How To Become A Full-Time Filmmaker | Charlotte Kennett by Dare to Dream Productions Podcast

Creating a Thought-Provoking Thriller Film | Alex Thompson Q&A New Film, Rounding | DTD Podcast Ep. 22

On this month's episode, we interview Alex Thompson about making your own rules as a director and how to create a thought-provoking thriller film with rich characters. We dive into his directing process and even talk about listening to your inner child.

About Rounding:

When a motivated resident doctor transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start, his demons follow him as he becomes consumed with the case of a young asthma patient. The film had its world premiere at Tribeca and screened at Chicago International Film Festival in October 2022. Distribution news coming soon.

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How to Crowdfund for Your Film | DTD Podcast Ep. 18

How do you successfully crowdfund your film? What crowdfunding sites should you use as a filmmaker? What's your crowdfunding strategy? Find out how the crew of the drama short, The Appraiser, crowdfunded over $10,000 on Seed & Spark.

Donate to The Appraiser here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-appraiser#story

The Appraiser Logline: While wandering NYC, a woman confronts her deep-seated body dysmorphia. Short film coming soon.

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About Lili Torre (Director): Lili is a director and actor, as well as the host of The Dreaded Question podcast. She received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Millikin University, then spent nearly ten years in New York City before moving to Kansas City, Missouri. Lili is passionate about working on art that encourages people to look at familiar issues in new ways, and she strongly believes that storytelling has the power to change our collective consciousness.

About Carla Seet (Screenwriter): Born in the midwest and based in New York City, Carla is an actor, writer, and public health professional. She graduated from Millikin University with a Bachelor’s in Theatre and English Literature, but also holds a degree in Baking & Pastry Arts and a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in nutrition from New York University. As a performer and writer, her passion lies in telling stories that make the personal universal. When she’s not creating, you can find her conducting research in the areas of nutrition, food policy, and behavioral economics.⁠⁠

About Rebbekah Vega-Romero (Producer): Rebbekah is a performer, poet, producer, and proudly triracial Latina bruja, who resides in her native NYC with her familiar, a black cat named Artie. A YoungArts award-winning writer, she graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s in English and Theatre. Rebbekah has performed at theatres across America from Boston (A Civil War Christmas/Huntington) to Seattle (Maria/West Side Story/5th Avenue). She is the producer, writer, and star of the forthcoming short film “The Question.” Her poetry has been published in The Quaranzine Zine and Sixfold. Rebbekah hopes her work will inspire other mixed-race girls to realize that “there’s a place for us.”

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How To Become A Full-Time Filmmaker | Charlotte Kennett

After film school, what should you do? How do you jumpstart your career and become a full-time filmmaker? We asked comedy writer/director Charlotte Kennett about how to successfully make this transition.

She shares her experience working with celebrated brands like Adidas and Honda and popular YouTube channels like Fung Bros and Field Trip. Kennett gives us some insight into her new queer dark comedy proof-of-concept, Psycho Baby. We throw it back to her early start in Film and discuss her process of creating the acclaimed LGBT+ comedy web series, Chapstick that received high praise from VICE, Film Daily, and more.

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IG: @charlotte.kennett

Watch Chapstick and her other work on her YouTube*see if you can find the podcast host, Bridget in Season 2 of Chapstick!

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How to Break Into a Writer's Room With TV Writer Ali Laventhol

Prolific writer and producer Ali Laventhol best known for her work on Ginny & Georgia and A Million Little Things explains how to break into a writer's room. She shares how to pitch your series and how to get general meetings.

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Jennifer Reeder Talks Knives and Skin and Her Upcoming Films | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 14

Surrealist filmmaker, Jennifer Reeder, shares her experience directing Knives and Skin and gives us insight into her new film. How do you achieve genuine performances? She shares her advice on this. We discuss her creative process from start to finish.

Jennifer Reeder is a writer/director known for creating female-focused films with vibrant colors. Her films focus on the female coming of age journey and explore themes like trauma and how people respond to it. Her films have played at Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, just to name a few. Learn more about her here https://thejenniferreeder.com/

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Why Should You Make a Proof of Concept Short?

Why should you create a proof of concept short? Learn how director and Emmy winning editor Kate Hackett made her feminist short, Oleander, to serve as a proof of concept for her feature.

