Crossing the 180: The Filmmakers Podcast That Breaks the Rules

I'm happy to bring back to the show fellow Atlanta filmmaker Brandon McCormick or Whitestone Motion Pictures . (You can hear my first interview with Brandon on episode #4 ). I've asked Brandon back to talk about his latest film, "The Candy Shop: A Fairytale About the Sexual Exploitation of Children." It's a dark subject that is covered in a unique way. You might see such a topic covered more traditionally in a documentary format. But Brandon doesn't do documentaries (although he loves them)....

Today is the second installment of my stillmotion "double-feature." Yesterday we had Joyce Tsang. Today we have Patrick Moreau and Grant Peelle, the co-directors of their documentary #standwithme. This is a very important episode for many reasons. First, you hear about the making of this important film and the issue of slavery. Second, you'll be inspired as you hear about how Grant grew from someone with no filmmaking experience two years ago, to being a creative director at one of the most...

I have a real treat for you this week. A special stillmotion double feature so to speak. If you're a follower of the famed video production studio, then you know that yesterday they released the trailer for their very first feature movie, the documentary #standwithme. I had the pleasure to interview three employees from stillmotion to get an inside look at how the studio works. Today I have filmmaker and instructor Joyce Tsang. A little known fact is that Joyce was actually a stillmotion...

Today we bring you part 2 of my Final Cut Pro X series with fellow podcaster and veteran editor Chris Fenwick. This week we get into the meat of the discussion on what we love about FCPX. We'll cover some of the specific problems Final Cut 7 editors have addressed like how to work around the magnetic timeline to put clips where you want them and how to work with a track-less system. We also address perhaps one of the most powerful features of the program. But it's not all roses. There are...

Today we bring you part 1 of a 2-part series on editing and Final Cut Pro X. I bring back fellow podcaster and veteran editor Chris Fenwick as we discuss various editing and work philosophies. Regardless of what NLE you use, you'll find this first episode insightful as we talk about how to balance your style with the client's brand; working with clients; balancing perfection with "getting the job done" as the client needs it; and more. Towards the end we start our discussion of Final Cut Pro...

Over the past three years I've had the pleasure to have some amazing guests on my podcast. Everyone from Vimeo superstars to Hollywood executives. I thought it would be fun to have a compilation of excerpts from some of my favorite episodes. So here I bring to you nine interviews that really stood out. As a bonus, I also include the funniest crank call pranks I've had on the show. (Some of you may remember my infamous prank calls from early last year. They're hilarious). This week on the...

This week we have the second and final part of my "Best of..." series. There's over an hour of great and inspirational content. Not to mention two of the funniest prank calls I've ever had. This week on the show we have... Yolanda Cochran, head of production for Alcon Entertainment talking about the business of Hollywood and if aspiring filmmakers should "sell out" got get in. As far as the prank calls go. Let me just say Motel 6 and Wal-Mart. :) Future Episodes We have more great...