Best Leslie LaPage Podcasts (2024)

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Making Your Way in Hollywood Today with Cathy Mcauley - Ep #184 51:22

3h ago51:22

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Cathy’s career as a professional actor span over 3 decades. Her strong comedic ability paired with one of the quickest wits has kept her gainfully employed in the entertainment industry. McAuley considers herself a journeyman actor as she has been able to successfully weave theater, television, film, and voiceover into her ever evolving body of wor…

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Autism in Entertainment with Judy Uttal - Ep #183 30:06

7d ago30:06

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As President of the Orange County Asperger's Support Group, Judy is driving programming to help individuals and families dealing with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's improve their quality of life. In this role, Judy has uniquely developed the use of Toastmasters to help those with ASD improve communication and enhance social interaction. am …

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Magic In Filmmaking with Cynthia Garcia Williams - Ep #182 26:31

14d ago26:31

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Three years ago, Cynthia discovered her deep passion for storytelling in the form of screenwriting, and ever since, her stories have focused on empowering and celebrating the human experience and spirit. Cynthia weaves magic into her stories and characters by using her rich, familial heritage, ancestral faith, and generational resilience. In 2021, …

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Showrunner and Executive Producer Christian Jean - Ep # 181 42:26

21d ago42:26

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The industry has undergone a major shift in Hollywood and the job of Executive Producer and Showrunner is not what it once was. Fortunately, Leslie digs deep with Christian Jean to discuss the state of the industry.By Leslie LaPage

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Producing Films Then and Now with Sam Okun - Ep #180 38:11

28d ago38:11

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Sam Okun Productions is a film and television development and financing company specializing in the discovery and production of forward thinking content with broad international and multi-generational appeal. In collaboration with other leading production companies, financiers, and film studios, Sam Okun and his team consistently strive to push bou…

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Let's Talk Distribution and Your Rights with Leslie LaPage - Ep #179 35:40

1M ago35:40

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Why are you giving away festival rights to distribution companies? Let's discuss. In this episode, Leslie goes deep into the 5 things that are a must know before signing a distribution deal.By Leslie LaPage

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The Business of Building A Screenwriting Career with Lee Jessup - Ep #179 41:11

1M ago41:11

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Author of Breaking In: Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches from Focal Press and Getting It Write: An Insider’s Guide To A Screenwriting Career published in 2014, Lee Jessup is a career coach for screenwriters, with an exclusive focus on the screenwriter’s professional development. Her clients include working film and television writers including …

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Producing Film Legends with Brian Beckmann - Ep #178 43:30

2M ago43:30

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Brian Beckmann serves as CFO/COO at Arclight Films, the leading worldwide sales and production company for theatrical, television, and home entertainment media. Beckman’s prolific career includes over 30 years of experience as a CFO/COO, including 13 years at Arclight. He has worked in a variety of industries from film/entertainment, media/advertis…

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The Marriage Between Animation and AI with Sean Feeney - Ep #176 36:08

2M ago36:08

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Sean joined GFM Animation to develop and expand the slate of 2D and CG animated movies. We not only help finance, pre-sell and distribute films – but also help in setting budgets, tweaking scripts and artwork for sales and production, sourcing studios, overseeing schedules and key milestones. With a 20 year career in animation and VFX, Sean Feeney …

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Splicing Film to Directing Features with Tim Colletti - Ep #176 32:29

2M ago32:29

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Colletti's first produced feature, which was also his directorial debut, "Safe House," was the official selection of six major film festivals around the world: Slamdance, Slamdance Cannes, Hollywood Black Film Festival, San Francisco Black Film Festival, German Verzanbet Film Festival and Febiofest in Prague. With a film background in editing, Coll…

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From War Zones to Film Sets with Daniel Carsenty - Ep #174 21:56

2M ago21:56

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Daniel Carsenty: Berlinale Talents alumni Daniel Carsenty wrote and directed the thriller 'After Spring Comes Fall' in 2015. It won the award for Best Feature at the Zsigmond Vilmos Festival. His second film, 'The Devil's Drivers', a documentary about a Bedouin smuggler, premiered at TIFF in 2021, won the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Docu…

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Go Your Own Way in Independent Film with Alexis Iacono & Alexandra Essoe - Ep #174 30:45

3M ago30:45

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Alexis Iacono Growing up Bayside, Queens, New York, Alexis' artistic sensibilities have been shaped by a world-class theatre and arts community. Her early stage work included playing Elle in The Meadowlark, portraying Fay Wray (King Kong) She has studied at New York City's HB Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Alexis Iacono has been br…

