Film Method
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 years ago - ★★★★ - 24 ratingsHave you ever wanted to make your own film, but you are not sure where to start? Film Method is the podcast that will take you through the nuts and bolts of independent filmmaking. In a roundtable discussion format we will meet guests from all walks of filmmaker life who will share their golden nuggets of wisdom about everything from hiring a producer, to finding a composer, to seeking out investors. Season One will focus on the development phase of making a movie starting with the seeds of inspiration and writing a script or finding material with a particular audience in mind.
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Episode Ninety-Nine: Signing Off
June 21, 2012 18:32 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBJoin Cindy Freeman and Jenna Edwards for the last Film Method episode. It’s been an incredible run these past few years as they’ve covered everything from raising money for your film to hiring crew members, running an efficient set, marketing your movie, and much much more. After 99+ episodes it’s time to sign off. Cindy [...]
Episode Ninety-Eight: Film Music
January 25, 2012 16:54 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBWe return to the topic of music in film once again with London based composer Ram Khatabakhsh. Ram discusses his passion for composing music for film and working as a composer for independent film. We also spend a fair amount of time talking about his beloved Casio keyboard. Ram Khatabakhsh- Composer Ram started playing the [...]
Episode Ninety-Seven: Tom Vaughan On Writing
January 18, 2012 17:37 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBScreenwriter and Development Executive Tom Vaughan joins us to talk about working as a writer in Los Angeles and teaching screenwriting in LA and Houston. Tom also shares what it’s like to develop scripts at a small production company and gives some advice to new screenwriters as well. Tom Vaughan- Writer/Development Executive Tom Vaughan studied [...]
Episode Ninety-Six: Producing Animation
January 11, 2012 17:46 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBProducing animated content is a much different process than producing live action. The concept of creating a whole world is the same, but in CG animation, every aspect of the production is created in a computer. The process is vast and very fascinating. Join us as we speak to animation producer, Ellen Coss about her [...]
Episode Ninety-Five: Post-Production Recap
November 30, 2011 18:14 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBFor our last episode of Season Four and of 2011 we recap the past season and all we learned about post-production, distribution and marketing. If you missed any shows this season this is a good summary of all that we covered. Jason Brubaker joins us to re-hash the season! Jason Brubaker- Producer/Author Jason Brubaker is [...]
Episode Ninety-Four: Editing Film
November 23, 2011 15:19 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBThere’s a saying that when you make a movie you actually make three movies by 1) writing the screenplay 2) shooting the movie and 3) editing the film. The editor of a film can serve as one of the primary storytellers of your movie and therefore is a critical role to cast when hiring your [...]
Episode Ninety-Three: Value Added Film
November 16, 2011 18:35 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWhen making a film it’s important to be mindful of adding value to the project in order to sell it later. Those things, such as actors with names, can be attractive to a distributor who is looking to make a certain profit on your film and will also allow you to pay back your investors. [...]
Episode Ninety-Two: Tech in Film
November 09, 2011 17:07 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBAs technology advances, the options for independent filmmakers increase significantly, which can make picking a camera or a digital release platform very difficult and overwhelming. Filmmaker Andrew Robinson joins us to talk about everything from selecting the right camera for your project to working with Hulu as a release platform and home theater technology. Andrew [...]
Episode Ninety-One: Super Post
November 02, 2011 16:34 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWhen tackling post-production you want to have someone on board that knows the ins and outs of managing your post-production team and who is familiar with working with a number of different film formats. It’s also extremely important to work with a supervisor who is an expert in film deliverables in order to handle all [...]
Episode Ninety: Connecting With an Audience
October 26, 2011 16:11 - 1 hour - 55 MBOne of the most important things to consider as you’re making your movie is how you’re going to connect with an audience. Whether it be a niche subject or a broader family film, you must know who your audience is and how you will find them. Jon Reiss of Think Outside the Box Office joins [...]
Episode Eighty-Nine: The Sound Edit
October 19, 2011 16:15 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBYou may have heard it said that sound can make or break a film and wondering how that could be possible. More than likely you’ve seen a low budget movie and known that something wasn’t quite right, but you couldn’t put your finger on it. Chances are, the sound was shotty. Shaun Burdick joins us [...]
Episode Eighty-Eight: Selling Your Film
October 12, 2011 20:24 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBMany people have lofty dreams of making their own film “masterpiece”. It’s a nobel pursuit to throw caution to the wind, forget all the naysayers, and make your movie the way you want to do it. That is of course unless you have investors that are expecting to be paid back. Join us as we [...]