Kate Hackett is a documentary and narrative film editor known best for her Netflix documentary series Cheer. She's also edited Emmy winning Netflix documentary series Last Chance U. Her short Oleander, which she wrote, directed, and edited premiered at the Oscar-qualifying film festival, HollyShorts. It explores female sexuality and identity through a strong female protagonist who has agency and is proud of who she is. Something we don’t see much in Films and TV shows.

Check out Oleander here: https://www.oleandershortfilm.com/

Learn more about Kate's work here: http://www.katehacketteditor.com/

Creating a proof of concept short film is a great way to get your name out there, raise financing for your feature, and possibly get picked up at a film festival.

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Directing a Successful Zoom Film with Ian Mullen of Second City| DTD Podcast Ep. 12

To kick off our last episode of season 1 of our podcast Ian Mullen from Second City joins us to talk about how he created his viral comedy short 'Every Zoom Meeting'. How do you direct a film on Zoom? Find out in this podcast!

Dare to Dream Productions Podcast will host a LIVE podcast with Actress + Tiktok Star Amanda Buhs on Saturday, January 9th at 1 PM CST. Join us here: https://youtu.be/W1m2gfrOBA0

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The Visual Design of Home Alone with DP Julio Macat | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 11

DP of the Christmas classic Home Alone, Julio Macat talks about designing the film's look and how important the relationship between the director and DP is. He gives us an inside look at his process and how to successfully tell a story visually. He shares that Home Alone was one of his favorite films he's shot.

More about Julio: Julio Macat, A.S.C. who's DP'd Pitch Perfect, Wedding Crashers, Blended, and many more films. He's an Argentine-American Director of Photography. He teaches an ARRI masterclass.

More information here: https://www.mzed.com/courses/arri-christmas-master-class-with-julio-macat-asc

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Mental Health in the Film Industry | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 9

Amanda Hanna-McLeer, Post-Production Supervisor of 'Broad City' and 'High Maintenance' joins us to reveal the exploitative nature of the film industry. Mental health is rarely discussed in the film industry, even though most filmmakers deal with mental illness or struggle with the demanding hours. We discuss ways to deal with stress and deadlines.

Find her piece 'Nine to Nine' featured in Current Affairs magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/06/working-nine-to-nine

Amanda Hanna-McLeer is a Brooklyn based writer, director and post production supervisor. She earned her BFA in Film/Animation/Video at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2015. Her post production credits include High Maintenance (HBO), The Americans (FX), Broad City (Comedy Central), and Search Party (TBS). Most recently she directed Amsterdam Avenue, a six episode web-series featuring Catherine Curtin of Insecure and Orange is the New Black. Her series, Lucy(fer), which she wrote and plans to direct, was accepted into IFP's 2019 Project Forum. Her writing has been published in Current Affairs.

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The Final Girl Trope + A Halloween Episode | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 8

Academic scholar, Sonia Lupher sits down with us to discuss the final girl trope in horror films and how she created a database of female horror filmmakers. What is the future of horror movies? We talk about the infinite possibilities and how women in horror are making a huge impact on the film industry. What are your Halloween plans? 🎃 Comment below!

Sonia Lupher is the founder and editor of the digital humanities project Cut-Throat Women: A Database of Women Who Make Horror, which catalogues the work of hundreds of female practitioners in horror media production. She currently holds a Visiting Lectureship in Film and Media Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where she completed her PhD in 2020.

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Anna Biller Talks The Love Witch and Her Upcoming Films | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 7

Anna Biller shares her experience directing The Love Witch and gives us insight into her new film, Bluebeard, and more films to come. Jade, a Chicago filmmaker, joins us as a co-host for this Spooktober episode!

Anna Biller is a writer/director known for creating female-focused horror films with vibrant colors. Not only is she a director/writer but also created all the designs for the sets in The Love Witch. She explores themes of female sexuality, heartbreak, and love in her films. Biller joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2019.

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Crafting the Coming of Age Film with Stephen Cone | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 6

Director of Princess Cyd, Stephen Cone, a true auteur Chicago-based filmmaker, joins us on this week's podcast to share his advice for independent filmmakers and creating a thought-provoking coming of age film. His films explore coming of age, self-identity, sexuality, and religion. His naturalistic filmmaking style and character growth throughout his films touch the hearts of many and provide each audience member connection to each character. Cone's films have played numerous festivals around the world and recently The Criterion Collection honored his work.

