27 episodes
Focus On HMDFilms
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- TV & Film
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Filmmakers Micah McFarland and Zack Gross host a weekly talk show, which focus on different aspects of indie filmmaking, with horror stories and lessons learned.
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Episode 27: The Force Awakens
Micah and Zack get in-depth into Star Wars: The Force Awakens and give some updates about what’s going on at HMD Films.
Shownotes:
Cryptic Pictures and Mortal Remains
Mark Ricche
One Cool Things:
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Steve Yedlin: Film vs. Digital
Recommendations:
The Purge: Anarchy
Agent Carter
Outro: “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie -
Episode 26: Christmas Movies
In this belated holiday special, we remind you that Jingle All the Way exists, discuss why Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and give our first impressions of The Force Awakens.
Shownotes
Jingle All the Way
One Cool Things:
The Phantom Edit – Watch it online here
Evernote
Google Keep
Recommendations:
The Jinx
Eastbound and Down
Outro: “Twelve Days of Christmas” by Relient K -
Episode 25 – Juggling Projects
Zack and Micah talk about working on multiple projects at once, what to do if you’re stuck on a script, and some sage advice from Tom Hanks.
Shownotes:
Tom Hanks: On Acting
Tips for Conquering Writer’s Block
Ron Howard AMA
Akira
Recommendations:
Master of None
Rush
Outro: “I Want Your Girl” by Le Swish -
Episode 24 – Adaptations
Zack and Micah tackle some True Detective news before getting into a discussion about The Martian and adaptations in general.
Shownotes:
Nic Pizzolatto renews contract with HBO
Blizzcon Costume Contest winner
Outro: “Multiple Forms” by Noah Kenton; music video by HMD Films -
Episode 23 – Rewrites and Reboots
Zack and Micah talk about what it’s like to cut 15 pages out of your script, if they should recast Indiana Jones, and their favorite Halloween movies.
Shownotes:
Star Wars trailer
Frank Marshal says they won’t recast Indiana Jones
Halloween recommendations:
Sleepy Hollow
The Others
The Thing
Jack the Ripper
Halloweentown
Donnie Darko
One Cool Thing:
Out Among the Stars: A tribute to Johnny Cash -
Episode 22: Omnibus Part Two
Zack and Micah cover a range of topics including Lawrence of Arabia, creating an LLC (and why it’s important), and other film-related things.
Shownotes:
Amazon Prime Instant Video (download to your device)
film-grab.com
Recommendations:
Lawrence of Arabia
Oliver Harper film retrospectives
Customer Reviews
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A grassroots topical podcast that addresses many of the very relatable issues and discoveries which come with indy filmmaking outside of Hollywood. Well worth a listen.