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A podcast about how to build a career in filmmaking. No Film School shares the latest opportunities and trends for anyone working in film and TV. We break news on cameras, lighting, and apps. We interview leaders in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and producing. And we answer your questions! We are dedicated to sharing knowledge with filmmakers around the globe, “no film school” required.

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A podcast about how to build a career in filmmaking. No Film School shares the latest opportunities and trends for anyone working in film and TV. We break news on cameras, lighting, and apps. We interview leaders in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and producing. And we answer your questions! We are dedicated to sharing knowledge with filmmakers around the globe, “no film school” required.

    Troubleshooting Tech for Dummies & Bombing an Interview

    Troubleshooting Tech for Dummies & Bombing an Interview

    The small decisions that you make at the beginning of your project, can cause headaches later on. If you want to avoid tech issues in post, then you need to set up your project correctly from the start. Speaking of doing things right from the start, there is a right way and a wrong way to approach your interviews. How should you prepare for your next interview to make sure it doesn’t bomb?

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:

    Bombing interviews in Hollywood

    What not to do during an interview

    Going to interviews as a slightly fancier version of yourself 

    How to respond when someone doesn’t read your script

    Feeling guilty for not reading other people’s scripts

    Career errors we have learned from

    The helpless feeling you get when troubleshooting tech problems 

    Media management issues in post-production

    Sorting through the timeline and looking for weird shots

    Why it’s worth bringing on subject matter experts early


    Memorable Quotes

    “Over-researching is never a mistake when you are given an opportunity.” [2:09]

    “Everyone I know has made huge, catastrophic career mistakes and we’ve all kept going.” [9:00]

    “Setting up things right from the start makes your life so much easier.” [30:29]

    “God bless people in post-production. The most patient humans in the world.” [35:48]



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    • 41 min
    Let’s Talk About Sex (On Screen) With a Team of Intimacy Coordinators

    Let’s Talk About Sex (On Screen) With a Team of Intimacy Coordinators

    Should you hire an intimacy coordinator for your next project? What exactly does an intimacy coordinator do? Does having this person on set ruin spontaneity? How can having more structure around intimate scenes, actually encourage freedom and creativity during the storytelling process? 

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Lisa Jacqueline Starrett, Jamie Monahan, and Renata Soares to discuss:

    The role of an intimacy coordinator

    What led Lisa, Jamie, and Renata to become intimacy coordinators

    Wanting to advocate for actors and their boundaries

    How detailed screenwriters should be when writing intimate scenes

    Knowing the intention behind sex scenes

    How to choreograph and rehearse intimate scenes

    Being hired as an “insurance policy” to protect production

    What it looks like to be actively pursuing a safe space

    Having a consent - forward mentality on set

    The types of conversations an intimacy coordinator should have with cast and crew

    How to redirect a situation that is not working

    Why art doesn’t require graphic nudity to be amazing

    How to become an intimacy coordinator


    Memorable Quotes

    “If you’re thinking of safety protocols for staged violence, why are we not doing the same for intimacy scenes?” [13:21]

    “I love thinking about art and intimacy in a way that can move storytelling forward.” [19:10]

    “The creative vision of the scene doesn’t come from the intimacy coordinator…we are there to facilitate the vision to become reality.” [30:04]

    “We are there to make everyone more comfortable in telling that story.” [56:26]



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    • 1 hr 21 min
    To Rent or Buy Gear? Plus, Movies That Made Us Want To Make Movies

    To Rent or Buy Gear? Plus, Movies That Made Us Want To Make Movies

    You are still a legitimate filmmaker even if you don’t own any gear. Most filmmakers actually don’t own the gear they use and for good reason. And speaking of gear, what movies geared you toward the path of filmmaking? 

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:

    Buying gear or renting gear - which is better?

    When you should justify buying gear

    Realizing how much work it takes to create a movie

    The things that made us want to work in movies

    Having fun with genre

    Looking for books about the making of movies 

    The idea of being inserted into the story

    How to influence others who don’t enjoy movies

    Unpredictable twists that bail out the “bad guy”

    The balance between fantasy and reality in a film



    Memorable Quotes

    “Most professionals rent because gear has wear and tear and you outgrow it.” [5:10]

    “In the digital era, shit ages fast!” [11:13]

    “I cannot imagine a human with two lungs, two ears, two eyes, and a heart not loving Tokyo Drift.” [27:01]

    “I already knew I wanted to be a filmmaker before I read my first IMDb trivia page.” [18:32]



    Mentioned:
    Share Grid rental platform 

    Waking Ned Devine

    Clue

    Shirley Temple

    The Little Rascals 

    The Secret Garden

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    Being John Malkovich

    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 

    Problemista




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    • 45 min
    Pete Ohs Rethinks How We Make Movies

    Pete Ohs Rethinks How We Make Movies

    Who says making a movie requires expensive equipment, a large crew, and a script? Maybe creating a film can be a creative experiment between a couple of friends who are excited about the uncertainty of the journey that awaits. This was the realization Pete Ohs had when he recognized that the typical approach to filmmaking was not for him.

