Dream Baby Dream

Roland and Cory have an insightful and delightful conversation with Harris Mayersohn, director, producer, writer, comedian, and half of Dogma 3000, the company responsible for some of the funniest and most creative comedy specials and videos of the past year, including Rap World and Connor O'Malley's short film "Coreys". They talk about working with friends, low budgets, starting out in late night...

Cory and Roland recount worst movies to see with family and Cory's terrible Christmas double feature experience, catch up on progress of the film, and talk about the search for a financial producer. www.dreambabydream.net

It's 2025 and after a brief hiatus (and a proof of concept shoot) we are back with a short episode. Full episodes will return soon, but in the meantime, enjoy sounds from the set of our proof of concept shoot in December 2024. www.dreambabydream.net

Roland and Cory talk about their proof of concept shoot for Dream Baby Dream. www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland sit down with Chris Dodds - producer, friend, and owner of production company Made By Limbo - to talk about making movies and making more movies and the unfortunate closing of Ugly Baby, the best Thai restaurant in Brooklyn.

Cory and Roland sit down with Noah Williams and Evan Dinger of Out of Office Films (OOOF) about the production of their first film, shooting tons of locations in not a lot of days, and the importance of a great locations manager. www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland talk about locking down casting and getting casting in line for their upcoming proof of concept shoot and they make a live on air call to the Mayor's Permitting Office. www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland celebrate another investor coming on board, talk about what it takes to make a proof of concept for the film, and repeat some of the funniest things they've overheard strangers say to each other. www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland talk about the will they won't they pros and cons of making the proof of concept of their upcoming movie. Pros and cons and pros. And cons. And pros! www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland talk about the end of the Halloween season on the day of the NYC marathon, discuss the awkward necessity of fundraising for a movie, and put some concrete plans on the board to start shooting earlier than they thought. www.dreambabydream.com.

Cory and Roland interview Tiffany Boyle, President of Sales and Packaging at Ramo Law, a firm that works with filmmakers to package their films including everything from fundraising, distribution, sales, and more. They talk with Tiffany about what she does and why it's crucial to the making of a project like theirs. www.dreambabydream.net

Roland and Cory interview their first podcast guest Dusty Brown, co-producer of the upcoming movie "Sketch" which premiered at 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, to talk about the process of producing a movie from the ground up. And they unintentionally banter about seasonally appropriate Halloween films. www.dreambabydream.net

Cory and Roland talk about one of the difficult and very real realities of an independent film, financing, aka finding the money (baby). They talk about proactive ways to approach investors without just straight up asking them for money (they talk about that that too). www.dreambabydream.net

Roland and Cory head out to Bushwick to visit the legendary Dream Auto and talk to owner Tommy and his family about the possibility of using his business as a location and them playing themselves as actors in the movie. More info on the movie at www.dreambabydream.net .

Cory and Roland talk about the beginnings of pre-production and going boots on the ground to get things off the ground, the highs of a child discovering Vegemite, and the lows of insomnia. Check out www.dreambabydream.net for more info and images about the movie.

Roland and Cory talk continue the talk about packaging the movie continuing with things you absolutely need for a feature film - a budget and actors. They talk with Jake Cannavale and Daniela Valdeza about the leading roles of Dream Baby Dream. www.dreambabydream.net for more.

Cory and Roland talk about the importance of Packaging, attaching a Sales Agent, and how it affects fundraising for an indie movie. Check out more at www.dreambabydream.net.

Cory and Roland talk about the process of building a Presentation Deck and how important a deck is to the creative process of filmmaking, even if seems like merely a production formality. See the deck and all other media for Dream Baby Dream at www.dreambabydream.net.

Roland and Cory head into the development process and the importance of authenticity for Dream Baby Dream and pound the pavement talking to people at the setting of the film.

Filmmakers Roland Ellis (Writer/Director) and Cory Cavin (Producer) set out on the journey of making Dream Baby Dream , a feature film of the same name of this podcast, and talk about the elements they have and what they'll need to make this a reality.