IFH 879: The Onion Co-Founder Reveals Why Most Comedy Scripts FAIL with Scott Dikkers
What if the biggest mistake you're making as a screenwriter happens BEFORE you write a single page? In this episode of Indie Film Hustle, Sc...
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20 of 1,022 episodesIFH 878: Why Most Screenwriters NEVER Finish Their Scripts with John Paxton Jr.
Are you spending more time talking about your screenplay than actually writing it? In this episode of Indie Film Hustle, writer-director Joh...
IFH 877: Why This Oscar-Nominated Animator REFUSED to Play Hollywood's Game with Bill Plympton
What happens when Hollywood refuses to finance your movies—but you refuse to stop making them? In this episode of Indie Film Hustle, legenda...
IFH 876: The Screenwriting Secret Behind ALIEN & TOTAL RECALL with Matt R. Lohr
What made Alien, Total Recall, and The Return of the Living Dead unforgettable? In this episode of Indie Film Hustle, award-winning screenwr...
IFH 875: The Screenwriting Advice Hollywood Writers Actually Use with Ron Peters
Screenwriter, story analyst, and editor Ron Peters takes us inside the craft of professional screenwriting through his experiences working o...
IFH 874: Do You Really Need Film School to Become a Filmmaker? with Miranda Sajdak
Writer, producer, and director Miranda Sajdak takes us inside the realities of building a filmmaking career from the ground up. After studyi...
IFH 873: Film School Won’t Teach You This About Making Movies with Jason Kartalian
Filmmaker Jason Kartalian grew up around movie sets through his father, character actor Buck Kartalian, whose credits included Planet of the...
IFH 872: How One of the WORST Movies Ever Made Became a Cult Classic with Jackey Neyman
Actress, artist, and producer Jackey Neyman takes us behind the scenes of one of the strangest cult movies in filmmaking history: Manos: The...
IFH 871: The Screenwriting Advice Hollywood Writers Actually Use with Andrew Bloomenthal
Entertainment writer, screenwriter, and independent filmmaker Andrew Bloomenthal joins the show to discuss what years of interviewing workin...
IFH 870: He Waited 11 YEARS to Make His Movie—Then Jimmy Kimmel Changed Everything with Don Barris
What happens when Hollywood never comes knocking? Comedian, filmmaker, podcaster, and longtime Jimmy Kimmel collaborator Don Barris shares t...
IFH 869: He Made 1,500 Short Films Before Hollywood Took Notice with Michael Rousselet
What happens when Hollywood keeps saying no, but you refuse to stop making movies? Filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Rousselet shares the u...
IFH 868: How The Asylum Makes Movies That Actually Make Money with David M. Latt
How do you build an independent film studio that produces movies constantly without betting the entire company on every release? In this epi...
IFH 867: Wes Craven's Secret to Writing Great Movies with Glenn Benest
What does it really take to become a professional screenwriter? In this fascinating conversation, Glenn Benest—screenwriter of two Wes Crave...
IFH 866: The Brutal Truth About Making Horror Movies with Harrison Smith
Success in filmmaking rarely comes from waiting for permission. In this episode, horror filmmaker Harrison Smith shares the lessons he learn...
IFH 865: The Screenwriting Blueprint Every First-Time Writer Needs with David Hohl
Writing a screenplay is easy. Writing one that Hollywood actually wants to read is something entirely different. In this episode, veteran sc...
IFH 864: The Brutal Truth About Getting Your First Film Made with Greg Francis
On today's episode, filmmaker Greg Francis shares the incredible journey behind making his first feature film, Poker Night, after spending m...
IFH 863: How One Tweet Can Change Your Screenwriting Career with Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Breaking into Hollywood has never followed a single formula, and Jeanne Veillette Bowerman proves that some of the most successful careers b...
IFH 862: The Filmmaker Who Turned Failure Into a Feature Film with Mark Phillips
What starts as a spontaneous idea during a cold morning outside a locked office eventually becomes a life-changing adventure stretching acro...
IFH 861: How a Hollywood Creature Creator Made His First Feature Film with Hiroshi Katagiri
What does it take to spend more than two decades creating creatures, monsters, and makeup effects for Hollywood before finally stepping behi...
IFH 860: Hollywood’s Book Whisperer Reveals Why Most Scripts Never Sell with Lane Shefter Bishop
What if the reason your screenplay isn't getting attention has nothing to do with your writing ability? In this eye-opening conversation, La...