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What happens when you combine the brilliant mind of Ryan Coogler and a bunch of blood-thirsty vampires? You get SINNERS, one of the most original and entertaining films of the year. A theatrical feat at the box office, it's grossed over 285 million dollars since its April 16th release. It was my absolute pleasure to talk to producer Sev Ohanian about how this monster movie gem came to fruition. Sev is a homie and we go way back to our baby producer days, so it is really special for me to reconnect with him after so many years. Our meet cute story is also one for the books! Sev is Armenian-American screenwriter, producer, and founder of Proximity Media alongside Ryan and Zinzi Coogler. He co-wrote and produced (alongside his wife and producing partner Natalie Qasabian who was on the podcast back in 2019!), SEARCHING, released by Sony Screen Gems in 2018. The film grossed $75 million worldwide and sparked the sequel, MISSING. Ohanian also co-wrote and produced RUN for Lionsgate, which became Hulu's most-watched film upon its premiere. During our time together, we talked about his first foray into filmmaking - an $800 micro-budget film shot on his dad's home video camera, how his working relationship with Coogler came to be, and the trials and tribulations of shooting on location in the swamps of Louisiana. xx cg

Our new book... STORY QUESTIONS: How To Unlock Your Story One Question At A Time https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 BUY THE BOOK - OPENING WEEKEND: An Insider's Look at Marketing Hollywood's Hits and Flops https://amzn.to/3APylgR After starting his career in 1983 as a trailer editor and producer at famed advertising boutique Intralink, Jim Fredrick went on to serve as president of marketing at Castle Rock Entertainment, senior vice president of creative advertising at Warner Bros. and executive vice president of marketing at Sony Screen Gems. In 2011, he founded his own company, Jim Fredrick Motion Picture Marketing. Across a span of 35 years, Fredrick's roles as a trailer maker and studio executive allowed him to craft advertising campaigns for a range of movies, from such iconic cinematic gems as The Shawshank Redemption to the widely beloved Harry Potter franchise. He has helped produce more than 196 film marketing campaigns. His memoir, Opening Weekend, explores the intricacies of the lesser-known business of film distribution and marketing, unraveling the complex mechanisms through which movies are sold to discriminating audiences. Replete with triumphs, setbacks, and the relentless spirit that drives the creation and promotion of cinematic masterpieces, Opening Weekend promises an enthralling glimpse into the previously untold world of Hollywood movies. CONNECT WITH JIM FREDRICK https://www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/jim-fredrick MORE FILM COURAGE VIDEOS LIKE THIS How To Make An A24 Movie - https://youtu.be/89k7UyoZ8IQ Hollywood Meetings, Selling A Show To Netflix, And Being Fired - https://youtu.be/RIxQ73IgamQ The Ultimate Guide To Film Distribution And Marketing - https://youtu.be/PZU4sOjORJY PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf SAVE THE CAT! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need https://amzn.to/3dNg2HQ THE ANATOMY OF STORY: 22 Steps To Becoming A Master Storyteller http://amzn.to/2h6W3va ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - https://amzn.to/3XX57VK ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 ►Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we'll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

Jim Fredrick is a trailer editor, studio marketing executive and film professor - and author of the OPENING WEEKEND: AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT MARKETING HOLLYWOOD'S HITS AND FLOPS.    In this conversation, we discuss Jim's career which began in editing trailers and spanned both the studio, independent and vendor sectors. We also hear about Jim's experience in helping launch some of the biggest and most loved films in recent history and hear memorable anecdotes about working with Rob Reiner at Castle Rock Entertainment and his singular experience of travelling to the UK shortly after Stanley Kubrick's death to create the marketing campaign for EYES WIDE SHUT and, going back to his professional roots, we learn what Jim's recipe is for a great trailer.    Jim Fredrick was President of Marketing at Castle Rock Entertainment, Senior Vice President of Creative Advertising at Warner Bros and Executive VP at Sony Screen Gems. He's worked on over 200 advertising campaigns including the HARRY POTTER franchise, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, HAPPY FEET and Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT. He is a Professor of Entertainment Marketing at Chapman University.  

