Podcast appearances and mentions of julius ramsay

Welcome back to the Rock 'n Roll Ghost podcast. This week, the Ghost speaks with filmmaker Julius Ramsay about his new film, Hulu's The Current Occupant, part of Blumhouse's In the Dark series. Ramsay discusses the making of the film, including completing post-production during the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown. Ramsay also discusses his love of James Cameron's The Terminator. Check out The Current Occupant on Hulu now. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brett-hickman/support

THE CURRENT OCCUPANT drops us into a mysterious psychiatric ward, where a man named Henry Cameron, with  no memory comes to learn that he is the President of the United States and the subject of a diabolical political conspiracy. As the asylum's soul-crushing forces bear down on him, he fights to preserve his sanity and escape so that he can return to power. THE CURRENT OCCUPANT is part of the Blumhouse anthology, INTO THE DARK, currently airing on HULU with each episode tied to the relevant holiday. The film is loosely tied to 4th of July. The story is a timely, edge-of-your-seat-until-the-very-end thriller that is part SHUTTER ISLAND meets BLACK MIRROR. THE CURRENT OCCUPANT features a number of terrific performances anchored by Barry Watson as “President” Henry Cameron, as well as Sonita Henry, Marvin Jones III, and Lilli Birdsell. Director Julius Ramsay stops by to talk about his creative process and how his background as a film editor informs his eye for filmmaking as well as the cinematic influences that echo throughout this taut thriller. For news and updates go to: hulu.com/movie/the-current-occupant

Alston & Julius Ramsay are two brothers and a writer/director duo. The Ramsay brothers made their feature debut with Midnighters, a high octane indie thriller released by IFC Midnight in 2017. Their most recent feature is The Current Occupant is the latest entry in Blumhouse's Into the Dark series on Hulu. For the uninitiated, Into the Dark is a Black Mirror-like series of self-contained feature horror films produced by Blumhouse where each episode thematically represents a different holiday.  The Current Occupant was themed around Independence Day and tells the story of a man committed to an asylum who believes himself to be the president of the United States. The Current Occupant is a fascinating and highly entertaining institutional horror thriller and is available on HULU today! The Ramsays have a varied and fascinating background: Alston, was a former speechwriter for multiple prominent political figures like Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, General David Petraeus, and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. While Julius edited for multiple TV shows including Battlestar Galactica and has directed for Blumhouse's The Purge TV series and multiple episodes of The Walking Dead.  The Ramsays were a whole bunch of fun to talk to and their latest feature, The Current Occupant, is now streaming on HULU. Here are some key takeaways from this conversation Julius & Alston Ramsay: Move forward as if. Alston mentioned a golden production tactic someone gave him which was to put a hypothetical date on the calendar for principle photography and simply move forward as if that's when you will begin shooting. When making independent movies, there are so many variables, so many that most directors get overwhelmed and feel the need for everything to be figured out before they can even begin principle photography. What few people tell you is that the best way to do this is to work the other way around. Come up with your ideal date, and then back all of your production plans into it. There's real brilliance to this idea, because it not only psychologically orients you towards shooting, which is very powerful in and of itself, but this tactic makes your project sound more real to the producers you're pitching because you have an actual date. So pick a date and mark it on your calendar - even if you have to reschedule, it will be a starting point that can give you the momentum you need.    There's horror all around you, take notice. Alston spent a lot of time working in politics as a speechwriter, and because of that, brought a breadth of perspective and experience into The Current Occupant. His work history gave the movie an authenticity because it was partially based on his personal experiences which is where some very rich horror concepts can come from.  If you're an aspiring filmmaker who has a non-film related day job, take heart because the idea for your movie might be right in front of you. Waiting tables? It's been a while since there was a good restaurant horror movie. Working in an office? Take a look at Belko Experiment, American Psycho, Mayhem, and technically Cabin in the Woods. Don't discount your current experiences as time wasted if you're not making movies yet - dig deep into these experiences because they just may have the germ of a great horror concept in them.    Collaborate with a sibling, or someone like a sibling. I have spoken to multiple filmmaking duos and they are often childhood friends or siblings. When picking collaborators, it's critical to remember that you will inevitably get into conflict, therefore, having a strong rapport, and the capacity to fight and rapidly recover is mission critical. Where it may not always be realistic to pick a sibling to make a movie with, as Alston said, pick someone who you would want in your foxhole, because making a movie is going to war. Therefore, it's important to be on board with someone who will have your back when the going gets tough, because it inevitably does throughout the course of indie filmmaking. So pick your production partners accordingly because when the chips are down you'll need someone who cares.    ----- Produced by Simpler Media