Episode Eighty-Seven: Music in Film
October 05, 2011 16:43 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIt’s hard to imagine a movie without music. Music is one of the key elements in filmmaking and is used to help set the tone of a film as well as supplement emotional arcs of characters. The topic is vast, but we attempt to scratch the surface with composer Paul Spaeth and music manager Susan [...]
Episode Eighty-Six: Wrapping Up Production
September 28, 2011 15:45 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBFor our last episode of our season about production we bring back the lovely and talented producer and author Eve Light Honthaner. Eve has worked in numerous production offices in the span of multiple years that she’s worked in this industry. We discuss the end of principal photography and transitioning into post-production. Eve Light Honthaner- [...]
Episode Eighty-Five: Look of Picture
September 21, 2011 07:27 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBHave you ever thought of everything that goes into creating the whole look of a film? We’ve brought in three experts to tell you all about it. From the placement of the actors, to the set dressing, props, costumes and make-up- all of these matter when deciding what’s going to be in frame. Oneita Parker- [...]
Episode Eighty-Four: The Union Show
September 14, 2011 16:31 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBTo go union or not to go union. That is the question. Line producer Mark Moran and production coordinator Molly Moran bring their expertise from working on numerous film projects in their 10+ years of being in the film industry to discuss all of the film unions including SAG, IATSE, Teamsters, DGA and the WGA. [...]
Episode Eighty-Three: Directing with Varda Hardy
September 07, 2011 15:03 - 1 hour - 55 MBAs we near the end of the production season we circle back to the topic of directing. Varda Hardy started in this industry as a script supervisor and worked steadily until she made the switch to directing five years ago. Varda recently won $100,000 for her 1 minute film about Los Angeles for the On [...]
Episode Eighty-One: Writing with Todd Berger
July 27, 2011 14:40 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWe wrap up our month of writing with writer Todd Berger. Todd has been a working writer in Los Angeles for ten years. He talks about everything from writing original scripts to pitching ideas to executives and working through multi-hour note sessions with producers. Writer Aydrea Walden joins the discussion as well. Todd Berger- Writer/Director [...]
Episode Eighty: Writing with Connie Siu
July 20, 2011 14:50 - 1 minute - 1 ByteConnie Siu started out in the gaming world, but eventually found herself in development at one of the major studios. Her love of story and developing stories is what led her to development and it was there she gained insight into what writers and aspiring writers need to do to get noticed by the studios. [...]
Episode Seventy-Nine: Writing with Barri Evins
July 13, 2011 14:50 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBOur month on writing continues with producer and screenwriting teacher Barri Evins. Barri approaches writing from the producers standpoint: what stories work and what will ultimately sell. Barri discusses having that “big idea” and gives 7 helpful pointers on pitching your idea. Writer Aydrea Walden joins us for the month as well! Barri Evins- Producer/Screenwriting [...]
Episode Seventy-Eight: Writing with Julie Gray
July 06, 2011 16:02 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBBehind every great film is a great script and behind every great script is a great writer or team of writers. The month of July is dedicated to the topic of writing as it is a crucial part of the filmmaking process. Writer and script consultant Julie Gray and writer Aydrea Walden join us to [...]
Episode Seventy-Seven: Director-Actor Relationship
June 22, 2011 17:40 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThe relationship between the director and actor in any medium is a very special one. Trust is of the utmost importance and when established early on can give the actor a freedom to explore and create in such a way that can help serve the story and the film. Chasing Eagle Rock is veteran TV [...]
Episode Seventy-Six: Production Sound
June 15, 2011 16:23 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBBelieve it or not, having good sound is about as important to your production as having a good quality picture. Low quality sound will make your film seem cheap and unprofessional. Zsolt Magyar joins us this week to talk about being a production sound mixer on set. Brian McQuery also joins us to discuss the [...]
Episode Seventy-Five: Eve Light Honthaner
June 08, 2011 18:09 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBSince the time the Film Method podcast began we have been talking about Eve Light Honthaner and her amazing book The Complete Film Production Handbook! Eve has worked on many films including Titanic, Just Married and Tropic Thunder. She joins us to give some helpful tips for producers for the day that your film finally [...]
Episode Seventy-Four: Costume Designing for Film
June 01, 2011 16:20 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBSusan Nininger started out in the field of fine art creating sculpted ceramic pieces and then realized that she liked “sculpting costumes”. Her big break was in the 90′s when she was given the job costuming Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard. Susan talks to us about working on that film and she [...]
