Cheat the Camera

Apol Vick is a rising animated film artist with credits on Netflix, Disney, and Dreamworks films. In this episode, she talks about how her short Monsters in the Dark brought us to those amazing storyteling companies and about the process of hybrid 3D / traditional animation! https://www.apolloniavick.com/ https://www.instagram.com/apolloniavick/ Watch below! https://youtu.be/9rynbkPOIjY

Welcome to a wide ranging conversation about the making of BAFTA nominated short film She Talks in Her Sleep with the creative minds behind this spooky horror short! We talking inspiration, craft, and upcoming projects on another great episode of Cheat The Camera! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vVvoJfuDuSg&feature=youtu.be The new short! https://greenlit.com/project/she-talks-her-sleep

Regan Del Mundo is a Bay area filmmaker whose shared passion for filmmaking has led him to create his fun first film, The Guy. Produced on a small budget, the filmmakers made the tough decision to completely reshoot the project when they realized the technical standards they hold for themselves had not been met. We talk about that decision and much more on todays podcast! Short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67RrPxxa-i0

Tallis Moore, a prose and screen writer, joins us for a far ranging conversation about Flannery O'Connor's advice to short story authors, and whether that advice extends to creators of short films as well.

Leo Meza talks us through the development of not only his short film Therapissed and his recent screenplay Five Days to Live, but also about his life and journey in storytelling, from stand up comedy to screenwriting and more. We talk about the distinctions between the various forms of storytelling, and how he knows when a story is better told in one medium versus another. Watch therapissed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N85P3uqTqBM&authuser=2 Leo's other shorts: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOZLGo5loHwi5apENvq9rJjb1xK8MaqKG visit the podcast website to read his latest short film script: http://jdhenning.rocks/cheatthecamera

Lindy Boustedt, an established Seattle filmmaker, explains SHARE, a program to promote healing for women at the Washington State Women's Correctional Facility. She takes us inside the therepeutic nature of screenwriting, an oft overlooked feature of storytelling that I have certainly found to powerful in my own life. Lindy also talks through IN BETWEEN, a short film birthed from this therepeutic storytelling process. Premiering March 5th at Destiny City Film Festival! Trailer: https://vimeo.com/499330214?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=2488110 Sign up to watch the premiere! https://www.ticketweb.com/event/ignite-in-between-alma-tickets/11754535 Lindy Boustedt: http://www.firstsightproductions.com/pages/principals.php

I chat with Corrie Duryee, the director of Portal Runner, about our surprise and elation at being selected by the New York Times alongside such films as The Quiet Place Two for films to stream in 2021. We go into the creation of our small budget indie scifi film, the process of preproduction, production, and post, and talk about the lessons we learned along the way! movie website: http://kairos-productions.com/portal-runner/

I am joined by fellow writer Tallis Moore to talk about Two Distant Strangers, the 2021 Oscar winner. We go over what makes the project work, and what we as filmmakers can learn about it Available now on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81447229

In this solo episode, I prove to the world that I can talk for longer than you would imagine based on three paragraphs of notes (hah!) I'll give you a journeyman's perspective on what to do and what traps to avoid when you begin to assemble your story, either as a script or in some other form. Links: Ask the internet you story questions! Bad idea? Find out!: https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/ The single best resource for screenwriting help: https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes A repository for screenplays: https://imsdb.com/

Welcome to a frank and revealing conversation with Ike Mauga about his short film, Ghosted. We also chat about why he filmed Ghosted, where his life is at right now, and why it can be OK to close a personal chapter on filmmaking. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnSWaJ9ydWs

I'm joined by Zachary Randolph Danek, an L.A. filmmaker with an exciting conceptual short film, The Art of Sweeping Under the Rug.Find him at: https://linktr.ee/arthauzproductionsTeaser: https://youtu.be/WeVdGLIYT2I

Listen in as I chat with Andrew Finlay, an Aussie writer and director, as he explains the story and process behind his hilarious comedic short, The Problem Solver. The Problem Solver envisions an encounter between a clueless hitman and his client, who quickly realizes if she wants revenge, she'll have to help him out with… just a few of the details. Check Out Andrew's other work on his Youtube page here, and check out the short film on my website: Andrew: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ALvVtB0ozROViNhZjcerQ Podcast website: http://jdhenning.rocks/cheatthecamera

We're chatting today with Montreal based actor/screenwriter Calder Levine about his fascinating character piece, Firecracker. WE chat about the genesis of the project, the production, and Calder's prespective on short films from an actor's point of view. Find Calder and his cowriter Sara Sue on Instagram! @sarasuevallee (actor/producer) @calderlevine (actor/producer/screenplay) A pdf of the script is available at the cheat the camera website: http://jdhenning.rocks/cheatthecamera

Today we're talking about a fun proof of concept fan film surrounding a group of tabletop role playing gamers! Join us for the conversation with Ken Carlson as he talks about what makes fan films tick and his processo of creating a Gen Con film festival winning project!Check out Ken and Enter the Mind Dungeon online:https://www.entertheminddungeon.com/https://kenzofkc.com

Toni Genov invites us into a Twilight Zone inspired nightmare of uncertainty and mounting tension in his zero budget short, The Elevator. We go into the how and why of this short, and learn about Toni's philosophy and practice in his expanding series of no-budget and micro-budget shorts!

Andy Volk invites us to consider a life well lived with love for all in his documentary short, Coffee and Sugar. Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/389165005

Justin Vinall takes us inside the making of his latest horror short, A Purple Vision. Watch the short here: https://vimeo.com/385570936

In this riveting introductory episode, I interrogate you as to why you would listen to this podcast, then try to convince you it was a good idea after all. But hey! it's only ten minutes, and your commute is at least that long, right?