The MAKE IT Podcast

“People like the idea of being an artist more than the idea of practicing and becoming the absolute best.” - Matt Williams

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On this week’s episode of The MAKE IT Podcast, we have a conversation with award-winning Actor, Matt Williams (@mattwilliamsinc).⠀⠀⠀⠀

In 2015, Matt starred in the award-winning short film,  'Everyday Yeti' written and directed by Motke Dapp, in which he was nominated for Best Actor.

The following year, Matt teamed up with Dapp again, in the short film 'Lessons In Accidental Magic,' which won over a dozen awards, including a Best Actor nod for Matt.

Matt is also known for his roles in films such as 'Shaken Not Stirred,' 'Introverts Anonymous' and the improvised performance art mocumentary, 'Pieces.' He has made an appearance on CMT’s Nashville, and starred in the hit web series WTF?!, as well as appearing in commercials for brands such as Toyota, Valvoline, Zappos, Cotton: The Fabric of Our Lives, ADS Security, Cox Business and Sport Clips, among others.

Later in 2016, Matt joined the Third Coast Comedy Training Center, where he quickly fell in love with the art of improvisation, leading Matt to create his troupe, The Varsity. The Varsity can be seen performing periodically at Third Coast Comedy Club in Nashville, TN.

Matt is also the co-founder of Nashville Underground Radio, which he co-founded in 2012, and the co-founder of Nashville Underground Management, a company, focused on signing and garnering publishing deals, television appearances and song placements for up-and-coming artists.

Please enjoy our conversation with actor @mattwilliamsinc and to learn more about Bonsai's role in independent film visit us at https://bonsai.film.

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Everyday Yeti (short film)

Jim Carrey (actor)

Daniel-Day Lewis (actor)

Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)

Motke Dapp (director)

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin (book)

Zac Efron (actor)

The Greatest Showman (film)

Jake Gyllenhaal (actor)

Elisabeth Moss (actress)

The Handmaid’s Tale (tv series)

Millie Bobby Brown (actress)

The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck (book)

A Challenge to the Actor by Uta Hagen (book)

Acting in Film by Michael Caine (book)

 

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“People like the idea of being an artist more than the idea of practicing and becoming the absolute best.” - Matt Williams

On this week’s episode of The MAKE IT Podcast, we have a conversation with award-winning Actor, Matt Williams (@mattwilliamsinc).

Please enjoy our conversation with actor @mattwilliamsinc and to learn more about Bonsai's role in independent film visit us at https://bonsai.film.

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On the show today we have Screenwriter, Amanda Bermudez.

Amanda J. Bermudez is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Her past works include The Face of the Earth, Hunt, and an adaptation of W.H. Auden’s The Sea and the Mirror. 

She is a National Merit Scholar, recipient of the Jameson Prize, a Writer’s Digest National Award Winner, nominee for the Spotlight Culture & Heritage Award, winner of the 2017 Cinequest Film Festival writing competition, and was named one of the Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters in 2017. Her first solo-written feature film, Blood, Sweat, and Lies premiered earlier this year.

Please enjoy this conversation with writer Amanda Bermudez and to learn more about Bonsai's role in independent film visit us at https://bonsai.film.

Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love 

Enjoy!

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

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Cinequest festival

Sharp Objects (tv mini series)

Paul Giamatti (actor)

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Joshua Bermudez (actor)

Lynne Ramsay (director)

You Were Never Really Here (film)

IMDb Pro

Final Draft screenwriting softwar

Writer Duet screenwriting software

Highland screenwriting software

Celtx screenwriting software

Fade In screenwriting software

No Film School

John August (screenwriting resources)

 

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On the show today we have Screenwriter, Amanda Bermudez.

Amanda J. Bermudez is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Her past works include The Face of the Earth, Hunt, and an adaptation of W.H. Auden’s The Sea and the Mirror. 

Please enjoy this conversation with writer Amanda Bermudez and to learn more about Bonsai's role in independent film visit us at https://bonsai.film.

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"I'm not always learning what to do, as much as learning what not to do.” - Sabyn Mayfield This week we have a conversation with Director Sabyn Mayfield

Sabyn Mayfield is a producer and director, known for Boomtown (2017), CashVille (2019) and the breakout Julien Baker video for her hit single Sprained Ankle (2015).

