Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

By Damien Swaby

TV & Film

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Discover the world of independent film with Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby!From industry professionals to the next generation of filmmakers, Damien Swaby brings his unique perspectives on indie filmmaking and the conversations that are taking place across the community.Listeners will find inspiration and guidance from conversations on the podcast and leave armed with the knowledge to make their own indie films.Tune in to Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby today!Proud Member of the IFH Podcast Network (www.ifhpodcastnetwork.com)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4532542/advertisement

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Ep 182: Change-Maker Ashley...

11.28.2023

Today, we're diving into the world of film and philanthropy with a versatile artist who has made significant strides on both sides of the camera.Our guest is none other than Ashley Bratcher - an award-winning American actress, producer, writer, and ...

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11.28.2023 Ep 182: Change-Maker Ashley Bratcher: Behind the Scenes & Beyond Today, we're diving into the world of film and philanthropy with a versatile artist who has made significant strides on both sides of the camera.Our guest is none other than Ashley Bratcher - an award-winning American actress, producer, writer, and ...
11.20.2023 Ep 181: Shaping Engaging Stories: A Discussion with Editor Imara Lenders In this episode, we are joined by Imara Lenders, a highly skilled Offline Editor based in Glasgow. Imara brings a wealth of experience from the television and film industry, with a particular expertise in TV drama.She shares her journey of ...
11.13.2023 Ep 180: The Journey of Lauren Bancroft, Supporter of Underrepresented Voices in Storytelling Welcome to another episode of Filmmaking Conversations. Today, I am thrilled to have a conversation with the incredibly talented Lauren Bancroft. Based in Los Angeles, Lauren is a renowned producer known for her unique blend of creative talents. Lauren's impressive ...
11.06.2023 Ep 179: Mastering the Art of Visual Storytelling with Renowned Video Editor Adam Epstein In this episode, we delve into the world of visual storytelling with renowned video editor, Adam Epstein. With a career spanning over a decade, Epstein has worked on a diverse range of projects, showcasing his versatility and expertise in the ...
10.31.2023 Ep 178: A Deep Dive into Method Acting with Hypnotic Actress Mathilde Dehaye Welcome to another episode of Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby. In this episode, we are thrilled to have the talented Method actress, Mathilde Dehaye, as our guest.Mathilde is a graduate of The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New ...
10.22.2023 Ep 177: Embracing Authenticity: Celebrating Natalie Higdon's Storytelling Triumphs Welcome to another episode of our podcast where we bring you the stories behind the stories, where we delve into the minds of those shaping the worlds of film, theatre, and fiction. Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to ...
10.16.2023 Ep 176: Behind the Scenes: Cheryl Potter's Art of Editing in Epic Series and Blockbuster Films Cheryl has recently finished cutting four episodes of Amazon’s sweeping and epic series The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power, which explores events of the second age, set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s much beloved The Lord ...
10.09.2023 Ep 175: ArtHouse Visionary: Independent Cinema, Fair Wages, and Community Engagement In this episode, we engage in a fascinating conversation with the visionary behind the ArtHouse, a unique establishment that seamlessly blends the roles of a cinema and a community hub. Our guest shares his experiences and insights on how he ...
09.23.2023 Ep 174: Cutting Edge, a Journey with Canadian Video Editor Christopher Donaldson Welcome to another episode of our podcast, where we delve into the fascinating world of filmmaking.Today, we have the pleasure of hosting Christopher Donaldson, a seasoned video editor whose work spans an extensive variety of dramatic and documentary features and ...
09.11.2023 Ep 173: Strings, Magic, and Frames: The Artistic Journey of Woody Chapman Wood Chapman is a multi-talented artist whose work spans the realms of puppetry, Disney productions, and video editing. His journey began with a fascination for puppetry, where he breathed life into inanimate objects, creating characters that have captivated audiences worldwide. ...
