More Weight – Red Cow Entertainment

Thank you for listening to More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There and Other Filmmaking Tales! Special thanks to Emily Brinkmeyer for editing and laying out the piece, Sam Brinkmeyer for the book’s cover art, and all detailed in the book who contributed to the amazing experience of making the film.

Cyle details his camera set up, lens choices, and DIY techniques in shooting Having Fun Up There.

Geoff describes the music that motivates Having Fun Up There and the character of Mark Kessel.

In its final hurrah, Having Fun Up There screens at the prestigious Austin Film Festival.

In one of the most memorable moments of making Having Fun Up There, the crew puts on a concert and private screening for the Boston public.

In this additional second edition chapter, Frankie details the screening at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival and the awards that followed.

Frankie reflects on the development of the book and its first edition.

Frankie, Hana, and Geoff make their way out to Seattle to screen the film…and find an empty movie theater.

Frankie researches opportunities to promote the film, which leads to taking a ridiculous social media course and attending an empty film festival.

Frankie goes into detail about his past three (bad) film distribution experiences.