Posts by Alex Ferrari
THROWBACK FRIDAY: How to Blaze Your Own Path in the Film Industry
Please note: Throwback Fridays are archival episodes from the Indie Film Hustle Podcast. After many requests from the IFH Tribe to bring back some of the show’s best episodes, I decided to create Throwback Fridays. These episodes will not be posted every week but at least twice a month…if not more. There’s so much amazing info and knowledge bombs…
Read MoreIFH 249: How to Breakdown the Door in Hollywood with Carole Kirschner
How to Breakdown the Door in Hollywood with Carole Kirschner Today’s guest is Carole Kirschner. Carole was at CBS Comedy and then hired as Vice President of Steven Spielberg’s first Amblin Television. During that time, Carole heard more than 3,000 pitches, bought hundreds of scripts, and was involved in developing dozens of television series. In…
Read MoreBPS 017: How to Write a Super Natural Hit Film with Beetlejuice Creator Larry Wilson
How to Write a Super Natural Hit Film with Beetlejuice Creator Larry Wilson If you were a kid of the late 80s or early 90s then today’s guest definitely had an impact on your life. Larry Wilson is the co-creator of the cult classic Beetlejuice (directed by Tim Burton), writer of Addams Family and worked on the legendary television…
Read MoreIFH 248: Bomb City – Tapping into Your Audience with Major Dodge
Bomb City: Tapping into Your Audience with Major Dodge Today’s guest is producer Major Dodge. His new film Bomb City is quite frankly…da bomb (sorry I couldn’t help myself). Here’s some info on his film. Bomb City is a crime-drama, about the cultural aversion of a group of punk rockers in a conservative Texas town.…
Read MoreBPS 016: How to Sell Your Idea to Television with TV Agent Matthew Doyle
How to Sell Your Idea to Television with TV Agent Matthew Doyle Today’s guest cracked open a door to a part of the industry I had no idea about, television. Matthew Doyle is a television lit agent at the Verve Talent and Literary Agency. He’s an up and comer in the industry and definitely a…
Read MoreIFH 247: How NOT to Screw Up Your Sound in Post Production with Studio Unknown
How NOT to Screw Up Your Sound in Post Production with Studio Unknown In over 240 episodes of the Indie Film Hustle Podcast I have never tackle one of the most important topics filmmakers need to know…AUDIO. Understanding sound is imperative if you are going to become a successful indie filmmaker. Today on the show…
Read MoreBPS 015: How to Write a Screenplay FAST with Jeff Bollow
How to Write a Screenplay FAST with Jeff Bollow Have you ever wanted to learn how to write a screenplay fast? I know I do. This is why I invited on the show award-winning producer/director, best-selling author, film festival organizer and public speaker, Jeff Bollow. He is the author of Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with…
Read MoreIFH 246: Directing Color on Set with Ollie Kenchington
Directing Color on Set with Ollie Kenchington Today on the show we have color master Ollie Kenchington. Ollie is a filmmaker, editor, and colorist. He has released an amazing new course called Directing Color. The course focuses on the use of color not only in color grading but also on-set. Since I’ve been a colorist for over…
Read MoreIFH 245: How to Get a Theatrical Release through Fathom Events with Caleb Price
How to Get a Theatrical Release through Fathom Events with Caleb Price Today on the show we have director Caleb Price. Caleb has directed a great documentary called Connect. Here’s a bit about the film. In a social media-centered world, the smart phone has become a cultural rite of passage for kids. But is that…
Read MoreIFH 244: Inside the Worst Movie Ever Made (The Room) with Robyn Paris
Inside the Worst Movie Ever Made (The Room) with Robyn Paris Many of you know I have an obsession with Tommy Wiseau’s horrible masterpiece The Room. The joy I have when I watch is something that can’t put into words. So when I ran into Robyn Paris, she played Michelle in The Room, I lost my…
Read MoreHow to Shoot & Direct an Improvised Feature Film in 24 Hours
How to Shoot & Direct an Improvised Feature Film in 24 Hours So after my interview with award-winning independent filmmaking duo, Sarah Jayne, and Ivan Malekin (You can listen to that interview here) I decide to develop an online course with them teaching filmmakers How to Shoot & Direct an Improvised Feature Film in 24 Hours. Take…
Read MoreBPS 014: Save the Cat – Screenwriting Story Structure Made Easy
Screenwriting Story Structure Made Easy Why would you want to ‘Save the Cat’? If you are a screenwriter or aspiring one you should have heard by now of Blake Snyder’s game-changing screenwriting book. In his 20-year career as a film producer and screenwriter, Blake Snyder sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit…
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