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Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

Step into the world of independent film with Filmmaking Conversations with Damien SwabyFrom established industry voices to the filmmakers of tomorrow, Damien Swaby opens up conversations that spark ideas, share experiences, and celebrate creativity in all its forms.Each episode offers listeners both inspiration and practical takeaways, leaving them better equipped to bring their own stories to life.With a loyal and growing audience of passionate filmmakers and film lovers, Filmmaking Conversations

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Ep 139: What the IATSE Agreement Means For Indie...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/11/16

Following the ratification of IATSE’s new film and TV contracts, podcaster and entertainment industry veteran Damien Swaby talks to principal Reena Sehgal (Sehgal Law PC) about their legal implications for Indie Filmmakers. Swaby and Sehgal will discuss the Basic Agreement and the Area Standards Agreement, which were set up to achieve fair conditions (including quality-of-life issues and general job conditions such as meal breaks) for union film crew in television and film. Reena Sehgal,

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Ep 138: From Acting to Producing - Stephanie O'Neill

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/11/15

Stephanie is an artist and producer originally from the Bay Area, CA. She received her BFA in Theatre from UC Santa Barbara before moving to Los Angeles. As a producer, Stephanie has worked on a variety of short films, music videos, features and live theatrical productions. The short films BOYS, (le) REBOUND, HAPA and MONOGAMISH have had successful runs in the festival circuit appearing in AspenShorts, Palm Springs International ShortsFest, LA Film Festival, Viennale, Outfest, and Hollyshorts to

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46:46

Ep 137: A Rising Star In Entertainment Law - Reena...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/11/03

Reena Sehgal, EsqAttorney-at-Law TransactionsReena Sehgal is from Bend, Oregon, and attended Portland State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in General Science.After graduating, Reena moved to San Diego, California to pursue a legal career. She graduated Cum Laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law with a focus in Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law.Reena has always loved business, creativity, and the arts, and in law school she discovered how to use her skills,

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42:18

Ep 136: Sheila Houlahan - Innovative hybrid feature...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/10/24

Sheila Houlahan is an Indian-American actor, singer, producer and writer. Houlahan can be seen in supporting role Paige Callahan in Warner Bros. feature film “The Little Things”, written and directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. The film premiered on HBO Max January 29th, 2021. She is available for interview regarding the project. Sheila Houlahan is the executive producer and showrunner for a new hybrid feature film adaptation of Marsha Norman’s

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44:23

Ep 135: Greg Poole - Working with Idris Elba, UK...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/10/20

FILMMAKER:Director | Producer Editor | Camera | SoundWorking in television at MTV Networks by day while DJing in downtown New York clubs by night, it was music that sparked Greg's interest in filmmaking when he began to follow London’s burgeoning Grime scene, a musical movement created by kids in the city’s public housing complexes. Inspired to capture Grime’s DIY, working-class stories on camera he relocated to London in 2006. There he documented Grime artists and created content for MTV UK.Since

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Ep 134: Dan Attias Author of Directing Great...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/10/18

Biography for Dan AttiasAuthor of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden AgeDan Attias has worked as a director in the film and television industry since 1984. As a director of series television, he has received the Directors Guild of America award for outstanding direction of dramatic television for The Wire and has been nominated for episodes of The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Homeland, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He has received Emmy Award nominations for his comedy direction on

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35:47

Ep 133: Filmmaking in the age of COVID - Jeffrey Davis!

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/10/10

Jeffrey Delano Davis–Director Jeffrey spent his college years studying drama and literature at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, before marching forth to New York City with $70. After an extended couch surfing period,he settled into the East Village, managed a coffee shop, and performed in Shakespeare plays in a parking lot at night. Ironically, the coffee shop offered as much artistic insight as performing did. Conversations he had with artists, filmmakers, and actors shaped his

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Ep 132: A Filmmaking Community - CenterFrame

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/10/01

Links to CenterFrame W: https://centerframe.com/Y: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyPIpHt7lcQbmHW9kNMCg2g/videosF: https://www.facebook.com/CenterFrameClubLike to have a ASC cinematographer as a mentor?Have you thought of upgrading your cinematography game? Would you like to have an ASC Cinematographer mentor you for free? Join veteran cinematographer Suki Medencevic, A.S.C. (Disney, Pixar, FX Networks, Netflix, American Horror Story). He teaches you how to create beautiful images using three

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44:00

Ep 131: Madison Hatfield - Abortion, Filmmaking and...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/09/18

Madison Hatfield is a writer, performer, and filmmaker born, raised, and based in Atlanta, GA. With her creative partner Jono Mitchell, she works to celebrate underrepresented perspectives with a focus on unexpected joy, as in Pageant Material (an official selection of the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival), the award-winning short Jenna Gets An Abortion, upcoming features Miles from Nowhere and Courtney Gets Possessed, and the short films Making a Scene, Thirty Candles, and Post-Citrus (all out in 2022)

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Ep 130: African American Cinema with The Micheaux...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/09/05

Together, the Men of Micheaux hope to find the perfect wine to compliment Pam Grier's 'Coffy', the five movies since 1985 in which Samuel L. Jackson does not appear and someone who agrees with Len that The Last Dragon is a bad movie. “Media magic happened when the two men connected to create one podcast that reviews every Black film ever made.”— The Philadelphia Tribune“They’re funny and friendly and inclusive, and if you haven’t seen a lot of these films before, well all the better!”— Radio New

