I Guess We'll Do It That Way
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 104 ratingsA weekly conversational comedy show where Isaiah and Jon talk about life, popular culture and the constant battle to produce movies in ever-changing Hollywood.
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29. Rollers Music Fest & Jon Read Rollers 3 Times (The Rollers Diaries Vol. 20)
December 11, 2018 17:53 - 56 minutes - 106 MBComing soon. SORRY!!! We're crazy busy and we know you don't really read them anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28. Are We All Just Waiting For Guffman? (The Rollers Diaries Vol. 19)
December 07, 2018 07:45 - 52 minutes - 98 MBJon forces Zay to answer the all-important question... Is he a good director? Well, at the end of the day it doesn't matter because eventually we'll all be under a glacier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27. Merrily We Roll Along (The Rollers Diaries Vol. 18)
December 04, 2018 03:59 - 56 minutes - 105 MBCorn Pone // https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/corn-pone-225175 Imposter Syndrome // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhUHyVpAwE Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPoponO4dh4 (hahaha) Cusco Walls // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66x9VLwZaDQ Furniture Making // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZd24mcO5lQ Lebron Gets Paid to Win // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTeCc8jy7FI LADY GAGA // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRxsX_30tjs Credits and Personal Lin...
26. Is Anyone Having Any Fun?! (The Rollers Diaries Vol. 17)
November 20, 2018 16:32 - 1 hour - 114 MBGoogle it :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25. No One Gives a Crap About Hollywood. Also Jon Sings Weezer. Feat. Bryce McGuire
November 16, 2018 08:01 - 45 minutes - 84.4 MBSermon Series on the book of Ecclesiastes by Rankin Wilbourne (Pacific Crossroads Church) Momentum Mori- Prince of Orange Pyramids in Mexico/ Zay’s tattoo Night Swim comes to life James Wan backs Night Swim Another short accepted by Amblin Entertainment- Bryce is writing for Stevie Bryce's Script “The White Room”- The Blood list “Florida Man” Mark Johnson Milton Berle pranks Zay Credits and Personal Links: A Mama Bear Studios Production // Mama Bear Studios’ Website Produced a...
24. Bryce McGuire is a Successful Writer/Director… And he’s Broke
November 13, 2018 08:01 - 48 minutes - 89.7 MBBreaking Bad // Mark Johnson (Producer) Wise Blood (By Flannery O’Connor) Do you have to live in LA to make it in Hollywood? Do drug dealers use gold? // Apparently “Gold is the new Cocaine for money launderers” Tommy Bertelsen Tommy is a Badass director and we’re producing a new podcast about his experience directing a new movie called “Welcome to Mercy.” Here’s his IMDB Bryce McGuire Short Films! The Whistler // on Vimeo Jesus Fish // on Vimeo Night Swim // on Vimeo Gersh Agency...
23. Scary Movies, Stoner Ghosts and Serial Killers (The Rollers Diaries Vol. 16)
November 09, 2018 09:30 - 57 minutes - 107 MBHalloween Recap Halloween the movie John’s Halloween joke: “Why can't ghosts have kids? Cuz they have hollo-weenies”. John Carpenter’s- Halloween ZAY wants to make a scary movie The Exorcist Quentin Tarantino’s interview for Kill Bill Psychopath test SAW is the shitty version of SE7EN John peels back the layers of his houses’ history Horror shorts movie contests on youtube) Zay’s movie ideas: Idea 1: Stoner Ghost Idea 2: What about Bob- The Serial Killer Zodiac- The Movie E...
22. Zay Gets a Big Fat Stiff Arm, but he's Building the Perfect Soundtrack // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 15
November 06, 2018 09:30 - 57 minutes - 106 MBJurassic Park- Michael Crichton - NEXT (future technology), Timeline (middle ages) Jeff Goldblum - “that’s one big pile of shit” Honey I shrunk the kids- Rick Moranis (life now) Ozarks The sure thing- Rob Reiner Mulholland Drive Hocus pocus Psalty the songbook The donut man Carmen confronts a witch Mr. Robot guy plays in freddie mercury new movie Did Jimmy Page kill John Bonham with witchcraft? Short Answer: Maybe. The song remains the same - madison square garden Hammer of t...
21. Zay's Crushing Hard on an Actor and Needs a Gift for an Agent // The Roller Diaries Vol. 14
October 30, 2018 08:30 - 56 minutes - 106 MBTime Warner Revenue Saudi Oil Mega-Company -- Saudi Aramco A list of the largest companies in the world Halloween (Dir. David Gordon Green) // Trailer The Visit (Dir. M Night Shyamalan) // Trailer Split (Dir. M Night Shyamalan) // Trailer Glass (Dir. M Night Shyamalan) // Trailer Moonlight (Dir. Barry Jenkins) // Trailer Halloween (Dir. John Carpenter) // Trailer Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow // The Whole Movie The movie about the west starring Nicky Kidman and Tommy Cruise is c...
20. VR Won't Replace Traditional Movies and Long Takes are Overrated
October 23, 2018 08:30 - 1 hour - 135 MBFlashback to our first episode! Podcasters Union // Info Father John Misty // Website Astroworld: Song Sicko Mode Elliott Smith // Needle in the Hay A woman crying after Trump was elected // It's a hilarious video Chinese Social Credit Score // Crazzzzy // An alternative view What is a Steadicam? Michel Gondry // A video breaking down his aesthetic A great video breaking down "The Spielberg Oner" Breakdancing: The Breakdancing move known as "The Turtle." Breakdancing fails A fam...
19. Is Rollers Dead? (Pt. 3 of 3) // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 13
October 19, 2018 08:30 - 51 minutes - 95.9 MBA Star Is Born (Dir. Bradley Cooper) // Trailer Roma (Dir. Alfonso Cuarón) // Trailer Ron Gallo // The song is called "Put The Kids to Bed" // Music video "When we we’re young we said one day // Honey you and I, we’re gonna share a grave // I didn’t know it’d come so soon // The feeling in my belly of living with but not loving you // It keeps me longer at the corner store" Credits and Personal Links: A Mama Bear Studios Production // Mama Bear Studios’ Website Produced and edited by: ...
18. Is Rollers Dead? (Pt. 2 of 3) // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 12
October 16, 2018 08:30 - 49 minutes - 92.9 MBThe Lottery // Written by Shirley Jackson* *DISCLAIMER: The Lottery will in no way increase your chances of winning the lottery, nor will it educate about how to do so. According to Wikipedia The Lottery is a short story written by Shirley Jackson first published in the June 26, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual ritual known as "the lottery", which results in the killing of one individual in the town. "The Lottery" has been des...
17. Is Rollers Dead? (Pt. 1 of 3) // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 11
October 12, 2018 08:30 - 47 minutes - 89.1 MBAstro the Rapper Bird scooters / bird scooter carnage LA Times: "Fed-up locals are setting electric scooters on fire and burying them at sea" "People Are Destroying E-Scooters and Reveling in the Carnage" Soho House in West Hollywood // https://www.sohohousewh.com/ Inventor of Segway dies // Here's the story 11:00 - Here's where the intro ends and the REAL debate begins.... “What if he shot you in the face?” // From Dumb and Dumber Credits and Personal Links: A Mama Bear Studios Pr...
16. Should We "Save the Cat" or Let It Die? A Discussion About Script Structure
October 05, 2018 08:30 - 38 minutes - 72.2 MBSave the Cat (By Blake Snyder) // On Amazon The "Beat Sheet," a now classic writing tool for analyzing a script // Here's one for STAR WARS Joseph Campbell links // A cool video explaining his stuff (“The hero’s journey”) Here's his famous book Lethal Weapon // "I'm too old for this shit" // "Do Ya Really Wanna Jump? Let's Do It" Youʼve Got Mail Dumb And Dumber // "So youʼre sayin' Thereʼs a Chance" Princess Bride // "Have fun storming the castle" Adaptation // Watch the Trailer ...
15. A Deep Dive on Scripts & Zay Breaks Down His Script "The Sidekick"
October 02, 2018 08:30 - 35 minutes - 66.4 MBA Very Helpful Video About Mormon Space Planets Fortnight // Video of people playing Do the Right Thing // Link to the script book The actual definition of a slug line A slug line, Also called a master scene heading, occurs at the start of every scene and typically contains three pieces of information: whether the scene is set inside (interior/INT.) or outside (exterior/EXT.), the specific location, and the time of day. Each slug line begins a new scene. Reservoir Dogs // Watch the Trai...
14. Rollers Has a Start Date, Anamorphic Lenses and Earthquakes // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 10
September 25, 2018 08:30 - 1 hour - 131 MBCatch up on Rollers // Zay is setting some dates on the record: FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Editing Robots // Apparently they exist in some form… Too bad they suck. A terrible overview of lenses Mainly the difference between anamorphic and spherical lenses. Thank you @RedCamera for the helpful information How “super” film works // Short version is that they move the soundtrack and use more of the film stock for the image. Here’s the longer version. Photo Emulsion paint!!!! // This might be the ...