Julius Ramsay is an American film director, television director, and editor. He began work as an editor on documentary shows like VH1's Behind the Music, ESPN SportsCentury, and moved onto reality television like American Idol, the Bachelor and it's spin-off the Bachelorette. In 2006, he began editing serials such as Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Flashforward from 2010 - 2015, the Walking Dead. His work as an editor has earned him three Primetime Emmy nominations - once for The Contender and twice for Battlestar Galactica. Ramsey has also directed television shows such as the Walking Dead, the Purge, Scream, Outcast, and Krypton. In 2018, he directed the feature film Midnighters on war thriller that was distributed by IFC midnight and holds 89% rating on rotten tomatoes. This show is sponsored by Experiment 27. Get the sales and service agreement (free client contract template) Experiment 27 uses to close business at http://bit.ly/x27contract. [$1,000 value] In this episode: [2:43] What was the transition from being an Editor to Director like? [6:29] How did Julius learn to edit for something that he didn't like? What was the process like? [8:36] What was handed to Julius to edit mini-documentaries out of? [10:23] How much of the editing is planned? [17:21] How many times did Julius try to get on the role of the Director while he was editing? [18:29] How'd he know that he was ready to become a Director? [22:21] How do you know that it's time to move on to the next shot? Links mentioned: Check out Midnighters (http://www.midnightersfilm.com) JuliusRamsay.com Get 50+ Subject Lines to Test for your next Cold Email Campaign at Experiment27.com/Subject Brought to you by Experiment 27. Find us on Youtube (B2Bsalestraining.org). If you've enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to The Alex Berman Podcast on iTunes and leave us a 5-star review.

Mary Shelley’s third book was also her only other science fiction novel, the apocalyptic The Last Man. Sources: Mary Shelley, The Last Man (Oxford World Classics): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-last-man-9780199552351?q=the%20last%20man&lang=en&cc=us This episode features an audio clip from The Walking Dead season 5 episode 10, “Them.” Written by Heather Bellson, directed by Julius Ramsay, and starring Andrew Lincoln (AMC). The reviews of The … Continue reading 1825 – Mary Shelley’s The Last Man →

Read 'SYS Podcast Episode 220: Alston And Julius Ramsay Talk About Their Latest Thriller Feature, Midnighters' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com. Screenwriter Alston Ramsay and director Julius Ramsay talk about how they were able to produce their new thriller feature film, Midnighters. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android users), the Windows Marketplace, and the […]

iTalk movies is a long-form interview series featuring leading members of the film community. Host Nick Mardi interviews Alex Essoe, Julius Ramsay & Alston Ramsay from The Midnighters. Midnight, New Year's Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life - except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness. Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos, Scott “Movie” Mantz and Jeff Sneider.https://anchor.fm/app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'Midnighters' is a Hitchcock-style, modern thriller done on an indie budget and it definitely deserves a place on your radar! To celebrate the release of the film this past weekend, I had director Julius Ramsay, screenwriter Alston Ramsay and star Alexandra Essoe on the show to talk about inspirations for the real-world story, shooting the film in New England the middle of winter and motivations for some of the movie's unique scenes. Along the way, we discuss The Oscars, the reality of indie fundraising and how awesome 'Bomb Cyclone' looks! This is a really big filmmaking episode so it should appeal to all of you film fans out there! Enjoy, share and all that!Check the 'Midnighters' website to see if it's playing near you!Subscribe to Geekscape on iTunes!Follow Jonathan on Twitter and Instagram!Join the Geekscape Forever Facebook Group!Visit Geekscape.net for more Geekscape goodness! 

Alston Ramsay is an old National Review hand, and an old Bill Buckley hand. He went on to work for Secretary Robert Gates, General David Petraeus, and others. Now he is in Hollywood, writing movies. Just coming out is “ Midnighters,” directed by Julius Ramsay, Alston's older brother. With Jay, Alston talks about the movie and many other subjects — including basketball, about which Alston is... Source

In the new film, ‘Midnighters,’ Lindsey and Jeff Pittman are driving home from a New Year’s party when they accidentally cover up a terrible crime that entangles them in a Hitchcockian web of deceit. In this interview, writer-director brothers Julius Ramsay and Alston Ramsay discuss their storyboarding process, loopholes for an Indie thriller, what it was like to be a professional speechwriter, and the director talks about his work on ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Outcast,’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica.’ Find out more information here: http://gwi.io/9yom1l Stay up-to-date on other creative advice at www.creativeprinciples.live

Alston Ramsay, former deputy chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, talks to Sean Tuohy about making “Midnighters” with his brother Julius Ramsay. To learn more about “Midnighters,” visit the film’s official website, like its Facebook page, or follow it on Twitter @midnightersfilm.