Filmnut

- Season 1

(2007)

Indie filmmaker Brandon David and a discussion of how he put his film Bristol Boys together.

Warren Eig brought two very funny shorts with him: "Knit Wits", which has appeared in 6 film festivals and "A Family X-Mas" that has been in 18.

Brent Nowak shared the process of preparing and his working relationship with his Dp Matt Boyd. For horror fans or filmmakers, Brent also broke down how he and his visual effects supervisor, Lincoln Smith, made it happen with minimal resources.

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Producer Kristen Holt. Talked about her projects "Love Made Easy", starring Martin Landau, and "The Double", starring Eric Roberts. Kristin has a diverse background, which made for a great all around show with many different film making topics covered.

Brandon Paine of Shoreline Entertainment. Yes we are artists and we make film for the love of filmmaking. But if we can get distribution and make a few bucks that will go a long way towards helping us make more films! With that in mind we invited Brandon on the show to talk about just that.

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Lisa Hammer discusses her cult following flicks and her views on improvisation while on set. Rich Knight talked about horror and special effects, who demonstrated a DECAPITATION on the show and talked through some clips explaining his work.

Gerry Santos & Randolph Bookman of Star Wars: Forced Alliance. They describe the creation of one of the most professionally produced Star Wars fan films ever. It has already won multiple awards.

Discusses the differences in Film versus Theater with Reginald Nelson having run a theater company, and now moving into film.

Director Jeff Brookshire talks about his latest project, "Awaken The Dead". Jeff speaks about the importance of planning, scheduling and sticking to your budget on an ultra-low budget indie film.

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Kevin Michael Smith, co-writer of PRIDE talks about the journey from script to screen.

Producer Stephen Blackehart came on tonight and we spoke a lot about the indie film he produced, Lollielove, starring and directed by Jenna Fischer. Also starring James Gunn. Sometimes you like an indie film because it's an indie film and you take into account the limited resources the filmmakers had in putting together their work. This mockumentary was just plain hysterical.

Guest Lloyd Kaufman, the head of Troma Entertainment. Lloyd is a funny straight shooter who has been in the business for over thirty years... VERY knowledgeable... His company produces, distributes, and has a film festival that is 8 plus years and running and is naturally called Tromadance (and yes it's in Park City in January).

Diallo Frazier and Bobby Jean Stanley talk about documentary filmmaking and their powerful piece, "Ghetto Scriptures" a documentary that depicts what "Ghetto" really means. It tells us from the point of view of those that live inside the imaginary walls of "The Ghetto".

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Composer Kurt Oldman talks about the importance of music and how it can change and entire movie.

Director Jarrett Conaway of the Fox show "On the Lot" - Conaway possesses knowledge, passion and an appreciation for the process of filmmaking. He answered great instant messages from viewers who had questions about the show. His submission piece, (to On The Lot)"Anthem", captures the style of M. Knight Shyamalan, a filmmaker who Conaway regards as an influence.

Dana Kroeger has a vast amount of experience in both the Studio and Indie film world enabling her to discuss and compare and contrast the two. Kroeger has worked on: Ali, American Beauty, Lemony Snicket, Cat in the Hat, The Holiday, The New World, Collateral Damage, The Hunted, The Patriot, and Broken Arrow.

Clint Palmer & Wendy Buss, creators of the film Abby Singer talk about how they managed to get multiple A-List celebrities to make cameos in their project with practically no budget at all.

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Actor Gregory Itzin of FOX's 24 has also appeared on Boston Legal, Firefly, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Enterprise & Voyager, Judging Amy, The O.C., Friends, The Practice, The West Wing, & Quantum Leap (partial list). Movie credits include Adaptation, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Airplane!. Itzin recently completed principle photography of the independent feature film "Float." He joins us to discuss big budget vs. indie projects and to talk about production in general from an actor's point of view.

Slamdance Film Festival co-founder and filmmaker Dan Mirvish.

Bob Moresco talks about the craft of writing and a new feature he is directed, "10th and Wolf".

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