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including how Marvel and DC lost their Super Hero trademark, the elite college students that can't read books, and publishing made perfect. Then, stick around for a chat with Richard Chizmar! RICHARD CHIZMAR is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, W.H. Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. You can follow Richard Chizmar on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also check out the Richard Chizmar Fan Page set up by his readers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

Danny Manus parlayed his career as a development executive in Hollywood to becoming an in-demand script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting, which has been helping writers since 2009. The author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective,” which is now in its 2nd Edition, Danny was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine. His clients include finalists and winners of numerous prestigious contests including the ABC/Disney Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, PAGE Awards, Final Draft Big Break, Nashville Film Festival, and Scriptapalooza. He has worked with over 2,500 writers and has consulted on produced projects including Strangerlands starring Nicole Kidman, I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart, Satanic Panic starring Rebecca Romijn, and In-Lawfully Yours (Netflix) starring Marilu Henner. In 2017, he was a Consulting Producer on the TV pilot Millennial Rules, starring Olivia D'Abo. Danny was previously a Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures (Lovelace), which had a deal with Millennium Films, and the Director of Development for Sandstorm Films, formerly run by writer/director J.S. Cardone, which had a first-look deal at Sony Screen Gems and a development deal with Top Cow Comics. He was instrumental in developing a number of films for the company including the #1 Box Office hit The Covenant, as well as 8MM2 and Sniper 3. Danny interned at Columbia Tri-Star in the Television Development department and at 20th Century Fox Casting. https://www.nobullscript.net/ @DannyManus Connect with your host Kaia all Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ https://twitter.com/thisiskaia  Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A. Get career training and a free ebook “How to Pitch Anything in 1 Min.” at www.EntertainmentBusinessLeague.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28:45 TAROT 45:30 I SAW THE TV GLOW On this week's New Flesh podcast, the best podcast about horror movies, horror news, and all things tangentially related to horror, Brett and Jesse dissect A24's I SAW THE TV GLOW from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun and play a deck of cards with Sony/Screen Gems' TAROT. Before that main event, plenty of horror news, which will be summarized at the bottom of this description. The latest Patreon episode from last week: Monkey Man, Dogman, The People's Joker (, man) New episodes coming soon on the new Guy Ritchie and the new Zack Snyder - and Challengers - and THE FALL GUY! www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-128-dogman-102014068 More Weapons Zach Cregger casting, new A24 horror from Talk to Me guys, a new Adam Wingard/Simon Barrett horror flick, new Coralie Fargaet movie details, Pope's Exorcist 2, Rebel Moon director's cuts, and Mike Flanagan to direct an EXORCIST sequel?!

From the creative minds of Emmy Award nominated creator, showrunner, executive producer and writer Craig Rosenberg and Aggregate Films executive producers Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, BASED ON A TRUE STORYfollows about Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and her husband Nathan (Chris Messina), a down-on-their-luck couple, whose lives collide with an infamous serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles and seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime by making a podcast with the killer. The dark comedic thriller stars Emmy Award nominee Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Qunitana (Good Trouble) and Liana Liberato (Scream 6) in your next obsession.Priscilla Quintana plays ‘Ruby' in the Peacock Original series BASED ON A TRUE STORY opposite Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. This is straight off her series regular work on the popular Freeform show GOOD TROUBLE. Previously, Quintana played the title role of the CW series PANDORA for two seasons. On the feature side, Quintana starred as a lead in the Dimension film POLAROID and had a strong role in Sony Screen Gems film TRAFFIK opposite Paula Patton and William Fichtner.Liana Liberato stars in the Peacock Original series BASED ON A TRUE STORYas Ava's (Kaley Cuoco) younger sister ‘Tory.' Liberato can most recently be seen in SCREAM 6. She recently wrapped on the Blumhouse feature TOTALLY KILLER. She can be seen in the independent feature, BANANA SPLIT opposite Dylan Sprouse and Hannah Marks. Liberato can also be seen in a leading role on the Hulu series, LIGHT AS A FEATHER. Liberato stars opposite Tony Hale and Malin Akerman in the indie TO THE STARS that premiered to rave reviews at Sundance 2019 which is scheduled to come out later this year. Earlier in 2018, Liana was seen in the indie feature MEASURE OF A MAN opposite Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, and Donald Sutherland. She first garnered critical acclaim at the age of 14 for her performance in TRUST opposite Clive Owen and Catherine Keener. She was last seen in Maggie Betts' directorial debut, NOVITIATE, opposite Melissa Leo and Margaret Qualley and Marti Noxon's TO THE BONE opposite Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves. Both films premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and are due out later this year. In 2014, Liana starred in two studio features, IF I STAYopposite Chloe Moretz and THE BES

