The MAKE IT Podcast

Hello, Indie Investors and Producers!

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about what investors can do to help their films be financially successful beyond the check you wrote for development. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

www.makeit.libsyn.com/podcast

#MAKEIT

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Co-Founder and CEO of IndieFlix, Scilla Andreen. We discuss how a chance catering job transformed into a career in film, her time working on the Wonder Years, her platform for Indie Creatives, IndieFlix, her new film 'Race,' her new book 'The Creative Coping Toolkit', and the future of streaming and distribution. Enjoy! 

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love the MAKE IT podcast? Become a True Fan! www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Indie Flix

Indie Flix foundation

Twitter

LinkedIn

FaceBook

IMDb

Instagram

The Creative Coping Toolkit by Scilla Andreen (book)

 

Race (film)

Finding Kind (film)

Angst (film)

Screenagers (film)

The Wonder Years (tv series)

 

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (film)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (film)

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (film)

Cookie McCray (talent agent)

Perry Mason (tv series)

Ava DuVernay (writer)

Dr. Christian Gregory

The One and Only Dick Gregory (documentary)

Strum streaming

Screen Hits TV

Paul Haggis (writer)

Crash (film)

Clint Eastwood (actor)

Gina Prince-Bythewood (writer)

Ron Howard (actor)

Robert DeNiro (actor)

Anthony Hopkins (actor)

Meryl Streep (actress)

Barbara Streisand (actress)

Another Version of You (film)

Passion Flix

 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives and Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about the upsides and risks of investing in a slate versus a single film project and break down the meaning of a Pseudo-Indie Film. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

www.makeit.libsyn.com/podcast

#MAKEIT 

 

Links:

Nomandland (film)

Chloé Zhao (director)

Francis McDormand (actress)

David Strathairn (actor)

Joshua James Richards (cinematographer)

 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this Indie Talk, Chris and Nick talk about the self-directed marketing initiatives deployed by actor Ryan Reynolds on his recently released feature film, 'Free Guy,' the new world of storytelling through tech, and the new "talent stack" in Indie Film. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

How Ryan Reynolds Marketed ‘Free Guy’ (article)

Chipotle Honey Sauce

Free Guy (film)

We Are the World (music video)

Adult Interference (film)

Ted Welch (actor)

Pluto TV

Indie Flix

Amass spirits

 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Investors and Producers!

In this episode, Chris and Jason discuss "trust games", examples of trust games, and why they are so invaluable to an investors risk mitigation and deal flow. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with former Actor and current Writer and Director, Julius Ritter. We discuss growing up in Hollywood as a bi-racial actor and model, how to harness pain into creative writing, his upcoming film 'Sock And Buskin', Unconscious Bias in Casting, and so much more. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Instagram

Twitter

IMDb

Mr. Misery by Julius Ritter (graphic novel)

Sock and Buskin GoFundMe

 

Terry Gingles (producer)

Danielle Vega (actress)

Oliver Stone (producer)

Quentin Tarantino (writer)

Priscilla Wise (writer)

In the Heights (film)

Jordan Peele – (director)

BlacKkKlansman (film)

Judas and the Black Messiah (film)

American History X (film)

William Shakespeare (writer)

Rob Reiner (actor)

 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Investors and Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason discuss trust patterns to look for in your filmmakers and what are the three behaviors and beliefs every investor should employ to be successful. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this week's episode, Chris is live at the Defy Film Festival where he was tasked with asking one question: How would you define defiant cinema? He also conducts sit-down interviews with filmmakers Jaclyn Bethany (Highway One), Evan Sorlien (Bakersfield), and Christopher Ryan Laughter (Demon Cooler) and many more. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Jacklyn Bethany (director)

Indigo Valley (film)

Dan Shaked (actor)

Sophia Walker (actress)

Christopher Ryan Laughter (director)

Ted Welch (actor)

Karl Girolamo (actor)

Evan Sorlien (editor)

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with 2D Animator Jasmine Kenya. We talk about her Netflix short film 'Cops & Robbers', her five-star book 'Hair As Big As My Dreams,' why being likable is better than a strong resume in the short run, why drawing well isn't the most critical factor in a career in Animation, what role creatives play in creating a better a world, and the twelve principles of Animation. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Website

Cops and Robbers (short film)

Hair as Big as my Dreams (book)

Instagram

FaceBook

 

Batman: The Animated Series

Blender (app)

Valerie Barnhart (animator)

Hereditary (film)

It Follows (film)

Rasheena Nash (writer)

Unbreakable (film)

Marcus the Visual (illustrator)

Toniko Pantoja (animator)

Aaron Blaze (animator)

Line of Action (drawing resource)

 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hello, Indie Investor and Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about why it's critical to travel to the proximity of your investments and deal flows as an outside investor. Enjoy!

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love

Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at [email protected] or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative

Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan!

www.bonsai.film/truefans

#MAKEIT

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy