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The Covid 19 crisis swept through the film and music industry in a way we've never seen before. Lockdowns, quarantines, states of emergeny. How do you cover your project in the midst of chaos? What does the future hold for finding production insurance that keep your crew and casts safe? Today we follow up with Ed Skoch of Aldgate Insurance to get the latest updates to the film insurance world. What hasn't changed and what has.

Visit Aldgate Insurance online for questions and more: www.aldgateins.com or www.oklahoma-film.com

Stay safe out there yall!

Today's episode is brought to you by: SQUISHY OKC! Need custom graphic design and apparel printing? Hit them up on instagram at @squishyokc.

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If you're like me, you probably hate math, numbers, and paperwork. But in the world of filmmaking, music, and entertainment in general, there is an army of people behind the scenes doing all of that stuff that folks like me hate to do for the sole purpose of keeping the machine running smoothly and safely. Today we sit down with Ed Skoch from Aldgate Insurance to talk about what types of production insurance there is, why you should get it, and how you get started. It's a topic that makes my brain hurt, but a super duper important one that we all need to know about if we want to call ourselves professionals.

Be sure to check them out online at: www.oklahoma-film.com or give them a call at 918-574-4555.

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Today's episode is brought to you by:

Scott & Crowley - Now available on amazon prime!

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Aldgate Insurance Services - Need production insurance for your film or production company? Visit www.oklahoma-film.com for more info. Or call them at 918-574-4555.

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Have you ever watched a music video and thought to yourself "I want to do that"? Well HOW do you do it? What's the process? How do you make something that will make brains explode? Well we went right to the source on exploding brains and talked to the guys that are from Oklahoma, but produce insane music videos all over the globe. Check out their latest work here:

Husbands - Manhorse: https://vimeo.com/415268136

Did your brain explode? Cause mine did.

Check out more from Lamar + Nik at their website: www.lamarplusnik.com. In the meantime, enjoy this conversation!

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SHOW NOTES:

10:02 - The new "Husbands" music video

11:57 - How the crap did they make The Shins' "Half A Million" video?

17:43 - What's the music video pitch process?

26:31 - How they got started

36:19 - Creating a roadmap for a visually based video.

42:37 - Gaining representation/an agent.

46:47 - Working alongside the bands.

53:46 - Advice for the beginning music video creator.

1:03:00 - Future plans

1:05:20 - Filming a condom commercial in Thailand.

1:15:10 - Plug yoselves!

1:15:54 - GAME: Clover Leaf

1:18:14 - SCENE: Zombie Buttholes

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Today's episode is brought to you by:

Scott & Crowley - Now available on amazon prime!

AND

Aldgate Insurance Services - Need production insurance for your film or production company? Visit www.oklahoma-film.com for more info. Or call them at 918-574-4555.

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Tiger King is the talk of the nation right now. So we decided to have a conversation between Brian (Tiger King's Oklahoma unit sound guy) and criminal behaviorist Sarah Cailean. Sarah has a degree in forensic psychology and criminal behavior. She is now a frequent contributor for HLN and was one of the main investigators on the series Hell In the Heartland.

Enjoy our first livestream of our new Quarantine Conversations series!

Want to reach out to Sarah? Hit her up on Twitter at @caileansarah.

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**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED WAY THE HECK BACK IN JANUARY. DON'T WORRY, WE ARE SURE AS SHOOTING SOCIAL DISTANCING NOW IN LIGHT OF COVID-19. DON'T INTERVIEW SHAME US! ALSO, HOPE YOU ENJOY LISTENING BACK TO A TIME WHEN THE WORLD HADN'T EXPLODED**

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Today's episode is brought to you by:

Scott & Crowley - Now available on amazon prime!

AND

Aldgate Insurance Services - Need production insurance for your film or production company? Visit www.oklahoma-film.com for more info. Or call them at 918-574-4555.

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Even though we're all now spending our time locked in our houses and waiting for this danged quarantine to lift, it's important to be thinking of the future. Especially a future career. ESPECIALLY especially a future career in Oklahoma's growing film industry. That's right, alot of movie shoots have been put on hold, but once everything is back to normal, the floodgates will be unleashing a crapload of work, and that work means positions for people like you.

Today we talk to Richard and Melodie from the Oklahoma Film and TV Academy (OFTA) about all the really super cool stuff they will be offering. Did we mention it's super cool?

LINKS:

www.greenpasturesstudio.com

www.oklahomafilmandtvacademy.com

@OFTAfilmTV

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SHOW NOTES:

1:15 - The craziest day on set ever.

10:09 - Getting to know the OFTA

24:24 - How affordable is the school?

32:32 - The different courses available.

38:07 - You don't know what you don't know.

41:31 - Oklahoma's support for its filmmakers.

45:01 - The crew base of Oklahoma.

46:57 - Pricing

50:00- Making a career for yourself

59:42 - The trickle-down effect of a film shoot.

