A Filmmaker's Guide to the Galaxy

A Filmmaker's Guide to the Galaxy

Join Julie and Sylas on "A Filmmakers Guide to the Galaxy," the podcast that takes you on a wild cinematic ride! From script to screen, they spill the beans on what works and what's best left on the cutting room floor. With industry insiders as guests, you'll get the scoop on navigating the film galaxy with style and smarts. No more snooze-worthy lectures—this podcast is a reel of wisdom and wit. It's the go-to guide for aspiring filmmakers and movie buffs alike. Get your popcorn ready because "A Filmmakers Guide to the Galaxy" is the blockbuster podcast you've been waiting for! Lights, camera, blast off!

Episodes

December 5, 2023 33 mins

Julie and Sylas wrap up Volume One with their first interview!

In Episode #5, they chit-chat with Allison Otto about the similarities between documentary and narrative filmmaking, color palettes, buttery lenses, and being on a creative journey.

Otto is an award-nominated feature documentary director who has been compared with Errol Morris and Wes Anderson. Her first film, “The Thief Collector,” premiered at South ...

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Sylas and Julie decide to take a leap and invest in a trip to the Austin Film Festival. What a blast!

In Episode #4, they talk about their favorite panelists and imagine all the ways they'll use this new-found knowledge to tinker under the hood of "Attack of the Killer Brains from Outer Space."

Anyone who loves a good story will enjoy hearing the best-of moments from these screenwriting greats: Sha...

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Join Julie, the quirky brainiac, and Sylas, with his flair for the fantastical, as they take you on an intergalactic journey through the creative chaos of writing characters for their upcoming sci-fi film, "Attack of the Killer Brains from Outer Space."

In Episode #3, the dynamic duo gets into the hilarious and mind-bending process of creating characters, including: making tough choices, axing some characters an...

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In Episode #2, Sylas and Julie spill the cosmic beans about their movie, "Attack of the Killer Brains from Outer Space."

They reveal their writing process, which started from a random scene Sylas had jotted down ages ago - and took off organically from there.

They talk about finding  inspiration while writing: researching classics from both the Sci-Fi and Coming of Age genres. They ended up pulling ref...

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Meet Julie and Sylas and get on board with the dynamic filmmaking duo behind the podcast "A Filmmaker's Guide to the Galaxy."

In Episode #1, they share their journeys to becoming filmmakers and talk about meeting on the set of Sylas' first film, "They Reach."

Next, they introduce their dream project—a wild teen sci-fi action-comedy about an alien invasion at a high school, which the...

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