Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

By Damien Swaby

TV & Film

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Presented By Damien Swaby The Filmmakers Podcast is a small fraction of the critical conversations currently taking place across the indie film community. The podcast reaches out to the next generation of filmmakers, who continue to look for inspiration and guidance.

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About Jill ChamberlainJill Chamberlain has helped thousands of writers, producers, and studios find and refine their stories. As a longtime script consultant, Jill knows the pitfalls that are common in screenwriting and how to avoid them. That experience and the ...

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05.04.2021 EP 116: The Nutshell Technique - Jill Chamberlain About Jill ChamberlainJill Chamberlain has helped thousands of writers, producers, and studios find and refine their stories. As a longtime script consultant, Jill knows the pitfalls that are common in screenwriting and how to avoid them. That experience and the ...
04.30.2021 Ep115: Music & Film Composition with Emmy Award Winners Pop Sound Inc! Urban Dictionary defines 'pop' as "the derivative of crackle, which is the derivative of snap, which is the derivative of jerk, which is the derivative of acceleration, which is the derivative of velocity, which is the derivative of distance...." Which ...
04.27.2021 Ep 114: Editing, Crowdfunding, and Film School with Megan Arnold Megan Arnold, director, editor, and writer.BA (May '21) in Digital Media/Video Production + Public Relationships/Strategic CommunicationsPassions include video editing, graphic + print media design, social media management, product advertisements, and website design. Strongest assets include full capability of the Adobe ...
04.23.2021 Ep 113: TONI JANNOTTA, Documentary Filmmaker and Jazz Musician! "Jannotta crafts an original, new jazz work that keeps things moving forward and interesting."- Chris Spector"Her writing offers an interesting perspective."- Sarah Ellen HughesThank you for dropping by my website. I hope you will take a look around and check ...
04.19.2021 Ep 112: Actress Reagan Pasternak, discusses her new book Griffin's Heart Reagan Pasternak is a Canadian born actress from Toronto, Canada. She's the youngest of four siblings, with two sisters and one brother. She began singing at age seven and soon after fell in love with theater, training in The Meisner ...
04.16.2021 Ep 111: The Reykjavik Talent Lab - Filmmaker Mylissa Fitzsimmons Mylissa spent her early years in Moab, Utah then as a teenager in Oregon. In high school she took to skateboarding and photography, photographing bands and making super 8 skate videos. It was during her last year of school she ...
04.12.2021 Ep 110: 19 year old writer sells her first feature film screenplay! Jordan-Paige Sudduth Jordan-Paige Sudduth is a 19 year old writer, actor, director, filmmaker, daily vlogger, and author. Born on April 13, 2001, she was born and raised in Georgia, left the state for a bit of time to attend college, and is ...
04.09.2021 Ep 109: Edd Benda, CEO at BTP Media \| Filmmaker & Video Producer In his own words"I am the Co-founder and CEO of Beyond the Porch (BTP), a full-service video production company that we launched six years ago, shortly after graduating from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Through our subsidiary, BTP Media, we ...
04.04.2021 Ep 108: Little Boxes award-winning writer and director - Rob Meyer Rob Meyer is an award-winning writer and director who works in features, documentaries, television, and commercials. His films, including A Birder’s Guide to Everything (Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee), Little Boxes (Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Christine Taylor), and Aquarium (Jeremy Allen ...
03.26.2021 Ep 107: AFC Podcast with Chuck "The Savior of Atlanta Film" Thomas Formerly Atlanta Film Chat, now with a brand new name and logo, but with the same great indie film coverage!From the current center of the filmmaking universe, Atlanta, Georgia, producer and screenwriter Chuck Thomas interviews film industry professionals, screenwriters, directors, ...
03.11.2021 Ep 106: "Believe that you are good" Geoff Boyle NSC, BSC Bert Hardy Technical Achievement Geoff got his first camera, a Brownie 127, when he was 8. From then on his career was clear. He went through a range of cameras getting better every time. In his own words "I was trying to celebrate 30 ...
03.08.2021 Ep 105: FRIENDS Costume Designer, Debra McQuire Among Debra McGuire's many accomplishments as a FINE ARTIST, FASHION DESIGNER and COSTUME DESIGNER, she has been best known for her 10 year run on the hit show FRIENDS and for designing many of David Mamet's film and theatre projects ...
