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SYS - Interview with Writer / Director Mark Hanley
Writer / Director Mark HanleyHe talks about his new short film: Dark Afternoon....
SYS - Interview with Writer / Director Martin Koolhoven
Writer / Director Martin KoolhovenMartin Koolhoven Talks About His New Western Feature, Brimstone....
SYS - Interview with Writer/Director Ed Gass-Donnelly
Writer/Director Ed Gass-DonnellyHe talks about his latest thriller film, Lavender.....
SYS - Interview with Writer/Producer Tylor Bohlman
Writer/Producer Tylor BohlmanTylor Bohlman Talks About His Horror / Thriller Feature Jake's Dead....
SYS - Interview with Writer/Producer, Erik Bork
Episode 245Writer / Producer Erik Bork talks about his new screenwriting books and many of the lessons within them.....
SYS - Mystery-Horror Director, Greg A Sayer
Episode 384This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Greg A. Sager.Greg A. Sager is the Writer/Director of the Mystery-Horror Movie Open Your Eyes (2021).They talk about making Open Your Eyes and how to write a screenplay to be made on a low budget. Sager's other credits include Gray Matter and Kingdom Come.....
SYS - Pitching to Spielberg with Writer/Producer, Richard Finney
Episode 387This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Producer Richard Finney.Today's guest, Richard Finney has produced movies such as 100 Girls and a screenplay he wrote inspired Alien Zoo, a Virtual Reality experience produced by Steven Spielberg and Walter Parkes.They talk about when he pitched to Steven Spielberg at Dreamworks and how Ric....
SYS - Prominent Screenwriter of VHS and The Guest, Simon Barrett
Episode 382This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with prominent screenwriter Simon Barrett.In our frank interview, Simon Barrett talks about Seance (2021), a Horror movie he wrote and directed and about his experience working with agents.Simon Barrett is the writer of many films, such as You're Next, Blair Witch (2016), VHS and The Guest.....
SYS - Saturday Night Scares with Suzanne DeLaurentiis
Episode 392This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Producer Suzanne DeLaurentiis. She is the host and producer of the series Suzanne's Saturday Night Scares.They talk about production and what the future of Hulu and Netflix can mean for writers.Suzanne is a relative of movie producer Dino DeLaurentiis.In the intro, Ashley Scott Meyers annou....
SYS - Screenwriting Team, Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly
Episode 379
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with screenwriters Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly.They are the screenwriting team behind Golden Arm (2020), a female buddy Comedy about two competitors in the Ladies' Arm Wrestling Championship.Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly co-wrote Golden Arm, which has a cast including Mary Holland, Betsy So....
SYS - Simpsons Writer and Producer, Tim Long
Episode 390
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with a very animated guest, Tim Long.With decades of experience, Tim Long is a writer and producer of Comedy such as The Simpsons, Late Show With David Letterman and Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher.The Simpsons is the longest running American Sitcom. They talk about working on these great telev....
SYS - Special 400th Episode - Screenwriting Techniques
Episode 400In this, very special 400th episode of The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast Ashley Scott Meyers and Richard Finney analyze storytelling techniques.Some of the popular movies and television shows they study as examples include Back To The Future, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Dexter and Breaking Bad.A main connection they talk ab....
SYS - Success Outside of Hollywood with Screenwriter Craig Walendziak
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This week screenwriter Craig Walendziak talks about his recent writing successes and how he was able to launch his career all while living outside of Hollywood.....
SYS - Writer / Director Mateo Gil and His New Sci-Fi Drama, Realive
Episode 195
Spanish filmmaker, Mateo Gil, talks about his latest film, a sci-fi drama called Realive. He talks about the early days of his career in Spain as a screenwriter working with director Alejandro Amenabar, and how he’s been able to branch out to writing and directing international films. ....
SYS - Writer/Director, Mike Mayhall Discusses New Limited Series, Bronx SIU
Episode 242
Writer / Director Mike Mayhall talks about his new limited series TV show, Bronx SIU, now premiering on UMC. ....
SYS - Writer/Director, of Tyger Tyger, Kerry Mondragon
Episode 380This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Kerry Mondragon.Topics include being the Writer/Director of the Adventure/Thriller Tyger Tyger (2021) and while writing a screenplay, the importance of Location, Location, Location.....
SYS 290: Sustaining A Career Outside of Los Angeles with Carl Barnes
SYS Episode 290:
In this week's episode of the SYS Podcast I talk with writer/director (and actor) Cal Barnes about his move from Oregon to Los Angeles, what he did when he arrived, and how he's been able to get himself into a position to write and direct a feature film.....
SYS 292 - Director Nick Hamm and his DeLorean Project, Driven
In this episode of the podcast I talk with director Nick Hamm about his latest film, Driven. Driven is a true story based on the events that surrounded John DeLorean and the drug smuggling scandal he was involved in. DRIVEN is in theaters and on digital/demand as of August 16, 2019.....
SYS 293 - Turning a Short Into a Feature w/ Horror Director, Richard Bates
On this week's episode of the SYS Podcast I talk with writer/director Richard Bates Jr. about his new horror feature, Tone-Deaf, starring Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew. We also talk about the early days of his career and how he turned his short film into his first feature.....
SYS 294 - Shawn Ku - From Low-Budget Indie to Nicolas Cage
SYS Episode 294
This week on the podcast I talk with director Shawn Ku about how he launched his career as a writer/director with a short and low budget feature, and how that has lead him to his latest feature film, A Score To Settle, with Nicolas Cage.
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