Independent Filmmaker's Guide | IFG

Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, Matt Mundy
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Independent Filmmaker's Guide | IFG

At IFG, we talk with industry leaders first-time filmmakers, department heads, technology experts all about filmmaking. Learn first hand from the filmmakers themselves. Be part of the community. From Development through Distribution - Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, and Matt Mundy. How movies get made. 

  1. 12/12/2023

    A 2000+ Theatrical Screen release for "The Shift" featuring Brock Heasley and Ken Carpenter

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide.In today's episode we speak with Director Brock Heasley and Producer Ken Carpenter, the filmmaking team behind "The Shift". With well over 2000 screens in their theatrical release, James Allerdyce takes us through the process of making this "faith adjacent" film from Angel Studios.IFG is created by Framework Productions, produced and hosted by Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, and Matt Mundy. The music is by Glass Boy. Find h...

    37 min

  2. 12/05/2023

    How To Resurrect an Icon of Sexuality and Gender | The Disappearance of Shere Hite

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide.In today's episode we dive right into a genre centrally important to so many independent filmmakers, documentary. Hosts James Allerdyce and Matt Mundy get to sit down with acclaimed director and producer Nicole Newnham and her latest film The Disappearance of Shere Hite. We are specifically looking into the techniques and artistry of creating a cohesive and compelling storyline exploring the life of an impactful author-celebrity ...

    54 min

  3. 10/24/2023

    How Independent Films Can Catch Fire with Ratings & Reviews | The Action/Horror Film HERD

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide.In today's episode we dive right into one of the later challenges along the filmmaking journey - getting your film in front of your potential audience. How to actually break through with ratings and reviews in key places.The landscape is always changing and tomorrow it may be different. In the meantime, these particular algorithms on streaming platforms hold a lot of sway as to what movies actually get "shelf space" in their stor...

    8 min

  4. 10/10/2023

    HERD U.S. Premiere & Creating The Captivating Key Art with Eric Vasquez

    Send us a textFinding that visual anchor, the shorthand to an audience's memory for your film. This is just part of the importance as well as the difficulty of Key Art.How does it work, what is the relationship with the artist like? Or maybe you want to become a Key Artist yourself and wonder what a functional workflow should be? These are just some of the things covered in today's episode with designer Eric Vasquez. Eric was also the Key Artist for our feature film, HERD, which we talk...

    52 min

  5. 09/26/2023

    Film Distribution | Malcolm Ingram's 30+ Year's Tales of Independent Filmmaking

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's GuideThe navigation of film distribution can be one of the more difficult parts of the filmmaker's process. From understanding deal memos, aligning expectations, to simply getting something you've undoubtedly spent so much time and effort on in front of, and sometimes literally in the hands of, your intended audience.These are just some of the things covered in today's valuable and personal episode with guest Malcolm Ingram - an acclai...

    56 min

  6. 09/12/2023

    Comedy Central's "Office Race"

    Send us a textThis week we connect with Jared Lapidus (director & co-writer) and James McCarthy (co-writer) who are the filmmakers behind "Office Race" the recently released ensemble comedy movie featuring Beck Bennett (SNL), Joe McHale (Community), J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and a long list of other notable actors which is now out on Comedy Central! A quick reminder, no matter where you are listening to us, if you could rate us and drop us a review on Apple Podcasts, we’d be so g...

    49 min

  7. 08/29/2023

    Strike Agreement Misconceptions & Roots of A.I. Fears

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide.Four common misconceptions with SAG-AFTRA's Interim Agreements and how union members and independent producers can work together to bring the AMPTP back to negotiations.Afterward, we look at some of the roots of A.I. as it applies to using union members' name, image, and likeness and even touch on a case-study that could give us insight as to where negotiations could and possibly should go.More information about all this, and how...

    24 min

  8. 08/15/2023

    The State of Horror Films | Michael Gingold | Fangoria, Rue Morgue

    Send us a textWelcome back to the Independent Filmmaker's Guide.Today hosts Steven Pierce and Matt Mundy are joined by friend and special guest and Horror Genre aficionado, Mike Gingold. He's a journalist, screenwriter, author, director, not to mention one of the most well-respected voices in the horror community today, who just may have seen every horror movie ever made.A graduate of NYU film school, and former editor in chief of Fangoria, Gingold today writes for both Fangoria and Rue Morgu...

    53 min
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At IFG, we talk with industry leaders first-time filmmakers, department heads, technology experts all about filmmaking. Learn first hand from the filmmakers themselves. Be part of the community. From Development through Distribution - Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, and Matt Mundy. How movies get made. 

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  • Creator
    Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, Matt Mundy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Framework Productions, LLC
  • Show Website
    Independent Filmmaker's Guide | IFG

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