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There are people who spend all day watching Netflix. There are people who spend all day obsessing over the latest DSLR slider. Then there's you. You fill the time on your drive, your run, etc. with audios that help you build your life. You seek the truths, you seek clarity. Your main concerns ar…

Chaz Nenneker, Daniel Geyer

  • Sep 29, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Latest episodes from Making a Filmmaker

What Is the Purpose of a Movie?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 17:35


What Is the Purpose of a Movie? Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

Why Your Mom Likes Dubstep

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 19:28


We really like to talk about science stuff ok... Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

You Live in a Sci-FI Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 35:56


You live in a sci-fi movie congratulations. Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

How to create a logline that hooks people's emotions: Part dos

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 21:32


Episode Notes"A recovering alcoholic wants to get clean but has to become a bartender to in order to support his sick dying mother"Like the above example, give the protagonist a task they must do to attain their goal that GOES AGAINST THEIR NATURE. This is the best way to communicate conflict in the least amount of words.Why this strategy works is because we immediately experience the CONFLICT that the screenplay is about and that's what gets us intrigued enough TO ACTUALLY READ THE SCREENPLAY.Which is THE ENTIRE POINT OF A LOGLINE.I've noticed everyone's obsessed with loglines. Loglines are like worrying about the logo for your company before actually creating anything that works. But if you're ready to create one, consider the following strategy: Write down a 1) character, 2) Their social role/relationship, 3) their want, 4) Their Task.Describe the character emotionally. (lonely, violent, shy)Character's primary social role or relationship (ex-cop, gamer, son)Goal in line with their emotional natureTask that goes exact opposite to their natureWhen my writing teacher taught me this it completely changed how I looked at loglines. Hopefully this is as valuable to you as it has been to me.Here's the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/bnidts/how_to_create_a_logline_on_steroids_that_hooks/

How to create a logline that hooks people's emotions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 16:37


"A recovering alcoholic wants to get clean but has to become a bartender to in order to support his sick dying mother"Like the above example, give the protagonist a task they must do to attain their goal that GOES AGAINST THEIR NATURE. This is the best way to communicate conflict in the least amount of words.Why this strategy works is because we immediately experience the CONFLICT that the screenplay is about and that's what gets us intrigued enough TO ACTUALLY READ THE SCREENPLAY. Which is THE ENTIRE POINT OF A LOGLINE.I've noticed everyone's obsessed with loglines. Loglines are like worrying about the logo for your company before actually creating anything that works. But if you're ready to create one, consider the following strategy: Write down a 1) character, 2) Their social role/relationship, 3) their want, 4) Their Task.Describe the character emotionally. (lonely, violent, shy)Character's primary social role or relationship (ex-cop, gamer, son)Goal in line with their emotional natureTask that goes exact opposite to their natureWhen my writing teacher taught me this it completely changed how I looked at loglines. Hopefully this is as valuable to you as it has been to me.Here's the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/comments/bnidts/how_to_create_a_logline_on_steroids_that_hooks/ 

How The Lego Movie Handled Shooting On Multiple Formats

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 16:52


How ACES, Academy Color Encoding Specification is changing the color management game. Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

The Potential Post-Singularity Nightmare Hellscape and Freeing Ourselves From the Biology That Created Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 32:38


This is about filmmaking I swear lol. Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

Working With Actors II: The Attack Of The Clones

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 15:49


Working with actors as a director, THE SEQUEL! This is a follow up to the last episode. Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

Working With Actors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 42:24


Working with actors as a director. Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

The "Really Big Budget Movie Where They Almost Blew Up A Real Dog" Story

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 52:56


Also Dumbo and powdered greens...

Советская теория сборки

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 10:46


In Soviet Russia, film directs you. Got to Story.makingafilmmaker.com for more!

If You're on Time You're 15 Min Late (Originally EP #5)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 20:17


This is the 5th episode we ever recorded but it never got uploaded. Since the trailer is labeled as ep5 under the hood we accidentally moved on to episode 6 and are just now realizing this one never went up so here ya go. Story.makingafilmmaker.com

The Secret Way to Avoid Wasting Hours of Your Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 12:01


Chaz also goes into unnecessary detail into what the shogunate was.. For more go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com

Science Explians Why Your Movie Sucks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 15:56


Also Chaz thinks some of the moon landing is fake even though his grandpa designed the lunar module and we basically only talk about that so you should probably go to story.makingafilmmaker.com instead

Do You Make This Mistake When Writing Obstacles?

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 15:03


Why learning to write complications will change your life. For more go to story.makingafilmmaker.com!

Why Indiana Jones is a masterpiece and why Anime matters

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 28:06


Today we break down the genius of various masters! Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more!

Covid-19 Goats and the Netflix Film Extraction

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 34:34


Since we can't go to Coachella, or really do anything.. we now spend even more time talking about film structure and fight choreography for you! :) Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more!

Micheal Bay The Greatest Filmmaker Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 21:12


Are you triggered yet? Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more!

Start Late & End Early

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 8:30


Simple but crucial overlooked scene writing tips. Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more. 

The Best Filter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 12:50


The messiah filter revealed! Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more. 

Avoid This Mistake That's Causing You To Write Cliches

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 23:35


After you listen to this you will be a god at writing characters and situations that are not cliches. This will change your life. You're welcome ;) Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more.