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Pete Ohs, Will Madden, Frank Mosley, and Charles Watson to discuss:

    Finding a location that is narratively inspiring and accessible

    Thinking about the edit while directing

    An extremely unique and collaborative way to develop characters

    Creating a score that is not traditional to other films

    Pete’s unique approach to creating movies

    How Pete keeps the budget so low and why it’s important

    Feeling excited by the challenge of the limited resources you have

    Why the uncertainty of this style of filmmaking is exciting and magical

    Their Slamdance Film Festival experience

    Other festivals and what they love about them

    Starting with what you have available 


    Memorable Quotes

    “Can I make a movie the way I did when I was fifteen?” [14:27]

    “It doesn’t have to cost so much money. Filmmaking can just be an activity. It can be just a hobby.” [16:19]

    “Every camera that’s new is good enough. You don’t need the newest camera.” [18:09]

    “There’s no reason you shouldn’t be making a movie. You can do it if you want to.” [22:26]

    “The things you think you need, you probably don’t.” [40:20]


    Mentioned:
    LOVE AND WORK teaser 
    Follow Pete on Instagram
    Follow Love and Work on Instagram
    Follow Frank on Instagram
    Follow Will on Instagram
    Follow Charles on Instagram
    Slamdance Film Festival 
    Film Fort in Idaho 
    Side Walk Film Festival in Alabama
    Overlook Film Fesitval
    American Film Festival in Poland


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    • 54 min
    How Your First Ten Pages — Or AI? — Will Determine if Someone Finishes Your Script

    How Your First Ten Pages — Or AI? — Will Determine if Someone Finishes Your Script

    Getting your script into the hands of the right people is extremely difficult. What is a desperate screenwriter to do if they seek feedback on their screenplay? Are script coverage services helpful or just another cog profiting from an emerging filmmaker’s hope? 

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:

    Recalling memories from March 2020 when the world “shut down”

    Why we are surprised that Nikon bought RED

    The acquisition of BorrowLenses 

    The importance of the first 10 pages of your script 

    Why the opening scene of The Godfather is so powerful 

    The Gauntlet - a controversial script coverage service 

    What infuriates us about AI script coverage

    Why AI cannot evaluate creative screenwriting

    Hollywood, the hope machine




    Memorable Quotes

    “In those first ten pages you know, what is this movie and who is it for.” [14:55]

    “The idea of AI evaluating your script is fucking horseshit.” [26:08]

    “We keep engaging in this fantasy that AI can think. AI cannot fucking think.” [30:52]

    “That’s what Hollywood is. It’s a hope machine. You always have perpetual hope that tomorrow you can become famous.” [40:46]



    Mentioned:
    Lensrentals To Acquire BorrowLenses

    Heard of The New, Controversial Script Coverage Service The Gauntlet?

    Why All AI Script Coverage is a Scam 


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    • 52 min
    ‘Damsel’ Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Sets Fantasy on Fire (And It Looks Awesome)

    ‘Damsel’ Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Sets Fantasy on Fire (And It Looks Awesome)

    If you want to succeed with fantasy and make it a transformative experience, you have to create real characters. To convey realness, you have to go beyond the “good versus evil” narrative of traditional fantasy movies. You have to create duality.

    In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, to discuss:

    Why Juan Carlos became a filmmaker

    The complicated family dynamics in his film, Damsel


    Why he loves portraying duality in the characters

    Why you always have to have a plan, even if you don’t stick to it 

    How he prepares for production

    A happy accident that became one of his favorite shots

    The inspiration behind the violent fire in the movie

    Creating a proper fire simulation

    Why you have to chase your own voice



    Memorable Quotes

    “I thought ‘oh my god I have to make movies like this.’ ” [5:46]

    “I’m much more willing to show the grey zone, because I think that takes you into the reality.” [11:35]

    “You have to give space to happy accidents.” [16:26]



    Mentioned:
    Damsel 


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    • 35 min

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