Hello! On this Indie Talk week, we get tactical about how to get the most out of your festival run. We dive into how to ensure a sellout at your feature film premiere, how to break the ice when networking, and some of the ways you can brand and market yourself or your services during a festival. Enjoy! 

 

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

To learn more about Chris & Nick, visit www.bonsai.film

 

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Nashville Film Festival

Another Version of You (film)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey (book)

Daisy Dukes Films

 

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Hello! On this Indie Talk week, we get tactical about how to get the most out of your festival run. We dive into how to ensure a sellout at your feature film premiere, how to break the ice when networking, and some of the ways you can brand and market yourself or your services during a festival. Enjoy! 

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

To learn more about Chris & Nick, visit www.bonsai.film

#MAKEIT

Hello! On this Indie Talk week, we get tactical about how to get the most out of your festival run. We dive into how to ensure a sellout at your feature film premiere, how to break the ice when networking, and some of the ways you can brand and market yourself or your services during a festival. Enjoy! 

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

To learn more about Chris & Nick, visit www.bonsai.film

#MAKEIT

"If you can figuratively get naked in front of your audience as an artist...that's what creates the best art." - Matt Williams 

 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Actor and Writer Matt Williams. We chat about why creative work dries-up and what to do about it, what makes for the rawest art, and why Method acting doesn't work for him. Enjoy! 

 

To learn more about Matt and Chris visit www.bonsai.film

 

Please send questions to [email protected]. 

 

#MAKEIT

 

Links:

Website

IMDb

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

 

Everyday Yeti (short film)

Motke Dapp (director)

Strategy and Pursuit (film)

Nashville Film Festival

These Streets We Haunt (film)

Victor Miller (writer)

Friday the 13th (film)

Writer’s Guild of America

Brad Pitt (actor)

Denzel Washington (actor)

Robin Williams (actor)

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield (book)

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (film)

Wes Powers (editor)

The Poor Man’s Movie Review podcast

Korby Lenker (musician)

Morse Code web series

Sara Antonio (actress)

 

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"If you can figuratively get naked in front of your audience as an artist...that's what creates the best art." - Matt Williams 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Actor and Writer Matt Williams. We chat about why creative work dries-up and what to do about it, what makes for the rawest art, and why Method acting doesn't work for him. Enjoy! 

To learn more about Matt and Chris visit www.bonsai.film

Please send questions to [email protected]. 

#MAKEIT

"If you can figuratively get naked in front of your audience as an artist...that's what creates the best art." - Matt Williams 

In this episode, we have a conversation with Actor and Writer Matt Williams. We chat about why creative work dries-up and what to do about it, what makes for the rawest art, and why Method acting doesn't work for him. Enjoy! 

To learn more about Matt and Chris visit www.bonsai.film

Please send questions to [email protected]. 

#MAKEIT

Hello all, on this week's episode of Indie Talk, we discuss the nature of great art versus highly derivative art (and how to avoid the latter), a new way to view the EMMY Awards as a casting research tool, and the possibility of living forever. Enjoy! 

www.bonsai.film

#MAKEIT 

 

Links:

The Farewell (film)

Awkwafina (actress)

Malcom Gladwell podcasts

The Joe Rogan Experience podcast

WTF with Marc Marron podcast

The Tim Ferris Show podcast

This American Life podcast

Serial podcast

Martin Shkreli Hearing on Drug Price Hikes (news)

Matthew Rolston (photographer)

Michael Bay (producer)

All Light Will End (film)

A24 Films

Crazy Rich Asians (film)

Adult Interference (film)

Mike Vogel (actor)

John Krasinski (actor)

The Office (tv series)

The Emmys

 

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Hello all, on this week's episode of Indie Talk, we discuss the nature of great art versus highly derivative art (and how to avoid the latter), a new way to view the EMMY Awards as a casting research tool, and the possibility of living forever. Enjoy! 

www.bonsai.film

#MAKEIT

Hello all, on this week's episode of Indie Talk, we discuss the nature of great art versus highly derivative art (and how to avoid the latter), a new way to view the EMMY Awards as a casting research tool, and the possibility of living forever. Enjoy! 

www.bonsai.film

#MAKEIT

"Live your life for a short period of time the way most people won't, to live the rest of your life the way most people can't." - Rasheed Stephens

On this episode, we have a conversation with comedian, writer, actor, and producer Rasheed Stephens. We chat about his creative mindset, how to know when you're going bomb a comedic set, and how to make a feature film for less than $20K. Enjoy!

To learn more about Rasheed, follow him @stephens_rasheed

To learn more about Chris, Nick, and Bonsai Creative visit www.bonsai.film. 

#MAKEIT 

 

Links:

IMDb

Instagram

LinkedIn

Coffee & Cabbage (film)

Induced Effect (film)

Adult Interference (film)

 

LaKeith Stanfield (actor)

Omar Dorsey (actor)

Terry Gingles (producer)

Gravitas Ventures film distributor

Dick Gregory (entertainer & activist)

Fences (play)

Sidney Poitier (actor)

Wayne Powers (writer)

Final Draft screenwriting software

The Art of War by Sun Tzu (book)

Celtx screenwriting software

Fade In screenwriting software

John Candy (actor)

Eddie Murphy (actor)

Dave Chappelle (writer)

Richard Pryor (actor)

 

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