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Interview w/ Anders Thomas Jensen, Writer / Director of Men & Chicken

Episode #123Screenwriter and Director Anders Thomas Jensen talks about his new film, Men & Chicken.....

Interview w/ Blair Singer, Producer on Rizzoli & Isles, Fairly Legal

Blair Singer was a Producer on “The Mysteries of Laura” at NBC. Other television work includes “Rizzoli & Isles”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Fairly Legal”,“Weeds”, “Monk” and the “Book of Daniel.” As a playwright, Blair’s play &ldquo....

Interview w/ Co-Exec Producer on Alias & Army Wives, Jeff Melvoin

Emmy-award winner Jeff Melvoin has worked on a dozen one-hour television series. His most recent job was as Executive Producer of the Lifetime series Army Wives.   Prior writer-producer credits include Alias, Picket Fences, Northern Exposure, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.  Awards include an Emmy, two Golde....

Interview w/ Co-Exec Producer on Breaking Bad, George Mastras

George Mastras has been a writer and producer for the Emmy-award winning drama "Breaking Bad" on AMC. He wrote standout episodes "Crazy Handful of Nothin,'" which won the 2009 PEN USA Award for Best Teleplay, and “Grilled,” which was nominated for the 2010 Edgar Allen Poe Award.  ....

Interview w/ Craig Sweeny, Showrunner on Limitless

Craig Sweeny graduated from Colgate University in 1996. Craig got his start when he wrote freelance scripts for MDs and PLAYMAKERS. He then went on to write for THE 4400 and MEDIUM. He worked on both shows at the same time. This led to his massive rise through the ranks. He had an overall deal with CBS/Paramount. Next, he worked on....

Interview w/ Jameson Parker on Budgeting, Marketing, Making a Netflix Show

Episode 314 In this Episode, Producer Jameson Parker talks about many details of the job.Topics include: Making Pitch Decks (Look Books), working towards a budget and Making a Netflix TV Series. Jameson Parker's credits include the Horror Movie "Summer Of 84", "Prodigals" and the TV streaming series, "Julie and the Phantoms".....

Interview w/ Nikki Toscano, Producer on Revenge

Honored by Entertainment Weekly in 2011 as one of the Top 20 People Behind the Scenes, Nikki Toscano is currently a Consulting Producer on NBC’s SHADE OF BLUE. Her first break came when she won a number of contests, Slamdance and Scriptapalooza among them. Using the heat off the contests, she managed to sell an pilot idea to ....

Interview w/ Producing Star, Co-Creator of The Big Bang Theory, Bill Prady

Among one of the elite writers and television producers in town, Bill Prady brings to this interview not only his extensive experience, but a highly educational approach to giving his best advice to screenwriters with the ISA's Max Timm. Bill has been working in the industry since 1984, and this interv....

Interview w/ Rick Muirragui, Producer on Suits & Men Of A Certain Age

Rick sold a pilot, Paradise Pictures, to USA. He is the Executive Producer on it. Rick is the Co-Executive Producer on Suits on USA. Before this, Rick was staffed on The Good Guys, Past Life and Men of a Certain Age.  Rick was a finalist in Writers on the Verge and he was an assistant and script coordinator in shows including ....

Interview w/ Ted Humphrey, Exec Producer on The Good Wife

A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Ted Humphrey spent two years as a litigator in a Washington D.C. law firm before migrating to the entertainment industry, where he has worked extensively as a writer and producer in both film and television.   Among his film scripts are sci-fi ....

Interview w/ Tom Bhramayana & Stephen Hoover, Filmmaking Outside Hollywood

Episode 271 This week on the podcast I talk with screenwriters Tom Bhramayana and Stephen T. Hoover about making their new feature film, 'Tinker' all while living in Louisiana.....

Interview w/ Wendy Calhoun, Co-Exec Producer & Writer on Empire

Wendy Calhoun is a Co-Executive Producer/Writer for Fox’s new hit series Empire. Her prime time drama writing and producing credits include FX’s Justified, ABC’s Revenge, and Nashville. She is also the Narrative Consultant for Electronic Arts’ BATTLEFIELD HARDLINE video game. Calh....

Interview w/ Wendy West & Scott Reynolds, Two Top TV Exec Producers

Wendy is currently the Co-Executive Producer on Game of Silence. She started her writing career working Gideon’s Crossing, Law & Order: SVU, Line of Fire, Hawaii, The Closer, K-Ville, The Beast, Dexter and The Black List.  Scott is currently a Consulting Producer on The Following. Reynolds started on E-Ring and then....

Interview w/ Writer-Director, Miska Kajanus, and Working Through The Ranks

Episode 355This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Miska Kajanus.Starting as an Actor in Finland, Miska Kajanus moved to Los Angeles and is the Writer/Director of the Finnish language feature, Insanity (2020).They talk about that movie and how working as an extra is a good way to get started in the film industry.....

Interview w/Exec Producer on Bones, Janet Tamaro

Janet Tamaro was a television correspondent, for among others, ABC News, and a best-selling author of such books as So That’s What They’re For! before becoming a screenwriter in 2000.  Her first script was episode thirteen on the first season of Law & Order: SVU.  Janet was an Executive Producer, Crea....

Interview w/Exec Producer on Friday Night Lights, David Hudgins

David Hudgins is originally from Dallas, Texas.  A graduate of Duke University, he began his career in the United States Senate, as a Staff Assistant to Sen. Albert Gore, Jr.  He then obtained his law degree from S.M.U., and spent eight years working as a trial and appellate lawyer in T....

Interview w/Exec Producer on Hawaii Five-O & CSI: NY, Peter Lenkov

Peter Lenkov is a native of Montreal, Canada. He has been a writing producer of movies and television shows for nearly 20 years.   He is currently rebooting the HAWAII FIVE-O franchise with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The pilot episode has received numerous positive reviews and will debut in the fall of 2010 on CBS. &....