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Indie Film Podcast discusses a film festival strategy that got them success

Indie Film Podcast discusses a film festival strategy that got them success

How to Get Into Film Festivals: The Indie Strategy That Worked for Us

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 30, 20253 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Victoria and Chuck discuss how art department can affect your indie films

Indie Film Podcast hosts Victoria and Chuck discuss how art department can affect your indie films

Low Budget Set Design Tips: What We Learned the Hard Way

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 23, 20253 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss the real horrors of indie film set safety

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss the real horrors of indie film set safety

The Real Horror of Indie Filmmaking: Set Safety Mistakes

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 16, 20253 min read

Learn the psychology of sound in film with these horror film examples

Learn the psychology of sound in film with these horror film examples

Why Certain Sounds Terrify Us (And How Indie Filmmakers Can Use Them)

Filmmaking Tips

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 13, 20254 min read

Learn indie film sound design secrets inspired by horror films

Learn indie film sound design secrets inspired by horror films

Crafting Fear with Sound: Indie Film Sound Design Secrets

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 9, 20253 min read

How can indie film writers use Hitchcock's theory of suspense in any genre

How can indie film writers use Hitchcock's theory of suspense in any genre

Indie Film Writing Tips: Using Dramatic Irony to Build Suspense

Filmmaking Tips

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 6, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss how horror films can help indie film writers

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss how horror films can help indie film writers

How to Write Compelling Scenes: Lessons from Horror Films

Indie Film Podcast

Oct 2, 20252 min read

Actress and lawyer Ellen Smith discusses the impact of AI in indie film contracts with hosts Chuck and Victoria.

Actress and lawyer Ellen Smith discusses the impact of AI in indie film contracts with hosts Chuck and Victoria.

AI in Film Contracts: What Indie Filmmakers Need to Know

Filmmaking Tips

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 29, 20253 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria sit down with lawyer actress Ellen Smith to discuss indie film contracts.

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria sit down with lawyer actress Ellen Smith to discuss indie film contracts.

Indie Film Contracts 101: Protecting Your Project from Legal Nightmares

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 25, 20252 min read

IFP hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss the importance of an indie film marketing campaign

IFP hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss the importance of an indie film marketing campaign

FOMO in Film Marketing: From Hitchcock to TikTok

Filmmaking Tips

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 22, 20254 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss the importance of marketing your indie film early

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss the importance of marketing your indie film early

How to Promote an Indie Film: Build Your Audience Early

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 18, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss indie film budgeting nightmares

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria discuss indie film budgeting nightmares

Indie Film Budgeting: Surviving Unexpected Costs

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 11, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts, Chuck and Victoria, discuss film fundraising failures they've experienced

Indie Film Podcast hosts, Chuck and Victoria, discuss film fundraising failures they've experienced

Indie Film Fundraising Failures: Surviving Budget Collapses

Indie Film Podcast

Sep 4, 20253 min read

Special guest, actress and producer Zoë Kelly, shares her experiences as an actor and producer on chaotic indie film sets

Special guest, actress and producer Zoë Kelly, shares her experiences as an actor and producer on chaotic indie film sets

Wearing Too Many Hats: The Actor-Producer Challenge in Indie Film

Indie Film Podcast

Aug 28, 20252 min read

Bradley Elliot Norton of LowerGentry Studios joins Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria for a conversation on tackling writing and directing

Bradley Elliot Norton of LowerGentry Studios joins Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria for a conversation on tackling writing and directing

Wearing Every Hat from Script to Screen

Indie Film Podcast

Aug 21, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria interview esteemed HMUA, producer, and director, Amanda Woods.

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck and Victoria interview esteemed HMUA, producer, and director, Amanda Woods.

Too Many Hats, Not Enough Hours: Juggling Roles on an Indie Film Crew

Indie Film Podcast

Aug 14, 20253 min read

Special guest, director and cinematographer Kody Newton, talks to IFP hosts Chuck and Victoria.

Special guest, director and cinematographer Kody Newton, talks to IFP hosts Chuck and Victoria.

The Brutal Truth About Being a One-Person Film Crew

Indie Film Podcast

Aug 7, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts discuss what it means to burnout as an indie filmmaker

Indie Film Podcast hosts discuss what it means to burnout as an indie filmmaker

Why Indie Filmmakers Quit (And How Not To)

Indie Film Podcast

Jul 31, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts, Victoria and Chuck, discuss Independence Day related films

Indie Film Podcast hosts, Victoria and Chuck, discuss Independence Day related films

Freedom, Fireworks, and Filmmaker Fatigue: Summer Break + July 4th Film Trivia

Indie Film Podcast

Jul 3, 20252 min read

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss directing indie film actors

Indie Film Podcast hosts Chuck Norton and Victoria Horn discuss directing indie film actors

Directing Indie Film: Lessons from Working with Inexperienced Actors

Indie Film Podcast

Jun 26, 20252 min read

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