03.01.2021 Ep 104: Dawn Robinson from En Vouge & Lucy Pear - Music Videos and more! Dawn Robson formerly of En Vogue and Lucy Pearl! With 30 years experience in the entertainment industry, Dawns brand is a force to be reckoned with! Dawn brings to any project hands on experience, amazing talent, creativity, INSTANT brand recognition, ...
02.23.2021 Ep 103: Independent Filmmaker - John Painz! John Painz started his filmmaking experience with "8 for Vegas", a 9-episode web series that he wrote, directed, produced, shot, and edited. What started as a fun project soon turned into a career. He was hired to shoot and edit ...
02.16.2021 Ep 102: Award Winning New Zealand Actress and Filmmaker, Rachael Wotherspoon! Rachael Wotherspoon is an Award Winning New Zealand Actress and Filmmaker based in Los Angeles.Rachael (nickname Rey) has been Acting since she was a child and has always had a strong interest in Art; throwing herself into Drama and Art ...
02.01.2021 Ep 101: International Cinematographers Guild DOP, Robby Baumgartner Robby Baumgartner began his film career 28 years ago in New York City. His interest in lighting inspired him to choose the unconventional route to DP via Gaffing.This career path allowed him to light films and learn from some of ...
01.23.2021 Ep 100: CYNDA WILLIAMS - Acting and Producing in the age of COVID and more! Williams was born Cynthia Ann Williams in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles, a police officer, and Beverly, a medical lab technician and raised in the Pullman neighborhood on the south side. She spent parts of her early childhood in Indiana, where ...
01.21.2021 Ep 99: The Importance of Indigenous Films - Filmmaker Loretta S. Todd Loretta Sarah Todd \| BioLoretta Sarah Todd is a visionary leader in Indigenous media, considered a true artist with entrepreneurial energy and deep cultural knowledge. Her first dramatic feature, Monkey Beach, based on the iconic novel by Eden Robinson, recently ...
01.16.2021 Ep 98: Vimeo Staff Picks, TIME, and Huffington Post! Award-winner Julie Sokolow Julie Sokolow is an award-winning film director, musician, and writer. She directed the feature documentaries Woman on Fire (2017) and Aspie Seeks Love (2015). Woman on Fire follows Brooke Guinan, the first openly transgender firefighter in NY. The film received ...
01.13.2021 Ep 97: Actor and Stand-Up Comedian, Benjamin Madrid Benjamin Madrid is an Actor/Comic/Writer/Producer from the Midwestern portion of the United States. 'Connected' and multi-talented in the business of show.' In addition to acting, he has a Masters of Science in Communication and a French wife. He is the ...
01.08.2021 Ep 96: Collaboration, hope and social change - Suzan Beraza Suzan was born and raised in the Caribbean. Broadcast includes - Independent Lens, PBS, World Channel, Lincoln Center. BAG IT - winner of the Britdoc Impact Award, televised in over thirty countries. URANIUM DRIVE-IN - Sundance Institute, Good Pitch and ...
12.30.2020 Ep 95: "If no one else is going to tell our story the right way. We have to do it! Sunni Valentine Like to have a ASC cinematographer as a mentor?Have you thought of upgrading your cinematography game? Would you like to have an ASC Cinematographer mentor you for free? Join veteran cinematographer Suki Medencevic, A.S.C. (Disney, Pixar, FX Networks, Netflix, American ...
12.16.2020 Ep 94: BBC Wildlife, Smithsonian, and Nature Conservancy - Morgan Heim Morgan (Mo) Heim MA - Environmental Journalism, BS - Zoology Once upon a time, Morgan spent her days studying things like dam removal or how killer whales communicate in the dark waters of British Columbia. Now, she's a science groupie, ...
12.04.2020 Ep 93: "Voice 4 Change" Award Winner, Writer & Director Melissa Center Hey there, I’m Melissa Center. I’m an actor, filmmaker & “social entrepreneur” working and living in Hollywood.Ever since my parents took me to see ET & The Nutcracker, I knew my destiny was to work in Showbiz. As a child ...