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Ep 129: The importance of a good lookbook! With David...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/08/28

Wayward Kin Lookbook https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NPShtA9m_LvXz_ZoImfVT3iGFeEQn5f3/viewDavid Volinohttps://www.davidjosephvolino.comAdam Lowder https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4897241/Like to have a ASC cinematographer as a mentor?Have you thought of upgrading your cinematography game? Would you like to have an ASC Cinematographer mentor you for free? Join veteran cinematographer Suki Medencevic, A.S.C. (Disney, Pixar, FX Networks, Netflix, American Horror Story). He teaches you how to create

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Ep 128: David Volino and Adam Lowder, an Independent...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/08/16

THE FILM:Facing an impossible court case, the volatile Caleb Dodgens must overcome the hatred he has for his lawyer, his estranged brother of the last twelve years, in order to win custody of his daughter. Adam Lowder will be directing the film as well as playing Joshua opposite his co-writer and producer David Volino who will play Caleb. Production is slated to shoot for 2-3 weeks in late August/early September of this year in Texas with a budget of $75,000.All donations received here will go

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Ep 127: Lucy King! Senior Video Journalist at The New...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/07/29

Lucy King "I’m a film and video producer, with a focus on documentary and current affairs but with experience in commercial and narrative. I have produced films for the BBC, Vice, Discovery, Channel 4, ITV and A&E, ranging in length from 5 minutes to feature length. I’ve produced shoots with large crews internationally, including Malawi, Jamaica, Germany, Holland, Canada and many states of the US, building a good trusted global network of local producers and crew. I’ve often worked on sensitive

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Ep 126: Why Networking Matters! Mark & Anna Casadei

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/07/20

Mark & Anna Casadei are filmmakers from Nashville, Tennessee. Together, they have written numerous award-winning screenplays and short films. They are currently contracted on two romantic comedies with MPCA and recently developed a thriller/horror project that is starring Malcolm McDowell.They are diverse in their writing styles, from sci-fi and comedies to women-in-peril thrillers to horror and family-friendly films. They draw from their diverse life backgrounds from the military, space program,

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Ep125: Hungarian Film and Theatre Artist Dora Endre

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/07/09

Dora is a New York based Hungarian film and theatre artist with an extensive educational background (media, international communications, filmmaking, acting, editing). For the past four years she was lucky enough to collaborate with other creatives on a number of short movies, commercials, music videos, musicals, dance and off-Broadway shows. She loves to wear many hats but primarily works as a director. She also loves guacamole.W: https://www.doraendre.comLike to have a ASC cinematographer as a

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Ep 124: Talking Cinematography with STEPHEN SZMED

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/06/26

In his own words"I’m a cinematographer based in Brooklyn, New York.Growing up in Kansas, I picked up my family video camera at 13, started making films with his friends, then never really stopped.I aim to tell evocative stories and bring talented people from all walks of life to create thoughtful projects My cinematography reel featuring narrative, corporate, documentary, and commercial projects.Thank you to all the crew, producers, and clients that made these projects possible, let's make some

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Ep 123: "What I create is not who I am" Rease...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/06/12

Rease Cassity is a New York-based actor, filmmaker and writer who loves 90s R & B, hates that glitter isn’t a recognized color, and dreams of a day when being over a size four in Hollywood isn’t a capital offense. She grew up in Southeast Texas, studied the music industry in college, and was recruited by a major label marketing department to create grassroots campaigns for millennials. While working what for many was a dream job, she realized it wasn’t hers and committed to her dreams of acting

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Ep 122: Writer /Director Tyrone Breaux Jr.

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/06/04

Tyrone Breaux, Jr. was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA. He joined the U.S Air Force after graduating high school and served for six years. After an honorable discharge in 2010, Tyrone attended the New York Film Academy. He graduated in 2015 with a BFA in Filmmaking.T: https://twitter.com/bigtfbro?lang=enIG: https://www.instagram.com/brotateaux/Like to have a ASC cinematographer as a mentor?Have you thought of upgrading your cinematography game? Would you like to have an ASC Cinematographer mentor

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Ep 121: Filmmaker, and Assistant Professor in Cinema...

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/05/28

Missy Hernandez is a Writer and Filmmaker based in Chicago. Missy's pilot script, FAMILY MEDICINE, was a finalist for the 2020 Script Pipeline TV Writing Competition. Her feature script, I DON'T DREAM IN SPANISH ANYMORE, was a participant in the 2020 Cine Qua Non Storylines Lab. Missy's goal is to make nuanced leading roles of women and Latinx people a mainstream norm.American Thief - www.americanthiefthemovie.comAvailable for rental or purchase in the US on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu, Spectrum, and

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Ep 120: Scoring television since 1992 - RON WASSERMAN

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby ·

2021/05/22

RON WASSERMANToday on Filmmaking Conversations, I'll be speaking to Ron Wasserman. He has been scoring television since 1992. His first hit shows were X-Men, Power Rangers, and Dragon Ball Z. That was the beginning of a career now totaling over 2900 episodes of television ranging from preschool to adult series, animation to live-action, classical to contemporary. He has done memorable commercials and current video games. As a kid growing up in London, Saturday mornings meant Power Rangers and later

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