This is a transcript of SYS 480 – How To Produce Your Own Script With Michael Escalante.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Michael Escalante.
They talk about how to make his first feature, The Burial (2023), Michael Escalante decided to produce his own script. The Burial is a limited location Horror movie made on a budget.
Other motivational topics include how he made the leap to Write and Direct his first feature without a ton of experience.
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This is a transcript of SYS 479 – Making Faith Based Movies With Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle .
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.
They are the Co-Directing team behind faith based movies such as Jesus Revolution (2023) which has a Kelsey Grammer among the cast. Jon Erwin was also one of the writers and producers of Jesus Revolution.
Topics include tips on how to write and produce for the Faith-Based market and how to cast well known actors for your movie.
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- Jon Erwin on IMDb
- Brent McCorkle on IMDb
- Brent McCorkle on Facebook
- Brent McCorkle on Instagram
- Jesus Revolution Trailer
- Jesus Revolution on IMDb
- SYS Select – Includes the SYS Select Screenplay Database, our monthly newsletter to producers, and paid screenwriting leads.
- Our free guide, “How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!”
This is a transcript of SYS 478 – Making A James Bond Documentary With Matthew Bauer.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Matthew Bauer. Australian Writer/Director Matthew Bauer talks about his new Documentary The Other Fellow (2022).
This doc is about men in real life who are named James Bond and how that had lasting effects on their lives. It leads them to ask, what’s in a name? Our host Ashley Scott Meyers talks about how his name has interesting consequences as well.
Other topics include how the structure of a documentary is different from a fictional movie.
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This is a transcript of SYS 477 – Writing A Movie From A Stage Play With James Cullen Bressack .
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker James Cullen Bressack.
Today’s guest is a career movie Director with credits such as Fortress, Hot Seat and his latest, Murder, Anyone? (2022). They talk about that crime/comedy movie Murder, Anyone?, which was adapted from a stage play written by his father, Gordon Bressack.
Other topics include, tips for writers and directors who are adapting a stage play into a movie. James Cullen Bressack was a prior guest of the SYS podcast, on episode 446.
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This is a transcript of SYS 476 – From The Cheers TV Set To Filmmaker With Mark Burman .
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Mark Burman.
They talk about how Mark Burman got his start as a Production Assistant on the set of the TV show Cheers.
From there he went on to be a movie producer and filmmaker. Mark Burman tells us about Ambush (2023), a War/Action movie he is the writer/director of which stars Aaron Eckhart, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Connor Paolo.
Topics also include if writers should worry about writing period pieces and scripts with other high budget elements.
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Links mentioned in the show:
- Mark Burman on IMDb
- Mark Burman on Instagram
- Mark Burman website
- Ambush Trailer
- Ambush on IMDb
- SYS Select – Includes the SYS Select Screenplay Database, our monthly newsletter to producers, and paid screenwriting leads.
- Our free guide, “How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!”
