The MAKE IT Podcast

Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this edition of Industry Insights, we borrow the wisdom of the CEO of 850 Entertainment, producer, and actor Chris DeBlasio. We talk about leveraging the knowledge that people buy based on emotion. Enjoy!

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Links:

Chris DeBlasio (producer)

Agency 850

 

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Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this episode, Chris and Nick talk about the first principles of branding and marketing and what we can learn about it from Girl Scouts. We also discuss what gets angel investors excited and how to turn an investor into a financier. Enjoy!

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Links:

Girls Scouts

Spike Lee (director)

Two Distant Strangers (short film)

Travon Free (writer)

We Work (documentary)

Nathaniel Nuon (producer)

Voices (film)

Valerie Jane Parker (actress)

Chris DeBlasio (producer)

 

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Hello, Indie Investors and Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about having the correct Branding and Marketing spend, finding your audience, and the Holy Grail of Marketing. Enjoy!

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Links:

Derek Purvis (writer)

 

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Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Writer/Director/Producer and PreVis (Pre-Visualization), VFX, and Animation Artist Magali Barbe. We discuss her award-winning films "Strange Beasts" and "This Time Away," AI, Deepfakes, CRISPR, Machine Learning, and her experiences in PreVis and VFX worldwide. Enjoy! 

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Magali's Links:

IMDb

Website

Vimeo

Strange Beasts (film)

This Time Away (film)

 

Links:

Short Circuit (film)

WALL.E (film)

Tom Cruise (actor)

Bully Whippet Syndrome

This Person Does Not Exist (website)

What is CRISPR? (article)

Wonder Women (film)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (film)

Avengers: Endgame (film)

Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (agency)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)

David Heyman (producer)

Christopher Nolan (writer)

Interstellar (film)

Hayao Miyazaki (director)

Parasite (film)

Boon Joon Ho (writer)

 

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Hello, Indie Film Investors & Producers! 

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about what to look for in pre-production from the filmmakers through an investment lens. Enjoy! 

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Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this episode, we talk about the recent ruling between Google and Oracle and how it could affect digital art, Netflix's recent 'Knives Out' purchase, and two new opportunities for monetizing your short film. Enjoy!

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Links:

Non-Fungible Tokens (article)

Google v Oracle Lawsuit (article)

Netflix Knives Out sequels (article)

We Work (documentary)

Lulu Wang (director)

Disney Launchpad Short Film Lab

If/Then Hulu Short Documentary Lab

HBO All Access Director’s Fellowship

Motke Dapp (director)

 

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Hello, Indie Investors & Producers! 

In this edition of the Film Investment Series, Chris and Jason talk about the risk/reward balance of being "first money in" on investment and what to do if you're not. Enjoy!

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Hello, Indie Creatives! 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Emmy nominated Actress Danielle Vega. Danielle talks about her life as a child actor on 'Barney & Friends,' how she landed her role on Hulu's 'East Los High,' and how being Bi-Racial can affect casting and auditions. Enjoy!

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Danielle’s Links:

IMDb

Website

Instagram

Twitter

Barney and Friends (tv show)

East Los High (tv show)

 

Links:

Carlos Portugal (director)

Debbie Alan (actress)

So This is Christmas (film)

Vivica A. Fox (actress)

Eric Roberts (actor)

Red Dirt International Film Festival

Hana (short film)

Young Actor’s Studio

David Joyner (actor)

KD Studios

Blanca Valdez (Casting Director)

Chris Greene (actor)

Life of an Actor Organization

Viola Davis (actress)

Meryl Streep (actress)

 

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Hello, Indie Investors & Producers, 

In this episode, Chris and Jason talk about the differences between creating a film for a theatrical run and creating a film or series for an SVOD. Enjoy!

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Hello, Indie Film Creatives!

In this episode, we have a conversation with the Executive Director of TN Entertainment, Bob Raines. We talk about how working on a political campaign jumpstarted his career, if he would consider running for Governor, how Tennessee stacks up to Georgia competitively, and how he helped win Bluff City Law. Enjoy!

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Bob’s Links:

Bob Raines - https://www.tnentertainment.com/about/bob-raines/

Tennessee Entertainment Commission - https://www.tnentertainment.com/

 

Links:

Nashville (tv show)

Bluff City Law (tv show)

Still the King (tv show)

Nashville Film Festival

Memphis Film Commission

Knoxville Film Commission

Film Com

Indie Memphis

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

Fall Creek Falls park

Skullbone city

IATSE Union

Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG)

Show about Emmett Till (article)

 

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