Film Reverie Indie Film Podcast

This week we were very excited to talk to Victoria Leigh and Bridget McGarry, two high schoolers who are writing, producing, starring in Generation Wrecks. They enlisted their dads Kevin T. Morales and Patrick McGarry to help produce and direct. We talked about the process of making a film at such a young age and their crowdfunding efforts along with many many other things!

This week we talked to Josh Riedford and David McKracken from Mr. Pictures about their filmmaking process and journey towards their new feature film Bullit County.

This episode we discuss all of our tips on writing for no budget indie film. We explore how we've used writing tools, available on previous episodes, to write a script specifically for 'no budget filmmaking'. We also talk about where we are going in the next few weeks with episodes and what we intend to talk about next.

This episode we discuss three act structure and how it ties into mythic structure of The Hero's Journey. We then break down Raiders of the Lost Ark, one of the best screenplays ever written as an example.

This episode we had a great chat with Justin Giddings, The Kickstarter Guy. He shed a lot of light on crowdfunding tips and breaking through to the next level of crowdfunding for films to help you get your film funded.

Today we have some incredible insight into indie film marketing strategy and self distribution tactics from fellow filmmaker Marty Lang. We also discuss some alternative and free ways of submitting to film festivals among other things. We had a great talk and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

In this episode we talk to Alex Ferrari of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast. We talk about everything filmmaking, failure, mental, physical, spiritual health, meditation, his new book Shooting For The Bob, and his streaming service for Indie Filmmakers Indie Film Hustle TV (IFHTV).

In this episode of Film Reverie we were happy to talk with Briana Hansen who is the Director of Writer Outreach for Roadmap Writers. They help writers around the globe find representation and pair writers up with producers and executives through their pitch trainings and script coverage, and a lot more. We loved our talk with Briana who had a lot to say about writing, building confidence, and what it is to be a creative in the modern world.

In this episode we had a great conversation with Brendan Rogers and Aléa Figueroa of And You Films to talk about their filmmaking and YouTube Channel where they have spent the last few years building a huge audience with their weekly content. We talked about distribution, filmmaking, marketing, and audience building!

This episode we talk to Tim Ritter, an Orlando based filmmaker and teacher who has made two micro budget feature films in recent years and has a lot to share about how to get your film made for next to nothing.

We spoke with Writer and Director Jack Marchetti about optioning and selling three screenplays to ION TV as well as licensing music for films.

Part 2 of a 2 part series: THE 7 CHARACTER TYPES FOR WRITING SCREENPLAYS. We share our secrets on how to write strong, fully developed & believable characters. In this episode we discuss the seven characters from the previous episode and quintessential definitive examples of them in movies and TV.

In this episode of Film Reverie we talk about the seven characters. We use these characters to break down and understand the different personality types in human beings as well as characters in movies. We show you how you can use them to write and create fully drawn, believable characters in your screenplays.

In this week's episode we are once again joined by our long time friend (KOOGE) Kujaatele Kweli to reveal the top 13 Hollywood villains movies.

In this episode we have our long time friend and teacher KOOGE come back to discuss the 13 Heroes used in Hollywood movies.

In this episode of Film Reverie, we have a conversation with Orlando based, Community Organizer and Film Slam Director Jen Vargas. She is also the host and curator of The Enzian Film Slam in Orlando, Florida. We talked about her social activism, event planning, and her filmmaking passions.

In this episode of Film Reverie, we invite our teacher, mentor, and friend Kujaatele (KOOGE) Kweli to discuss the 13 most used stories in Hollywood movies.

In this episode of Film Reverie we have our friend, writer, director, producer, cinematographer, actress Cathy Beasley on to talk about her process and her work with her company Globetrotter Productions. We talk about finding your voice, trying to make a great film, and that pesky imposter syndrome.

In this episode of Film Reverie, we discuss our approach to storytelling and Mythic Structure, as developed by Joseph Campbell (Hero's Journey) and our 8 tips for building a classic story structure for your film and how it can tie in to your own life and your own journey as a filmmaker.

This episode of Film Reverie we had the pleasure of talking to filmmaker Stephen Stull, who is also the Festival Director of the Sick 'N Wrong Film Festival a festival strictly for what he calls those "aggressively bizarre" films you generally only see at midnight screenings. Stephen was a lot of fun to talk to and had a lot to say about how he found and cultivated his creative voice and gave some great tips on what you should be thinking about when trying to get your film into a festival. If you would like to get tickets to the Sick 'N Wrong film festival in Orlando, FL click this link: https://filmfreeway.com/SicknWrongFilmFestival/ticketsAnd use the promo code "SnWFilmRev" to get a 25% discount on your purchase!