Directing the Candyman & Work-Life Balance with Filmmaker Josh Guffey pt.1

So we did something a little different in this interview, we ended up interviewing director Josh Guffey for nearly 2 hours and split this into a 2 parter. Josh is the director of the new film All Gone Wrong starring Tony Todd who is famous for being the Candyman. The film releases on all platforms on January 27th and is being distributed by Buffalo 8.

Dan, Jessica and Michael chat with Josh about his journey in the film industry, the ups and downs of having a job in video production, what brought him back from LA to the Midwest and the importance of Work-Life balance when married with kids.

In this episode, we also do a deep dive into what it is like working with a named actor as a first-time feature director. We talk a lot about the role of a director including telling a client "No" and how important good casting is to relieve the pressure for a director.  In the next episode, we dive into some more of the technical aspects of the film, budget, distribution, etc.

A few links mentioned in the podcast (chronological):

Vidzu - production company Josh used to work for
48 Hr Film Project - Worldwide competition where filmmakers have 48hrs to make a film
All Gone Wrong - Josh's films website
Josh Guffey's Director website
Joni Tackette Casting - Casting director mentioned for All Gone Wrong
Jaan Marion - Junkie J actor (from St. Louis originally, based in ATL now)
Antonio St. James - STL Actor (Anthony Haron, Chris' fellow officer)

This podcast is sponsored by the MO Film Office (https://mofilm.org) and Shock City Studios (www.shockcitystudios.com) and is brought to you by Speak Up Productions (www.speakupproductions.com) and the In Motion team (www.inmotionconference.com)

Music by Courtney Orlando Peebles of So Hot Productions (https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-jr-peebles-05a2a19/)