11.30.2020 Ep 92: Leslie Hope & Jerry Ciccoritti - Indie Feature Film, Lie Exposed JERRY CICCORITTI (DIRECTOR)A founder of the Buddies In Bad Times Theatre Company and long one of Canada’s most prolific and influential film and television directors, Jerry Ciccoritti is known for both his innovative and dynamic visual style, as well as ...
11.24.2020 Ep 91: The Successful Screenwriter Podcast - Geoffrey D. Calhoun Geoffrey D. Calhoun is the author of The Guide For Every Screenwriter. His screenwriting career began over ten years ago and was almost completely by accident. He initially studied photography but it wasn't until he was approached by a close ...
11.17.2020 Ep 90: Self-funded movie! From Chattanooga Tennessee, Emily Steele COUNTERPOLE SYNOPSIS: A girl's perspective on life changes drastically in 24 hours. Director: Emily Steele DP: Christian Eaves1st AC: David PiersalGrip: Thomas MarshallSound: Keith NolanMakeup: Draven MarieCAST: Cate Perschke, Brian Epperson, Tamara Scott, Ava Grace, Dave Deutschle, Katie Campassi, Andrew ...
11.17.2020 Ep 89: Indie Film distribution and social media with OPPRIME.tv OPPRIME.tv"We Honor the Independent FilmmakerWe believe that there are stories that must be told. We believe that people with creativity, passion, and the ability to overcome adversity must use their gift of storytelling to change the world. We honor the ...
11.11.2020 Ep 88: ACTRESS. WRITER. DIRECTOR. PRODUCER! Victoria Vertuga In her own words!"I’m a Los Angeles & Atlanta based actress/writer/director/producer/pitbull rescuer/lover of slashes. A California girl born and raised, I attended the University of Southern California (GO TROJANS!!!!) where I graduated Magna Cum Laude (hey, if I can’t brag ...
11.06.2020 Ep 87: Voiceover Artist, Award-Winning Actress, Writer, and TV Host Julie Slack! Julie is the recent winner of 2 Best Actress Awards - Independent Shorts Awards and Mindfield Film Festival - and has received a Nomination for Best Actress from the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival- for her performance in "Tree Game," ...
10.31.2020 Ep 86: President Obama's Principal Videographer at the White House - Filmmaker Hope Hall Hope Hall is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and photographer. Her short films have been selected for over 40 film festivals worldwide and have received numerous awards, including at Sundance. She has a BA from UC Berkeley and an MA from ...
10.26.2020 Ep 85: The Sounding - Actor/Writer/Director Catherine Eaton Catherine Eaton’s feature debut as a director and writer, The Sounding has won two-dozen awards on the festival circuit. She was chosen for Tribeca Film Festival’s ”Through Her Lens" Lab and Grant for emerging female directors, and was selected as ...
10.17.2020 Ep 84: From the Film Riot film "Tell" actor, writer, and producer Todd Bruno! SO-FLO ROOTSTodd was born in Hollywood, Florida and, although he excelled in sports, the craft of acting came most naturally to him. When he wasn't playing baseball, football or studying martial arts, he and his friends would re-enact scenes from ...
10.17.2020 Ep 83: The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Unfiltered- Actress Emilie Martz Recent Roles"2020 started off with a wonderful voiceover job for the podcast The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Unfiltered, which uses actors and transcripts of the actual trial. I read Tarale Wulff's moving testimony. Just before the new year, I had some ...
10.01.2020 Ep 82: The Innocence Files (Netflix) - Giona Jefferson, “It’s really about making rich content that can last” Giona Jefferson is a producer and writer who has been a key player in the development and production of hundreds of hours of non-fiction television and audio series. Her work includes The Innocence Files (Netflix), The Wilderness, an audio doc ...
09.26.2020 Ep 81: "Rambo: Last Blood" Editor, CARSTEN KURPANEK Carsten Kurpanek was born and raised in Germany, moved to Los Angeles in 2007 to pursue careers in film. He started as an assistant editor in reality TV, before moving into scripted television ("Make It Or Break It", "Covert Affairs"), ...
09.12.2020 Ep 80: "It's an industry that you keep on learning about" AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS & PRODUCER Oriane Pick An Award-winning French actress, Oriane Pick lived in a variety of countries across Asia, Africa and Europe before moving to London in 2013. Since then she has appeared in numerous short films, web series and commercials.2019 saw the release of ...