He's currently attached as the Director on the nostalgia-based Rom-Com The Weekenders, which stars Fabianne Terese, Ted Welch, C. Thomas Howell, Jocelin Donahue, Mike Vogel & Jason Marsden and features music by Diarrhea Planet.

Sabyn also founded Stay Fly LLC,  a multi/media production company, specializing in Films, Television, Music Videos, and Commercials in 2012. 

Stay Fly began as an incubator for Sabyn's original ideas has since become a sought-after firm specializing in production services from conception through completion for clients all around the world.

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

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Julien Baker “Sprained Ankle” music video

Shel Silverstein (author)

Sam Shepard (actor)

David Fincher (producer)

IMDb Pro

Box Office Mojo

 

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"I'm not always learning what to do, as much as learning what not to do.” - Sabyn Mayfield

This week we have a conversation with Director Sabyn Mayfield

Sabyn Mayfield is a producer and director, known for Boomtown (2017), CashVille (2019) and the breakout Julien Baker video for her hit single Sprained Ankle (2015).

Sabyn currently resides in Los Angeles, and you can learn more about him at www.bonsai.film/filmmaker-spotlight

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"If I'm not crying when I'm done with the last sentence or that last word, then it's not good." This week we have a conversation with Director & Writer Terry Gingles. 

Terry Gingles was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a director and producer, known for The Woman (2012), Preying for Lust (2012) and Ignorance Is Bliss (2011).

Terry's latest project is an impactful short film named BTSD, or Black Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's a film that explores what the psychological effect of violence displayed in the media on people of color is.

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

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Rasheed Stephens (actor)

George Lucas (writer)

Double Indemnity (film)

The Killing (film)

Stanley Kubrick (writer)

Casablanca (film)

Sunset Blvd. (film)

Touch of Evil (film)

Orson Welles (actor)

Citizen Kane (film)

Lawrence of Arabia (film)

Steven Spielberg (producer)

The Post (film)

Spike Lee (director)

John Singleton (producer)

Boyz n the Hood (film)

Michael Mann (producer)

Billy Wilder (writer)

Martin Scorsese (producer)

Ridley Scott (producer)

Barry Jenkins (producer)

Francis Ford Coppola (producer)

Alfred Hitchcock (director)

Jason Reitman (producer)

Terrence Malick (writer)

Quentin Tarantino (writer)

Carl Franklin (actor)

Film Courage (YouTube channel)

Now You See It (YouTube channel)

D4 Darious film resource

 

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"If I'm not crying when I'm done with the last sentence or that last word, then it's not good."

This week we have a conversation with Director & Writer Terry Gingles.

Terry is known for the films The Woman, Preying for Lust and Ignorance Is Bliss. He's currently working on his latest film, BTSD.

Terry currently resides in Los Angeles, and you can learn more about him at www.bonsai.film/filmmaker-spotlight

This week we chat with Director, Writer, Editor, and Cinematographer Spencer Glover.

Spencer is a Los Angeles-based creative recognized for his filmmaking work including, short films, pilot episodes, music videos, and commercials. He currently serves as an editor for Yamaha Entertainment Group specializing in branding and advertising for the company. He is now working on his first feature-length film under his company, Rm. 108 and you'll be able to see his upcoming short Message Read in the Spring of 2019.

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Enjoy!

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

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Links:

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Vimeo

Message Read (short film)

 

Forrest Gump (film)

Jurassic Park (film)

Denzel Washington (actor)

Viola Davis (actress)

Unsane (film)

Ricco Ross (actor)

Benicio Del Toro’s Weird Accent in ‘The Usual Suspects’ (article)

Cinema 4d software

Steven Spielberg (producer)

Ready Player One (film)

Spike Lee (director)

Quentin Tarantino (writer)

Roger Deakins (cinematographer)

No Country for Old Men (film)

The Matrix (film)

Bloodsport (film)

 

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This week we chat with Director, Writer, Editor, and Cinematographer Spencer Glover.

Spencer is a Nashville-based creative recognized for his filmmaking work including, short films, pilot episodes, music videos, and commercials. He currently serves as an editor for Yamaha Entertainment Group specializing in branding and advertising for the company. He is now working on his first feature-length film under his company, Rm. 108.

You can learn more about Spencer at www.bonsai.film/filmmaker-spotlight.