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From Script Supervisor to Director with Jon DiMaio - Ep #173 21:54

3M ago21:54

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Jon is a filmmaker who works primarily on short and feature narrative films. After starting out working in production departments and as a script supervisor on indie films in New York City, he began writing, directing, and producing my own and others' movies. He is particularly interested in dark comedy, thriller, and horror satire films about peop…

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Photographer Turned Filmmaker with Michael Friberg - Ep #172 36:59

3M ago36:59

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Michael Friberg is an award winning editorial and commercial photographer who somehow figured out how to make films despite the fact that the camera equipment is significantly more complicated than stills cameras. His work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Time Magazine , Wired, GQ and many more. He h…

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One-Stop shop for Music and Film with BriGuel, Brianne and Miguel - Ep #171 33:32

3M ago33:32

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BriGuel, Brianne and Miguel, are a NYC artist couple. The duo produces bilingual, genre borderless music, and film. While collaborating with MusicPromoToday BriGuel released seven singles and two EPs, as well as launched a documentary movie that was featured on Tribeca Film Festival.By Leslie LaPage

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Teaching Financing and Distribution with Tom Malloy - Ep #170 27:53

4M ago27:53

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Tom Malloy has been involved for over two decades in all aspects of the film business. He trail-blazed the role of a multi-hyphenate, having approached projects early on as an actor, writer, and producer, recently adding director to his list. Malloy has raised millions for independent films, produced 20 films, written and sold 25+ screenplays, and …

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Building a New Way to Produce a Film with Antonio Saura - Ep #169 34:43

4M ago34:43

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Writer, producer and teacher. Born in Madrid, the son of film director Carlos Saura and film teacher and journalist Adela Medrano, brother of film director Saura Medrano. Either as executive of the film companies LolaFilms and Iberoamericana Films, or as executive producer for the film production companies Zebra Producciones and La Fiera Corrupia, …

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Selling and Distribution of Your Independent Film with Clay Epstein - Ep #168 36:50

4M ago36:50

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Clay Epstein is President of Film Mode Entertainment, a worldwide sales and production company he launched in March 2016 which aims to present 10-15 theatrical titles a year. Prior to founding Film Mode, Epstein spent several years at Arclight Films as Senior Vice President, Sales and Acquisitions. While there, he represented such feature films as …

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Protecting Our Kids on Hollywood Sets with Danicah Waldo - Ep #167 29:34

4M ago29:34

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Danicah Waldo is a writer, director, and producer based out of New York City. She got her 10,000 hours directing and producing narrative short films for the Applause New York YouTube channel, which now sits at over 1.5 million subscribers and 1 billion views. In 2021 she took a leap to join LIT Videobooks, a startup production company making docume…

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A Safe Space for a Filmmakker's Creativity with Tanna Frederick - Ep #166 30:20

5M ago30:20

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Tanna Marie Frederick is an American stage and independent film actress who rose to prominence for her title role in Henry Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams, for which she received the Best Actress Award at the 2008 Fargo Film Festival.By Leslie LaPage

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Out of the Box Filmmaking That Attracts Hollywood with Angeline Walsh - Ep #165 33:58

5M ago33:58

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Angeline Walsh is a filmmaker and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. Specializing in period pieces, she has a passion for unusual histories and an interest in portraying what connects people across time. Her most recent projects as a writer-director include "The Haunted Woman," an adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story The Yellow Wa…

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Media Distribution for the Filmmaker with Ken Dubow - Ep #164 41:18

5M ago41:18

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Access Entertainment is a boutique sales agency dedicated to guiding filmmakers and television producers to reach their greatest distribution potential. Before Access, DuBow managed Lightning Entertainment as Executive Vice President and transitioned the company to its corporate owners at the time, Larry Flynt Publications. DuBow was also at First …

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Directing the Most Unique Hollywood Actors with Jane Spencer - Ep #163 30:18

5M ago30:18

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After earning a degree in Theatre and Philosophy at the University of Texas, Ms Spencer moved to New York City, where she attended NYU and The Actors Studio Playwright/Director's Unit, which was run by Elia Kazan and Arthur Penn. She wrote and directed plays in New York City, and was a member of Circle Rep Lab. She also wrote and directed plays in …

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What Do Networks Expect in Today's Hollywood with Chevonne O'Shaughnessy - Ep #162 35:20

5M ago35:20

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As Co-Founder and President of American Cinema International, Chevonne began her professional journey as the President of International Sales at Quest Entertainment. Over the spans of 10 years, she successfully oversaw the production and sales of more than 176 feature films and two popular television series. In 2000, Chevonne established American C…

