The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Christine Chen. They talk about Erzulie (2022), a Fantasy/Adventure movie Christine Chen is the Co-Writer/Director/Producer of. She tells us all about Niche Filmmaking since Erzulie was made knowing the Mermaid Community could be an audience for this. Christine Chen gives details about the importance of marketing toward […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Director/Producer Rick Dugdale. He talks about his latest movie Zero Contact (2022), a Thriller starring Anthony Hopkins which was shot remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rick Dugdale is the Director/Producer of Zero Contact. Since Rick has produced many indie features, he also talks about how to make a […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Movie Producer and Author Kim Adelman. Our guest, Kim Adelman is the producer of the feature Just Friends (1996) which stars Anita Barone and Anthony Palermo. This led to a career teaching filmmaking at UCLA, producing many short films for FXM, now known as FX Movie Channel. Kim […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with David Zuckerman, who is a Movie Producer and the C.E,O. of Virtual Pitch Fest. David Kohner Zuckerman talks about producing movies at different budget levels and gives advice on how to pitch producers by using examples like The Wizard Of Oz (1939) and The Big Chill (1983). They […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Greg Bjorkman. Greg Bjorkman is the Co-Writer and Director of Press Play, a Sci-Fi Romance movie that deals with time travel. They talk about the challenges of writing a story that deals with time travel and how the writers Greg Bjorkman and James Bachelor studied movies such […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer and Author Niceole Levy. Since our guest has years of experience as a writer/producer on TV shows such as S.W.A.T. and Cloak And Dagger, Niceole Levy tells us all about writing for Television. As a taste of what we can expect from her book “The Writers’ Room […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Eve Symington. They talk about how she is changing the Film Noir genre with the movie Brut Force 2022 and how to network in Los Angeles. Eve Symington is the Writer Director of Brut Force, a Thriller which stars Patricia Velasquez The Mummy 1999, Malignant 2021. Eve […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with actor and filmmaker Jim Mahoney. He is the Actor/Executive Producer/Writer of the Comedy movie Gatlopp (2022). Jim Mahoney talks about what inspired him to write Gatlopp and he gives the great pitch by saying, it’s if Jumanji was a drinking game. Since Gatlopp mostly takes place in one […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Neil McCay. He is the Writer/Director of the feature Trip (2022). Neil McCay talks about why he chose to write a limited location Horror movie and the things he had to consider by making a contained movie. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with UK based filmmaker Sheikh Shahnawaz. He is the Writer/Director of the Crime Thriller Bluff (2022). Sheikh Shahnawaz talks about what he learned by making 12 short films in a year and why they spent more money marketing the feature Bluff than was spent to produce the movie. The […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with UK Filmmaker Russell Owen. They talk about how Pagan lore, the historic setting in Scotland and other rituals inspired Shepherd (2021), a Mystery/Horror movie written and directed by Russell Owen. Other credits Owen has as Writer/Director include Inmate Zero (2020). The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer DeAndra Stone. The main topic is on the writer’s struggle to get read. DeAndra Stone talks about how she got over those hurdles as a screenwriter by working in post-production and submitting to writing contests including the SYS Six Figure Screenplay Contest. Other topics include how her […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Philip Todd. He is the director and one of the writers of the movies Jessie and the Elf Boy (2022) and The Gaelic King (2017). Philip Todd talks about how Jessie and the Elf Boy was inspired by a Scottish Myth and how that affected the writing. […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Keoni Waxman. He is the Writer/Director of the a Mystery/Thriller movie, The Ravine (2021). Keoni Waxman adapted that screenplay from a book written by Robert Pascuzzi and Kelly Pascuzzi. He talks about adapting that novel and how the authors were present on set for the movie adaptation. […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Christopher Moore. As the Writer/Director of Children Of Sin (2022), Christopher Moore has a lot to say about being resourceful as an indie filmmaker. They also talk about the unique poster design for the movie and what inspired it. Topics also include why filmmakers should at first […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Hamza Zaman. He is the Writer/Director/Actor of The Institute (2022). Hamza Zaman talks about how they produced that Thriller during Covid-19. Other topics are how he pitches movie ideas to investors and writes scripts toward a certain budget range. Stick around at the end of the episode […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Ivan Sen. They talk about Expired (2022), a Sci-Fi Romance movie Ivan Sen wrote and directed. Expired stars Hugo Weaving (The Matrix) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). Sen’s Writer/Director credits also includes the Mystery Road (TV Series). Topics also include how Ivan Sen approaches writing by building […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Tarik Saleh. He went from Directing documentaries and the Lykke Li “I Follow Rivers” music video, to The Contractor (2022), an Action/Thriller starring Chris Pine and Gillian Jacobs. Tarik talks about that transition from Doc to narrative features and how he’s created opportunities in his career. The […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Wes Miller. He is the Director/Producer of A Day To Die (2022), likely one of the last movies featuring Bruce Willis since his retirement was announced on 3/30/2022. The cast also includes Frank Grillo, Kevin Dillon and Brooke Butler. Wes Miller’s credits also include the Action/Thriller Atone […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Guy Goldstein, who is the founder of the WriterDuet software. They talk about the origin and development of that software, about screenplay formatting and their other software WriterSolo and ReadThrough. Our host, Ashley Scott Meyers also announces that his movie The Rideshare Killer is available for free on […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker and actor Dan Coplan. Topics include how he went from NYU film School to working on Taxi Driver (1976) and King Kong (1976) and how getting hit by a mail truck went towards financing a movie. Dan Coplan is the actor/writer/director of the crime thriller 8 Winds […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Author Christopher Vogler. His writing credits include Disney’s The Lion King and Christopher Vogler is the author of one of the most acclaimed guide books on writing. The Writer’s Journey which is now in its fourth edition. They talk about what inspired him to write the book, one […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Le-Van Kiet. They talk about his new Thriller, The Requin (2022) starring Alicia Silverstone. The movie is about a couple on vacation who get stranded out in an ocean of shark infested waters. Le-Van Kiet talks about the challenges and expectations of writing and directing a shark […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Paul Solet. He talks about how his short film Grace, got the attention of filmmaker Adam Green who then produced the feature Grace (2009). That debut feature premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and kicked off Solet’s career. Other topics include how he worked with actor Adrien […]

This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Nick Gregorio. Topics include how Nick Gregorio was able to get one of the first movies released on Netflix streaming and his writing process. They also talk about his latest feature, Nick Gregorio is the Writer/Director of the Horror/Sci-Fi movie Old Strangers (2022). The podcast is available […]