Michael Ryan & The State of Indie Filmmaking

Are you a good neighbor? Emmy-winning makeup artist, LA native, and industry activist Cale Thomas discusses with Todd the obstacles driving movie jobs out of Los Angeles and why community engagement is imperative to keep them here. Keep up with Cale's great work on Instagram @sta ...  Show more

Think your childhood was action packed? Scott Waugh shares about his life growing up in a family of famous Hollywood stuntmen, working with the legends like Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Michael Mann, and Jackie Chan, the modern advancements in stunt technology, how acting clas ...  Show more

What can we, as independent filmmakers, learn from movie franchises with big legacies? How is AI affecting the careers of writers and actors? What is the best way to properly insure film equipment in the event it gets stolen? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine an ...  Show more

Live from Sundance, Matt is joined by Michael Barker, the copresident and cofounder of Sony Pictures Classics, to discuss Sony’s ability to discover Oscar-level movies at film festivals and whether the business of making money off of small movies is doomed to extinction. Michael ...  Show more

How can a truly independent film find success at the large film festivals? How does one manage to get well-known actors to star in your film? The answer is simple, yet takes effort. You need to get in the mix! In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine and GG Hawkins dis ...  Show more

How do you handle post set blues? How do you properly adapt something you don’t have the rights for? What can we all learn from Taylor Swift’s recent movie?  In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss: Shooting an indie film in p ...  Show more