No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories

No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories

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No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories episodes

  • 18 - Directing Your First Feature with Matt McClung (Inhabitants)

    Matt McClung is a writer/director whose feature debut Inhabitants is premiering at the Austin Film Festival 2023.He sold an original pilot he co-wrote to Adult Swim in 2020. His work has been featured on Short of the Week and Director’s Notes.

    EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

    2:00 - Directorial debut “Inhabitants” premiering at the Austin Film Festival

    10:00 - Elements of Catholicism in secular movies

    15:14 - Finding an editor you can trust

    18:10 - Getting your first feature made as a director

    25:10 - The path! First steps after film school (USC)

    36:31 - Day jobs within vs. outside the industry 

    42:25 - Matt’s origin story

    53:29 - Advice!

    59:47 - TIME CAPSULE

    CONNECT WITH MATT:

    Instagram: @mattmclung / @inhabitantsmovie

    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:

    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow

    www.NoSetPathShow.com

    1 hr 10 min
  • 17 - Producing Horror for Hulu with Katrina Kudlick (Appendage, Fixation, Spoonful of Sugar)
    Katrina M. Kudlick is a producer and writer known for “Fixation” (2022), Hulu's “Appendage” (2023), and “Spoonful of Sugar” (2022). The founder of Fever Dream Studios, her work  has screened at festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, SXSW, BFI London and Fantasia Film Festival.
    In this episode, Katrina dives into landing her first LA billboards for “Appendage,” why she left her job producing for Disney’s marketing department, and how to become successful when you need to be truly self-made. 
    BREAKDOWN: 
    2:06 START
    2:19 - Appendage
    18:19 - First job after graduating USC
    20:01 - Working at Disney
    22:23 - Being self-made; founding Fever Dream Studios
    32:37 - Shooting Fixation during the pandemic in Canada
    36:56 - How to get into TIFF
    38:07 - Getting Spoonful of Sugar greenlit at Shudder
    40:39 - Producing commercials and music videos in between features
    42:31 - Katrina’s early interest + getting into USC & NYU film schools
    46:47 - Living in different LA neighborhoods
    48:30 - Getting through tough moments
    49:57 - TIME CAPSULE 
    CONNECT WITH KATRINA:
    @KatrinaKudlick
    @fever.dream.studios
    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
    All platforms: @NoSetPathShow
    www.NoSetPathShow.com
    1 hr 9 min
  • 15 - Making British TV with Leiah Yvonne Kwong (Alex Rider, The Killing Kind, Magpie Murders)
    Leiah Yvonne Kwong of London-based Eleventh Hour Films dives into all things British TV, freelancing vs working in-house, working across multiple countries and immigrating to pursue a career in film & TV, and falling in love with the legal and business affairs of filmmaking.
    2:00 - The Killing Kind (Paramount+), Alex Rider (FreeVee), Magpie Murders (Masterpiece, BBC)
    8:45 - Moving up from assistant
    14:30 - On set vs. in-office
    15:08 - Hollywood strike effect on London
    20:00 - Programs for entry-level jobs
    26:14 - Immigration
    35:04 - Advice
    39:55 - TIME CAPSULE
    CONNECT WITH LEIAH:
    Instagram: @auteurtheory
    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow
    www.NoSetPathShow.com
    49 min
  • 14 - Paths to Screenwriting (The Black List, Outlander, The Morning Show) *Special WGA Picket Episode*

    This special episode features several writers representing the Writers Guild of America (WGA) active on the writers strike picket lines in Los Angeles.

    We had the opportunity to speak with Noah Schechter (The Black List), Evan McGahey (Outlander) and Becca Mann (The Bondsman, The Morning Show).

    1:30 - NOAH SCHECTER

    2:55 - The flawed business model of streamers

    5:00 - First job on The Black List

    7:00 - How to make time for writing

    13:20 - EVAN MCGAHEY

    13:44 - First job on The Black List (with Noah!)

    17:18 - How the points of negotiation were chosen

    19:20 - From bio major to TV writer

    28:35 - BECCA MANN

    29:40 - First TV job through cold emailing!

    32:10 - From USA Swimming National Team to scripted TV

    34:26 - Staff room minimums

    35:26 - Bike the Strike

    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:

    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow

    www.NoSetPathShow.com

    43 min
  • 13 - Jumping from Unscripted to Narrative with Matthew Jensen (Sound of Freedom, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin)

    Editor Matthew Jensen dives into how he was able to jump from reality TV back to scripted after getting his union days, how he leveraged relationships from every job - and unpaid internship - into fruitful projects a decade later, and the various methods he used to find post production gigs while building his network. 

