Breaking Out of Breaking In
Breaking Out of Breaking In is a practical, pragmatic filmmaking and storyteller podcast about taking your creative destiny into your own hands, reframing what it takes and means to "break in" to a fundamentally broken industry, and making work that gets seen without playing the Hollywood game (or at least, while changing the rules). Each episode explores a particular subject interrogated and researched by the hosts to turn an obstacle or limitation into an opportunity for listeners, or a conversation with a guest who shares exactly how they broke out, broke in, or circumvented things entirely to define success for themselves.
Episodes
That's all (for now), folks! Bri and Christina break down their years, their recent (and near future) creative projects, and the podcast's natural conclusion. Thank you for listening and supporting us these past three years! Don't worry, we'll be around :)
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In this month's episode, we discuss the writing, editing, and table read of our co-written feature, as well as the future of the story and what comes next!
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Hot take: horror has always been "elevated." Christina, our resident horror expert, takes Bri through the various ways "elevated horror" ignores a genre that's always been socially conscious and laden with metaphor, and recommends some films for folks looking to get nostalgic this spooky season.
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A follow up to our last episode with our pal Liz Manashil, talking about her experience as a full time freelancer 2+ years into the adventure, plus the trials and tribulations of making her third feature... in public! More Liz: http://www.lizmanashil.com/
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What would it take for Christina and Bri to get back to making indie shorts? We look back at the past few years away from it and consider what's next for our own productions, plus an update on Christina's feature.
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We check in with friend of the pod and early 2021 guest Gerry Maravilla about the script competitions/labs he's participated in, what gives him hope, his pivots since the strike, and more!
Find Gerry: https://www.gerrymaravilla.com/
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Apologies for the audio quality! We had some mic issues, but they're all fixed for next month don't you worry! For this episode we talk about updates regarding the WGA Strike, Christina's feature currently in development, Christina AND Bri's feature script, and Bri's adventures in querying her romance novel.
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We spoke with friend of the pod, former guest, and current TV writer (Your Honor on Showtime, Happy Face, and more) Brandi Nicole about the writer's strike, the definition of scabbing, and what's at stake for all of us who aspire to write film and TV.
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Making creative work for public consumption, especially as an indie producer, necessitates some level of being up for public consumption as an artist. We talk through ways to mitigate the worst bits of this, share stories of creepy men on busses and StumbleUpon, and discuss the conflict between actual truth and perceived truth.
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Bri and Christina reflect and advise on moving (to LA and upstate NY, respectively) and how they've had to adjust to their new communities, especially given networking is harder during a global pandemic. Plus, we catch up with Micah Khan about his feature directorial debut and how he used the experience to build new community within traditional industry!
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This podcast is THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS meets Nancy Meyers' THE HOLIDAY with the sensibility of Netflix's WEDNESDAY. Just kidding. Or are we? Regardless, we do talk about how to pick the titles for your "my script is X meets Y" though, otherwise known as: comps!
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...We give a quick overview of season 3 (one episode a month, new segments), a state of the union for the film & TV world (mergers, seasons getting cancelled before they air, impending writer's strike) and interview our beloved season 1 and 2 primary editor, filmmaker and actor Ezra Li!
More of Ezra: instagram.com/ezra.li
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Christina and Bri break down their 2022s, check in on the goals they set at the end of 2021, and preview what to expect from season 3!
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<...In our final interview of the season, we're joined by Women of Color Unite founder, producer, and filmmaker Cheryl Bedford to talk about about her journey, the challenges around creating opportunities for women of color in film/TV, and more.
More about WOCU: https://wocunite.org/
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We virtually sat down with filmmaker, screenwriter, and Trans Film Center founder Sav Rodgers to discuss the current status of transgender representation in Hollywood in front of and behind the camera, and the complexities of engaging with and pursuing a career in the arts with that representation lens in mind!
More from the Trans Film Center: https://transfilmcenter.org/
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...Transcript for today's episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c9-ZH9M_afXqkPRAlHAxokPQrLXfdfJC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106021784085075527560&rtpof=true&sd=true
This week, to kick off our new Representation Matters series, we chatted with the current WGA Disabled Writer's Committee, David Radcliff, Jamey Perry, and Shea Mirzai, about the state of disabled representation in front of and behind the camera. More about their work: ...
This week, we're breaking down our favorite narrative tropes and recommending our favorite media that showcases them! What are yours? We want to hear from YOU!
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Filmmaker/Sundance Episodic Lab Alum Meghan Ross joins us to talk about her time in the lab, her career, and how to use a proof of concept production to further your script's opportunities!
More Meghan: https://meghanrross.com/
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...We chatted with sibling writing duo Sean and Sinead Persaud of Shipwrecked Comedy about adapting classic literature into award-winning web series, endless easter eggs, and their latest project: Headless (a Sleepy Hollow story!)
More from Shipwrecked: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShipwreckedComedy
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Voice actor/founder of the PGM VO List (https://www.pgmvolist.com/) Edward Hong joins us to offer insight into the voiceover industry, cutting an audio reel, and how to get your start.
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