From the creative minds of Emmy Award nominated creator, showrunner, executive producer and writer Craig Rosenberg and Aggregate Films executive producers Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan, BASED ON A TRUE STORYfollows about Ava (Kaley Cuoco) and her husband Nathan (Chris Messina), a down-on-their-luck couple, whose lives collide with an infamous serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles and seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime by making a podcast with the killer. The dark comedic thriller stars Emmy Award nominee Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Priscilla Qunitana (Good Trouble) and Liana Liberato (Scream 6) in your next obsession.Priscilla Quintana plays ‘Ruby' in the Peacock Original series BASED ON A TRUE STORY opposite Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. This is straight off her series regular work on the popular Freeform show GOOD TROUBLE. Previously, Quintana played the title role of the CW series PANDORA for two seasons. On the feature side, Quintana starred as a lead in the Dimension film POLAROID and had a strong role in Sony Screen Gems film TRAFFIK opposite Paula Patton and William Fichtner.Liana Liberato stars in the Peacock Original series BASED ON A TRUE STORYas Ava's (Kaley Cuoco) younger sister ‘Tory.' Liberato can most recently be seen in SCREAM 6. She recently wrapped on the Blumhouse feature TOTALLY KILLER. She can be seen in the independent feature, BANANA SPLIT opposite Dylan Sprouse and Hannah Marks. Liberato can also be seen in a leading role on the Hulu series, LIGHT AS A FEATHER. Liberato stars opposite Tony Hale and Malin Akerman in the indie TO THE STARS that premiered to rave reviews at Sundance 2019 which is scheduled to come out later this year. Earlier in 2018, Liana was seen in the indie feature MEASURE OF A MAN opposite Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, and Donald Sutherland. She first garnered critical acclaim at the age of 14 for her performance in TRUST opposite Clive Owen and Catherine Keener. She was last seen in Maggie Betts' directorial debut, NOVITIATE, opposite Melissa Leo and Margaret Qualley and Marti Noxon's TO THE BONE opposite Lily Collins and Keanu Reeves. Both films premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and are due out later this year. In 2014, Liana starred in two studio features, IF I STAYopposite Chloe Moretz and THE BEST OF ME opposite James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan.

We are so honored today to welcome Val Van Galder to MHM. Val is the CEO of Depressed Cake Shop , and is committed to changing the conversation around mental health through baking, sharing, and fundraising. She is an award-winning marketing executive with over 25 years of marketing and brand-building experience at FoxSearchlight and Sony Screen Gems. She has run worldwide marketing for Sony's Columbia Pictures, leading the department to record-breaking results. In her consulting practice, she has been involved in global marketing strategies and campaigns for clients including 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Disney, NBC Universal, Focus Features, Lions Gate, Amazon, and Apple. She is a walkingpower house!

Meet my friend, Valerie Van Galder, a mental health advocate and the CEO of Depressed Cake Shop, a 501(c)(3) organization that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and priceless awareness for charities around the world. In addition to her work with Depressed Cake Shop, Val is also on the Board of Directors for St. Joseph Center in Venice, California and is a member of the Motion Picture Academy. Val's mission with Depressed Cake Shop is “to bake the world a better place by raising mental health awareness”. Taking a mental health break saved her life, and she reflects upon her and her family's personal struggles with mental health. As we chat further, we discover Val's "superpower" is giving a voice to those who experience mental health conditions and make sure they don't have to encounter the same difficulties she had. Thank you, Val, for sharing your journey as an accomplished, award-winning, and versatile executive with over 25 years of experience in publicity, film marketing, producing, journalism, social media and brand building experience. Thank you Val for being on the podcast! We thoroughly enjoyed hearing your stories on running the Hard Rock Cafe under founder Peter Morton, and your time on the marketing team for Searchlight Pictures and Sony Screen Gems. We're excited to have you be a part of the CFTH community, and are looking forward to our future Women's Health Collaboration in April! You can follow Val and Depressed Cake Shop on Instagram @depressedcakeshop, and you can read more about Depressed Cake Shop's platform on their website, depressedcakeshop.org. Please join our community and follow us on: Instagram: @coming_fromtheheartpodcast Twitter: @cfthpodcast Facebook: Coming From the Heart Podcast https://www.comingfromtheheart.net/ Please subscribe, rate, review, & share with the ones closest to your hearts! Shout out to our amazing sound engineer Alex Wiederock (@ajwiede on Instagram) for editing the podcast! Intro music: The Podcast Intro by Music Unlimited, from Pixabay Outro music by Alex Wiederock --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/comingfromtheheartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comingfromtheheartpodcast/support

