The MAKE IT Podcast

Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this edition of Indie Talk, Chris and Nick share a few opinions on the "Rust" saga, Lena Waithe's Hillman Rising Voices Program, should a short cost $100K, and what Facebook's change to Meta means for Indie Creators. Enjoy!

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Rust tragedy (news)

Josh Moody (cinematographer)

KD Amond (filmmaker)

Hillman Grad Productions Fellowship

Lena Waithe (producer)

FaceBook is now Meta (news)

Dustin Hyer (cinematographer)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Filmmaker and Activist Alex Schmider. We talk about the impact of his Netflix film 'Disclosure' and Hulu film 'Changing the Game,' his work with GLAAD, Hollywood's mythicizing of LGBTQ people, how he funded his films, and how to create a more equitable film set. Enjoy!

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Change in the Game (documentary)

Disclosure (documentary)

Boys Don’t Cry (film)

The West Wing (tv series)

The Chi (tv series)

Tribeca Film Festival (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives! 

In this special episode, Chris joins fellow filmmaker and Women In Film & Television (WIFT) board member Ava Leigh Stewart on a panel talk at the Knoxville Film Festival. We talk about Network Effect, the power of "Why," the state of Indie Film, and what filmmakers can do to attract investors. Enjoy!

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Knoxville Film Festival

Women in Film and TV Nashville

KD Amond (filmmaker)

Sarah Zanotti (filmmaker)

Nashville Film Festival

Faye (film)

Southeastern International Film & Music Festival

Scilla Andreen (IndieFlix CEO)

The Wonder Years (tv series)

Indie Flix

Mr. Johnson’s Julius Caesar (short film)

Kristopher Wente (actor)

Bob Raines (TN Entertainment Commission)

Whitney (documentary)

Dick Gregory (entertainer & activist)

Emil Gallardo (writer)

Lulu Wang (director)

The Farewell (film)

Kevin Christopher (lawyer)

Michael Shannon (actor)

Quentin Tarantino (writer)

Another Version of You (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, Chris and Nick talk about the film, television, and gaming future of NFT company Bored Ape Yacht Club, Apple's competitive differentiators, and why they are the most relieved by the IATSE/AMPTP deal, and the data game that Netflix plays with top shows like The Squid Game. Enjoy!

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Uncle Nearest Whiskey

Bored Ape NFT sells for $2.7 million (news)

Open Sea (NFT marketplace)

Addison Rae’s Multimillion-Dollar Netflix film deal (article)

IATSE Strike Averted (news)

The Handmaid’s Tale (tv series)

Nine Perfect Strangers (tv mini series)

Billions (tv series)

Squid Game (tv mini series)

The Queen’s Gambit (tv series)

Bridgerton (tv series)

Bird Box (film)

Hillman Grad Productions Fellowship

Nashville Film Festival

Five Stone Studios

Indie Memphis Film Festival

Miriam Bale (artistic director)

Fayetteville Film Festival

 

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Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Executive and Artistic Directors of the Indie Memphis Film Festival, Knox Shelton and Miriam Bale. We talk about why Festivals around the country are taking more COVID precautions than theaters and sporting venues, what sacrifices they look for in serious filmmakers, how festivals can create more opportunity and remove barriers for Black filmmakers, how to help Indie Film Creators get full-market value for their work, what made Charles Grodin and Les Blank so brilliant and essential, and much, much more! Enjoy!

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Indie Memphis Film Festival

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Defy Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

Sara Driver (director)

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (documentary)

Listening to Kenny G (documentary)

Penny Lane (director)

Hong Sang-soo (director)

Angelyne (actress)

Charles Grodin (actor)

Les Blank (cinematographer)

Melvin Van Peebles (actor)

Quincy Jones (producer)

Elaine May (Actress)

The Heartbreak Kid (film)

Ishtar (film)

Clifford (film)

The Spirit of the Beehive (film)

 

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Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, and Podcaster Alex Ferrari. In addition to his best-selling books, 'Shooting for the Mob' and 'Rise of the Filmtrepreneur,' we talk about his latest film 'On the Corner of Ego and Desire,' his childhood growing up in Jamaica Queens, NY, where and how he developed his "Hustle" mentality, his infamous Hollywood Video and GameStop arbitrage stories, why he decided to retire from Post Production work, and so much more. Enjoy!

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (film)

François Truffaut (writer)

Akira Kurosawa (writer)

Martin Scorsese (producer)

Predator (film)

Lethal Weapon (film)

Chad McClarnon (writer)

Drew Maynard (filmmaker)

Logen Christopher (cinematographer)

Richard Linklater (producer)

Sundance Film Festival

SXSW Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival

LA International Film Festival

Tribeca Film Festival (film)

Stanley Kubrick (director)

Autobiography of a Yogi by P. Yogananda (book)

 

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Hello, Indie Producers & Investors! 

In this final episode of the Film Investment Series, Chris and Jason talk about when to use your gut and when to use the investment playbook, and why investing in your brand is a win-win, even if you're not profitable. Enjoy!

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Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this episode, Chris and Nick talk about the stacked deck experience for Indie Filmmakers at most Festivals, Addison Rae's Netflix deal and how Indie actors can best respond, and why stronger unions might prevent IATSE members from getting their protest demands. Enjoy!