    4:56 - Sound of Freedom, Black White and the Greys, Popular Theory, Rescuing Christmas

    10:46 - Arcadian, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin

    24:40 - How Matthew built a career beginning with his first unpaid internship at Wolf Films

    30:11 - Getting into the editors’ union & getting jobs

    33:36 - Jumping from reality to scripted

    39:45 - Matt’s origin story!

    44:20 - Do you need to live in LA?

    50:56 - TIME CAPSULE

    CONNECT WITH MATTHEW:

    Instagram: @mejensen87

    www.matthew-jensen.com

    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:

    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow

    www.NoSetPathShow.com



    59 min
  • 12 - Voices from the SAG Picket Lines (West World, Spider-Man, General Hospital)
    EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
    0:52 - Intro! Strike Overview
    2:47 - Disclaimers! Redacting the names of shows
    4:26 - CLAY SAVAGE (SAG-AFTRA)
    6:00 - What’s the deal with residuals? 
    8:10 - What sectors will AI eliminate?
    11:52 - Striking is for minimums, health insurance
    13:40 - Advice for actors
     
    15:45 - NANRISA LEE (SAG-AFTRA)
    17:12 - Reasons for striking > work
    18:20 - CASARA CLARK (SAG-AFTRA, General Hospital)
    18:48 - Birthday picket + General Hospital
    20:41 - AI will change the industry
    30:53 - JACK POWERS (SAG-ELIGIBLE)
    32:43 - Quitting Big Tech for acting
    34:45 - Actor Tips - audition prep, playing different characters, moving to LA, networking
    34:45 - Preparing for auditions
    35:46 - Playing different characters
    37:30 - Impostor syndrome is REAL
    CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTS:
    Clay Savage: @theclaysavage
    Casara Clark: @casaraclark
    Cynthia Clark: @drcynthialeaclark
    Jack Powers: IG @jackpowers90 / TikTok @jackpowerzzz
    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow
    www.NoSetPathShow.com
    46 min
  • 11 - Voices from the WGA Picket Lines (The Bear, For All Mankind, CSI: Vegas)

    This special episode features several writers representing the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on the writers strike picket lines in Los Angeles.

    We had the opportunity to speak with Alex O'Keefe (The Bear), David Weddle (For All Mankind, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Ryan Lee (CSI: Vegas) and Megan Rees (Pre-WGA).


    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:

    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow

    www.NoSetPathShow.com


    42 min
  • 10 - Abbott Elementary’s Makeup Room with Emilia Werynska (Abbott Elementary, Miracle Workers)
    Emilia is a union makeup artist (Local 706) whose work on “Abbott Elementary” earned her a nomination at the 2023 Makeup and Hair Stylists Guild Awards. Her work can also be seen in theaters this year in the film “Maximum Truth,” or on TV in season 4 of “Miracle Workers” featuring Daniel Radcliffe, who she previously worked with on "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story."
    In this episode, Emilia dives into:
    2:32 - Abbott Elementary
    5:56 - Attending the Makeup and Hair Stylist Guild Awards as a nominee
    6:27 - Maximum Truth
    11:28 - Season of 4 Miracle Workers 
    14:41 - Daniel Radcliffe’s secret talent
    16:07 - All-time best wrap gifts for talent
    22:27 - Deciding not to go to college
    26:58 - Landing the first gigs (beauty counter + 1st  film set jobs)
    32:42 - Joining the union
    38:27 - Advice for newer makeup artists
    41:30 - TIME CAPSULE
    CONNECT WITH Emilia:
    Instagram: @emiliawerynska / @emiliaisoffline 
    Website: www.emiliawerynska.com
    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow
    www.NoSetPathShow.com
    58 min
  • 09 - Become a Screenwriter vs. Creative Executive w/ Mike Grimm (Wayfarer Studios, Hallmark)
    Mike Grimm is a writer of over 30 screenplays and former creative executive at Wayfarer Studios. 
    In this episode, Mike dives into:
    3:13 - His projects in various stages of development
    16:12 - What's in a general meeting?
    18:13 - Should you ever write for free? 
    22:29 - How to not get jaded
    26:29 - How Sabrina Carpenter became attached to his original script
    29:24 - Creative executive vs. screenwriter paths 
    38:16 - General meeting insider tips
    42:08 - From script coverage to executive
    48:02 - What he wrote in a cold email to land his first story analysis job
    1:01:53 - Do writers need to move to LA?
    1:08:28 - Exiting Wayfarer to commit to writing
    1:16:43 - Navigating representation (managers)
    1:24:31 - Time Capsule
    CONNECT WITH MIKE:
    Instagram: @MrGrimmReaper77
    Twitter: @DontBeSoGrimm
    CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
    All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow
    www.NoSetPathShow.com
    1 hr 39 min

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No Set Path is a biweekly podcast exploring how to succeed in film & TV by talking to people who have actually done it.