RICHARD CHIZMAR is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gwendy Trilogy (with Stephen King), as well as Chasing the Boogeyman, Widow's Point, and many other books. He is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. #fiction #fictionbooks #drama #suspense #thriller #podcast #bestseller #author And the Plot Thickens is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

RICHARD CHIZMAR is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gwendy Trilogy (with Stephen King), as well as Chasing the Boogeyman, Widow's Point, and many other books. He is the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. #fiction #fictionbooks #drama #suspense #thriller #podcast #bestseller #author And the Plot Thickens is copyrighted by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Danny Manus is an in-demand script consultant, mentor, and CEO of No BullScript Consulting (www.nobullscript.net), and was ranked in the “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine. He is the author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective” and was named one of Screencraft's “25 People Screenwriters Should Follow on Twitter”.  His clients include finalists and winners of numerous prestigious contests including the ABC/Disney Fellowship, Austin Film Festival, PAGE Awards, Final Draft Big Break, Nashville Film Festival and Scriptapalooza. He has worked with over 2,000 writers and has consulted on produced projects including Strangerlands starring Nicole Kidman, I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart, Satanic Panic starring Rebecca Romijn, and In-Lawfully Yours (Netflix) starring Marilu Henner. In 2017, he was a Consulting Producer on the TV pilot Millennial Rules, starring Olivia D'Abo. Danny has taught seminars and workshops across the country at Austin Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Producer's Guild of America, NY Film Academy, LA Film School, Great American Pitchfest, Kansas City Film Festival, Screenwriting Expo, Florida Writer's Conference, The World Series of Comedy, Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference, Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, Las Vegas Writers Conference, Oklahoma Film & Music Conference, The Writers Store, Central Coast Writers Conference, Vancouver Pitchmart, Scriptwriters Network, Sherwood Oaks College, LA Valley College, etc., and to groups in LA, NY, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Idaho, Iowa, Phoenix, Nebraska, Albuquerque, etc. He's also appeared as a guest on BBC Radio, Film Courage, and popular podcasts including Indie Film Hustle, Sell Your Script, Write Hot, and On the Page. Danny is also a screenwriter and was the Director of Development for Clifford Werber Productions (A Cinderella Story) where he sold the family adventure project “To Oz” to United Artists, and was instrumental in developing numerous projects including Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes and Just Add Water, starring Dylan Walsh, Jonah Hill, Melissa McCarthy and Danny DeVito.     Danny was previously a Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures (Lovelace), which had a deal with Millennium Films, and the Director of Development for Sandstorm Films, formerly run by writer/director J.S. Cardone, which had a first-look deal at Sony Screen Gems and a development deal with Top Cow Comics. He was instrumental in developing a number of films for the company including the #1 Box Office hit The Covenant, as well as 8MM2 and Sniper 3. Danny interned at Columbia Tri-Star in the Television Development department and at 20th Century Fox Casting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannymanus/ https://twitter.com/DannyManus Find your host Kaia Alexander: https://entertainmentbusinessleague.com/ @ThisisKaia Produced by Stuart W. Volkow P.G.A.

Rated-imMATURE – Naughty Language and Spoilers. Five years in the making! By which I mean we did one long recording session, more or less forgot about it, then remembered going into the weekend that we'd already missed the anniversary date the previous week. Diabolu Frank, Paul W. S. Anderson, Illegal Machine, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, and a very reluctant Jose Fixit reminisce about the early survival horror “Biohazard” entries, '90s console gaming in general, and then the “original” screen adaptation of the video game phenomenon. We cobbled together a bunch of clips from the home video releases, and it was a nice little 75-90 minute podcast… so then Frank called Mac and they talked for another hour & a half. Hey, it's still shorter than The Batman… Facebook @rolledspine #rolledspine rolledspinepodcasts@gmail.com rolled spine specials or Rolled Spine Podcasts. Resident Evil, Rolled Spine Special,

GUEST: He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. https://richardchizmar.com HOST: Award winning horror author, Jennifer Anne Gordon, talks all things that go bump in the night. Everything from ghosts, goblins, ghouls, scarecrows, serial killers....everything that scares her. — everything scares her. Show with a focus on horror, dark fiction and true crime. www.JenniferAnneGordon.com This is copyrighted by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

