Rex Sikes' Movie Beat

Peter Marshall Pt 3 and I continue our discussion on script breakdown and scheduling and the duties and responsibilities of 1st Assistant director in preproduction and on the set. We'll discuss creating the oneliners, blocking, and much more. Peter takes us on a nuts and bolts look into movie making from someone critical to the production. Peter has had a 35-year career & has worked as a PA, d...

Jon Keeyes Pt 3 We continue with: What is the difference between directing your own versus someone else's screenplay? And a whole lot more. With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night a...

Ken Ober In Part 2 we continue our fascinating conversation with Ken Ober Writer, TV Host, Actor and Producer. We will chat more about making it in show business and Ken's career. Ken spent the early part of his career as a stand up comic. He began as a TV Host on MTV’s game show “Remote Control” for 5 seasons. He was a series regular on the NBC series “Parenthood” and you have seen him in numerou...

Donal Logue has scores of film and television credits to his name. Recently he played Captain Tidwell on NBC's LIFE series. As a busy working full time professional actor Donal will discuss working on film and tv projects, what it is like - the difference between the two and working as an actor. Some of the series Donal has been a part of are "Public Morales" he played Ken Shuler for a d...

Ken Ober Writer, TV Host and Producer spent the early part of his career as a stand up comic. He began as a TV Host on MTV’s game show “Remote Control” for 5 seasons. He was a series regular on the NBC series “Parenthood” and you have seen him in numerous commercials. Among other writing credits has written for radio, Television, award shows, ESPN and Comedy Central. He was a wrtiter for “Best Dam...

DP & Camera Operator Pete Biagi Upcoming LIVE 11 am ET, 10 am CT, 8 am PT Thursday September 17. More info will be forthcoming so stay tuned to Rex Sikes’ Movie Beat. Pete’s creditts: A Prairie Home Companion(2006), Noir Productions. Director: Robert Altman, Dp: Ed Lachman, Camera Operator: Pete Biagi. Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline, Virginia Madsen, Jo...

Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood’s most successful independent producers. On the strength of such films as Smoke Signals, Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf and Extremities, Scott has garnered international acclaim and recognition. Home Alone is one of the highest grossing films of all time, and has generated over $1 billion worldwide. Smoke Signals was the winner of the Audience Award and the...

Peter Marshall and I continue our conversation on duties and responsibilities of 1st Assistant director in preproduction and on the set. Preparing the breakdown, how to breakdown script, scheduling, creating the oneliners, blocking, and so much more. Peter takes us on a nuts and bolts look into movie making from someone critical to the production. Peter has had a 35-year career & has worked as...

More to come! What is the difference between directing your own versus someone else's screenplay? And a whole lot more. With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life...

Larry Lundy has been a production designer for 26 years. He was born in Queens, New York and graduated from the State University College at Buffalo with a BFA in painting and sculpture. As an Art Director/Production Designer and Set Decorator his credits include: Angel Street movie and TV Series, E.R., Baby on Board, High Fidelity, Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Drunkboat and others. Lundy wa...

In the long history of network television, only a handful of people have been multi-hyphenates... writing, directing, producing and playing a role in the same series. Bob Fraser has done it twice. First with the classic television series, Benson - where he was the writer/director/show-runner & played Benson’s nemesis, Senator Leonard Tyler for 6 seasons ... then again in a show he created for...

Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood’s most successful independent producers. On the strength of such films as Smoke Signals, Home Alone, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf and Extremities, Scott has garnered international acclaim and recognition. Home Alone is one of the highest grossing films of all time, and has generated over $1 billion worldwide. Smoke Signals was the winner of the Audience Award and the...

Continuity is incredibly complex and important on a movie shoot. It requires a good, if not great script supervisor who works closely with the director. Bruce Resnick has 69 credits to his name as script supervisor beginning with the feature "The Man In The Iron Mask". Other credits include "Miss Castaway", "Lost", "Heaven's Fall", "National Lampoon's D...

With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. “American Nightmare” was released to North America by Monarch Home Video/Ingram Entert...

Peter Marshall has had a 35-year career & has worked as a PA, dolly grip, electrician, assistant cameraman, commercial production manager, first assistant director, TV series creative consultant, television producer & director. He has worked on industrial films, documentaries; television commercials, music videos; Emmy Award nominated TV series & features. Peter has directed over 30 TV...

What is new with the Firestarter Film Festival? New things are in store. So tune in and find out as Firestarter Films Festival directors Shawn Monaghan & Phil Koch discuss with Rex Sikes their unique event in the Milwaukee area. Firestarter Films is an interactive showcase for local filmmakers. It is a wonderful short film festival. Films are screened and film makers chat with the audience. Ev...

Donald R. Schmitt is the former co-director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, where he served as Director of Special Investigations for ten years. Schmitt authored dozens of articles on UFOs, and is the co-author of two best-selling books, UFO CRASH AT ROSWELL, , and The Truth Abouit the UFO Crash at Roswell. He also authored ROSWELL, THE CHRONOLOGICAL PICTORIAL. He has been interviewe...

Steve Ralph is an experienced & prolific Production Designer & Art Director who has worked feature films, television, music videos, DVD’s, and web projects. Steve Ralph is a member of the Art Directors Guild & has designed over thirty feature length projects. BHe worked on The Wash, with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog & for the film Half Past Dead that starred Steven Segal, Steve worked wit...

Duane Journey is the Line Producer for the feature film No God No Master staring David Straithairn. A seasoned production manager & film maker, Duane has over 20 years in the entertainment industry. In jobs ranging from Line Producer, Unit Production Manager, Studio Executive, Key Grip, First AD, & more. He lives in Los Angeles & has worked for all the major studios & many of the m...

Bonnie Garvin lives and works in Los Angeles where she is part of the USC School of Cinema faculty and teaches screenwriting. Additionally, she teaches privately and does weekend screenwriting workshops around the country in addition to her own writing. Originally from Detroit Bonnie began her writing career by accident. While working in the theatre as a publicist and attending Wayne State Univers...

Director Oliver Robins began his career in the film industry at the age of ten, starring in Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist. After acting in various film and television roles, he moved behind the camera. At the age of fifteen, he wrote, directed and produced The Crystal, which won first prize at the French Les Mesnil-le t-Roi Film Festival. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California...

Filmmaker Magazing Heralds director Frankie Latina as one of the new faces of independent film. “Frankie Latina's Modus Operandi is a trip. A fuzzed out ode to B-gangster films, '60s political paranoia thrillers, '80s late-night Skinemax, and raunchy underground cinema (think a Quinn Martin production directed by John Waters from a script by Jean-Pierre Melville), the picture is the 30-year-old Mi...

You know him as Hercules in the show that surpassed “Baywatch” as the most watched show in the world “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Rodenberry’s “Andromeda” The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout it’s five year run from 2000-2005.?...

Producer Mark Heidelberger has produced music videos, commercials, documentaries and feature films. Mark will discuss his recent film "Man Overboard", the process of preparing the movie’s script for shooting, how they assembled the money for the shoot & marketing, casting, pre, production & post, out of the box methods of marketing, the process of DIY (do-it-yourself) distributio...

Bryan Michael Stoller, an award-winning filmmaker, featured on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Dateline NBC and in many newspapers and periodicals including The Los Angeles Times, Premiere Magazine and People Magazine is my upcoming guest for Wednesday August 5. He has produced, written and directed over eighty productions that include, short comedy films, half hour television, music vide...