Corona, Steve-O, and Netflix I Guess

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 26:25


Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more. Chaz and Dan tie together multiple topics but the point these crazy guys make that you want to understand and apply to your work is that perspective matters. You need to have a point of view as a filmmaker. And not like a political point of view or a point of view you are trying to force on your audience. They're talking about- what characters point of view are we showing? Where should the camera go? How will this make the audience feel?

Surround Yourself With People Who Make You Feel Like an Idiot

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 19:23


Go to Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com for more. Chaz and Dan recall a time where they used first principles thinking to save an "impossible shot" when they were on set and their other mindsets around building a team.

CPR is No Match for Punches to the Face and Words of Encouragement

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 14:06


Story.MakingAFilmmaker.com In movies if you punch a dead person they are revived. I'm not a medical professional but I can still tell you that if you have an emergency call 911.

Adobe, FCPX, Resolve. You're Not Gonna Like It

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 11:51


Story.makingafilmmaker.com Adobe sucks. There I said it. This is Dan btw. Chaz doesn't agree. But I write these bad summaries so I can say whatever I want!

Your Film Will Be Ruined By TV Companies

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 26:21


Story.makingafilmmaker.com Chaz and Dan explain how TV's create features for marketing purposes that actually distort and destroy what you're trying to view

No One Went To See This Movie, It Made A Billion Dollars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 12:15


Story.MakingaFilmmaker.com Chaz & Dan talk about how It's A Wonderful Life accidentally ended up in the public domain and then didn't..

Our Film 'The Gamer' is going to the Big Screen

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 26:25


www.MayviewStudios.com Our film The Gamer will be screening at Regal Cinemas this week at the Hollywood Reel International Film Festival. The festival takes over L.A. Live and The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles this week. Today Chris List and Dan Angers join us to discuss the process from idea to big screen.

Don't hide the edit?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 10:58


For more, peep story.makingafilmmaker.com now. Today's episode we talk about hiding the edit vs not hiding it and why everyone thinks you should hide the edit at all times

You're Using Your TV Wrong

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 20:36


Get the Story Structure Cheat Sheet at Story.Makingafilmmaker.com - TV's mush all the frames together, distort the color, crush any detail in the dark and bright areas of films that the worlds greatest artists and scientists put together just to market more TVs and we pay the price. Chaz and Dan find this hilarious

How To Avoid Directing Actors Badly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 20:39


Do your actors a favor and don't do what most up and coming directors do. Go to Story.MakingaFilmmaker.com now and get your free story structure guide.

Star Wars (Pure Spoilers)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 23:28


Star Wars Rise of Skywalker. Chewie finally gets a medal. Go to Story.MakingAfilmmaker.com now to get a story structure cheat sheet to keep on your desk while you structure your own work.

Bird Poop Melted The Paint Off My Car Part 2!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 11:27


The saga continues

Hot Girl Told Me To F*** Off

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 10:18


As she should have. Artists combine scientific patterns with their truth to create the best art

How We Ruined Our Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 11:45


Day 1 already behind schedule. Went over budget by 25%. 10k burned per day. Shitshow

Bird Poop Melted The Paint Off My Car!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 11:07


Just cause Dan knows how to drive doesn't mean he knows everything about cars. Just cause we make films doesn't mean we do it well.

Learning Computer Animation Off Tutorials Printed on Paper Towels at 12 Years Old

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 17:33


Go to Story.makingafilmmaker.com to get the tool Dan talks about in this episode. When Dan was 12 he started learning computer animation and was printing the manual out onto sheets of paper towels when there was no paper. That's commitment son! But he realized learning using the internet hasn't gotten much easier. At least in filmmaking because the internet is full of recycled, regurgitated misinformation on the subject. Chaz is also in Mexico so Dan turned this podcast into a real shitshow

Director Sends Crew to Their Death

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 18:11


Chaz and Dan had their shoot shut down by the law

Write What You Know

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 15:30


Dan wrote a script that sucked for a class in school and was told "write what you know" by his teacher. Good advice. 

Where Should I Put The Camera?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 22:32


What does a director do? Do they work with the actors? Lead amazing artists? Yes. But his main job is to understand where to put the camera. If this contradicts everything you know then you may want to consider the argument made in this episode.

Why Artists Don't Create Their Best Work Consistently

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 42:09


Because their lives are a shit show. Dan and Chaz talk about when their lives don't work their work doesn't work.

Disney's First "Completely Original Work" (Hamlet with Lions...)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 24:55


Chaz and Dan talk about conflict in film structure. This is the most simple equation in the world but somehow took us and most people years to learn or realize. Most people think they have these elements until they check this list against their story. The fame of the equation E=mc^2 is because of its simplicity. Before that it looked more like this-> m = (4⁄3) E / c2, and still wasn't getting the job done. Same concept can be applied. Consider the following...A story is made up of 5 parts:A HeroWho wants somethingTakes action to get itMeets with conflictChange 

Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 2:58


You’re interested in the hard stuff. Not shiny distractions like some new DSLR slider. How do I write the truth? How do I get the biggest emotional response from an audience? How do I make movies that will make money? Not cause money is cool but because money is the result of great work. Actually money is cool. It allows us to create in the first place.

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