FatFreeFilm 41 - Chris Brandt
Chris Brandt, director of the short film Closing Time, joins Joel at the Seattle Film Festival. Topics include selling your short film, getting it into film festivals, and putting your short online.
FatFreeFilm 40 - Stacy Title
Stacy Title discusses filmmaking, the best way to carve out your place in Hollywood and be as creative as and sane as possible.Stacy's first short Down on the Waterfront was nominated for an Academy Award. Her first feature film, The Last Supper, starred Cameron Diaz, Jason Alexander, Courtney B. Vance, Bill Paxton, Jonathan Penner, Ron Perlman, Annabeth Gish and many others. Let the Devil Wear Black was her next movie with Jonathan Penner, Mary Louise Parker and Phillip Baker Hall, She has sold many tv pilots, and produced the two-hour pilot of The Lone Ranger for the WB. Stacy has recently directed the horror film Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror, due to be released in November of 2006.
FatFreeFilm 39 - Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette visits with Joel and Kamala. She talks about her acting process and her experiences working with directors David Lynch, John Boorman, Richard Linklater, Sean Penn, John Madden and Martin Scorsese, and how directors can work with actors most effectively.
FatFreeFilm 38 - Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Eduardo Ponsdomenech is a music editor and composer who runs his own company, Ed Pons Music (www.edpons.net), in Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Yale University (with a degree in Theatre Studies and Music) and an MFA from University of Miami's department of Media Writing and Production. His credits include the feature film AKEELAH AND THE BEE and BOUND and TV Series THE GUARDIAN and INVASION. He is presently the Music Editor on David Mamet's series THE UNIT. Eddie and Kamala were in a Yale production of Grease together (as Sonny and Rizzo respectively).
FatFreeFilm 37 - Pitof
Director and Visual Effects Director - Pitof. Joel and Kamala talk with Pitof about his unusual career path, visual effects compositing, the differences between shooting on film and shooting on HD. Pitof directed the High Definition Feature Film Vidocq, starring Gérard Depardieu as well as the film Catwoman starring Halle Berry and Sharon Stone. Pitof was the visual effects director of films such as Delicatessen, City of Lost Children and Alien Resurrection.
FatFreeFilm 36 - Peter Bogdanovich
Filmmaking great Peter Bogdanovich joins Joel and Kamala to talk about his extensive career in film. Topics include: learning from the masters of film's Golden Age, studying acting with Stella Adler, the benefits of longer takes and much more.
FatFreeFilm 35 - Mark Steven Bosko
Joel and Kamala interview independent distribution representative and consultant Mark Steven Bosko, author of The Complete Independent Movie Marketing Handbook and DVD On Demand as well as the upcoming Making Movies that Make Money. They talk about marketing your indie film and what to do to make that the path of least resistance and maximum profitability.
FatFreeFilm 34 - Alan Berg and Matthew Franklin
"A Place to Dance" Writer/Director/Editor Alan Berg and Director of Photography Matthew Franklin join Joel and his new co-host Kamala Lopez-Dawson at the Los Angeles Film Festival. They talk about their documentary that was presented in the festival.
FatFreeFilm 33 - Stewart Stern - Part 2
Part II: Oscar Winner Stewart Stern is Joel's guest. He author of the screenplay "Rebel Without a Cause." as well as "Teresa," "Rachel Rachel" and the documentary "Benjy." Subjects include: The Group Theatre, Paul Newman, screenwriting technique, and John Huston.
FatFreeFilm 33 - Stewart Stern - Part 1
Oscar Winner Stewart Stern is Joel's guest. He author of the screenplay "Rebel Without a Cause." as well as "Teresa," "Rachel Rachel" and the documentary "Benjy." Subjects include: The Group Theatre, Paul Newman, screenwriting technique, and John Huston.
FatFreeFilm 32 - Laura Kim and John Anderson
Warner Independent's Laura Kim and Variety critic John Anderson talk with Joel about their new book "I Woke Up Screening - What to Do Once You've Made that Movie." Topics covered include: marketing your film, attending film festivals, the Seattle International Film Festival and what to do before your movie is made so that you can sell it when it's finished.
FatFreeFilm 31 - Paul Dinello
Joel Marshall and special guest host Chris Brandt join their guest Paul Dinello to talk about his film "Strangers with Candy." Topics include Paul's days with Second City in Chicago and working with Amy Sedaris, Steven Colbert and Steve Carell.
FatFreeFilm 30 - Beth Barrett
Beth Barrett - Programming Manager of The Seattle International Film Festival. Beth discusses the festival their process of choosing films and what you can do as a filmmaker to get your film into festivals.
FatFreeFilm 29 - Arianna Ortiz and Erik Heiberg
Arianna Ortiz and Erik Heiberg talk about their film project called Earthbound. Raising development funds through online auction, structuring a company for the raising of funds, working for Roger Corman and getting feedback on your script are discussed.
FatFreeFilm 28 - Mora Stephens
Mora Stephens visits with Joel. She is the director of "Conventioneers," this year's winner of the John Cassavetes award at the Independent Spirit Award
FilmShots 27 - FatFreeFilm.com Announcement
Joel and Jesse get together to discuss the emergence of Joel's new podcast FAT FREE FILM at http://www.fatfreefilm.com This will be hosted by Joel and will now be the indie film podcast. Fat Free Film will continue to interview filmmakers for up-and-coming filmmakers. Joel and Jesse take a look back on the past 6 months of FilmShots.
FilmShots 26 - Frank Hannah
Frank Hannah, co-writer of the terrific film, The Cooler, talks with Joel and Jesse from his home in Hollywood. Topics discussed are: film structure, character development, Robert McKee's seminars, attaching stars to your project, and whether or not there is such a thing as a "cooler."
FilmShots 25 - Pattey Rayne
Pattey Rayne joins us to talk about her documentary that she is putting together about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Pattey has worked in casting for a number of years and was moved to do this documentary out of a sense of urgency she felt about this tragedy.
FilmShots 24 - Scott Lobdell
Scott Lobdell, screenwriter of Man of the House, and writer of comic books such as The X-Men, Spiderman, The Hardy Boys, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alpha Flight and many others. Talks about his creative process, shows us a game to stimulate our creative abilities, gives us some info about pitches and promises to come back and give a little pitching seminar.
FilmShots 23 - Kittie
Voiceover and motion capture talent Kittie. She played Cita in the hit BET show "Cita's World." Talks about getting voiceover talent for your project and how she has made a career out of doing voiceover.