The Creative AF Podcast

Michael Mueller

The Creative AF Podcast is Atlanta's number one podcast for creative professionals that discusses all things indie art and entertainment providing knowledge and resources to help turn your passion into your career. We discuss a wide variety of topics that include filmmaking, acting, building your creative business and brand, indie feature & short film reviews, the business of music & entertainment. We also interview filmmakers, actors, recording artists, music producers, and other professional creative entrepreneurs based in Atlanta, GA.

  1. 10/04/2021

    Getting Your Film On Netflix: Everything You Want To know!

    In this episode of Creative AF we discuss how this first time indie  film-maker Robert Eager got his very first feature film on Netflix, took  advantage of the tax credits the state of Georgia offers.  Robert has an incredible wealth of knowledge when it comes to the  business & financial side of making a film. In this interview we  discuss all the things film-makers want to know but nobody is sharing  the information.   It took him 17 years before he decided to shoot his first feature film  in 2017 that was released in 2019, he is now an Executive Producer on  his fourth film all within the past four years.    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:  3:20 - PICKING THE RIGHT SCRIPT TO GO ALL IN ON   6:00 - HAVING SUPPORT FROM FAMILY & FRIENDS   8:00 - WHEN TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON MAKING YOUR FILM   11:00 - THE PATH OF MAKING YOUR FILM   17:00 - STATE OF GEORGIA FILM TAX CREDIT EXPLAINED    26:00 - FUNDRAISING THE MONEY FOR YOUR FILM   31:00 - THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING A SALES AGENT FOR YOUR FILM   WHO IS ROBERT EAGER?  Robert Eager who is one of the most active Executive producer in the  Atlanta area. He is a graduate of the Hollywood Film Institute and  worked on the locally filmed "Savannah", several made for TV movies  including " Momma Flora's Family", and appeared in Disney's " Remember  The Titans".  He has earned several screenwriting awards and studied at Atlanta's  Alliance Theater. He invested in himself to make his first feature film  named Full Count. Full Count is available to watch on Netflix. Since  Full Count he has executive produced films with Saban Films, Vertical  Entertainment and Paramount+.   IMPORTANT LINKS   Atlanta Film Production Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/243624842363778    Buckhead Film Group http://www.buckheadfilmgroup.net/    Atlanta Screen Writers Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/atlsg    Vertical Entertainment  https://www.vert-ent.com/    Saban Films https://www.sabanfilms.com/    The Creative AF Podcast is filmed and recorded at the M3 Creative Studio  located in 30 minutes south of downtown Atlanta in McDonough, GA.  http://www.m3creative.net

    1h 19m
  2. 08/25/2021

    Building an Acting School in Atlanta I Nick Conti

    In this interview M3's Curtis Wyatt who is an actor, writer & director has a deep and intimate conversation about the business of acting in the entertainment world with well renowned actor & acting teacher extraordinary Nick Conti.   Nick Conti has been a working actor and teacher for over 40 years.  Having been a member of Actor’s Equity, SAG and AFTRA, Nick Conti has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, Stock and Repertory Theater. Mr. Conti has guest starred with Margo Kidder in The Shell Game, Bruce Glover in The Killing Time, Tony Randall in Love Sidney, Jack Warden in Night and Day,Cagney and Lacey, The New Love American Style, and series regulars on The Edge of Night and Search for Tomorrow. He has also worked in over 75 other stage, film and television projects. Most recently, he has guest starred at the Tyler Perry Studios on the TV series If Loving You is Wrong.  A well respected voice-over and looping actor, Mr. Conti’s voices can be heard in the feature films Mobsters, RoboCop 2 and 3,Look Who’s Talking Now, The Last Seduction, Bad Boys, The Hit Man, Misfits of Science, The Frank Sinatra Mini-Seriesand many others.  Having worked and taught in both New York and Hollywood, Mr. Conti has enjoyed working and sharing his skills with the Atlanta Talent for many years. Mr. Conti is the primary reason why the Professional Actor’s Studio is the leader among Atlanta’s acting schools.

    33 min

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The Creative AF Podcast is Atlanta's number one podcast for creative professionals that discusses all things indie art and entertainment providing knowledge and resources to help turn your passion into your career. We discuss a wide variety of topics that include filmmaking, acting, building your creative business and brand, indie feature & short film reviews, the business of music & entertainment. We also interview filmmakers, actors, recording artists, music producers, and other professional creative entrepreneurs based in Atlanta, GA.