Hey everyone! Quarantine life goes on and on, but so does the Flush Studios podcast.

This week I was able to chat with Tragedy Girls director, Tyler MacIntyre, about the challenges and fun that goes into filmmaking. We talk about where the script and idea for the brutal satire came from, issues that arise in filmmaking, how we can often find our features in the edit, making a good murder, the fun of special effects, and much more.

You can see Tragedy Girls right now on HULU!

How's everyone doing during these very confusing times?
Stressed?
Bored?
Adapting?

I get it. On the plus side, I had the chance to sit down with one of the sweetest, nicest people ever, Brendan Steere, to talk about his movie The VelociPastor.

We chatted about where the idea came from, how music influenced our process in film, great band names, the challenges of working with a minuscule budget, the importance of a strong script, how this pandemic has effected our process, the amazingly awful feeling of watching your movie with an audience, and some of the fun "mistakes" that made it into our final films.

This was seriously one of the most fun and enjoyable podcasts I've ever done thanks to Brendan's willingness to be completely candid and so extremely nice. Hopefully you all enjoy it as well!

You can see more from Brendan by following him @brendansteere and checking out thevelocipastor.com to keep up on his movie!

Cheers!

Jenny and I needed to chat so we sat down for a podcast to talk about COVID-19, have some beers, run our chainsaw, play and teach our kids, make jokes about awful things, be the reason for the virus, and tell stories about the first time we said we loved each other. This and so much more!

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If anyone is struggling during this time, don't be afraid to reach out. Jenny and I aren't perfect, but if we can help in any way, we want to. Direct message or email me!

We'll get through this.

Cheers!

Josh

This has been one helluva' week. We've been self-quarantined, while I took on way too many contracts and other little projects (including the Project 88 video with Max and a Corona Virus related gig, AND started my new job to make sure that my family can keep on keepin' on.

But it didn't stop me from podcasting and starting on some other fun projects as well! Gotta' keep moving forward, right? Adapt!

This week, I wanted an easy, relaxing conversation, so I sat down with Parker (aka Fresh Pot) Gibbs to talk about what this outbreak has done to the film community and people who work in our industry. We also discuss The Purge, new ideas coming from this quarantine, the worry over toilet paper, how this virus could change the industry for awhile (or possibly forever), and waking up in the morning to watch TV as a kid.

All of this and way more!

Stay positive, everyone. Keep each other motivated and assured that this too will pass. If anyone needs anything from me, don't be afraid to reach out. We're in this together and we're quarantining and staying safe for each other.

Cheers.

I've talked a lot about film festivals recently and how difficult it can be to navigate which ones work for a film. The cost and the effort can be completely not worth it when all is said and done. However, with the South Texas Underground Film Festival, I've always felt like my effort has been worth it because of how much love and care the folks that run it put in.

I had the pleasure to hop on skype with Mariella And Robert Perez to talk about how their amazing festival got started, the effect the coronavirus has had on film fests, why they're festival is different than others, and how important it is to care about what you're doing. Also, a man might be pooping behind the electrical box....

ENJOY!

This week, I'm joined by documentary filmmaker Taylor Morden from PopMotion Pictures to discuss his process and how he got started making documentary feature films. We also chat about ska music, movie renting, challenges and differences between documentary and narrative filmmaking, and more.

Check out everything from Taylor Morden at popmotionpictures.com including the brand new trailer for The Last Blockbuster.

Enjoy!

This is the last of three podcast episodes recorded at South Texas Underground Film Festival, but it won't be the last time I talk to someone from that fest. It was such an amazing time and I'm honored to have the opportunity to sit down with J.J. Perez to discuss his process of making the film Beneath. From the troubles with getting a project like that started, to the issues faced attempting to film in a cave, to what he's been able to do with the movie since finishing it - this was an incredibly fun conversation and I can't wait to talk to J.J. again! FYI, I have seen the movie now and will have him on very soon to discuss more specifics.

Check out the trailer for Beneath here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Pw5WRVQgE

ENJOY!

Hey friends!

A new podcast is here! I was able to hop on Skype with Lisa Belcher to chat about how she went from working in business to moving to Hong Kong to making short films to starting on a feature. We also discuss the pantsless professional that is Avery Merrifield, film festivals, how important business is in filmmaking, and the different struggles that directors face.... oh, and business cards. We talk about business cards...

Lisa's short film Guest of Honor will be available online on the 18th of February and you can see Javelina Run (starring the ever amazing Avery Merrifield and Aaron Hale) at film festivals around the country soon!

You can see more from Lisa at:

jumprockpictures.com

And make sure to check out Guest of Honor at : https://youtu.be/Eqfbmv4mIe0

Cheers!

TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY!

I've stockpiled quite a few episodes and I really hate to behind with these. Also, I've been so busy with preproduction, contract work, and prepping some other cool stuff that I just haven't had time to post all that much. But this is a good one -

I was joined by podcast/actor Neal Jones a.k.a. NASTY Neal to talk about podcasting, acting, and being sans bellybutton. I met Neal at stuff when the short documentary Umbilicus Desidero played before Greywood's Plot. It was an awesome block of films and this one couldn't have fit better with my feature. Neal also does a podcast that you should check out. As you'll hear, he's had some really fantastic guests!

Check out Neal's podcast Without Your Head at withoutyourhead.com or wherever podcasts are listened to!

Hey everyone!

I love that podcasting affords me the opportunity to sit down with all kinds of different artists and creative people to talk about why and how we do the things we do, and this week was no different. I was joined by director and writer Riley Cusick and his writing/film making partner Carson Bailie to talk about film festivals, collaborating on projects, and their short film Sweetie.

Enjoy.