GUEST: He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. https://richardchizmar.com HOST: Award winning horror author, Jennifer Anne Gordon, talks all things that go bump in the night. Everything from ghosts, goblins, ghouls, scarecrows, serial killers....everything that scares her. — everything scares her. Show with a focus on horror, dark fiction and true crime. www.JenniferAnneGordon.com This is copyrighted by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

Rich Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. https://richardchizmar.com David Bell is the USA Today-bestselling author of eleven novels from Berkley/Penguin, including KILL ALL YOUR DARLINGS, THE REQUEST, LAYOVER, SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER, BRING HER HOME, SINCE SHE WENT AWAY, SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW, THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, NEVER COME BACK, THE HIDING PLACE, and CEMETERY GIRL. www.davidbellnovels.com This is copyrighted by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

Rich Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. https://richardchizmar.com David Bell is the USA Today-bestselling author of eleven novels from Berkley/Penguin, including KILL ALL YOUR DARLINGS, THE REQUEST, LAYOVER, SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER, BRING HER HOME, SINCE SHE WENT AWAY, SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW, THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, NEVER COME BACK, THE HIDING PLACE, and CEMETERY GIRL. www.davidbellnovels.com This is copyrighted by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

Rich Chizmar is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the bestselling novella, Gwendy's Button Box and the founder/publisher of Cemetery Dance magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has also written screenplays and teleplays for United Artists, Sony Screen Gems, Lions Gate, Showtime, NBC, and many other companies. He has adapted the works of many bestselling authors including Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Bentley Little. Chizmar is also the creator/writer of the online website, Stephen King Revisited. His fourth short story collection, The Long Way Home, was published in 2019. With Brian Freeman, Chizmar is co-editor of the acclaimed Dark Screams horror anthology series published by Random House imprint, Hydra. His latest book, The Girl on the Porch, was released in hardcover by Subterranean Press, and Widow's Point, a chilling novella about a haunted lighthouse written with his son, Billy Chizmar, was recently adapted into a feature film. Chizmar's work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor, guest speaker, panelist, and guest of honor. https://richardchizmar.com David Bell is the USA Today-bestselling author of eleven novels from Berkley/Penguin, including KILL ALL YOUR DARLINGS, THE REQUEST, LAYOVER, SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER, BRING HER HOME, SINCE SHE WENT AWAY, SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW, THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, NEVER COME BACK, THE HIDING PLACE, and CEMETERY GIRL. www.davidbellnovels.com This is copyrighted by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

James Bland is the creator, showrunner and star of the Emmy winning drama series Giants which originally premiered on the Issa Rae YouTube Channel and can now be seen on Cleo TV, a new cable network from TV One. Giants has won Best Drama at the Streamys, the Indies Series Awards and the International Academy of Web and Television Awards. It was the only digital series to be honored with a 2018 Voice Award for its contribution to behavioral health understanding. With over 5 million views on Youtube, the series has earned James an Indie Series Award for Best Lead Actor and Best Writing in a Drama as well as multiple Daytime Emmy nominations for acting, writing and producing. A graduate of Florida A&M University, James began his career working under producers and creative executives at Sony Screen Gems. While navigating the studio world, he wrote and directed numerous award winning short films. He then went on to work as a digital producer for TV Land and Nickelodeon. Currently, James serves as the Founder and CEO of James Bland Productions, a full service production company focused on creating premium content for film, television and digital platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/7questions/support

Paul Garnes (@paulgarnes on instagram) has served as producer, line producer and/or production manager on films and television series for Disney, Dreamworks, HBO, ABC, NBC, BET, Sony/Screen Gems, Magnolia Films, and Paramount Pictures. A graduate of Chicago's Columbia College, Garnes has worked as Vice President of Operations and Production for Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx's Foxx/King Productions and Head of Production for Simmons-Lathan Media Group. In 2006, Garnes was recruited by Tyler Perry and Reuben Cannon to join the Tyler Perry Company where he served as Vice President and Executive in Charge of Production until 2009, overseeing the creation of its multi-million dollar studio and backlot. In addition to daily operations, Garnes supervised over 250 episodes of broadcast television while at the studio. Paul was the Executive Producer of the film Selma that was nominated for the 2015 Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Song, and won a 2015 Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Recently Paul served as the Line Producer of ABC’s Cloak and Dagger and is Currently working as the Line Producer and Executive Producer to the series Queen Sugar which is part of the OWN Network. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/go-for-production/support