08.05.2023 Ep 172: Fulfilling Her Late Husband's Filmmaking Dream - Sarah Potter Today on Filmmaking Conversations, I speak to film producer Sarah Potter. When the Lotus Blooms: a story of acute survival is a powerful documentary project that has been left to Naperville resident Sarah Potter after her filmmaker husband, Scott, passed ...
07.05.2023 Ep 171: Demystifying the business of filmmaking! Featuring Jason Godbey Have you ever felt like the world of independent filmmaking is a mysterious and inaccessible realm?
06.11.2023 Ep 170: Spotlight on Tara Erickson: From Best Actress to Director's Chair She has recently won 5 Best Actress Awards for her work in "Prime of Your Life". It has also won "Best Short" & "Best Writing".Tara's directorial debut was made with her short film, "A Real Killjoy" which has won "Best ...
06.02.2023 Ep 169: Scott Leger's Creative Insights Scott Leger is a Director and Screenwriter whose work has screened at Cannes Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, and Palm Springs International Film Festival. Drawn to filmmaking after a horrific mountain biking accident in high school derailed his illustrious ...
05.29.2023 Ep 168: Independent Spirit: The Cinematic Journey of Marcus Markou Marcus Markou – Writer/ Director/ ProducerMarcus is an independent filmmaker, who successfully self-distributed his debut feature film, Papadopoulos and Sons (starring Stephen Dillane), which he wrote and directed, in 2013, by staging his own cinema release – achieving the second ...
04.23.2023 Ep 167: Carole Kirschner, Diversity Programs at CBS and the WGA "I’m a Hollywood business coach, public speaker, and writer. I also run two prominent programs for writers, one at CBS and the other at the WGA. I help creative professionals create exceptional careers in Hollywood." Carole KirschnerWebsite: https://www.carolekirschner.com/aboutCoaching: https://www.carolekirschner.com/coachingHollywood Boot ...
04.15.2023 Ep 166: Guerilla Filmmaking: The Jaron Lockridge Story In 2001 at age 15 , Jaron Lockridge became interested in film while attending a high school drama class in his hometown of Bolivar, Tennessee. After performing in the school's Christmas play that winter, Jaron decided to write his first ...
04.09.2023 Ep 165: From the UK to the US - Filmmaker Gareth Kelly Originally from the UK award-winning filmmaker, Gareth Kelly has had an unusual journey in becoming an above-the-line creative. After spending 10 years as a concrete truck driver, Kelly decided to pursue his lifelong passion for film and television. Along the ...
04.03.2023 Ep 164: Johnny Catalano and The Midwest New Wave Johnny Catalano is an American filmmaker and actor passionate about capturing the minutia and specifics of the Midwestern United States. Obsessed with Americana imagery and "slice-of-life" narratives within a specific genre's framework. He explores themes and characters objectively. Portraying the ...
03.24.2023 Ep 163: From The Office To The Screen - Eryn Rea Today I speak to the super-talented Eryn Rea! Eryn Rea grew up in Kentucky and then moved to Los Angeles at a young age. Now she is a multi-hyphenate working in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Informed by her background across ...
02.04.2023 Ep 162: Icelandic Hollywood Editor Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir is one of the industries most talented editors.After working in Europe for years, her first American film was the 2012 crime thriller Contraband, a remake of a film she edited in Iceland. Her close collaborator is stunt-man-turned-action-director David ...
01.18.2023 Ep 161: Working Class British Filmmakers Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist' is a multi-award-winning independent British feature film written and directed by Manchester filmmaker, Brett Gregory.SynopsisLoosely based on Hieronymus Bosch's heaven and hell 15th century painting, 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', we ...
12.28.2022 Ep 160: The Catalano Film Festival with Johnny Catalano CATALANO FILM FESTIVAL: DATE: February 18, 2025LOCATION: 33 S Main St, Miamisburg, OH 45342TIME: 4pm-10pm ESTFACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/catalanofilmcoEVENTBRITE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/catalano-film-festival-tickets-466846639867?aff=esfb&utm-campaign;=social&utm-content;=attendeeshare&utm-medium;=discovery&utm-source;=fb&utm-term;=listing&fbclid;=IwAR1WR48e-siourKT1VMITAiDfqP9uNtOqQcnpNgcMwuLhP9PXHbvkcM3lo0TEASER TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK_vc_zpLcU&t;=4sJOHNNY CATALANO (filmmaker) info:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/catalanofilmco/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/catalanofilmcoIMDb: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm13100827/?ref_=tt_ov_stFILMFREEWAY: https://filmfreeway.com/JohnnyCatalanoFUNERAL FOR FURMANSKI (short film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWYGl-BzBlgFUNERAL FOR FURMANSKI (soundtrack): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPiyjUM5HOljEdSmHukY3MdNLlPbZQxReDamien Swaby Social Media ...
