected by Blackmagic Collective as one of the “Future Women of TV.” She has successfully gotten meetings with TV writers, connected with Showrunners, and even booked a role on a major TV show all through networking.

Host Jenn Page and Sarah dive in how to grow your network by blind reaching out to people you don’t know. She gives advice on how to build a relationship that is genuine, when and how to ask for the coffee meet up, and why none of it should feel scary. She also talks about scriptwriting and how to be an original voice, as well as how to approach scripts from both the actor and writer POVs.

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More on Sarah:

A writer and actor focused on television, Sarah J. Eagen was a head writer on the new sci fi audio drama anthology "The Veil" from Voxx Studios, writing 4 episodes with unique settings and characters in season 1. She was hired to write a holiday feature film in the fall of 2019, and she co-wrote, produced, and acted in the short Soledad, starring Frankie Loyal of “Mayans, M.C.,” which screened on the Disney lot at the end of 2018.
In 2019, Eagen’s pilots were chosen as a Humanitas NEW VOICES semifinalist, a top ten finalist in the Stage 32 TV Writing Contest, and two pilots were 2nd rounders at the Austin Film Festival. She was also a semifinalist (top 6%) for the 2019 NBC Writers on the Verge program with her Good Girls spec. Previously, her pilots have placed as semifinalists in the 2018 NYTVF Script Comp, as a finalist for the WAN Writers Workshop in 2019, and for the Women in Film/Blacklist Episodic lab in the fall of 2017. One of her parody scripts was performed live by the Parsec award-nominated podcast Once Upon a Wine in 2018. She is a monthly contributor to the online journal Ms in the Biz, where she writes about breaking into writing for TV with advice and resources for writers as well as interviewing prominent showrunners.
Read her full bio and watch her work here: SarahJEagen.com

015: Being Authentically You IS Your Brand: Let Go of the Ideal You and Just Be You! (Guest: Joy Donnell) Apr 14, 2020

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Joy Donnell is producer, an international speaker, author and activist who shares insight about branding, digital media and public image.

As a filmmaker you are always told to be aware of your brand, know your niche, be careful what you say and do, and so on. This week's guest Joy Donnell blows that all up. Host Jenn Page and Joy discuss how being authentically yourself IS your brand. They dive into how to use your humanity to build your personal brand, how to release yourself from the social media hamster wheel, how being authentically you finds your niche audience, and how to lean into the joy even in dark times. Instead of thinking what do I want to get this minute shift your thinking to what do I want to leave in the world.

Intuitive Conversation: Independence. Own your own life. Become independent of what you think you are supposed to do or caring what people think about you.

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Hosted by: Jenn Page, Filmmaker

More on Joy:

Joy Donnell is a producer, cultural strategist, author and activist dedicated to creating media that builds cultural legacy. She believes in owning your power and for Joy, power is owning your voice, image, narrative, influence and intentions. Joy’s work actively combines publicity, content strategy and media to build legacy and expand awareness. Her storytelling expertise touches all of her work as she brings that insight to content strategy and content creation. When she isn’t behind the camera creating editorials and fashion films as a producer, she steps in front of the camera as a model and spokesperson. Joy is Chief Visionary of SUPERJOY Media and co-founder of luxury lifestyle platform, Vanichi. In 2018, she established the Center for Intersectional Media and Entertainment [CIME] alongside Munika Lay and Dr. Nicole Haggard. As an international speaker, Joy shares her insight about branding, digital media and public image. Joy has guest lectured at UCLA’s School of Film, Television and Digital Media on that very subject matter and speaks globally about women in media, entrepreneurship and gender parity. Her new book, Beyond Brand, focuses on using media to build cultural legacy. Twitter and Instagram @doitinpublic. DoItInPublic.com

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