Our special guest is Brian Bird, a 30-year veteran of the Hollywood film and television business. He is the co-producer and screenwriter of the hit Christian film The Case for Christ, a movie about the life of Lee Strobel. Brian Bird's mission as a writer, producer and media professional is to create high-caliber life-affirming, uplifting entertainment projects. Brian is co-founder and partner with Michael Landon, Jr., of Believe Pictures, specializing in life-and-faith-affirming films and television. His most recent writing and executive-producing credits include the 2015 Paramount feature films, "Captive," "The Ultimate Life" (2013) for 20th Century Fox, along with the TV film, "Beverly Lewis' The Reckoning" for the Hallmark Channel (2015). Additionally, he serves as executive producer and head writer of the Hallmark original series, "When Calls the Heart," (2014-15). Prior to that, he wrote and produced "Beverly Lewis' The Confession" (2013) and "The Shunning" (2011), both for Hallmark; "Gametime" for NBC (2011); "Not Easily Broken" (2009), adapted from the novel by T.D. Jakes, for Sony/Screen Gems; "Saving Sarah Cain" (2008) and Francine Rivers' "The Last Sin Eater" (2007) for 20th Century Fox. In addition to "Captive," the untold true story of 2005's Atlanta hostage crisis, he is adapting and producing "The Boy From Baby House 10," based on the internationally acclaimed true story and book, in partnership with Footprint Films, and "The Nazarene," a 6-hour mini-series on the life of Christ. Between 1998-2003, Bird served as co-executive producer and writer on the final five seasons on the series "Touched by an Angel." His TV series writing and producing credits include more than 250 episodes of "When Calls the Heart," "Touched By an Angel," 'Evening Shade," "Step by Step" and "The Family Man," as well as pilots for ABC, NBC and Showtime. Bird's other film credits include the Morgan Freeman-directed "Bopha!" (1993) for Paramount Pictures, the Hallmark Hall of Fame drama "Captive Heart" (1996), and "Call Me Claus," the highest rated cable film of 2003 for TNT. He has also written screen adaptations of "In Silence" for Paramount Pictures, "Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation" for TNT, "Before Time Runs Out" for Fox, "The Deaths of Sybil Bolton" for CBS and "A Dirty Business" for HBO. He graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University at Fullerton in 1980. Prior to his work in Hollywood, Bird was a staff reporter for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and then served as Director of Public Relations for World Vision. During that time, he also wrote widely in the Christian press, including news and cover stories for Christianity Today magazine. His blog is a vibrant, creative exchange serving thousands of new screenwriters on the art of story and the craft of screen writing with free tools, tips and training. As a longtime member of Saddleback Church, Brian has also served Pastor Rick Warren in a variety of media consulting roles. Brian's best productions to date are his five children with his wife, Patty, of 34 years. Visit his website at www.brianbird.net.

