Filmmaking Confidential
Steve BaldersonHow independent films actually get made. No spin, no bullshit.
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Musicians Are Famous, Too
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The film business is one of the most illogical businesses in the world. Or rather, the people who operate inside The Industry—executives, let’s say—make some of the most illogical decisions on a daily basis. I imagine that in...
Connirae Andreas & The Wholeness Work
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Today’s special guest is Connirae Andreas, PhD. Learning (and experiencing) her “Core Transformation” and “Wholeness Work” have helped me navigate every aspect of my filmmaking journey from script to production to the big screen and...
A Chair Is a Chair Is A Chair
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Have you ever heard someone say, “My god, that’s a bad chair!”? I doubt it—because there really is no such thing as a bad chair, or a good chair. There are simply different levels of craftsmanship, and a variety of finishing...
Film Critic & Writer Jeremy Knox on BRAINSTARE, AI Cinema, and Creative Tools
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Jeremy Knox joins me to discuss BRAINSTARE, AI cinema, and the shifting conversation around artificial intelligence as a creative tool. Once strongly opposed to AI, Knox has since begun experimenting with it himself, leading to a tho...
The DNA of Communication
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Creativity is, at its core, a form of communication. Before we can use our tools, we must first understand the intricacies of how we communicate. The DNA of communication is at work in all our interactions. It is comprised of...
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Filmmaker and bestselling author, 21 features and counting. Bylines in MovieMaker and The Advocate; guest lecturer at UCLA. I write the candid, no-bullshit version of how independent films actually get made.
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