A discussion on the highs, lows, and in-betweens of true independent filmmaking!
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With Brock out on assignment, Grega & Macke discuss their experience at the International Horror Hotel film festival in Cleveland, Ohio!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the art of brainstorming for new ideas! Or something that kind of resembles that.By cmgrega
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Chris Grega and festival director Paul Hibbard sit down and discuss all things Hysteria Fest!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the role of momentum in a low-budget indie film's life.By cmgrega
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An interview with filmmakers Kurt Aubuchon and Harry Kolmer, discussing many things, but a lot of talk about the upcoming Spaghetti Western, DOWN THE LONG RIVER.By cmgrega
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The boys are back, and with some fresh hardware from the Chicago Horror Film Festival!By cmgrega
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Interview with filmmaker and Always Late TV Movie Awards festival director Kevin Edwards!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the screenwriting process, at least as defined by Chris Grega!By cmgrega
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The big FIFTIETH episode! Awards! Winning! Highs, Lows, In-betweens!By cmgrega
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People not getting back to you! Embracing possible failure! Gaining followers, somehow! ...and more insights! (sort of)By cmgrega
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Grega and Macke talk about the Indie Film "formula"By cmgrega
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Interview with actor Scott Michael Dunn!By cmgrega
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The boys talk about the maddening, always changing, and totally unclear path to profit with indie films!By cmgrega
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The boys talk about how to get people to notice what the hell you're doing in regards to film. Sort of.By cmgrega
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With Macke out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss their recent festival experience, as well as ask the question, how the hell does anybody make money with indie film?By cmgrega
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Interview with filmmaker, actor, photojournalist, and all around cool person Jessica Ambuehl!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the importance of having a legal team for all of your indie film needs!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss what goes into a short indie theatrical run.By cmgrega
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With Brock out on assignment, Grega and Macke discuss film festivals!By cmgrega
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Interview with filmmaker Paul Hibbard, talking about his award-winning film SOME VISITORS, as well as the usual highs, lows, and in-betweens of True independent filmmaking!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss re-visiting your older material in order to get more mileage out of it in conjunction with newer releases.By cmgrega
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The boys discuss mistakes made and regrets had while making low-budget indie film.By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the grind, the difficulty, and the necessity of promotion in low-budget Indie film.By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the relationships that you build while producing independent films.By cmgrega
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The 2nd (or 3rd, depending how you look at it) interview with Filmmaker James Dean, discussing his feature XXX-Mas, as well as the all powerful subject of promotion!By cmgrega
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Indie Film Sucks: Episode 12 - Replay!
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An interview with director James Dean, where he talks about his film Fountaine & the Vengeful Nun that Wouldn't Die, as well as still in-post features XXX-Mas and Absolution! James shares some great insights into promotion, marketing, and what kind of effort it takes to run a successful crowdfunding campaign!…
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With Macke again out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss the aftermath of the first public screening of RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S, and why indie filmmakers should do one for their work.By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the return of the Missouri Tax credit for film, and what, if anything, a state film office will do for independent lower-budget productions. (hint: It's not much)By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the upcoming RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S screening (and some shitty past experiences!)By cmgrega
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The boys discuss distribution offers for the feature film RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S!By cmgrega
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IFS Interview with filmmaker Joshua Gray, talking about his two series, THE PACK and SPIDERMAN: THE VERSE!(as well as the usual Indie film grind)By cmgrega
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With Macke out on assignment, Chris and Brock discuss the local feature film DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, as well as the question, "Can you make any money with Indie Film?"By cmgrega
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Talking to the first possible distributor! The boys discuss what they want, what the distributor might want, and what possible things to ask for (and what possible pitfalls to try and avoid)By cmgrega
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The boys discuss social media- why posts about your personal life usually outperform posts about your Indie Film passion. Could it be because Indie Film Sucks?By cmgrega
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Your feature film is done! Now what? Is it possible to get too much exposure? The boys discuss in detail next steps after post-production.By cmgrega
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The boys talk about being finished with post-production on the latest 88mm Productions feature film, RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S!!By cmgrega
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Director Nathan Karimi is back for another round! He talks with Brock and Grega about the upcoming 2023 Gung Ho! Revolution Film Festival!By cmgrega
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Indie Film Sucks: Episode 9: Replay!
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Interview with director Wyatt Weed, where he talks about his years working in Hollywood, being the 'Boar Predator' in Predator 2, working on many episodic tv shows, and making his own feature films, the latest of which is the ghost story Dark At The Top Of The Stairs!By cmgrega
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Interview with an awesome horror filmmaker, Mando Franco!By cmgrega
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Episode Blackjack! Chris Macke is back! The boys talk about the Indie Film screening experience!By cmgrega
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Macke is still out on assignment, so Chris and Brock discuss acting! (basically, Brock's methods and experiences on larger Hollywood films)By cmgrega
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With Macke out on assignment, Brock and Chris talk about their 88mm filmmaking experiences together!By cmgrega
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The boys talk about the 88mm Productions method for breaking down a micro-budget script. Riveting stuff!By cmgrega
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Interview with filmmaker Josh Guffey, the writer/director of a fantastic, edgy crime drama, ALL GONE WRONG!By cmgrega
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The boys discuss the script writing process, from initial concept to completed draft, as defined by 88mm Productions.By cmgrega
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A spooky and fantastic discussion with Trevor Edward Juenger, director of COYOTE and THE MAN IN ROOM SIX!By cmgrega
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With Brock back in the house, the boys go into the script-to-screen process for getting RED NIGHT AT SKYE'S off the ground (this can mostly be applied to any indie feature film)By cmgrega
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With Brock still out on assignment, it's once again the Grega & Macke show! This time the boys extoll the virtues of the 88mm film catalogue, and explain when, how, why, and how much (or little) you can get them for!By cmgrega
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An interview with director James Dean, where he talks about his film Fountaine & the Vengeful Nun that Wouldn't Die, as well as still in-post features XXX-Mas and Absolution! James shares some great insights into promotion, marketing, and what kind of effort it takes to run a successful crowdfunding campaign!…
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With Brock out on assignment, it's the Grega & Macke show! They talk about the first time working on films together, the transition from stage to screen acting, and what the hell "Set Time" is, exactly. Riveting stuff!By cmgrega
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