Film and Family

Send us Fan Mail What is making a feature film actually like? Maybe you don't know where to start and you feel nervous to begin your journey. If you want to take a real look through the director or producer's eyes, this podcast is for you, recorded on the set of our latest production. This podcast is owned and sponsored by Invisible Mansion Pictures. For more resources, visit us at: www....

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt that your emotions are controlling your life and not you? Hint: if so, the first step is to slow everything down. Maybe you feel you have great momentum, like a train going down a track, but that track isn't taking you where you want to go. If that is the feeling in your life, listening to this podcast can help redirect you down the right track. This podcas...

Send us Fan Mail Today Anna and Kent discuss how expectations differ from our realities. Our experience leading up to and during something, can be either great or horrible, depending on how we depict it. We don't know how circumstances are going to turn out, which is reality. Listen in to determine whether or not your own expectations are serving you or creating unnecessary anxiety or disappo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Kent and Anna talk about getting twice as much done in half the time, and learning to determine the difference between which things are important to do right away and which things aren't. They teach how to make a daily plan to determine priorities, and how to make your time work for you instead of the other way around. (Even with kids or a film career) This p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about our personal story and the origin of the company Invisible Mansion Pictures. We discuss why we have chosen to have it all slow instead of one thing fast and the value of building things that are invisible. This podcast is owned and sponsored by Invisible Mansion Pictures. For more resources, visit us at: www.invisiblemansion.com Check Out Our Most Rec...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about censorship, nudity, sexual content, pornography, how the things we consume affect us and exercising the freedom to choose if you want to watch these things or not. Studies Cited: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/erotic-art/#ModAesProEroArt Donnerstein, Edward, and L. Berkowitz. “Victim Reactions in Aggressive Erotic Films As a Factor in Violence against Women.” Jou...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about censorship, nudity, sexual content, pornography, how the things we consume affect us and exercising the freedom to choose if you want to watch these things or not. Studies Cited: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1984/04/obscenity-how-it-affects-us-how-we-can-deal-with-it?lang=eng This podcast is owned and sponsored by Invisible Mansion Pictures. For m...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we delve into the difference between means and  ends, and how they relate to goal setting. Getting attached to the means or the original plan, can ultimately prevent us from reaching the real end goal. Specification, design, focus and planning are all crucial ways to achieve the end, and you’ll learn how to apply this to your goals this new year. This podcast is ow...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss the advantages of film school, how to get a good film education no matter your situation, respect for the craft, our own most valuable educational experiences, and the value of ongoing education in general. Enjoy! This podcast is owned and sponsored by Invisible Mansion Pictures. For more resources, visit us at: www.invisiblemansion.com Check Out Our Most Recent Film Fr...

Send us Fan Mail Today we discuss: Film AND Family vs. Film  OR Family The dangers of black and white thinking   The Hegelian Dialectic and finding creative synthesis  Dealing with cognitive dissonance  Believing the impossible  Your why and not giving up when you don't know the how For more information, visit our website at: www.invisiblemansion.com Check Out Our Most Recent Film Free "...

Send us Fan Mail Part two of our interview with Noam Kroll: Feature filmmaker, business owner, and father. We discuss pursuing your dream of becoming a filmmaker, taking the next step in each film, appreciating the good and bad in your films, learning how to plan, dealing with curve balls, and more. Subscribe to Noam Kroll's email list at: http://noamkroll.com For more information about Film...

Send us Fan Mail Our interview with Noam Kroll: Feature filmmaker, business owner, and father. We discuss pursuing your dream of becoming a filmmaker, taking the next step in each film, appreciating the good and bad in your films, learning how to plan, dealing with curve balls, and more. Subscribe to Noam Kroll's email list at: http://noamkroll.com For more information about Film and Family,...

Send us Fan Mail The power of story telling is demonstrated in a short parable taught by Jesus Christ. "Talents" in this parable refer to money, but there are many ways to invest in what we value. Join us as we discuss a hierarchy of investments and why we recommend prioritizing investing in yourself over time and money.  Check Out Our Most Recent Film Free "Make Your Feature Film&q...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover: How to use our feelings as fuel for our actions What we can do with anger and other emotions inside us  Why resisting emotions makes them grow stronger How even "negative" emotions can fuel action that's useful for us How our brains automatically create new feelings as we think new thoughts "What Do You Do With The Mad That You Feel&qu...

Send us Fan Mail The short version: failure is good. It has more potential for growth than success does, especially with proper evaluation. Our four step evaluation process: 1. What are the facts? 2. What worked? 3. What didn't work? 4. What will I do differently? www.invisiblemansion.com Check Out Our Most Recent Film Free "Make Your Feature Film" Checklist

Send us Fan Mail We introduce the five-step model that we use to create results for ourselves and our clients. Viewing the world through this lens has been life-changing for us and can also allow you to take ownership over creating the experience you want in every area of your life. Here's the secret, we always think that when our results change, THEN we'll feel happy or successful. But...

Send us Fan Mail What does a pitch even look like these days? If you are still imagining that it's a 15-second log line that you say as quickly as possible when you run into a famous studio executive in an elevator.... this conversation will be enlightening. We discuss how to prepare to pitch, the variety of components you can choose to include in a pitch deck, and some tips to make it more c...

Send us Fan Mail How do you finance a film? We answer this question while emphasizing that the more important question to focus on is how to make a good film. The first step is to develop a story that is really meaningful to you and the people on your team. Once you've done that, we boil the process down to a simple formula. We share our own experiences and the insights we have gathered as we...

Send us Fan Mail What is beauty? Is it subjective? What do you find beautiful and what does that say about you and what you value? In this episode we talk about the role of beauty in art and life. Enjoy! www.invisiblemansion.com/filmandfamily Check Out Our Most Recent Film Free "Make Your Feature Film" Checklist

Send us Fan Mail Surprise! Kent has read at least one parenting book (statistically more than the average Dad). We discuss why is might not really matter what you do as much as why you do it in both parenting and film and the power of finding the why behind your what and how. www.invisiblemansion.com/filmandfamily Check Out Our Most Recent Film Free "Make Your Feature Film" Checklist

Send us Fan Mail You've heard the age old debate... which is more important?  Quantity or quality? We make an argument for BOTH and our belief that quantity actually creates quality . In fact focusing too much on quality can be crippling, especially if you are a perfectionist! We talk about how doing just a little bit every day grows exponentially over time and give you some examples of succe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Anna tells Kent that "procrastinative" is not a word. According to Google, it might be. We also cover how to stop ourselves from procrastinating the most important things in our lives, how those most important things are rarely urgent, and why our brain wants us to procrastinate in the first place. Spoiler: because it feels good! ...until it doesn't...

Send us Fan Mail What would it be like to know that you can put something into your calendar and it's as good as done? Time is just a mental construct. If we didn't measure time, all that would matter is order. Are you doing things in order of your priorities? Tune in for some exploration on this topic and if you want some more help managing your mind around how you spend time, be sure t...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a conversation with Akima Brown, a talented filmmaker, mother, and CEO of Reel Families for Change, Inc., an organization dedicated to serving families in the film industry through advocacy in legislation, unions, studio heads, and more. In this episode we discuss the purpose of Akima's work and organization, as well as the need for family representation in the fi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever struggled with family members or cast/crew not living up to your expectations? What is the purpose of having expectations of someone? What does it mean to have an expectation, and how are your expectations of others serving you? Them?  In this episode we explain how releasing others from our expectations can actually liberate us, in a process called "throwing aw...