Posts from — September 2008

EPISODE 56: ADVICE FROM A MANAGER

Pilar grills literary manager Brad Kushner about his take on writers, scripts and the business of film.

GUEST: Bradley Kushner, literary manager for Creative Convergence. www.creativecvg.com

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September 24, 2008

EPISODE 55: Movies, movies, movies!

Pilar and the Battleship Pretension guys talk about the movies they love, wish they loved and fee guilty about loving.

GUESTS: David Bax and Tyler Smith, hosts of the podcast Battleship Pretension. www.battleshippretension.com

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September 16, 2008

EPISODE 54: Micro-budget Filmmaking

More low-budget “do’s and don’ts.” Plus, a quick way to calculate your under-200k budget!

GUESTS: Joe Tyler Gold and Tammy Caplan: writer and producer of the independent feature film “Never Say Macbeth.”

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September 9, 2008

EPISODE 53: Writing and Selling Reality Shows

How is “Nanny 911” like “Star Wars”? Pilar, Laurence and reality show producer Rob Buchta discuss.

GUEST: Rob Buchta: Supervising Producer for “Kitchen Nightmares” and “Work Out”

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September 3, 2008

EPISODE 52: Creativity and Inspiration

Producer Michael Gillis relates what he’s learned from ten years of
interviews with great filmmakers.

GUEST: Michael Gillis: Producer/Director of MogoMedia www.mogomedia.com

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September 2, 2008