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What the Heck are the Upfronts? - Ep #161 19:51

6M ago19:51

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In this episode Leslie breaks down the Upfronts in Hollywood. What are they and why are they so important?By Leslie LaPage

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New Trends in Animation with Tony Bancroft - Ep #160 41:13

6M ago41:13

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With over 30 years in the animation industry, Tony Bancroft has been creatively involved in almost every position making an animated film, video, commercial, or short film. His animation and directing skills have been sharpened and honed while working at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Pictures, his own animation company, Toonacious Family Ente…

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Lessons From a Hollywood Director with Ken Kwapis - Ep #159 54:58

6M ago54:58

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Ken Kwapis has been a motion picture and television director for four decades. He directed eleven feature films, among them A Walk In The Woods, Big Miracle, He’s Just Not That Into You, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Kwapis helped launch nine television series, including The Larry Sanders Show, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Office. He e…

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How to Become a Successful Writer with Dr. Beverly J. Graf 40:35

6M ago40:35

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B.J. Graf (aka Beverly Graf) lives in Los Angeles with her family and a menagerie of four-footers. Her near-future-mystery-novel, GENESYS X, featuring Detectives Eddie Piedmont & Shin Miyaguchi, will be published 11/10/2020 by Fairwood Press and is available for pre-orders now at www.fairwoodpress.com, www.amazon.com, www.b&n.com, and an independen…

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Building A Career and Company as a Film Producer with Giovanni Labadessa - Ep #157 35:58

7M ago35:58

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Giovanni Labadessa Award winning film producer and storyteller, founder of Lumiere Lab a boutique film production company working since 2010 to tell stories that entertain, edify and build more understanding and empathy for others. Passionate about strengthening the independent film ecosystem as whole, in 2018 I co-founded Nòt Film Fest, a film fes…

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Get an Oscar Nomination for Your Film with Rick Markovitz - Ep #156 46:44

7M ago46:44

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Rick Markovitz is a partner in Weissman/Markovitz Communications. WMC forges connections between people, brands and media to convey powerful ideas. Grounded in the business of storytelling, we know how to use the right tools and channels in today';s complex social media environment. With decades of entertainment marketing and communications experti…

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The Secret to Successful International Productions with Luca Severi - Ep #155 45:12

7M ago45:12

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Luca was born in a little town in the north of Italy, Castelfranco Veneto, 30 minutes far from Venice. After high school, he moved to Milan to study communication at the University without an exact idea of what I wanted to become. Luca became an assistant to a television director who was managing some live broadcast shows for SKY Italy and wanted s…

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Down and Dirty Distribution Tips That No One is Talking About - Ep #154 29:21

7M ago29:21

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Everything you ever wanted to know about how to get your movie distributed, but were afraid to ask. This is the Best in Fest Best Of Distribution episode.By Leslie LaPage

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Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood with George Stevens Jr. - Ep #153 41:24

8M ago41:24

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In 1962, while he was doing pre-production work on The Greatest Story Ever Told, Stevens was recruited by Edward R. Murrow to serve as director of the Motion Picture and Television Service, a division of the United States Information Agency.[10][11] At age 31, Stevens moved from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., where as director of the service, he …

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How to Be an Effective Writing Team - Ep #152 39:29

8M ago39:29

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Director/screenwriter Jace Anderson most recently directed her first feature film, The Long Game, which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2024. Based on a short story by New York Times-bestselling author Janet Fitch, the film stars Kathleen Turner, Jackie Earle Haley and newcomer Sekai Abeni. It is a “femme fata…

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From Dancer to Filmmaker with Nicolas Dozol - Ep #151 27:32

8M ago27:32

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Nicolas Dozol first studied dance at the Conservatoire de Lyon and at the Rudra Béjart school-atelier in Lausanne (Maurice Béjart's school). He still dancing as an extra dancer in the Opéra de Paris ballet. He then continued his studies in cinema at the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français (CLCF) in Paris. Nicolas directed one feature film and nu…

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Story— Why it’s Critical for Film and Television with Steve Stockman - Ep #150 31:10

8M ago31:10

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Steve Stockman is president of LA-based Custom Productions, Inc. and a producer, writer and director of over 250 commercials, web series, short films, music videos, and TV shows. Steve is also the creator of How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck: The Video Course. The course is based on his book How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck, the world’s best…

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Top Tips From an Entertainment Attorney with Nina Ameri - Ep #149 40:57

8M ago40:57

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With 20 years of legal experience in the entertainment industry, Nina Ameri has established herself as a well-known, and respected attorney, with deep connections and relationships within the entertainment industry. Over the years, Nina has utilized her skills to support clients in several entertainment industry-specific practice areas including, e…