09.11.2020 Ep 79: "A couple of $100" How Evan Kidd made his brilliant indie feature film and more! Evan Kidd is an award-winning filmmaker based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Raised in NC, he fell in love with film at early age, eventually turning his passion for storytelling into a career. Creating works screening globally for Rostrum Records, Cucalorus ...
08.29.2020 Ep 78: Chadwick Boseman - Gone But Not Forgotten. Howard University 2018 Commencement Speech. Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.Boseman died at his home in ...
08.25.2020 Ep 77: Former Film Professor, UNC Charlotte - JEFF JACKSON JEFF JACKSON is a novelist, playwright, visual artist, and songwriter. His second novel Destroy All Monsters was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in Fall 2018. It received advanced praise from Don DeLillo, Janet Fitch, Dana Spiotta, Ben Marcus, and ...
08.20.2020 Ep 76: The Sleepless - Michael DiBiasio (Writer and Director) The Sleepless - Michael DiBiasio (Writer and Director)The Sleepless is Michael’s second feature film. His first, The Videoblogs, screened nationally in 2016 and is currently available on VOD in multiple countries. His best friends are his wife, his dog and ...
08.17.2020 Ep 75: Sophie Eastaugh, BBC, NPR and CNN. iPhone filmmaker and more! Sophie Eastaugh is a reporter and producer for TV and radio. Her work has appeared on the BBC, NPR and CNN. She produced a series of stories in Colombia for the BBC, including a film and radio package about the ...
08.12.2020 Ep 74: "Trying to do projects that are good for the world" New York Times filmmaker, Dillon Hayes Dillon is a film editor based in Los Angeles. He works in documentary, music videos, and commercials/branded content. He brings empathy, passion, and a collaborative attitude to every project. His influences vary across mediums and expressions -- music, literature, skateboarding, ...
07.31.2020 Ep 72: Hollywood Entertainment Law Attorney, Michael R. Blaha! The Law Offices of Michael R. Blaha represents producers, writers, directors, artists, musicians, photographers, record labels, production companies and other members of the entertainment industry. We serve clients in Los Angeles, Hollywood and throughout Southern California.Attorney Michael R. Blaha is ...
07.25.2020 Ep 71: LAURA GETS A CAT, Writer and Director Michael Ferrell! Michael Ferrell is the writer, director, and star of the feature films LAURA GETS A CAT and TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE, both independently produced by the team of Devin Sanchez, Chris Prine, and himself.His short films/web series include: STOOP SALE, HARD ...
07.24.2020 Ep 70: Defeating The Odds! Actress Becki Hayes, making it happen! Becki Hayes is a Texas-born SAG-AFTRA actress known for both deaf and hearing roles. Born with a hereditary, progressive hearing loss, Becki's hearing rapidly declined, rendering her profoundly deaf by age 12.Becki made her network TV debut in ABC's "Gideons ...
07.14.2020 Ep 69: Official selection at Hot Docs 2019 - Editor Rosella Tursi Rosella Tursi is the editor of the feature documentary Willie, an official selection at Hot Docs 2019 and a runner up for the Rogers Audience Award. Originally from Montreal and now based in New York City, her recent credits include ...
07.14.2020 Ep 68: Greater, Antiquities, & Lazy Eye Cinematographer Gabe Mayhan Gabe Mayhan - BioGabe Mayhan is a cinematographer. He approaches each project with innovative technique, excitement, and a collaborative spirit. Over the course of his career behind the camera, Gabe has created a diverse body of work in the genres ...
07.09.2020 Ep 67: Oscar Winner! Donald Sylvester - Ford v Ferrari, Logan and Walk the Line Donald Sylvester is an American sound editor who has worked on over 100 films. He is best known for his work with James Mangold on the films Ford v Ferrari, Logan and Walk the Line. He won the Academy Award ...
07.04.2020 Ep 66: KEVIN HART: DON'T F**K THIS UP, and "Last Chance U" Producer Adam Ridley Adam Ridley is a documentary Producer, Director and Editor originally from Detroit, Michigan. His first documentary short was about the private-press musician Dane Sturgeon called The Wild 'n' Tender Dane Sturgeon (2012). He has since produced/directed the Netflix documentary Series ...

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