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MPI's Crew Call

MPI's Crew Call

Talk show on the film industry, film education and careers. Recorded at the Motion Picture Institute in Troy, Michigan, the state's oldest film school featuring a one-year hands-on program in film production.... Show More

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Filmmaker/Actress Heidi Phillipsen of "Darcy"
March 22, 2020 • 62 min
  • (:00) MPI's adjustment to temporary online instruction with international recommendations for social-distancing in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
  • (:06) Filmmaker/Actress Heidi Phillipsen (MPI '07) visits our set from Berlin to share her journey through many film schools and film sets to MPI and her career on both sides of the camera, including her upcoming film "Darcy"
  • (:43) DeFacto Film Reviews with Robert Butler an...
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    Editor Lisa Roberts, MPI Founders Doug & Kurt, DeFacto Film Reviews
    March 5, 2020 • 49 min
  • (2:30) Editor Lisa Roberts ('12) discusses working gigs in Detroit (cars, of course, and beyond) along with staying employed as a freelancer
  • (17:10) MPI founders Doug Schulze and Kurt Mayry share their film school's 25 year journey and the importance of its latest honor official accreditation from the ACCSC.  
  • (29:25) Five DeFacto Film Reviews' Robert Butler and Noah Damron review new movies including The Assistant, Birds...
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    Award-Winning Director Ema Edosio, Fellpeller Studio Showcase & Oscar Recap
    February 19, 2020 • 61 min

    Crew Call Episode 5 includes:

  • (1:45) Filmmaker Ema Edosio (MPI '12) shares her journey from PA work in Nigeria to MPI's to multi-national festivals; her thoughts on the Oscars
  • (27:30) Fellpeller Studios founders Matt Szakal, Jordan Currie and Nathan Moser and their February 26th showcase screening at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan
  • (46:45) Oscar Recap with Robert Joseph Butler and Sara Mahmood with top-predictor f...
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    Script Supervisor Amber Harley & Oscar Picks with DeFacto Film Reviews
    February 7, 2020 • 42 min

    Crew Call Episode 4:

  • (1:35) Script supervisor Amber Harley  (Baby Driver, Thor: Ragnarok, Godzilla King of the Monsters), MPI '08 grad who shares her path from Lapeer Michigan to Atlanta as well as the story of her upcoming film Good Grief, her directorial debut.
  • (29:20) DeFacto Film Reviews' Robert Joseph Butler (writer/director, Love Immortal) and Noah Damron return with their Oscar picks
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    2019 Top Films with DeFacto Film Reviews' Robert Joseph Butler and Noah Damron
    January 21, 2020 • 50 min

    MPI graduates writer/director Robert Joseph Butler ("Love Immortal") and Noah Damron share their insight from DeFacto Film Reviews  with host Sara Mahmood of the top films of 2019.  The also discuss their own paths, careers in the film industry and what it takes to survive as a filmmaker--especially on the festival circuit.

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    Ghost Loop's Matt Lytle & Acting Audition Tips
    December 26, 2019 • 36 min
  • (1:22) Matt Lytle (MPI '14) of Travel Channel's new paranormal series Ghost Loop shares his journey from Indianapolis to the Michigan film school and alma mater of Ghost Adventures' own Zak Bagans where he learned filmmaking first-hand.  Matt offers a sneak peek at the extensive historical research and flipping of haunted homes to create an atmosphere more likely to create on-camera encounters.
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    Cole Seger & "The 404 Diner"
    November 15, 2019 • 30 min

    MPI's Crew Call launches its podcast with Episode 1's interviews with:

  • '17 Cole Seger and his festival favorite thriller "The 404 Diner"
  • (19:20) Kathryn McDermott, MPI faculty and former Columbia Pictures Vice-President on careers and job placement
  • (24:20) 2019 MPI Graduates Curtis Clark and Will Dowen
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