Q&A with “My Run” Producer Mark Castaldo, who talks about the documentary, his work and the Nicholl Fellowship. What gave you the idea for the “Perfect” original story films that you’ve produced? I had a colleague that was a development executive at another production company and they were looking for a few woman in jeopardy type thriller [...]
The next member of the “My Run” team for you to get to know better is Co-Producer Christine Redlin, who is an experienced marketer in both the film and music industries. The role of Co-Producer is to work with the Producer(s) in any phase of the film from pre-production on to marketing, what advice would you [...]
One of the most beloved documentaries that has been winning both festival awards and rousing audience support has been “My Run,” based on the true story of Terry Hitchcock, who in 1996 at 57 ran 75 consecutive marathons in 75 days to draw the public’s attention to the plight of single parents. An only child [...]
Veteran character actor Tony Longo shared his unique viewpoint and sense of humor with the audience while speaking on the Filmmakers Panel at the Las Vegas Film Festival. Share on Facebook
What baby steps do you advise beginners take to get up and running on You Tube? Getting noticed on YouTube is much harder today than it used to be. I got lucky enough to start my show when there wasn’t a lot of traffic to the site, so my shows would pop up more around [...]
A few months ago I heard a wonderful interview on Film Courage with Peter Rallis, who is perhaps best known for his entertainment show on You Tube called Movie Buzz. A young man in his early twenties, Peter is combining his passion for films with the power of the internet and has created a dedicated following for [...]
When I set up the Filmmakers Notebook blog I started a page with various resources I’d found on the internet for filmmakers and screenwriters. Recently during a conversation with an acquaintance I discovered that even though he reads all of my new posts, he’d never visited the Resource Page until a few weeks ago. Because [...]
Many people who visit Filmmakers Notebook may be aware that I have recently become Marketing Director for a new e-commerce and social networking platform called NOMOSA, which is designed to benefit all independent artists. The website provides tools and support for filmmakers, musicians, photographers, writers, artists and other creatives looking to build a fan base for and [...]
If you enjoyed the first part of my Q&A with Karen Worden from Film Courage read on. Karen continues to inspire in Part 2. In terms of being filmmakers what have you learned the most from doing your radio show? What I’ve gained from many of our guests’ stories is that the journey to do and be more is [...]
One of the best shows for filmmakers to grace internet radio is Film Courage, which airs every Sunday at Noon PT on LA Talk Radio. Co-hosts Karen Worden and David Branin have been building a supportive and devoted following by featuring informative and entertaining guests on their program, so I thought it would be fun to [...]