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Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
The Indie Film Hustle Podcast is your #1 source for how to hack the film business and indie film world! The show is here to help as many indie filmmakers as I could. We wanted to bring the best guests, industry leaders, creative legends, and film business friends to you, the IFH Tribe.
Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning Writer/Director Oliver Stone, Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot), James V. Hart (writer Dracula, Hook), John August (Big Fish…
Episodes
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: How Indie Film Super Troopers Made Millions with Jay Chandrasekhar
Today on the show we have director, writer, comedian, and actor Jay Chandrasekhar has contributed to and appeared in a wide variety of critically acclaimed…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 661: How to Make Money in TODAY's Indie Film with Jon Erwin
In 2002, Jon Erwin founded a production company with his brother, Andrew. Their first ventures were commercials, documentaries, and music videos. The brothers…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Don't DIE with Your Indie Film Inside of You
We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our filmmaking or screenwriting journey. This show will do just that. Never stop chasing that filmmaking dream…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 660: What Talent Agencies Look for in a Screenplay with Christopher Lockhart
Today on the show we have award-winning producer, film executive, educator, and industry story analyst Christopher Lockhart. Christopher is renowned for his…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 659: RAW Confessions of a Hollywood Blockbuster Screenwriter with Ted Griffin
There's no con more satisfying and lucrative than finding a way to make a living as a screenwriter. And Ted Griffin is a man who knows a good con.Anyone who…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: When No One Believes in Your Filmmaking Dream
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 658: My Script Can Beat Up Your Screenplay with Jeffrey Alan Schechter
Today on the show we have million-dollar spec screenplay writer, director, showrunner, and author Jeffrey Alan Schechter. Jeff has been beating up stories for…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 657: Audience•ology: Hollywood's Best Kept Secret to Make Money with Kevin Goetz
Kevin Goetz has been at the center of what Hollywood calls the ‘movie research’ industry for more than thirty years and his position in the entertainment world…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Never Stop the Filmmaking Hustle!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 656: Confessions of a Million Dollar Screenwriter with Diane Drake
Today on the show, we have million-dollar screenwriter Diane Drake. Her produced original scripts include ONLY YOU, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Marisa…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 655: Oscars®, Zombies, James Bond and Tom Hanks with Marc Forster
Marc Forster is a German-born filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films Monster's Ball (2001), Finding Neverland (2004), Stay…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: What Have You Done Today to Make Your Dream Come True?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 654: The Neuroscience Behind Profitable Screenwriting & Filmmaking with Paul Gulino
Today's guest is screenwriter Paul Gulino. Paul is the author of The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies.Paul believes in…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: The Brutal Truth About Making Indie Films with Daniel Sollinger
Today on the show we have producer Daniel Sollinger. Daniel and I have fought in the same indie film trenches for years. I had the pleasure of working with him…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 653: Dropping Acid & Winning an Oscar® with Ghost Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin
At age five, Bruce Rubin had a spiritual experience playing in a sandbox in the middle of the afternoon. The sun disappeared, and a dense night sky appeared in…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: What You Really Need To Make An Indie Film
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 652: Writing for Emotional Impact (Audiobook Preview)
In this episode, you get a FREE PREVIEW of the IFH Books release of Writing for Emotional Impact: Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Big Budget Indie Films and Creative Freedom with Neill Blomkamp
Ever since I saw District 9 and learned of all the mythical stories behind the short film becoming a feature, I have been a massive fan of today’s guest, Neill…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 651: How to Avoid Cliché Genre Story Plots with Chris Vander Kaay
Have you ever thought to yourself as you were watching a movie"I've seen this somewhere before."Well, today's guest Chris Vander Kaay, breaks down the…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: What Is Your Filmmaking Story?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 650: Winning Oscar® & Changing Television History with Alan Ball
Academy and Emmy Award-winning writer/director/producer Alan Ball is among our generation’s most important creative voices. Born in Atlanta, Ball studied…
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BONUS EPISODE: Slacker, Indie Cinema & How to Become a Filmmaker with Richard Linklater & Katie Cokinos
Well I put out an episode back in 2019 putting my dream list of guests out into the universe and in the past four months I've been humbled to have some amazing…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 649: First-Time Filmmaking, Oscars & Netflix with Scott Copper
Scott Copper (Director, Screenwriter, Producer) made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with Fox Searchlight’s Oscar-winning CRAZY HEART, which he also…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Stop Making Excuses, Make Your Film!