INTERVIEW DANNY MANUS – NO BULLSCRIPT.NET Danny Manus parlayed his career as a development executive in Hollywood to becoming an in-demand script consultant and founder of No BullScript Consulting. The author of “No BS for Screenwriters: Advice from the Executive Perspective,” which is now in its 2nd Edition, Danny was ranked in the Top 15 “Cream of the Crop” Script Consultants by Creative Screenwriting Magazine and was named one of Screencraft’s “25 People Screenwriters Should Follow on Twitter”.Danny brings a new voice to the classroom and has taught seminars and workshops across the country at prestigious events and venues including Austin Film Festival, Great American Pitchfest, Kansas City Film Festival, Screenwriting Expo, ShowBiz Expo, Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference, Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, Las Vegas Writers Conference, The Writers Store, Vancouver Pitchmart, Scriptwriters Network, Sherwood Oaks College, LA Valley College, The Great Canadian Pitchfest, etc., and to groups in LA, NYC, Chicago, Dallas, Idaho, Iowa, Florida, etc. He’s also appeared on BBC Radio, the Film Courage radio show, Triggerstreet’s Script Reporter podcast and the On the Page podcast.Previously, Danny was the Director of Development for Clifford Werber Productions (A Cinderella Story) where he sold the family adventure project “To Oz” to United Artists, and was instrumental in developing numerous projects including Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes, and the dark comedy Just Add Water, starring Dylan Walsh, Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Melissa McCarthy and Danny DeVito. He continues to work with the company as a producer on several projects. Before launching No BullScript, Danny also worked as a script analyst for companies such as ScriptShark and Script Coach.Daniel was also a Development Consultant for Eclectic Pictures (Lovelace), which has a deal with Millennium Films, and the Director of Development for Sandstorm Films (The Forsaken), formerly run by writer/director J.S. Cardone, which had a first-look deal at Sony Screen Gems and a development deal with Top Cow Comics. He was instrumental in developing a number of films for the company includingThe Covenant, 8MM2, and Sniper 3. Danny also interned at Columbia Tri-Star in the Television Development department and at 20th Century Fox in Feature Casting.   Thank You for checking out Hollywood Breakthrough Show! This podcast main purpose is to serve up positive information without shade. There are thousands of great Films & TV shows with, Staff Writers, Editors, Cinematographer, Actors, Set Designers, and Make-up Artist just to name a few. Join us at Hollywood Breakthrough Show, as we interview some of the most talented people in the business, which names you may, or may not know! But you have seen their work! Whether they're well- established veterans of the business, or current up and comers, these are the people who are making a living in Hollywood. Screenwriters, directors, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspective on writing, filmmaking, breaking into Hollywood and navigating SHOW BUSINESS, along with stories of their journey to success! HELP SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE! SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS, AUTHORS, we would love to help spread the word about your Film, Book, Crowdfunding, etc., Contact us! (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) See Videos of all interviews at Hollywood Breakthrough Please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! Follow us on  Social Media Sites |  Twitter @TheBreakThur|  Facebook: facebook.com/HollywoodBreakthroughPodcast Please, Subscribe! Also, Please contact us for Interviews or Sponsorship of an episode!  Hollywood Breakthrough Show Website (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) View Apps Sponsor: Hollywood Hero Agent Fenix Hill Pro Scottie The Baby Dino  

SPECIAL GUEST: Actor Laz Alonso Deception is an upcoming American television primetime soap opera that will air on NBC. The series, created by Liz Heldens, premiers Monday, January 7, 2013 on NBC at 10pm ET. Description: When Vivian Bowers, a famous socialite, is found dead from what appears to be an overdose, her best friend, Detective Joanna Locasto, is re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family and in time she begins to uncover the truth of what really happened with her friend's death. Alonso was born in Washington, D.C.. He is of Afro-Cuban descent. He is an alumnus of Howard University. After graduating from Howard University with a BBA in Marketing, he had a lucrative career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch on Wall Street. In 2008, Laz starred in Miracle at St. Anna for director Spike Lee, in which he played one of four main leads opposite Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Omar BensonLaz had the supporting role of “Sheriff John Burke” in Rod Lurie’s remake of the Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs (2011) for Sony Screen Gems. In 2009, Laz played the lead villain role of “Fenix” in the fourth installment of Fast and the Furious franchise and the role of “Tsu’Tey” in the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar! In 2011, Laz played lead character Jason Taylor in Jumping the Broom film (2011). From 2011-2012 Laz played Charlie Duchamps in A&E's Breakout Kings TV show. Laz Alonso was chosen as one of Variety’s “Top Ten Actors to Watch in 2009.” Laz plays the role of Will Moreno in Deception.

LAZ ALONSO starring in Jumping the Broom. Jumping the Broom (TriStar Pictures): A collision of worlds when two African-American families from divergent socioeconomic backgrounds get together one weekend in Martha's Vineyard for a wedding. Coming out May 6, 2011. Starring: ANGELA BASSETT, PAULA PATTON, LAZ ALONSO, LORETTA DEVINE, TASHA SMITH, JULIE BOWEN, VALARIE PETTIFORD, ROMEO MILLER, DeRAY DAVIS, with MEAGAN GOOD and MIKE EPPS Directed by:SALIM AKIL http://jumpingthebroom-movie.com/ In 2008, Laz starred in Miracle at St. Anna for director Spike Lee, in which he played one of four main leads opposite Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Omar Benson. Laz Alonso was chosen as one of Variety's “Top Ten Actors to Watch in 2009.” A star on the rise, Laz can next be seen in the supporting role of “Sheriff John Burke” in Rod Lurie's remake of the Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs (February 25, 2011) for Sony Screen Gems. Laz can be seen in the lead role of “Tsu'Tey” in the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar! Earlier in 2009, Laz played the lead villain role of “Fenix” in the fourth installment of highly popular Fast and the Furious franchise Website http://www.twitter.com/lazalonso