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Freeze Frame
Optical printing effect whereby a single frame is repeated to give the illusion that all action has stopped. ....
FREEZE FRAME:
The picture stops moving, becoming a still photograph, and holds for a period of time.....
Fresh Voices
DISCOVEROur approach to discovering new talent underscores our strong belief that new voices deserve to be heard, and great stories told. Our services are specifically designed to discover material most people might overlook. While traditional criteria such as tone, structure and character are equally important, in our experience the one quality th....
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition
Enter before the Regular Deadline (Sept. 8th) & Receive Your Scorecard and Judge's Notes for FREE!! Now in our 7th year, Fresh Voices has distinguished itself as one of Hollywood's leading screenplay competitions. We offer every screenwriter FREE PROFESSIONAL SCRIPT FEEDBACK plus winning writers receive CASH & PRIZE PACKAGES wo....
Fresno Film Commission
We offer services to assist filmmakers, production companies, location managers and other production personnel while in the Central Valley.....
From Razzies to Release from Director Jail --- Tom Putnam!
Alrik and Liz have a wonderful, substantive and vulnerable conversation with filmmaker Tom Putnam about the trajectory of his career (from massively popular shorts to a razzie nominated feature, to his most recent award-winning film, THE DARK DIVIDE). We also feature Nicole De Meneses' latest short, BLOO....
From Stand-Up to Grand Crew: Writing for a Living with Charla Lauriston!
This week Alrik and Liz chat with writer Charla Lauriston about making it as a writer in the entertainment industry as well as paying it forward with her new course to help writers navigate everything other than the work. We also talk about Bradley Cooper being made fun of by the Hollywood elite. Enjoy!....
FSS 14 Jonathan Katz, Being Seriously Funny +David Mamet, Carson, Shandling
Jonathan Katz is perhaps best known in animated form in "Dr Katz: Professional Therapist." He's had a long career before and since as a standup comic & screenwriter. He talks about his upcoming "Dr Katz: Live" performance & finding his way in comedy.
Buy tickets in advance to catch "Dr. Katz Live" on J....
FSS 15: Finding Ohana's Nightmarchers & a Possessed Girl w/ Lopaka Kapanui
Hawaiian storyteller Lopaka Kapanui served as cultural & paranormal consultant on the popular Netflix action/adventure film "Finding 'Ohana." Hear his story as a storyteller and a truly terrifying case. ....
FSS 16: Baseball's Ghost Stories w/ Mickey Bradley & Dan Gordon
Curses & superstitions are as much a part of baseball as balls & strikes. Folklore & baseball are intertwined as is the human behavior of seeking reason in chaos. Now, baseball's a melting pot of cultures, introducing new ghost stories & beliefs. ....
FSS 17: Jessica Watkins, the Stand-Up Comic Who Walked Across America
Max & I had a blast talking with stand-up comic Jessica Watkins, who recently walked across America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, while stopping to perform standup shows along the way. The Nashville-born New York-based comic certainly found herself incredibly far out of her element. It took us back to doing road trips and the unplanned adv....
FSS 18: Carlos Alazraqui from Reno 911 Wrote a Zombie Movie!
Who doesn’t love a great zombie movie? Also, who doesn’t love a good comedy? Above all, who doesn’t love a zombie comedy? And then just throw in Mafia elements to make it a truly unique film!
Before getting into the film, I just have to take a moment to express how fun it was to finally talk to stand-up comic-wr....
FSS 19: Lisa Van Buskirk & Madison's Haunted Oyster Bar + Ghost Hunt
Max & Scott chat with American Ghost Walks - Madison tour guide Lisa Van Buskirk on location at a haunted site... a former funeral home-turned high-end oyster bar. After the chat they go on a paranormal investigation of the premises. ....
FSS 21: Telling Stories Through Board Games w/ Designer with Rob Daviau
There's more than one way to tell a story & sometimes you need a good dice roll before you can write, "the end." We speak with prolific game designer Rob Daviau. His resume is basically our game shelf, including Betrayal at the House on the Hill & Risk Legacy.....
FSS 23: David Farrier, Dark Tourist & Conspiracy Theory Analyst
We speak with documentarian & journalist David Farrier, the host of Netflix's "Dark Tourist" and current co-host of "Armchaired & Dangerous." ....
FSS 24: Year In Review & Preview
We take a moment to re-celebrate the guests we've had last year, from Jonathan Katz to David Farrier. We also take a look ahead to personal and show paranormal goals in 2022. ....
