No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories

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Guest host Michael Ritter joins for a discussion 10 years after graduating USC SCA: - What percentage of graduates have left the film industry, or directed a feature film? - How did expectations upon graduation meet reality a decade later? - How can one figure out what opportunities are worth pursuing? - Are there noticeable differences between the trajectories of USC film grads vs. non-traditiona...

So you've been rejected from USC SCA (or USC altogether) - what have people done in the past to overcome this and either eventually land a spot as a Trojan, or carve a path toward a film career without it? BREAKDOWN: 0:00 - Intro/Context 3:00 - Episode Outline 3:56 - A note about the appeal process!! (FAQ) 6:24 - For parents!!! 8:13 - My journey getting rejected from USC SCA: admission to USC...

Evan Iwata is a TV drama writer who recently sold his original high-concept crime procedural ON THE CLOCK to ABC with Lionsgate Television and Alexi Hawley’s Perfectman Pictures. He was previously a staff writer on the HBO Max sci-fi thriller SUBJECT TO CHANGE from J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot, and has also developed a YA action-adventure series for DreamWorks Animation. He began his career in the wr...

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We're talking talent rep tantrums, slapping "elevated" before genres, and the infamous "mayonnaise commercial." KEEP UP WITH MICHAEL: IG: @mkritter KEEP UP WITH THE SHOW: All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow www. NoSetPathShow.com bio.site/NoSetPath

Faith Liu is a writer/director who has written feature films for Blumhouse, FilmNation, Sony Pictures Animation, and Disney. Her directorial debut short “Sundowning” is available online at CryptTV’s YouTube channel after a successful festival run. She was a member of the CAPE New Writers Fellowship and Christina Hodson and Margot Robbie’s Lucky Exports Pitch Program. Today we are getting into how...

Veronica Powers is a SAG actress, singer, and USC Summa Cum Laude graduate who has transitioned from a child performer on Conan to a viral comedy star for creators like Content Machine and Adam W. A versatile multi-hyphenate, she also lends her voice to global Netflix hits and works as a professional coach for aspiring talent. In this episode, we discuss the profound life lessons she learned after...

Austin Kolodney is the screenwriter of “Dead Man’s Wire,” based on a true story and directed by Gus Van Sant, in theaters January 2026. He was named one of Variety’s 2025 Screenwriters to Watch . A director as well as writer, Austin’s work has been featured across major platforms including Funny Or Die, Syfy, Audible, Almost Friday TV, and Comedy Central . His narrative shorts, Two Chairs, Not One...

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With the Oscars broadcast headed to YouTube, studios including Fox hiring Head of Creator Studio, and YouTube surpassing Netflix to become the most watched streamer on TVs - where are the jobs headed in an industry that seems to be scaling back? The good news: there is one accessible sector that's growing, and may be replacing the bottom of the pyramid of traditional media. Mentioned articles/book...

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Today we get into how a film can land theatrical distribution without festival circuit buzz; how to leverage existing relationships into building a crew, cast, and distributors on your team; and how a cold email landed a distributor for two of his feature films. TICKETS FOR “THE WILDERNESS”: https://www.fandango.com/the-wilderness-2025-242791/movie-overview KEEP UP WITH SPENCER:  IG: @spencereking...

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Today we are getting into how to avoid stagnance when waiting for feature films to go, how to find representation that aligns with who you are as an artist and the most surprising things from directing three horror thriller features. EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 1:35 - Getting brought on to Bone Lake from an open directing assignment  3:00 - LD Entertainment 4:20 - Shooting in LA vs. Georgia vs. Canada 6:35...

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Evan B. Matthews is an LA-based director whose feature directorial debut “Motherland” comes out this month, we’re recording in September 2025, in both theaters and VOD. Evan got his start under Mark Burnett, working on shows including Survivor, The Apprentice, An Inconvenient Truth, and The Hollow, among others; going on to produce the MTV Movie Awards.  Today we get into how Evan went from meetin...

Michael Orion Downing is an LA-based, Alaskan-raised producer and Director of Development at A/Vantage Pictures, with credits spanning Netflix, Mandalay, A24, and Apple projects alongside independent films on Tubi. His work includes Ben Affleck’s AIR , Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest , and Sundance award-winning Under Darkness , as well as producing Maika Monroe’s directorial debut short at TIFF. Tod...

Karl Stelter is a filmmaker whose commercial director / producer work has been recognized by  the Clio’s, Tribeca, Tribeca X, the ADDY’s, Telly’s, Webby’s, 1.4, ADCC, DUST, and over 15 Oscar Qualifying film festivals.  His recent Jury Award win at Sebastopol qualified him for the 2025 Oscars. His clients include Invisalign, Amazon, NFL, Telus, Western University of Health Sciences, and GHA Autism...

Today independent producer and union production coordinator Sofia Snyder gets into the specific resources she utilized to help land her short films at festivals, including Tribeca; what a psychic told her that prevented her from quitting her job on Rebel Moon; and how she took what she learned from working on movies like Licorice Pizza and Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar and applied it to the fi...

Today's topic is "Conclave" - what the movie got right, what the movie got wrong, and the broader impact of a film misrepresenting a community, particularly without involvement from its members. 2:30 - AMERICAN POPE! 3:58 - “Conclave” 4:56 - The timing of the making of the movie 7:00 - The consequences of capitalizing on a community without involving members of that community 19:10 -...

Today Rebecca is joined by Kristen Brancaccio to react to some anonymously submitted production horror stories - the good, the bad, and the downright hilarious. BREAKDOWN: 0:30 - Updates with Kristen! Full-time directing largely in vertical soap operas 3:55 - Anonymously submitted production horror stories! 4:20 - UPM asked LAPD to ID homeless defecation, cop reverse unos and asks production to re...

Becca Mann is an author, screenwriter, and former Team USA swimmer. A two-time national champion, she was the youngest to place Top 10 in four events at a single Olympic Trials and competed in four World Championships. She later worked in writers rooms on shows like Cruel Summer , The Wilds , and The Morning Show . Her memoir Outside the Lanes and novel Unruly drop the first week of April. Today,...

Revealing the top episodes, wins for the year, and upcoming opportunities! CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow bio.site/NoSetPath www. NoSetPathShow.com