10.07.2022 Ep 159: Sarah Moshman Losing Sight of Shore Sarah Moshman is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TEDx speaker whose work has been featured on Upworthy, Marie Claire, CNN, and Good Morning America. After directing two short documentaries about female empowerment in young women, (Girls Rock! Chicago (2010) ...
09.25.2022 Ep 158: From Ghana to America! Filmmaker Daakyehene Ababio Daakyehene Ababio is an international filmmaker, originally from Ghana but currently based in Ohio with his beautiful wife Angeles Kay Ababio and two kids. Daakyehene Ababio has been chasing his filmmaking dreams for about 15 years now as a self-taught ...
07.24.2022 Ep 157: Spotlight on Clare Cooney: Shaping Cinema On and Off Screen Clare Cooney is a SAG actor and filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles. Her credits include Steve McQueen's Widows, NBC's Chicago PD, Pop TV's Hot Date, NBC's Shrink, and lead roles in the independent features Rendezvous in Chicago and Soul ...
05.16.2022 Ep 156: The Microbudget Indie Film Podcast host Zanah Thirus “I’m passionate about two things: creating activism centered films &demystifying; the microbudget production process.”- Zanah ThirusNamed one of Diversity in Cannes' Top 10 Filmmakers of the Decade, Zanah is a filmmaker (producer+ director+ writer) from Chicago, IL. Since launching her ...
05.10.2022 Ep 155: "Aunt Vivian" from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" - Daphne Maxwell Reid Everyone remembers Daphne Maxwell Reid as an iconic TV mom of the 1990s, from her three seasons as Aunt Vivian on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air." And Daphne couldn't be more excited when the cast of "The Fresh Prince ...
04.27.2022 Ep 154: Suzanne Lenz: A Rising Star in Acting and Filmmaking In her own words"Hi! I'm Suzanne. I'm an actress and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. My first directorial effort, short film Christmas Eve Eve: Or The Things I Can’t Remember (which I also wrote and star in) recently played at ...
04.20.2022 Ep 153: A 'Karen' flees the city after going viral for a racist incident! Who's Afraid? Who's Afraid follows this phenomenon to a cathartic yet heart-pumping conclusion as it answers the question: what would happen if someone had to face a life-or-death situation as a result of jeopardizing someone else's life out of sheer racism? Our ...
04.03.2022 Ep 152: When Crowdfunding Works! Filmmaker ERIN LOVETT Erin has directed and produced documentary television for CNN, HBO, Showtime, National Geographic, PBS, YouTube Premium, OWN, MSNBC, and Investigation Discovery. She's interested in stories that explore social justice, women's rights, environment, health and horror - she loves a good ...
03.26.2022 Ep 151: Actress, Entrepreneur, and Activist! Emily Procter Emily Procter is an actress, entrepreneur, and activist.In 2019 Emily shifted focus from entertainment to community by founding Ground Breakers Inc. Ground Breakers is a nonprofit working to create positive identity opportunities for children, and additionally for adults, in compromised ...
03.06.2022 Ep 150: Before Sunrise with Kim Krizan An American writer and actress best known for originating the story and characters in the "Before Sunrise" trilogy with her writing on Before Sunrise 1995 and Before Sunset 2004 for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ...
03.05.2022 Ep 150: Before Sunrise with screenwriter Kim Krizan Kim Krizan is a writer and actor who was raised in the Los Angeles area. For a time, Krizan lived in Austin, Texas, where she was active in theater and film; she also taught literature and writing at the college ...
02.26.2022 Ep 149: MARKUS FÖRDERER ASC, BVK, DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY Selected as one of Variety's 10 Stars behind the Cameras, the German born cinematographer who graduated from University of Television and Film in Munich, has quickly developed an impressive resume of visually unique and critical acclaimed feature films. HELL marked ...
02.12.2022 Ep 148: MAKING A PASSION PROJECT, by Beatriz Browne, 34 Carmine St. Beatriz Browne is a Los Angeles/NYC based, Webby Award winning producer, director, and filmmaker specializing in non-fiction storytelling.Beatriz has worked extensively with clients such as Google, Airbnb, Peerspace, The New York Times, CNN, Square and Fatherly, creating multi-platform original content. ...
