Independent Filmmaker's Guide | IFG
At IFG, we talk with industry leaders first-time filmmakers, department heads, technology experts all about filmmaking. Learn first hand from the filmmakers themselves. Be part of the community. From Development through Distribution - Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, and Matt Mundy. How movies get made.
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In today's episode we speak with Director Brock Heasley and Producer Ken Carpenter, the filmmaking team behind "The Shift". With well over 2000 screens in their theatrical release, James Allerdyce takes us through the process of making this "faith adjacent" film from Angel Studios.
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In today's episode we dive right into a genre centrally important to so many independent filmmakers, documentary. Hosts James Allerdyce and Matt Mundy get to sit down with acclaimed director and producer Nicole Newnham and her latest film The Disappearance of Shere Hite.
We are specifically looking into the techniques and artistry of creat...
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In today's episode we dive right into one of the later challenges along the filmmaking journey - getting your film in front of your potential audience. How to actually break through with ratings and reviews in key places.
The landscape is always changing and tomorrow it may be different. In the meantime, these particular algorithms on streaming ...
Finding that visual anchor, the shorthand to an audience's memory for your film. This is just part of the importance as well as the difficulty of Key Art.
How does it work, what is the relationship with the artist like? Or maybe you want to become a Key Artist yourself and wonder what a functional workflow should be? These are just some of the things covered in today's episode with designer Eric Vas...
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The navigation of film distribution can be one of the more difficult parts of the filmmaker's process. From understanding deal memos, aligning expectations, to simply getting something you've undoubtedly spent so much time and effort on in front of, and sometimes literally in the hands of, your intended audience.
These are just some of ...
This week we connect with Jared Lapidus (director & co-writer) and James McCarthy (co-writer) who are the filmmakers behind "Office Race" the recently released ensemble comedy movie featuring Beck Bennett (SNL), Joe McHale (Community), J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and a long list of other notable actors which is now out on Comedy Central!
A quick reminder, no matter where you are lis...
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Four common misconceptions with SAG-AFTRA's Interim Agreements and how union members and independent producers can work together to bring the AMPTP back to negotiations.
Afterward, we look at some of the roots of A.I. as it applies to using union members' name, image, and likeness and even touch on a case-study that could give us insig...
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Today hosts Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy are joined by friend and special guest and Horror Genre aficionado, Mike Gingold. He's a journalist, screenwriter, author, director, not to mention one of the most well-respected voices in the horror community today, who just may have seen every horror movie ever made.
A graduate of NYU film school, ...
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What if we told you that Netflix, your go-to for binge-watching, has not just altered your viewing habits but also rattled the very foundations of the entertainment industry? It is true, but what is unclear is if that is a good thing or even sustainable.
Netflix and other streaming enterprises' entry into the scene has caused a seismic shif...
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So a couple of weeks ago we launched our new podcast, Happy Hour Flix - where we sit down with a special guest and talk about a nostalgic film we love and love to talk about. And today we wanted to drop another one of our episodes from that podcast on this feed as another special treat. And as i said before if this feels like something you would also en...
The “first time in 63 years” strike, where SAG-AFTRA has joined the WGA in a labor stoppage due to stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers or AMPTP.
And so today we wanted to come on and address this strike and state that we here at IFG stand firmly with our fellow actors and writers in this strike. We hope that at the end of this we will see them protected for their talents a...
Welcome to a very "nostalgic" episode of IFG.
This week we are launching alongside IFG, our new podcast HAPPY HOUR FLIX, or HHF!
Our IFG series is, as you know, a nuts and bolts, inside look at how movies get made.
HHF is a podcast where we sit down with a special guest to talk about a nostalgic film we love and love to talk about.
Our show, which we are launching today in it's own...
In this episode, Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy talk with the project's creators, screenwriters and director Luke Meyer and Keith Newton about their very personal docu-series, The Fourth Wall.
For any filmmaker, telling the story and history of a cult with an ever-evolving facade, lead by a mercurial leader can not only take years, but can be difficult to pin down. And when said leader is your own father, ...
In this brief episode, part 2 of our announcement, Steve talks about the US premiere, upcoming news, and now where you can actually see the film BUKE & GASE!
To watch the film, just click here: BUKE & GASE FILM
(or paste one of these URL's)
https://apple.co/40Uu3ww
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/buke-and-gase
In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when t...
A very special and short episode this week. Today we have an announcement and an invitation for you all.
After beginning this podcast as a way to build up and talk to a community of other filmmakers about their own projects, not only do WE now have multiple films coming down the pike, we have launched our own Narrative Division devoted to the creation of films that tell compelling, original and personal stori...
Today, more than ever, filmmakers and audiences alike are realizing the importance of having a safe and comfortable set. Not only to keep actors safe, but also ultimately to enable you to be a better filmmaker.
Today we joined by Intimacy Coordinator Brooke M. Haney to discuss her job and how she approaches a set.
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On this episode, Steven Pierce and James Allerdyce explore Darren Le Gallo's feature film debut, SAM & KATE.
From securing his stellar cast of the real-life parent-child combos of Dustin Hoffman/Jake Hoffman and Sissy Spacek/Schuyler Fisk, to scouting the perfect locations, Gallo walks through the inspirations, many years, and steps it took to bring his vision to fruition.
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Today we'll here from Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy as they chat with writer/director Matthew Gentile about his new movie American Murderer, starring Tom Pelphrey, Ryan Phillippe, Idina Menzel, and Jacki Weaver, and a ton of other great actors.
Gentile speaks about how he was able to get an all-star cast for his first feature film, as well as how he went about g...
In today's episode, host Steven Pierce sits with Aimee Long to discuss her personal journey of bringing A Shot Through The Wall to screen. From the 2015 concept through it's premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival and recent distribution with Vertical Entertainment, Steve and Aimee talk through the barriers faced early on, the shifting social climate, and leaning into an indie filmmaker's vulnerabilit...
Casting talent may be one of the most visible parts of the pre-production process, but the actual workings and understanding of it can easily remain invisible and elusive for indie filmmakers.
Today host Steven Pierce sits with casting director Rachel Reiss CSA to help shed much needed light on what the casting director does and why the CD-filmmaker relationship is so crucial.
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