Cyrus Richardson is a filmmaker in Columbus, Ohio. He's made several movies and won multiple awards at film festivals. He's also the founder of 12 Stones Productions. In this episode we chat about what it's like being a filmmaker in Ohio, what resources exist in not just Columbus, but Ohio at large for filmmakers, and what he looks forward too in CBus in the coming years.
(0:00) Cyrus' Intro
(0:48) Early life, coming to Columbus
(2:58) How his psychology degree helps in filmmaking
(5:44) Building character depth
(6:34) First camera, early projects
(9:06) How he knew this was going to be his career
(11:13) What is it like being a filmmaker in Ohio?
(13:36) Changing the investment mindset for filmmaking in Ohio
(16:01) 12 Stones Production origin story
(17:38) Growing his production company
(19:43) Filmmaking in Columbus
(21:32) Columbus’ identity
(24:00) Advice for those who want to be filmmakers in Columbus
(25:35) Networking for filmmaking in Ohio
(27:00) Favorite part of the filmmaking process
(28:43) Favorite film he made
(30:03) How to find funding for filmmaking in Ohio
(32:33) Advice for filmmakers hitting roadblocks
(33:49) Preview of upcoming film
(35:42) excitement and concern looking ahead
(38:22) resources for emerging filmmakers
(40:45) times that have tested Cyrus
(41:45) What to look for when hiring on set
(43:03) Favorite places to eat, drink, hangout in CBus
(45:00) Closing thoughts
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