13. Writing Scripts, Getting Big Dogged & The Calabasas Clambake // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 9
September 18, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBGold Star // One of Zay’s favorite songs called “Crooked Teeth.” Zay might be losing it // Here's a picture of the peak behind the Hollywood sign where Zay shouted "I'm gonna make a movie" and then pissed on LA. Kids See Ghosts // Feel the Love Here’s a video of Kanye singing “Poopity Scoop” for 9 Hours Lil Pump & Kanye (music video) The guy who ran around naked got famous for the “KONY 2012” situation // Here’s a TMZ video of him running around naked A Star Is Born // Starring Bradley...
12. Tax Credits, Penny Stocks and Peter Dinklage's Dingaling // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 8
September 14, 2018 09:45 - 1 hour - 121 MBOpie and Anthony // Famous shock jocks from 1995 - 2014 Vanilla Sky (2001) // Dir. Cameron Crowe // Watch some behind the scenes // Sid The Cat // An awesome LA Based Concert Promoter The American Legion // Website Freemasons and their Temple Lodges We're investing all profits into the Soup Nazi's company: SOUPQ Penny Stocks // OTC markets State Tax Credits // An overview Right to Work // Overview "Right-to-work laws" are statutes in 27 U.S. states that prohibit union security agree...
11. Locations, Locations, Locations Pt. 1 // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 7
September 11, 2018 08:15 - 45 minutes - 85.3 MBMc Hammer is selling gold... with a gold hammer. Titanium rings CAN be dangerous // Most jewelers and hospitals apparently don't have the necessary tools to cut them 15:00 // Our intro BS ends and we finally start talking about locations!! Avengers Infinity War Behind the Scenes Video Black Narcissus (1947) Watch the trailer Watch the whole movie on FILM STRUCK This is how "Wild horses" should actually sound Zeppelin is so damn good // Kashmir The Song Remains the Same Credits a...
10. T-Shirt Giveaway and Halfassed History // Bonus Episode
September 07, 2018 08:30 - 56 minutes - 106 MBHint: if you want to skip right to the giveaway jump ahead to 17:00 into the episode! Egg cooker timer thing Ben and Jerry's "The Tonight Dough,” AKA the greatest ice cream flavor ever conceived by human hands. Nailed it on Netflix The Dark Ages on via the Encyclopedia Britannica (NOT wikipedia) 1491: New Revelations of The Americas Before Columbus (on Amazon) // This is basically a textbook, but it will blow your mind nonetheless. The “Nashville” episode of Drunk History on Hulu. Mil...
9. Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 6
September 04, 2018 15:31 - 56 minutes - 105 MBThe War on Drugs // Here’s the music video for “Pain,” a song from his new album Thinking of a Place. Adam Granduciel, the main creative force behind the band happens to be from Philadelphia, which is also Zay’s home town and right across the river from Jon’s. “Good artists borrow, great artists steal” - Pablo Picasso (?) Robert Altman on Wikipedia M*A*S*H (1970) The Long Goodbye (1973) Watch The Player (1992) on Filmstruck A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Oliver Stone (not Robert Altm...
8. What's the Point of Making a Movie? Is it Worth the Risk? // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 5
August 28, 2018 09:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBThe Donner Party on Wikipedia Chive TV 20:00 Zay doesn’t want to make what he doesn't want to make. And yes he realizes how spoiled that makes him. Walker Percy On Wikipedia // The Second Coming (1980) on Amazon “How did it happen that now he could see everything so clearly. Something had given him leave to live in the present. Not once in his entire life had he come to rest in the quiet center of himself but had forever cast himself from some dark past he could not remember to a future ...
7. Zay Almost Died at Sundance // Feat: Steve Smallman
August 21, 2018 08:00 - 57 minutes - 108 MB00:00 // Intro talk. Are we out of topics!? Nope. As Jon’s wife says, “only boring people are bored.” 5:30 jumping into the episode! (We’re talking about Sundance) Robert Redford is a good looking man. “Old Man And The Gun” // Watch the trailer Mr. Show // Watch this episode on YouTube // Feat: David Cross and Bob Odenkirk) Mitch Hurwitz on IMDB 13:15 Time for the MAIL BAG Peacock update 15four Justin Bieber’s pastor (apparently they had a falling out) Lisa (Left Eye) Lopez // “...
