The Writer-Director Collaboration in Indie Filmmaking with Tracy Wren & Jennifer Cooney

Today on the show, Giles Alderson welcomes director & producer Tracy Wren and screenwriter & producer Jennifer Cooney. Together they made the indie feature film Rain Beau’s End (2020), which is out now on VOD on lesflicks.com. They dive deep into their collaboration on the film, how they made it, and how they found distribution. Tracy talks about what she learned from editors, how she creates storyboards, how she works with actors, and what directing is really about. Jennifer discusses how she came on board as a first-time writer and how she became a better screenwriter by being on set. Sit back, relax and enjoy this week’s episode on the writer-director-collaboration with Tracy Wren & Jennifer Cooney.   Rain Beau’s End is out NOW! When a prominent, progressive lesbian couple adopts a child mislabelled with a genetic predisposition for violence, they must face the ghosts of their past and contend with their hard-lined stance on acceptance. Will they stand for their values while trying to raise a loving family in the spotlight?   EPISODE LINKS Watch RAIN BEAU’S END now | TRAILER Follow Tracy on Twitter Follow Jennifer on Twitter   OUR SPONSORS Coin Corner With an easy-to-use site and a friendly customer support team on hand to help, CoinCorner is a quick and easy way to buy Bitcoin in the UK. You can sign up and buy Bitcoin in under 10 minutes! Bitcoin is the best performing asset of the last decade – outperforming gold, silver and many others – so if you’re looking to buy Bitcoin, CoinCorner is here to make the process simple. Visit CoinCorner.com and enter code “FILMBTC” at sign up for some free sats – or small amounts of bitcoin – to get you started. Coin Corner link URL: coincorner.com/filmbtc Code: FILMBTC   PATREON Big thank you to: Marli J Monroe Kevin Pybus Want your name in the show notes? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! Our new 4 tier structure is in place. Come join the community! https://www.patreon.com/thefilmmakerspodcast   EVENTS & CROWDFUNDERS Join us on ClubHouse on Thursday’s 6.30 here: GMT https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M5X0Qzvx   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Read & Sign Up for The Wrap Up – Our weekly Newsletter with news and information from the world of film Spread the Word with Our Merch T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us out and write us a review (a good one!), tell your friends and CHOOSE FILM. Get in touch? Email us [email protected] Follow us on Twitter Facebook and Instagram Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Produced by Giles Alderson, Robbie McKane @robbiemckane & Samuel Evans @SamuelHEvans_ Edited by @tobiasvees Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com   WATCH OUR FILMS The Dare UK | Trailer The Dare Canada and USA A Serial Killers Guide to Life | Trailer Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot Winter Ridge UK The Isle Fanged Up The Marker Star Wars: Origins   MORE FROM OUR FRIENDS Follow our Regular Hosts @LucindaRhodes @DirDomLenoir @35mmdop @philmblog @IanSharp1 @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths Follow Make Your Film for Live Events with our Guests @makeyourfilm20  Follow our Movies @thedaremovie @Food4ThoughtDoc @FangedUpFilm Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance Music from musicbed.com Giles Alderson’s website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices