The ISA Podcast

Episode 359

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Zeina Durra.  She is the principled Writer/Director of Luxor (2020), a Drama/Romance which stars Andrea Riseborough, known from Mandy (2018) and Birdman (2014) and Michael Landes.

Zeina Durra also talks about staying true to yourself as a writer/artist and comparing looking to get an indie film produced in the United States as apposed to Europe.

Episode 357

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Irish born filmmaker David Freyne.

They talk about his new LGBTQ Comedy Dating Amber (2020) and how he produced work through the Ireland film grant.

David Freyne is also the Writer/Director of the Horror movie The Cured (2017), which stars Ellen Page and Sam Keeley. He talks about making the jump from Horror to Comedy.

Episode 356

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Tyler Taormina.

Topics include Ham On Rye (2019), a movie he Directed and Co wrote and advice for young filmmakers starting out right out of college.

John Hughes being an inspiration in his life and career is also discussed.

100th episode special with one of the most influential & iconic writer/directors in the history of cinema, three-time Oscar® winner Oliver Stone. His films have been nominated for forty two Oscars® and have won twelve.

We have Slamdance Grand Jury winning filmmaker Hasan Oswald. Hasan’s story is pretty inspiring. He picked up a camera and began to tell his story. He made his first short film that was later tweeted by Stephen Fry & the National Geographic came calling.

Jonathan Katz is perhaps best known in animated form in "Dr Katz: Professional Therapist." He's had a long career before and since as a standup comic & screenwriter. He talks about his upcoming "Dr Katz: Live" performance & finding his way in comedy.

I can’t be more excited to bring you this episode. On today’s show, we have the legendary writer/director Alex Proyas, the filmmaker behind The Crow, Dark City, The Knowing, Gods of Egypt, and I, Robot.

In the Cracking Your Beat Sheet workshop, you'll start with an idea for a novel or film and leave with the 15 key beats that will become the backbone of your story.

Today we have legendary screenwriter James V. Hart. James is the screenwriter behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like HOOK, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on an idea by Hart’s then 6-year-old son & BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA.

J Horton figured out a formula that would allow him to make a living doing what he loves to do. He produces low budget feature films and uploads them to Amazon Prime. He collects TVOD and SVOD revenue. His key is volume. In 2020 he produced 14 films.