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 648: From Indies to Producing Oscar® Winners with Cassian Elwes
Cassian Elwes began his producing career with 1984's Oxford Blues, starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy, and has enjoyed continuing success in film. His earlier…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Shooting for the Mob - Listen to First Four Chapters
After months of the IFH Tribe asking me, I finally finished the audiobook version of Shooting for the Mob. It was a tough project to finish but I knew I had to…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 647: Screenwriting Confidential – Inside the Dark World of the Script Reader with Deepthroat
Have you ever wanted to know what happens behind the scenes at Hollywood's major production companies and studios? How do new screenplays get read, approved…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: What is Your Filmmaking Brand?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 646: Bulletproof: Writing Scripts that Don’t Get Shot Down David Diamond and David Weissman
Today on the show, we have screenwriters David Diamond and David Weissman. Their credits include studios' movies like Family Man, Evolution, Old Dogs, and When…
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BONUS EPISODE: Clerks, Sundance & Making $500 Million at the Box-Office with Scott Mosier
You guys are in for a major treat. I'm always talking about those "lottery ticket" filmmaker stories that we all dream of happening to us one day. Well…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 645: Directing as a Team & NOT Killing Each Other with Vanessa & Joseph Winter
Vanessa and Joseph Winter are a writer/director duo best known for their critically acclaimed SXSW midnighter “Deadstream,” a horror comedy coming to Shudder…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: If Your Filmmaking Career is Going Nowhere
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 644: From Synopsis to Subplots – The Secrets of Screenwriting Revealed with Geoffrey Calhoun
Today's guest is screenwriter Geoffrey D. Calhoun. Geoffery is the author of the #1 best-selling screenwriting book The Guide For Every Screenwriter: From…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Rise of the Filmtrepreneur - Listen to Two Chapters for FREE!
CHRISTMAS BONUS: My book Rise of the Filmtrepreneur®: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business has become an Amazon Best Seller. I'm so excited…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 643: Directing the #1 Christmas Film on Netflix with Janeen and Michael Damian
Michael Damian is an award-winning actor, singer, director, writer, and producer. He first gained recognition for his 18-year run in the role of rock star…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: What Are Filmmakers Afraid Of?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 642: Free Screenwriting Masterclass - The Anatomy of Story Genres with John Truby
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Is Die Hard The Greatest Christmas Movie Ever - Yippee ki-yay!
I'm here to finally put to rest one of the greatest cinematic arguments of all time, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? I thought I'd tackle this epic question…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 641: The Art of Being a Military Advisor on Set with Jariko Denman
Jariko Denman was born in Washington DC and as a military brat grew up all over the world. In 1997 he enlisted in the US Army. After basic training and…
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MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Dealing with Filmmaking Creative Fights
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 640: The Essentials of Screenwriting with Richard Walter
Our guest today, is expert storytelling educator, author, and UCLA professor, Richard Walter--- bestselling author of Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: FATMAN - Directing an Insane Christmas Classic with The Nelms Brothers
Today on the show we have maniac writers/directors The Nelms Brothers, and I say maniacs in the best possible way. Ian and Eshom Nelms, grew up in central…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 639: I Almost Died Making My Indie Film with Josh David Jordan
Josh David Jordan is a Texas filmmaker, director, actor and artist. Starting off as an actor, He appeared in several feature films, as well as the sitcom…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: The One Secret to Success in the Film Business
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 638: The Business of Selling Story with Ken Atchity
Today guest is author, publisher, and producer Ken Atchity. Ken recently produced the global blockbuster (Jason Statham) and is the founder of Story Merchant…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: How To Raise Money For Your Film In TODAY’S CRAZY World With Franco Sama
Now let's get into today's AMAZING guest. We have on the show returning champion film finance expert Franco Sama. His first episode is one of the most…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 637: Lighting for David Fincher & Michael Mann with Erik Messerschmidt
Award-winning director of photography Erik Messerschmidt, ASC has a natural eye for arresting and spellbinding images, thriving in a role that allows him to…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Do You Have Filmmaking Street Knowledge?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 636: The RAW Truth About Screenwriting in Hollywood with Rick Najera
Today on the show we have award-winning screenwriter, actor, director, producer, sketch comedian Rick Najera. Rick is also an author, playwright, coach and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Lighting the Biggest Films of All-Time with Dean Cundey A.S.C
Today, my guest is a prolific cinematographer, accomplished photographer, and member of the American Society of Cinematographers, Dean Cundey. Dean rose to…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 635: From DIY Filmmaking to Directing Studio Films with Matt Stawski
Matt Stawski is a Grammy-nominated filmmaker and director of Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Big City Adventure, an original feature-length Blue’s Clues & You! movie…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Secret to Making Money as a Filmmaker
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 634: Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films with Austin Trunick
Austin Trunick is a Connecticut-based film historian and author of The Cannon Film Guide, a series of books about the beloved (and infamous) '80s b-movie…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: The Complete Guide to NFT in Independent Film (and How to Make Money)
So today we are going to go down the rabbit hole of NFTs. What the heck is an NFT. It is a Non Fungible Token. Basically, an NFT is a completely original…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 633: Confessions of a Hollywood Screenwriter with Pen Densham
Today on the show we Pen Densham. Pen is a successful award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director, with an extensive track record in film and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: How to DEFEAT the Filmmaker's Ego
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
IFH 632: Where to Make Money in Film Distribution 2023 with Linda Nelson
Linda Nelson began her career as an international investment banker, IT executive an entertainment real estate developer. After meeting Michael Madison, she…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: Hollywood Directing: How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Shot
Hollywood Directing: How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Shot On today's episode, I wanted to give you a sneak peek of one of the best selling filmmaking…
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IFH 631: From Horror Indies to The Revenant with Mark L. Smith
I've spoken to many people in the film business over the years but today's guest is one of the hardest working craftsman I've had the pleasure of sitting down…
- Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
MONDAY MOTIVATION!: Do You Believe in Yourself?
Monday Motivation! We all need a kick in the butt sometimes on our screenwriting journey. These episodes will do just that. Never stop chasing that dream and…