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John Cena Apologizes to China after Calling Taiwan a Country (news)

Film Festival Alliance

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Spencer (film)

Addison Rae’s Multimillion-Dollar Netflix film deal (article)

Chris Greene (actor)

Elisabeth Donaldson (actress)

Charlie Chaplin (actor)

Timothée Chalamet (actor)

Brad Pitt (actor)

Samuel L. Jackson (actor)

Morgan Freeman (actor)

Lee Abrams (radio legend)

Jasmine Kenya (animator)

Everything You Need to Know About the IASTE Strike Vote (article)

Sara Driver (director)

Melvin Van Peebles (actor)

 

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Hello, Indie Investors and Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason highlight the importance of all of the "Why Questions" and what they reveal about the temperament of the Founder Filmmaker. Enjoy!

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Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Co-Founder of XM Radio and Media Innovator and Legend, Lee Abrams. We discuss why he created the Album-Oriented Rock format for radio, the concept of making people into fans, not users, his latest innovation  'News Movies,' his forthcoming book 'Solutions for a Creatively Starved Planet,' his forthcoming documentary, 'Sonic Messengers,' the meaning of "AFDI," and so much more. Enjoy!

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Lee Abrams, with decades in the trenches reinventing radio, tv news, and print.  Passionate about the past but focused on reimagining the future. Consultant to over 1,000 radio stations,  12 major print publications, and numerous tv stations and cable networks,  several consumer products, and the designer of XM satellite radio programming.  

In the early 21st Century, Abrams was The Tribune Company’s Chief Innovation Officer responsible for helping re-invent the scores of TV stations, cable channels, and newspapers that are owned by Tribune,  as well as to help create a new and modern innovation-focused culture. While at Tribune,  Abrams re-structured and energized the creative departments for the TV and TV Newsgroup, led and oversaw the redesigning and restructuring of newspapers including The Chicago Tribune,  The Baltimore Sun, and The Orlando Sentinel, helping to return them to profitability during a period of crisis in print.

For 10 years before joining Tribune, Abrams was  XM Satellite Radio’s, Chief Programming Officer.  Abrams joined XM as their first employee in June 1998 to create satellite radio.  Designing the programming,  hiring,  overseeing, and training a large staff with the mandate to re-invent the sound of radio. With 150 stations to develop and program, once again challenged Abrams to reinvigorate the radio landscape. Lee Abrams has been shaping the American radio and media industry for over five decades. During the past 50+ years, he has brought unparalleled ratings and economic success to radio stations in over 400 markets, including 97 of the top 100.  Newsweek listed Abrams as one of America’s “100 Cultural Elite” for his contributions to creating the modern radio. Radio Ink listed Abrams as one of the 75 most important radio figures of all time, having designed many if not most of the dominant radio formats.

In 1989, Abrams joined Satellite Music Network  (Acquired by Disney) as  Managing Director and oversaw the over 11 satellite-delivered formats delivered to over 1,000 stations and was instrumental in the creation and launch of Radio Disney. 

As a founding partner,  in 1973, of Burkhart/Abrams, the Atlanta-based media consulting giant, Abrams invented and built Album Rock, the first successful FM format. He also designed numerous other highly successful radio formats, including the first Classic Rock format at San Francisco’s KFOG; the first FM Urban/Dance format at New York’s WKTU,  among others.  His corporate clients have included every major broadcast group.

Musically, Abrams produced the Grammy-winning CD “Ah Via Musicom” by Eric Johnson—the highest-selling rock instrumental album ever has appeared on several Alan Parsons Project CDs and worked with major labels and recording artists as a consultant executive producer, and label head. Among his clients have been music industry pioneers, such as The Moody Blues, Yes, Asia, Iron Maiden, Bob Seger, Island Records, and Capitol Records. 

Abrams’ other media projects have included the redesign of Rolling Stone magazine, the launch of TNT Cable Network,  MTV, American marketing consultant to Swatch, Disney and advisor to dozens of entertainment companies. In addition, Abrams has been the subject of feature articles in hundreds of consumer publications, including Playboy, Esquire, New York Times, People, The Los Angeles Times, The BBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, appeared as a guest on “The Apprentice” series with Donald Trump and is a frequent speaker at Universities and Industry functions.

While at XM, Abrams was responsible for creating programming by signing and developing programming by timeless icons such as Bob Dylan, Quincy Jones, BB King, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Tom Petty and others into the XM fold to create passionate original programming.

Abrams's next mission is the culmination of years in the trenches—learning the good, bad…and ugly.  An opportunity to aggressively re-imagine and execute a years-in-the-making plan that will define creative programming and fan creation in this new century,” says Abrams in a recent interview.

Abrams resides in Chicago and is a 9,000-hour Commercial and Instrument rated pilot,  musician and is currently writing “Solutions for a Creatively Starved Planet” (working title) to be published in 2021.

 

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The Big Lebowski (film)

Star Trek: The Original Series

Doctor Strangelove… (film)

Eyes Wide Shut (film)

Family Guy (tv series)

1000 True Fans (article)

Black Monday (tv series)

 

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