Dare to Suck: Lessons from a Filmmaker You've Never Heard Of

Making it Happen 2: Reviewing my first feature film

Jason discusses lessons learned from making his first feature film as a freshman in college. An hour long western called, “The Money Maker.” Watch the film here: https://youtu.be/1U0Pln1SqNE

Reputation: Give a Damn About It.

In this episode Jason talks about a subject that he discusses with his students a lot. Your reputation starts when you make your first production and builds with every project.

JUST BE YOU: Life imitates & Motivates Art.

In this episode Jason discusses what motivates us as artists. He tells stories about his early inspirations in John Carpenter and Sam Raimi to being influenced by Werner Herzog, Ken Burns and yes Pro-Wrestling.

DRAGGING THE ANCHOR: BEING YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY

This episode Jason discusses how sometimes we let things told to us by other creatives hold us back and how we can move forward.

Make it happen: Reviewing my first short film (middle of knowhere)

Jason discusses his first serious attempt at making a film.

The Indie Grind: Damned if you Do, Damned if you Don’t.

Jason discusses the grind that comes with indie filmmaking and what you need to do to stay motivated.

Dare to be Different: Think Outside the Box

Jason discusses concepts and ideas that are a little outside the box when it comes to filmmaking and distribution.

Balancing Act: Creativity Vs. Business

Jason discusses the thing that many indie filmmakers don’t think about. 50% of your project is making the film. The other half is business and getting it out there for people to see. Filmmaking is a business and You have to correlate that with the creative process.

Licking your wounds: Dealing with Critics.

In the first episode Jason tells about his first encounters with critics on his first film. “I was almost ran out of town with pitchforks,” he says.

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