01.21.2022 Ep 147: From Acting to Writing, Producing and Editing - Hallie Shepherd Hallie Shepherd is a writer, actress, producer, and editor, and she co-owns Fireshoe Productions with Eric Colley. She’s currently wrapping up post-production on Fireshoe’s fifth feature film, a comedy called Bigfoot Killed My Wife. Shepherd wrote the screenplay and stars ...
01.15.2022 Ep 146: Pete Chatmon - Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook Teller Of Stories. Mostly Fiction, Always Real. With a deft ability to balance both half-hour single camera comedies and one-hour dramas, Pete Chatmon has directed episodes of HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant, Insecure, Silicon Valley, and Love Life, Netflix’s You ...
01.01.2022 Ep 145: Breaking the Ice: The Cinematic Journey of Rebecca Eskreis Rebecca Eskreis is a director, writer and producer whose work has screened at numerous international festivals, including SXSW, TIFF, SIFF, deadCenter, Savannah, Munich, Stockholm and Thessaloniki. Her directorial debut project, WHAT BREAKS THE ICE (Goldcrest Films), received the Sandra Adair/Empowering ...
12.23.2021 Ep 144: Lisa Molomot, Documentary Filmmaker - MISSING IN BROOKS BioA graduate of the American Film Institute, I am a documentary director, producer and editor whose work has aired on PBS series such as Independent Lens and has been seen at film festivals around the world, including Sundance, SXSW, New ...
12.18.2021 Ep 143: Making films by any means necessary - PRECARIAT Founded in 2016, we are a film and theater production company based in New York.We aim to disrupt storytelling as usual and make our stuff by any means necessary.We’re makers, not salespeople.We’re outsiders, and we’re inclusive, we’re rigorous, we’re generous, ...
12.13.2021 Ep 142: Scott Leger - Are Filmmakers Living in Pain? Scott Leger is a Director and Screenwriter whose work has been screened at Cannes Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest, and Palm Springs International Film Festival. Drawn to filmmaking after a horrific mountain biking accident in high school derailed his ...
12.03.2021 Ep 141: Acting with Energy: Creating Brilliance Take After Take - Murisa Harba An award-winning actor and director, Murisa Harba lives to push boundaries. She is a leading acting coach, author, thought leader, and speaker in Los Angeles, passionate about empowering actors to elevate their truth in storytelling and ultimately unlocking their creative ...
11.21.2021 Ep 140: An Inspiring Story From Sally Harvey Anderson Sally grew up all over the Southeastern US and moved to Los Angeles, CA as an adult. While in LA, Sally became an alumni of UCB, one of the best professional improv schools in the country. She returned to “The ...
11.16.2021 Ep 139: What the IATSE Agreement Means For Indie Filmmakers Following the ratification of IATSE’s new film and TV contracts, podcaster and entertainment industry veteran Damien Swaby talks to principal Reena Sehgal (Sehgal Law PC) about their legal implications for Indie Filmmakers. Swaby and Sehgal will discuss the Basic Agreement ...
11.15.2021 Ep 138: From Acting to Producing - Stephanie O'Neill Stephanie is an artist and producer originally from the Bay Area, CA. She received her BFA in Theatre from UC Santa Barbara before moving to Los Angeles. As a producer, Stephanie has worked on a variety of short films, music ...
11.03.2021 Ep 137: A Rising Star In Entertainment Law - Reena Sehgal Reena Sehgal, EsqAttorney-at-Law TransactionsReena Sehgal is from Bend, Oregon, and attended Portland State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in General Science.After graduating, Reena moved to San Diego, California to pursue a legal career. She graduated Cum Laude ...
10.24.2021 Ep 136: Sheila Houlahan - Innovative hybrid feature film on Twitch! Sheila Houlahan is an Indian-American actor, singer, producer and writer. Houlahan can be seen in supporting role Paige Callahan in Warner Bros. feature film “The Little Things”, written and directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek ...
10.20.2021 Ep 135: Greg Poole - Working with Idris Elba, UK Grime and James Cohan! FILMMAKER:Director \| Producer Editor \| Camera \| SoundWorking in television at MTV Networks by day while DJing in downtown New York clubs by night, it was music that sparked Greg's interest in filmmaking when he began to follow London’s burgeoning ...
10.18.2021 Ep 134: Dan Attias Author of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age Biography for Dan AttiasAuthor of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden AgeDan Attias has worked as a director in the film and television industry since 1984. As a director of series television, he has received the Directors Guild of ...

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