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Create Your Own Career with Producer/Director Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin - Ep #148 46:22

9M ago46:22

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Veteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi-hyphenate - she is known as an accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. Having been in the film business for 30 years, Julia has established herself as one of Hollywood's leading independent producers, with over 36 critically acclaimed feature films produced to …

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Best of Best in Fest Part 2 - Ep #147 44:33

9M ago44:33

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Take a look back at some of the best moments of behind the scenes Hollywood talk with the Best of Best in Fest Part 2By Leslie LaPage

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The Best of Best in Fest Part 1 - Ep# 146 26:47

9M ago26:47

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Take a look back at some of the best moments of behind the scenes Hollywood talk with the Best of Best in Fest.By Leslie LaPage

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Getting Your Script Ready to Sell with Peyton McDavitt - Ep #144 28:53

10M ago28:53

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In this episode Leslie and Peyton talk about her career as an actress and a writer. Peyton gives great tips on how to prepare your script for sale in Hollywood. Peyton McDavitt was born on 12 January 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress and writer,By Leslie LaPage

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Design Your Career as a Director of Photography with Jay Lopez Jr. - Ep #144 38:15

10M ago38:15

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In this episode, Leslie speaks with Director of Photography at "In Reel Time" Jay Lopez Jr. Jay is a rising star in the industry and they discuss everything from the basic lighting of a shot to drone operating and AI. This episode has something for everyone. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6800740/By Leslie LaPage

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Starting an Animation Production Company with Lirit Rosenzweig Topaz - Ep #143 24:08

10M ago24:08

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Lirit Rosenzweig Topaz has more than 20 years experience as a producer of animation, live action TV shows, films, music videos and live events. She has a strong passion for the industry and loves collaborating with clients. As the executive producer, Lirit has worked on a variety of projects including Sonic the Hedgehog, Marvel Avengers, Harry Pott…

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From Live Action to Animation with Studio Head -Karen K Miller - Ep #142 44:12

10M ago44:12

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Karen K. Miller is the current President & CEO of CGS USA LLC at Cyber group studios. Prior to this, they were the Senior Vice President of Content at NBCUniversal Media, LLC from July 2018 to March of 2022. In this role, they were responsible for creating and executing a content strategy, leading a development team, overseeing co-productions, shor…

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The College of Comedy with Alec Bantivoglio - Ep #140 23:16

11M ago23:16

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Alec Bantivoglio is a comedy writer from Philadelphia with a passion to make people laugh. In the Spring of 2023 I graduated from Chapman University with a Master’s in Television Writing and Production. While there, he created and was the show runner for Xander, a fantasy-comedy web-series, crewed by many of my fellow Chapman students. Over the las…

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling with Producer Donna Smith - Ep #140 30:50

11M ago30:50

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Donna Smith began her career as Production Coordinator on RAGING BULL and quickly rose through the ranks, serving as Production Manager, Line Producer and Producer on notable projects that included THE TERMINATOR.Smith was tapped by Universal Pictures to serve as President of Physical Production and Post Production; becoming the first woman to serv…

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What it Takes to be Great at Your Craft with Maritza Meadows - Ep #139 39:57

11M ago39:57

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From line producing to lighting design Leslie and Maritza dive deep into what it really takes to perfect your craft in Hollywood.By Leslie LaPage

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Film Editing From an Expert with Gail Gilbert - Ep #138 28:58

11M ago28:58

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Gail Gilbert was an award-winning film editor before going back for an MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage at Northwestern University. Now she is fully launched in a new career as writer/director, thriving on creating stories that push the envelope in critiquing modern life. Her work challenges stereotypes of ageism and shows that life is equally…

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How to Get What You Need From a Scene with Carlyle King and Irina Maleeva - Ep #137 29:16

12M ago29:16

29:16

Irina The world of Irina Maleeva jettisoned into the cinematic spotlight when she was discovered by the legendary Federico Fellini at age 15 and would go on to perform in three of his highly-acclaimed movies: Satyricon; Spirits of the Dead; and Roma. Later Maleeva was chosen for the lead part of Jessica in the film, “The Merchant of Venice” playing…

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The Burdens and Blessings of Being a Female Director with Chloe Burns - Ep #136 21:41

12M ago21:41

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Chloe Burns graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Film & amp; Media Studies. After graduating, Chloe wrote, produced, and acted in The Adventures of Botfly, an award-winning web series, and the short film, The Thing About Miller House, which showed at film festivals throughout Kansas City. In 2021, Burns founded Bull Skull Produc…

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