The ISA Podcast

I got Jeff Deverett to come on the show and spill the beans on:
-How a bad distribution deal is structured
-Why the entire film distribution business is designed to screw the filmmaker
-How a distributor negotiates a deal from his point of view.

Powerful stories can create change, Jon Fitzgerald founded Cause Cinema, connecting social impact films to related causes. The company acts as a filter to the best of social impact cinema, giving audiences the tools to take action.

I always wondered how someone would get into the video game writing business. Today’s guest is screenwriter/game development guru Robert Denton Bryant and he answers that question and so much more.

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Kyle Couch. He is the filmmaker of the Drama/Thriller The Tent (2020). They talk about that movie, his writing process and how he was able to get The Tent set up.

Kyle Couch also talks about making movies in Detroit.

What if you were given permission to shoot most of your film in one of the busiest and iconic streets in the world, Times Square. Well, today’s guest did just that.

I decided to finally tackle the dreaded query letter. I bring back to the show screenwriter, author, and IFH Academy instructor Geoffery Calhoun. We go over the Query Letter Checklist in the episode.

We have on the show film finance expert, Franco Sama. His first episode is one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the show. Franco and I joke that his last episode turned him into a celebrity at film markets and festivals around the world.

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the well known filmmaker, Eric Bress.

They talk about his latest credit Ghosts Of War (2020). This is a World War II movie that also serves as a Supernatural Thriller Ghost Story.

Eric Bress has written and directed many popular Horror movies including the smash hit The Butterfly Effect (2004) and Final Destination 2 (2003). 

Other topics include how he was able to get a manager and the importance of staying focused if you want a career in filmmaking.

Episode 343

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Gavin Rothery.

He is the writer/director of the Sci-Fi feature Archive (2020) starring Theo James, Rhona Mitra and Stacy Martin.

Topics include how Gavin Rothery works two jobs and how he started by doing Visual Effects for Moon (2009) thanks to his friendship with filmmaker Duncan Jones.

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This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actor/Writer/Director Oliver Robins.

They talk about his latest movie, a Thriller called Celebrity Crush (2019) which he wrote and directed.

Oliver Robins got his start as being a child actor in the hit movie Poltergeist (1982). He later directed movies such as Man Overboard (2008), which our host Ashley Scott Meyers was a writer on.

Topics include how it never is easy to make it in the entertainment industry and how he sold a script to the Hallmark Channel.