What's Your Secret

Today's guest is Jazmyn. Jazmyn is a comedian, content creator, and TikTok star. Some things we chat about:

• Quitting a corporate job to do comedy
• Today is preparing you for something in the future
• Not everyone is going to like you
• Being a multi-faceted creator
• Having a strong point of view
• A week in the life of a content creator
• Growing on TikTok
• Not being polite in comedy
• Writing down your accomplishments
• Taking the time to do the things you want to do
• Recognizing your own capabilities
• Talking about things you’re embarrassed about
• Believing others when they express the good in you

Connect:
IG: Jazmynjw
TikTok: Jazmynjw

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is Arielle Kilker. Arielle is a documentary filmmaker who developed and co-directed the Emmy award winning docuseries Cheer, supervising editor on Last Chance U, and more. Some things we chat about:

• Turning down opportunities
• How development works in the doc world
• How long it takes to film a docuseries / how long post production takes
• Reverse engineering the story
• Faking it till you make it
• You don’t have to be born brave
• Making Cheer with a predominately female crew
• Getting serious about ideas
• Lifting other women up

Connect:
IG: ariellekilker

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today we're chatting with Felicia Pride. Felicia is the writer and executive producer of Really Love (available on Netflix), a producer on Grey's Anatomy, and an award winning filmmaker. Some things we chat about:

• Giving writing “one last shot”
• Making writing the most important thing
• Defining a writing practice for yourself
• Getting strong on the rewrite
• The importance of self work
• Moving into directing
• Live your life so you have things to write about
• Looking forward to getting older
• Learning about distribution
• Morning rituals
• Holding your work back is a selfish act

Mentioned in the Episode:
Tendermovie.com
Create Daily

Connect:
IG FeliciaPride

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is Sienna Beckman. Sienna is the head of Development and Production at Emergence Films. Some things we chat about:

• Transitioning from LA to London
• Being the only woman on set
• Starting a production company
• The LA grind
• Financing and distribution
• The overnight success myth
• The feeling that you’re supposed to know everything

Mentioned in the Episode:
Stephen Follows Blog
Cinando

Connect:
Emergencefilms.us
IG: emergencefilms

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is Eric Matlin - Director of Development and Production at Likely Story. Some things we chat about:

• Balancing a job at a production company with working a job in film
• Figuring out what works for you
• A writer partner to hold you accountable
• What it’s like working at a production company
• The difference between production and development
• The benefits of a consistent schedule
• No one knows what they’re talking about
• Building confidence
• Owning who you are 

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is producer Christine Cho. Some things we chat about:

• The decision to go to film school
• How films shape who we are
• What a producer does
• How film school differs from the real world
• What it’s like producing a feature (and a first feature)
• The importance of representation
• Funding a feature film
• Social media and filmmaking
• The challenges of producing
• Reminding yourself of your accomplishments

Connect:
Face On Seed and Spark
Faceonmovie.com
Chocreative.com
IG: faceonmovie

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is costumer Annie Manning. Some things we chat about:

• The hierarchy of a costume shop
• Qualities to succeed as a costumer
• The importance of asking questions
• Feeling behind on your own life
• Creating on TikTok
• Creative problem solving in costuming
• Experience vs skill
• Building the muscle memory - do it over and over

Connect:

Tiktok thederpiestpony
IG thederpiestpony

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is multi-hyphenate filmmaker Keylee Sudduth. Some things we chat about:

• Transitioning from commercial actor to multi hyphenate filmmaker
• Making your own opportunities
• The pressure to be productive
• Comparison and moving the goal post
• Imposter syndrome from not going to film school
• Everyone who has ever made something wonderful has had the same fears
• Fear is part of the process
• Create the story you want to tell
• Don’t let rejection stop you
• Don’t compare your movie to someone else’s movie

Watch:

• Talk
• Home
• Backsliders

Listen:

• Backsliders Podcast

Connect:

• Creative coaching: bobbilliamsproductions.com
• IG: keyleemakes
• IG: backslidershow

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is Dara Taylor. Dara is a composer in Los Angeles. Some things we chat about:

• Transitioning from NYC to LA
• Breaking into the LA industry
• Finding ways to be useful
• Finding work as a composer
• Getting an agent as a composer
• The benefits of deadlines
• Finding the voice of the film
• Tips for directors communicating to composers
• How Covid has changed composing
• It’s about who you know - but it’s easy to get to know people

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas 

Today's guest is Mayumi Yoshida. Mayumi is an actor, writer, and director and we chat about:

• Learning from being on set
• The benefits of being a multi-hyphenate 
• Not banking on one single thing resulting in less disappointment
• Audition blues
• Self image
• Allowing yourself to indulge in sadness
• Acknowledging your own feelings
• Following your impulses
• The importance of representation

Connect:
IG: immyyoume

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Music by: Michael Paraskevas