Episode Seventy-Three: Script Supervisor Veda Semarne from The Office
May 25, 2011 14:11 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBThe script supervisor has one of the most important and difficult jobs on set: making sure what’s in the script ends up in the can (or in the case of The Office, the plastic tape case). The script supervisor, also known as the scripty, rarely has a free moment on set as she or he [...]
Episode Seventy-Two: The 2nd A.D.s
May 18, 2011 18:57 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBThe role of the 2nd A.D. is an extremely important one and is very different from that of the 1st A.D. While the 1st A.D. spends all of his or her time on set, the 2nd A.D. is primarily in the production office, working with the producers to make sure that the production is running [...]
Episode Seventy-One: Lighting a Set
May 11, 2011 14:56 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBFor obvious reasons, lights are some of the most important elements on a film set. Without light, you wouldn’t see what’s in the picture and without the picture, you wouldn’t have a movie! The lighting department is filled with many peculiar sounding crew member titles like best boy, grip and even a griptrician (what you [...]
Episode Seventy: The Hierarchy on Set
May 04, 2011 16:18 - 47 minutes - 21.5 MBWhen you’re on a film set, like in any business, there is a certain structure that should be followed in order to finish your day and ultimately to finish your film. Of course on a film set, just like in any business, things don’t always go according to plan, and this is when the members [...]
Episode Sixty-Nine: Producing Challenges Big Budgets Vs. Small
April 27, 2011 15:03 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBHaving unlimited resources at your disposal while making a movie doesn’t mean that you’ll make a great movie, but it sure helps. What luxuries do you have on a larger budget production? What must you sacrifice to make a smaller budget work? Producer Scott Fort joins us to discuss what it’s like to make features [...]
Episode Sixty-Eight: Lessons From Making Your First Feature
April 13, 2011 15:26 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBSome people will tell you that you should go to film school if you want to be a filmmaker. Others will tell you that you should use that money to make your first feature instead. Rukmani and Derek decided to do both: they made their first feature while in film school. Listen as they share [...]
Episode Sixty-Seven: Communicating Your Vision
March 30, 2011 21:24 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBWhen you arrive on set that first day, you want to make sure that your creative team has a plan in place. The goal is to take the vision that you’ve fleshed out and communicate that to your crew to execute the game plan in order to have a successful shoot! DP Geoff Goodloe and [...]
Episode Sixty-Six: Bank On It
March 16, 2011 16:45 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBThe second episode of our season about production, highlights a very important element in starting production, the money. Executive Producer Tony Boldi stops by to share some of his experiences with us and to explain the pros and cons of starting production without all the money in the bank. Tony Boldi- Executive Producer Tony has [...]
Episode Sixty-Five: The First Day of Production
March 02, 2011 20:48 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBKicking off Season 3: Production is producing/directing team Chris Uettwiller and Tom Vaughan who recently finished their feature film, Playing House, which is Tom’s directorial debut. Tom and Chris talk about the first day on set and the value of having solid pre-production. They also discuss their 7-year partnership and how that helped them to [...]
Episode Sixty-Four: A History of Distribution Part 2
February 02, 2011 18:44 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBWhat better way to learn about distribution then from someone who oversaw distribution and marketing at Paramount, one of the most prestigious studios in the world. Barry London headed up marketing campaigns for some of the largest films of the 80′s and 90′s including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Fatal Attraction, and Forrest Gump. Barry [...]
Episode Sixty-Three: A History of Distribution Part 1
January 27, 2011 01:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBWhat better way to learn about distribution then from someone who oversaw distribution and marketing at Paramount, one of the most prestigious studios in the world. Barry London headed up marketing campaigns for some of the largest films of the 80′s and 90′s including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Fatal Attraction, and Forrest Gump. Barry [...]
Episode Sixty-Two: Distribution and Film Festivals
January 19, 2011 23:24 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBWe continue our month of episodes about distribution and celebrate the season of Sundance that is upon us as we speak to former Sundance short film programmer Roberta Munroe. As a festival programmer Roberta viewed tens of thousands of short films and has seen the best of the best and the worst of the worst. [...]
Episode Sixty-One: Digital Distribution and You
January 12, 2011 08:21 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBAre you currently producing a feature film or have you recently finished production on one? Do you have big plans to sell it to a studio for a big payday or even, *gulp*, planning on sending it to Sundance? Those are both fantastic goals, but what is the likelihood of a big studio exec coming [...]