1:05:38 - Where/how can people sign up?

1:10:27 - The progression of Oklahoma's film industry.

1:15:29 - GAME: New phone, who dis?

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Today's episode is brought to you by:

Scott & Crowley - Now available on amazon prime!

AND

Aldgate Insurance Services - Need production insurance for your film or production company? Visit www.oklahoma-film.com for more info. Or call them at 918-574-4555.

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Lucas Ross is truly a jack of all trades. Comedian, banjo player, puppet enthusiast, and on-air personality for oklahoma's KFOR and Freedom 43. Check out some of his stuff below!

www.lucasross.com

www.lazycircles.show

SHOW NOTES:

5:14- Getting to know Lucas Ross

17:18- Starting work at Channel 4 News.

21:43- Discovering Sweet Brown

29:44- Lucas, his banjo, and Steve Martin

41:29- Original song: "Local News"

46:24- Lazy Circles the tv series

54:00- Lucas' advice to young performers

1:05:24- Meeting Kermit the Frog

Today's episode is brought to you by: Magna Talent Agency.

Want to become a professional actor in film, tv, and more? Visit www.magnatalent.com to get started!

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If you want to get your movie made, what resources are out there to help you get started? Today we talk to Oklahoma's film commissioner and director of the Oklahoma Film and Music Office. Tava and her incredible team has been on the front lines of expanding the film industry right here at home, and she gives us the skinny on everything from the rebate to registering as a freelance film professional on their database, even to finding locations for your film.

Want to learn more? Check out their website at www.okfilmmusic.org!

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SHOW NOTES: 

10:21 - What is the film commission? 

12:44 - Registering for the filmmaker & musician directory

15:56 - The rich diversity of Oklahoma locations

16:47 - What does the film commissioner do?

22:30 - The three legged stool structure

30:31 - What is the rebate program?

35:22 - The process of accessing the rebate

40:17 - What if you DON’T have funding?

41:48 - www.okfilmmusic.org

46:26 - What gets a script turned down by the film commission?

48:45 - Does Hollywood get rich off of Oklahoma taxpayers?

52:34 - What does the Oklahoma film industry look like in 10 years?

57:40 - GAME: Who’s Line Is It Anyway? 

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We were invited to come hang out with some filmmakers at Red Dirt Film Festival! Enjoy this bonus episode featuring guest cohost, Allie Cecrle!

www.reddirtfilm.com

Today's episode is brought to you by: Magna Talent Agency

Are you an aspiring actor looking for representation in the industry? Visit www.magnatalent.com to get started!

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What's it like as an actor to go from a Golden Globe award winning TV series to a low-budget indie movie shoot in Oklahoma? Today we talk to Alex MacNicoll about the world of acting in indie movies, bouncing back and forth between the big budgets and the lower budgets.

Visit Alex on instagram at @alex_macnicoll.

SHOW NOTES:

02:16- The farting text tone rant

11:00- Sleeping In Plastic

14:00- Alex's first impressions of Oklahoma

15:00- Favorite things

16:22- Comparing Oklahoma's film industry to other markets

19:36- The fundamental differences between indie films and large budget movies.

27:11- What's the appeal of acting in indie movies.

31:00- Tips for low budget directors from the actor's perspective.

36:00- Favorite crafty

37:42- On set shenanigans

41:00- The Fifth Wave

42:32- Accidental shiner from Neil

46:00- The adaptive nature of indie filmmaking.

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This is episode is brought to you by:

Micah Hart Grip/Electric- Need GE equipment? Give Micah a call at 580-399-2041 or email him at [email protected]. 

Zachary Burns On Set Photography and Graphics- Get amazing BTS shots of your project and the finest movie poster in town. Check out www.lefteyeburns.com to find out more.

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Jon Shryock has been working in the Oklahoma film industry since... well since it pretty much began as it is known today. He's a seasoned key grip, gaffer, best boy electric, and everything in between with credits like Sundance winner "Minari", Starz' "American Gods", and USA's "Queen of the South". Today he gives us a history lesson in where we've been, insight into where we're going, and what it's like to be a part of that train since it left the station.

Check out his upcoming grip rigging classes being offered here:

https://www.facebook.com/NGPFILM/photos/rpp.472614169427355/2854063237949091/?type=3&theater

SHOW NOTES:

00:58- The Ring.com rant

07:31- The beginning of the modern Oklahoma film industry

13:52- Getting to know Jon Shryock

16:43- The biggest difference between amateur and professional sets

21:37- The current oklahoma film industry

24:05- The future of the oklahoma film industry

28:04- Favorite/least favorite things about working in grip/electric

34:07- The ongoing legal saga of "Nightstar"

41:59- How to avoid getting taken advantage of

49:54- Oklahoma's film industry in the next 5-10 years.

52:05- Find Jon online!

53:01- SCENE: "Nightstar Pitch Meeting"

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