Arguably two of the best films ever made, and winners of nine Academy Awards® between them, Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpieces paint a chilling, multi-generational portrait of the Corleone crime family's rise and near...

Jonathan Katz is perhaps best known in animated form in "Dr Katz: Professional Therapist." He's had a long career before and since as a standup comic & screenwriter. He talks about his upcoming "Dr Katz: Live" performance &...

In the Cracking Your Beat Sheet workshop, you'll start with an idea for a novel or film and leave with the 15 key beats that will become the backbone of your story.

I can’t be more excited to bring you this episode. On today’s show, we have the legendary writer/director Alex Proyas, the filmmaker behind The Crow, Dark City, The Knowing, Gods of Egypt, and I, Robot. Alex Proyas had a...

I’m so excited to bring this episode to the BPS Tribe. Today we have legendary screenwriter James V. Hart. James is the screenwriter behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like HOOK, directed by Steven Spielberg based...

Today on the show we have filmmaker and Filmtrepreneur J. Horton. Jason has been in the film industry for as long as I have and has been making movies ever since. What sets him apart from other filmmakers is that he actually makes...

Today on the show we have screenwriter and script doctor, John Winston Rainey. John is the co-author, along with legendary script consultant Linda Seger, of the book You Talkin’ to Me?: How to Write Great Dialogue. John has...

What if indie filmmakers could access the same virtual production systems used on the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian? What if you could use that same technology at home for your productions? What if it cost less than most RED...

Today on the show we bring the legendary story analyst and best-selling author Chris Vogler. Chris wrote the game-changing book  The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. I read this book over 25...

Tea Krulos has written some wild true-life stories. American Madness is a deep look at the life of an eccentric "real life super hero" who was radicalized by Alex Jones & David Icke. Conspiracy Theories, Bohemian Grove & Krampus...

Today on the show we welcome back returning champion the legendary director John Badham. If you didn’t already know John has directed some of the most iconic films in history. From the decade-defining Saturday Night Fever to...

Today on the show we bring back author and Story Maps guru Daniel Calvisi. His last episode was one of the most popular in the history of the podcast. The concept of story mapping has been a huge help to so many...

It's been a wild year, and even longer since Max and Felicity jumped on camera and hosted on of their Wine Wednesdays broadcasts. This time with Felicity in Los Angeles and Max in Wisconsin...but sharing wine all the same. Even...

Today on the show we have writer, producer, director, actor, and Filmtrepreneur Steven Luke. Steven and I discuss how he attaches bankable movie stars like Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Chuck Liddell, James Cromwell, Thomas Jane,...

Episode 355This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Miska Kajanus.Starting as an Actor in Finland, Miska Kajanus moved to Los Angeles and is the Writer/Director of the Finnish language feature, Insanity (2020).They talk about that...

SYS Episode 352This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Will Wernick.  Will Wernick is the Writer/Director of the Horror movie No Escape (2020) which stars Holland Roden.  He also Directed Escape Room...

SYS Episode 353This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Seth Larney.He started with Visual Effects and as a Digital Assets Technician for The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).Topics include how Seth...

SYS Episode 354This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the Writing/Directing team Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye.They wrote the Horror movie Becky (2020). The directors of Becky were interviewed in episode 337 of the podcast. Ruckus...

Today on the show we have the writer and creator of the legendary film Waterworld Peter Rader. I wanted to bring Peter on the show to discuss what it was like to be a part of one of the biggest budget films in Hollywood history at...

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Australian filmmaker James Di Martino.They talk about how he went from a marketing background into making shorts and now a feature film. James Di Martino is the writer/director of the Horror...