6. A Humiliating Confession and Mission Impossible (for Jon) // Feat: Uncle Nate
August 14, 2018 21:32 - 51 minutes - 95.8 MB00:00 // Jon didn’t actually see the movie. Is it weird that Tom Cruise is a scientologist? 11:30 // Does JJ Abrams have any actual influence over the Mission Impossible Franchise? And does Tom Cruise doing his own stunts have a net positive or net negative impact on the financial health of the series? Tom Cruise being a complete BAMF and flying a helicopter through a canyon. 16:00 // Award Nominations. The “FACE HOT” Award and the “OH SHIT I'M IN NOW” award. 17:00 // Quick PLOT OVERVIE...
5. Never Goin' Back // In Theaters Now!
August 07, 2018 16:57 - 1 hour - 119 MBWatch the Never Goin’ Back Trailer! Listen to the Never Goin’ Back Soundtrack on Spotify Lefty Frizzell (Augustine's grandad!) // Check out his wikipedia situation 13:00 // How Do Film Festivals Work? (Specifically how do they schedule screenings?) 19:00 // Greta Zozula DP of Never Goin’ Back AND Rollers!! Check out her on IMDB. Tarantino’ Editor. Unfortunately she died in 2010. Check her out on IMDB. Leni Riefenstahl, the Nazi director of Triumph of the Will. Wagner’s opera, Parsifal...
4. What Do Producers Do? Also Zay Has a Casting Director // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 4
July 30, 2018 17:37 - 42 minutes - 80.2 MBEpisode 4 | Show Notes 0:00 // Opening Conversation 3:20 // Rollers Project Update Zay attached a casting director!! Rebecca Dealy of Chrystie Street Casting in NYC Worked on films like Hereditary (2018), Jacki (2016), Patti Cake$ (2017) and many others. Check her out on IMDB 8:20 // The search for a great co-producer continues An amazing documentary about the making of The Shining, made by Stanley Kubrick’s daughter. Watch it on YouTube. 10:00 // New series announcement! Our next e...
3. What Makes a "Successful" Indie Movie? // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 3
July 23, 2018 18:58 - 1 hour - 113 MBEpisode 3 | Show Notes 0:00 - 9:00 | Jon and Zay cover Broadway and Jon’s NYC exploits. 9:00 - 33:26 | Zay and Jon cover Zay’s responds to the theoretical haters. What if you’re you’re good enough to make it? What does success look like? What are Zay’s weaknesses as a director? Is there a difference between films and movies? Is it more important to make a critically or financially successful movie? Do you have to choose? How do you cover important issues in movies in a way that has staying...
2. Casting Directors, Donuts, Euro Stepping & Rude Boize // The Rollers Diaries, Vol. 2
July 16, 2018 22:22 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBGreat World Cup Dives (Feat. Neymar of Brazil) A list of the best LA Donut Shops Don’t Think Twice Dir. Mike Birbiglia Casting Dir. Jessica Kelly, Kate Geller Watch the Trailer Lady Bird Dir. Greta Gerwig Casting Dir. Heidi Giffiths, Allison Jones, Jordan Thaler Watch the Trailer Did Stanley Kubrick try to break up Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's Marriage? “Was ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ merely an elaborate, expensive way for Stanley Kubrick to toy with Tom Cruise?” “Nicole Kidman Admits Th...
1. You Want to Talk About Your Movie? Um... Who Are You? // The Rollers Diaries, Vol. 1
July 10, 2018 01:01 - 41 minutes - 78.6 MBShow Notes 00:00 - Introductions 2:00 - Our nameless cat producer bailed on the show, so Jon and Zay are looking for a new producer. Applications, which are now open to dogs as well, can be submitted here 4:00 - What the hell is this show, anyway? Fancy Rhino // The commercial production company Isaiah started with Drew Belz. Previous Projects produced by Isaiah HUNTER GATHERER // The Orchard Trailer // New York Times Review // Watch it online DAYVEON // FilmRise Trailer // LA Times...
0. Official "I Guess We'll Do It That Way" Trailer!
July 08, 2018 18:59 - 1 minute - 2.73 MB“I Guess We’ll Do it That Way” is a weekly conversational comedy show where Isaiah Smallman and Jon Schimpf talk about life, movies and Zay's progress as he directs his first feature film, Rollers, a dramatic comedy about a struggling concert venue. When they're not on a random tangent, Jon grills Isaiah about the actual process of making an independent movie. How do you get actors to sign on? Where do you get money? What do producers do? What happens if the movie's terrible?! At the end of...