The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Cal Barnes. They talk about how Cal Barnes shot his movie The Astrid Experience On An iPhone. He mentions the benefits of making a feature with an iPhone and how Sean Baker’s indie hit Tangerine (2015) was an influence. Cal Barnes is the Writer/Director/Actor of The Astrid […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actress and Filmmaker Deborah Twiss. Our guest went from well known acting credits such as Kick-Ass (2010) to being the Actor/Writer/Director of the sexy Thriller Sapiosexual. Deborah Twiss talks about that movie and how her time working briefly as a stripper helped inform her career and other movies […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Director and Author Jon Fitzgerald. Our guest, Jon Fitzgerald talks about how he went from directing his first feature, to being the Co-Founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. Jon Fitzgerald is also the author of Filmmaking For Change, a guide book on making movies on socially significant subjects. […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director/Producer Joe Lo Truglio. They talk about how Joe Lo Truglio made the transition from actor to being a Writer/Director of the Horror Movie Outpost. He is known for acting in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Reno 911! and Bob’s Burgers. Topics also include the challenges of writing and producing an […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Andy Volk, a programmer for the Austin Film Festival. As the listeners know, the Austin Film Festival is also a great place for awarding screenplays. Andy Volk gives us a step by step account of how an entry in the festival makes its way to being selected. He […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actor/Writer/Director Anabelle D. Munro. They talk about how Anabelle got her start making Theater productions that reflected her German background and that country’s style of storytelling. From there she transitioned into filmmaking. Anabelle D. Munro also talks about the Ethos Film Awards and how she is the Creator/Producer […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Creator Daniel B. Iske. They talk about The Dead Hour, a web series Daniel B. Iske and other filmmakers made together which was later picked up by a distributor and released on major streaming platforms like Amazon Video. Daniel B. Iske talks about how they built their audience […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Bomani J. Story. They talk about how working as an Assistant Editor led to his big break as a filmmaker. Bomani Story is the Writer/Director of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023). He talks about that movie and how it was a modern twist inspired […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with British Writer/Director Elizabeth Blake Thomas. They talk about Hunt Club (2022), A Horror/Thriller Elizabeth Blake Thomas directed which has a stellar cast including Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Mickey Rourke and Jessica Belkin. Other topics include how she works with other writers as a director and how Elizabeth […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Jamison LoCasio and Adam Ambrosio. These returning guests talk about their new anthology feature, a Drama called 7 x 7 (seven by seven.) Jamison LoCasio is the Director of this movie and wrote it along with Adam Ambrosio. Topics also include how their career path is not […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Franklin Ritch. They talk about his new feature, The Artifice Girl (2022) which Franklin Ritch wrote, directed and acted in. Topics include looking to the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence) since that is the subject explored in the movie. Franklin also talks about how they shot part […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Brit McAdams. They talk about the new movie Paint (2023), which Brit McAdams wrote/directed and stars Owen Wilson. Other topics include how the Paint screenplay was honored by the annual Blacklist in 2010 and the long process after that to get this Comedy feature made. The main […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer and author John Gaspard. They talk about indie filmmaking on a budget and use examples such as Kevin Smith’s Clerks, Darren Aronofsky’s Pi and the work of Roger Corman. These examples are from John Gaspard’s book, Fast Cheap and Written That Way and Fast Cheap and Under […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with prior guest, Filmmaker John Swab. They talk about One Day As A Lion (2023), an Action/Thriller Directed by John Swab. That movie stars Frank Grillo, J.K. Simmons, Virginia Madsen. Topics also include tips on how to give or take notes as a Writer or Producer. John Swab’s prior […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with artists and Filmmaker Welby Ings. Our guest, Welby Ings is a Writer/Director who takes a very unique approach to develop and pitch his screenplays. He starts by making gallery worthy drawings to plan the visuals of the story before he writes it. Welby Ings talks about this process […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Michael Escalante. They talk about how to make his first feature, The Burial (2023), Michael Escalante decided to produce his own script. The Burial is a limited location Horror movie made on a budget. Other motivational topics include how he made the leap to Write and Direct […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle. They are the Co-Directing team behind faith based movies such as Jesus Revolution (2023) which has a Kelsey Grammer among the cast. Jon Erwin was also one of the writers and producers of Jesus Revolution. Topics include tips on how to write […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Matthew Bauer. Australian Writer/Director Matthew Bauer talks about his new Documentary The Other Fellow (2022). This doc is about men in real life who are named James Bond and how that had lasting effects on their lives. It leads them to ask, what’s in a name? Our […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker James Cullen Bressack. Today’s guest is a career movie Director with credits such as Fortress, Hot Seat and his latest, Murder, Anyone? (2022). They talk about that crime/comedy movie Murder, Anyone?, which was adapted from a stage play written by his father, Gordon Bressack. Other topics include, […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Mark Burman. They talk about how Mark Burman got his start as a Production Assistant on the set of the TV show Cheers. From there he went on to be a movie producer and filmmaker. Mark Burman tells us about Ambush (2023), a War/Action movie he is […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Corey Deshon. They talk about how Corey got his start making short films and working as a Production Assistant and then went on to Write/Direct the Drama feature Daughter (2022) starring Casper Van Dien and Elyse Dinh. Corey Deshon also talks about if writers should write for […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Carter Smith. They talk about how Carter Smith started as a Photographer and is now focused on being a filmmaker. Carter Smith is the Writer/Director of the Horror/Thriller movie Swallowed (2022). He talks about making that feature which stars Cooper Koch and Jena Malone. The podcast is […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer/Producer Greg Lyon. Today’s guest is an experienced Screenwriter and Producer, so a main topic is how writers can pitch their scripts to producers. Greg Lyon has writing credits that include Gibby (2016), an Adventure/Comedy with an incredible cast including Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Patrick Flanery and Vivica A. […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Barry Jay. Our guest tells us about his transition from being a successful Physical Trainer with Barry’s Bootcamp, to being the Writer/Director of movies such as The Way Out (2022). They talk about making Horror movies and the major differences between the indie world and the Hollywood […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jason Eisener. Topics include how Jason Eisener pitched his Horror Sci-Fi movie Kids Vs Aliens and went on to be the Writer/Director of that feature. They also talk about how a short film contest launched his career by making Hobo With A Shotgun. The podcast is available […]