Filmnut – Episodes – Writers & Producers
Drew Baldwin of Tubefilter and The Streamy Awards
Drew Baldwin (TubeFilter, The Streamy Awards) With the deadline fast approaching for Streamy Award nominations and to potentially be a voter for the Streamys, Drew came on the show to explain the nominating and voting process. In addition, Drew described the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV)and how to become a voting member. With great more »
Read MoreRyan Provencher, Summit Entertainment
Not only is Ryan Provencher the Vice President of Exhibitor Relations at Summit Entertainment LLC, not only did Ryan serve in a similar capacity for seven years over at Miramax but he also goes back to the stream.tv 1.0 with Brian Gramo and another past Filmnut guest Marina Catela (editor for The Biggest Loser)! It more »
Read MoreDavid Maples
David Maples is a Creator/Executive Producer/Writer of “In Plain Sight”, a great one hour dramedy on the USA network about the witness protection program, which is just finishing up it’s second season, and was recently picked up for a third. Maples talked about the genesis of how the show came about, the challenge of blending more »
Read MorePilar Alessandra: the Craft of Writing
Pilar Alessandra (script consultant) talked about what else? The craft of writing. Dialogue, writers bloc, three act structure, what writers need more of, habits of good writers, and a lot more. I really enjoy watching her DVD ‘On The page’. I think it is a great tool for writers. After watching the episode, you can more »
Read MoreRobbie Consing: Storyboards
Robbie Consing, storyboard artist. Credits include: Transformers, Jumper, The Island, Terminator 3, Minority Report, X2, Mission Impossible II, Bab Boys II, Pearl Harbor, and more. Robbie broke down the creative and technical aspects of being a storyboard artist. We showed samples of his work from ‘Transformers’, as he explained what they were about. Consing has more »
Read MoreProducer Andrew Paquin
Producer Andrew Paquin started his career in the world of finance before transitioning to film production. Hooking up with a college friend, writer/director Marshall Lewy, Paquin produced a short film Balkanization. The two later teamed up for the romantic comedy feature “Blue State” starring Breckin Meyer and Andrew’s sister, Oscar winner Anna Paquin. We talked more »
Read MoreProducer Kerry David
Kerry David started in the business by working for Paramount, then it was on to being a personal assistant for Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, her “personal film school” as she calls it, to then launching her own production company. We covered projects past and present, including Agent Cody Banks 1 and 2, My Date more »
Read MoreScott Rosenfelt
Producer Scott M. Rosenfelt credits include: Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, Kids In America, Smoke Signals, and Extremities. Rosenfelt talked about the role of a producer in films. He emphasized the importance of pre-production and discussed the difference in how he approaches a project that he helps develop from the outset versus being brought more »
Read MoreLeslie Zemeckis
Tonight’s guest Leslie Zemeckis came on too talk about her project “Staar: She’d Rather Be a Mistress”, a comedy/mocumentary in which Zemeckis wrote, starred and produced. The piece had many hilarious moments and is based on her one woman show and the exploits of a burlesque dancer. Carrie Fischer, Jeffrey Tambor make great appearances in more »
Read MoreNatalie Chaidez
Natalie Chaidez, writer/co-executive producer of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles talked about the collaborative process on her show, and compared working on the SCC with her work on the NBC show Heroes. No spoilers in the interview but she did reveal some “inside stuff” about the show that you might not know. We got into more »
Read MoreLee Zahavi Jessup
Want to sell your screenplay? Questions about pitch festivals and pitching? Lee Zahavi Jessup of Scriptshark & Baseline Studio Systems lectures across the country in conjuction with Final Draft on the creative and busines aspects of screenwritng. We covered a lot in this power packed hour. See the Filmnut message board for this show for more »
Read MoreYou Can Help Save the Internet! Net Neutrality with Patric Verrone
Filmnut 228 Guest: Patric Verrone Position: President of the Writer’s Guild of America West Credits: ‘Futurama’, ‘Muppets Tonight’, ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Pinky and Brain’. 2 time emmy award winning writer. Current Project: Net Neutrality and the Future of the internet Youtube video that briefly explains Net neutrality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt0XUocViE Website: http://www.freepress.net/conference Thousands are on their way to more »
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