Episode Sixty: Pre-Production in a Nutshell
December 08, 2010 17:23 - 1 hour - 33 MBYou thought this day would never come, but it’s here! The release of the last episode of our Pre-Production Season! For this episode we recap the previous season in all of its glory. Producers Jenna Edwards, Aydrea ten Bosch, and John Paul Rice join me to revisit the season and discuss just how important pre-production [...]
Episode Fifty-Nine: S3LA Event with Film Method Part 2
December 01, 2010 16:17 - 28 minutes - 16.3 MBOn November 11th, 2010 Film Method and Mental Eclectic held their first joint Shorts ‘N Spirits Showcase together. The event featured many different web series and shorts and included industry speakers as well. Film Method was there to capture it! This is part two of the interviews we conducted at the event with filmmakers Tom [...]
Episode Fifty-Eight: S3LA Event with Film Method Part 1
November 24, 2010 18:56 - 42 minutes - 24.6 MBOn November 11th, 2010 Film Method and Mental Eclectic held their first joint Shorts ‘N Spirits Showcase together. The event featured many different web series and shorts and included industry speakers as well. Film Method was there to capture it! This is part one of the interviews we conducted at the event with speaker Diahnna [...]
Episode Fifty-Seven: Shorts ‘N Spirits Promo Show
November 09, 2010 17:41 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBThe next Shorts ‘N Spirits Showcase will be held this Thursday, November 11th and Film Method will be apart of it! This screening series showcases short format projects including short films, music videos and web series. Craig Wilson and Mel Huffman of Shorts ‘N Spirits join us to talk about what films will be screening [...]
Episode Fifty-Six: Working with Animals in Film
October 28, 2010 03:31 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBYou may be surprised to learn that using animals in your production may not be completely out of the question if you’re working on a low budget project. Join us as we listen to expert Andrea Gold talk about her experience in working with animals in film. Tune in if you’re considering using animals for [...]
Episode Fifty-Five: Introducing the FM Mail Bag with a Filmmaker Q&A
October 12, 2010 04:45 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBWe’re excited to announce a new feature called the Film Method Mail Bag! You, the listener, now have the opportunity to get those pressing questions answered about making your own film. Join producers Jenna Edwards and Cooper Harris and Producer/Director/DP Ace Underhill as we kick off this new feature and answer some listener questions. To [...]
Episode Fifty-Four: The Business of Acting Part 2
October 06, 2010 16:07 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBBeing an actor in Hollywood requires strategic planning as far as marketing and branding yourself and Rachel Lien and Bryan McClure have been busy doing just that. They both moved to Los Angeles from Omaha, Nebraska a little more than a year ago after co-staring in the independent film April Showers and have already landed [...]
Episode Fifty-Four: The Business of Acting Part 1
September 29, 2010 23:50 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBBeing an actor in Hollywood requires strategic planning as far as marketing and branding yourself and Rachel Lien and Bryan McClure have been busy doing just that. They both moved to Los Angeles from Omaha, Nebraska a little more than a year ago after co-staring in the independent film April Showers and have already landed [...]
Episode Fifty-Three: Choosing a Camera
September 23, 2010 18:51 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBIn the film world, the camera is king. What you shoot on will affect everything that matters to your project including budget, schedule and workflow. This week our discussion centers around choosing the right camera for your project. Join us for some extremely helpful insight given by directors of photography Lore Haroutunian and Ace Underhill. [...]
Episode Fifty-Two Part 2: Actor and Filmmaker Promotion
September 15, 2010 15:35 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBOne of the most important skills to learn as an actor or filmmaker is self-promotion. This is part 2 of the interview with film marketer Sheri Candler and actor/filmmaker Jenn Page. There’s so much information that we had to split it into two parts! Actors and filmmakers, you won’t want to miss this show! For [...]
Episode Fifty-Two Part 1: Actor & Filmmaker Promotion
September 05, 2010 04:55 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBOne of the most important skills to learn as an actor or filmmaker is self-promotion. Join independent film marketer Sheri Candler and actor/filmmaker Jenn Page for this chock-full-of-good-info podcast. There’s so much information that we had to split it into two parts! Actors and filmmakers, you won’t want to miss this show! Sheri Candler- Independent [...]
Episode Fifty-One: The Bay the Series
August 29, 2010 05:14 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBA chat with the creator and stars of the new indie web soap The Bay premiering online Fall 2010. Tune in as we speak to creator/director Gregori Martin and cast members Jade Harlow, Kristos Andrews and Derrell Whitt. The Bay’s Website The Bay on Facebook Following the life of socialite SARA GARRETT and the people [...]