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Filming 'Catfish' During a Pandemic | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 5

Learn how DP John DeTarsio of MTV's Catfish has kept the show running despite the challenges a global pandemic has brought among filmmakers. Using Zoom to conduct the filming of the show and Nev and Kamie, the hosts of the show filming themselves, this season has brought a new layer of authenticity. DeTarsio shows us the show's cameras and set-ups for this new generation of filmmaking. With eight successful seasons, nothing has stopped this talented crew from helping people from around the country meet the love of their lives. DP John DeTarsio makes the magic happen.

John DeTarsio is a Director/Director of Photography known for MTV's Catfish, CBS 60 Minutes, CBS 48 Hours, and much more. He was Executive Producer of Creative Development at NBC. His hard work has earned him recognition across award shows such as the National EMMY awards, National Iris Award, DuPont Awards, and Harvard Team Awards. DeTarsio was named National Press Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA).

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Make Your Script Stand Out | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 4

How do you make your script stand out? Pietro Schito an Italian screenwriter and producer shares his advice on how to break into the film industry as a screenwriter. Pietro's offering a FREE consultation for our audience members! Apply here: writesomethinggreat.com/daretodream Check out his successful screenwriting website, WriteSomethingGreat.com that helps screenwriters from around the world improve their work.

Pietro Schito is an Italian screenwriter, producer. After working in TV production in Italy, he moved to Hollywood where he completed the New York Film Academy Screenwriting Program at its Universal Studios branch. Since then, he’s been focusing on animation, writing for film and TV in Hollywood, Spain, Mexico and Italy. Two of his animated feature films are about to start production and he recently started a YouTube Channel to help screenwriters make their breakthrough in the industry.

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Film Festival Secrets | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 3

How do you get into film festivals? Here are some secrets to success from local filmmaker, David Bradburn, who runs the Von Steuben Film Festival. We dive deep into how to make yourself stand out to judges and how to write a cover letter.

Whether he’s serving as writer, producer or director, Bradburn wants to do more than just make movies: he seeks partnerships with other local film makers to put Chicago on the map as the premier independent film making city. Bradburn’s directorial approach draws on his 20 years worth of experience as a high school English teacher: his leadership and focus inspire his crew’s motivation to realize his creative vision. Bradburn’s films include “Home”, “The Night Before The Morning After”, “Superhero Me”, a finalist in the 2012 Beverly Hills Film Fest Writing Competition, My Brother’s Other Mother – a documentary chronicling his younger brother’s search for his birth mother in the Dominican Republic, and “The Coming of Age” which was written by Northwestern University’s Film Department Chair, Dave Tolchinsky.

His current films include “Before You Woke”, “Rockabye”. His current film “Family” is doing well on the festival circuit including playing at the San Diego International Film Festival. Bradburn’s films have appeared in over a four dozen film festivals, cable, and PBS. He has worked in the commercial, corporate, network and independent film worlds. When not on set, he spends most of his time working and planning and thinking about being — back on set.

Check out David's website for updates: https://www.forktheman.com/

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Thinking Outside the Box | Dare to Dream Productions Podcast Ep. 2

Join experimental filmmaker and poet Elizabeth J Cassidy on this week's podcast to learn how to think outside of the box to stand out as a filmmaker. We discuss how to find funding for your films as an independent filmmaker and dealing with discrimination as a female director. Elizabeth also discusses her transition from acting to directing.

Elizabeth has worked in the film industry for the past five years. She started out as an actress performing at the Southwark Playhouse in 'The Fifth Column' and also appeared in Grantchester. Elizabeth has trained as an actress at Anthony Meindl's Acting Workshops and still trains there occasionally. Over the past three years, Elizabeth has started to move into the production side of the industry, co-producing her first short film with Skylark Vision Limited, 'Res', and working as a production co-ordinator on the indie film 'Homeless Ashes', directed by Marc Zammit. Since then, Elizabeth has been studying English and Film at King's College London and working as the videographer for the student union.

Over the past year, Elizabeth has started making short film poems and is currently in production with 'The Mirror' and in pre-production with 'I Am Not Your Muse'. She is releasing her most current film poem, 'The Wave', in the coming weeks.

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Acting During a Pandemic

To kick off the launch of our new weekly podcast, Dare to Dream Productions Podcast, hosted by director Bridget Johnson. Local actress and singer Curtia Torbert shares her experience of working as an actress during the global pandemic. Her love for performing spans more than a decade and includes theatre, television, film, and commercial work. In addition to acting, Curtia has directed and produced work for the stage. In 2014, she graduated with a BA in Acting and later received her MBA in 2019. Curtia welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with filmmakers. She's based in Chicago, IL.

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