The Working Director

Kate Rees Davies is a director with experience in narrative features, short films, music videos, and commercials. She is also an instructor of directing at UCLA and recently selected as one of 6 directors for the "Future Women of TV" Initiative . Host Jenn Page and Kate dive into their experiences directing a feature in five days. Some topics include: how to work with actors even under the gun, ho...

Sarah J. Eagen is a SAG-AFTRA Actor and Pre-WGA Writer who was recently selected by Blackmagic Collective as one of the “Future Women of TV.”  She has successfully gotten meetings with TV writers, connected with Showrunners, and even booked a role on a major TV show all through networking. Host Jenn Page and Sarah dive in how to grow your network by blind reaching out to people you don’t know...

Joy Donnell is producer, an international speaker, author and activist who shares insight about branding, digital media and public image. As a filmmaker you are always told to be aware of your brand, know your niche, be careful what you say and do, and so on. This week's guest Joy Donnell blows that all up. Host Jenn Page and Joy discuss how being authentically yourself IS your brand. They dive in...

Kendra Castleberry is a casting director who has cast some of network's biggest shows. She most recently finished the Facebook Watch series Limetown , starring Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci. Host Jenn Page and Kendra talk about all things casting television. From pilot to final episodes, they talk about casting stars, working with showrunners, and how the director is involved through it all. More...

Chris Edgar is a songwriter and composer for film, theatre, TV, digital series, commercials, and more. In this week's episode host Jenn Page and Chris dive into the director-composer relationship and how to speak the language of music even if you are not musically inclined. They also talk about setting boundaries with clients; as well as, finding and following your calling. More about Intuitive Fi...

Malia Miglino-Wolf is an actor and the creator of the show Macabre Mondays . On this week's Intuitive Filmmaker Podcast host J enn Page and Malia dive into self-producing. From the one person crew show to making a feature with friends they talk all things getting your passion projects done! They also talk finding your audience, finding inspiration, and balancing your thrival job and career. Easy l...

Chris Savino is the creator of the award-winning, hit animated cartoon series, The Loud House, on Nickelodeon. On this week's Intuitive Filmmaker Podcast host Jenn Page and Chris discuss the gamet of animation from pitching and selling your show to running it, the difference between live action and animation directing, and beating addiction. We apologize in advance. Our card had an error which eff...

Leah Cevoli is an actor, VO artist, and producer. However, we brought her on to talk about all things CROWDFUNDING and the work she does with her company Greenlight Your Passion Project. Host Jenn Page and Leah dive into what you should know before you start, what will make you successful, how do you run a campaign, what platforms are best, what perks should you offer, how often should you post on...

Lauren Nadler is a director, actor, and an international acting coach who has assisted in taking countless performers to the next level in their careers. She has also directed and acted in dozens of films and series.  Host Jenn Page and Lauren dig into working with actors.  Topics include script analysis, the importance of prepping as a director, how to prep your actors for intense indie...

Colette Freedman is an internationally produced novelist, playwright and screenwriter. She is also an actor and producer. Host Jenn Page and Colette talk about ghostwriting, why she believes everyone is a writer,  where original ideas come from, working with young actors, getting the most production value from your budget and how budget can lead to unique story ideas, why you should take time...

Shilpi Roy is a film & TV director and writer who sold her first show without having an agent. She is currently a staff writer on a Netflix show and has a few more shows in the pipeline. Host Jenn Page and Shilpi Roy dive into how she sold her first show to ABC Family (now Freeform) without having an agent, what it was like writing and filming that show, what she does to keep getting work, and...

Acting on a Network TV Show: getting cast, working with directors, and putting in the work Geno Segers is an accomplished actor having been seen in a variety of roles from stage to screen. Host Jenn Page and Geno talk about the process from casting to table reads to on set and beyond. They also discusses what it is like to work with different directors on the same show and so much more! Intuitive...

Betty Thomas is a film & TV director having directed some of the biggest names in Hollywood. She is also the first woman ever to be the Secretary/Treasurer of the Director’s Guild of America. Fun note: all of her films are in the top twenty-five highest-US-grossing female-directed films. Host Jenn Page and Betty Thomas talk about what to expect and is expected of you when working as a TV direc...

Foster Wilson is an award-winning director, an alumna of the Ryan Murphy HALF Directing Initiative, and a board member of Moms-In-Film. Her short film  Made Public  played at more than 20 festivals including 5 Oscar-qualifying fests and won several awards including Best Film, Best Director, and the Audience Award at the prestigious Bentonville Film Festival. Host Jenn Page...

Jason Satterlund is a director, producer, and screenwriter with over 25 years experience in films, commercials, documentaries, and commercials. He was also the writer and director of Kenobi, one of the biggest fan films ever made. Host Jenn Page and Jason break down all the elements of making a fan film from the action to the licensing to how to get real props and actors from the original films. T...

Jenna Edwards , is an actor, an award-winning film producer with projects on iTunes, Netflix, and Hulu, and a #1 best- selling author who is passionate about spreading the idea of Aggressive Optimism as far and wide as she is able to. (Bio below) Host Jenn Page talks with Jenna on finding your niche, what makes a good film / TV producer, how Jenna went from PTSD to public speaker, and knowing your...

Bonnie Gillespie , author "Self Management for Actors," casting director, and enoughness coach to creatives worldwide, kicks off the Intuitive Filmmaker podcast with a real sense of what this show is all about. The craft of filmmaking and staying healthy mind, body, and soul. Bio below. Host Jenn Page and this week's guest Bonnie Gillespie talk how mindset sustains a creative career, how to work w...