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Interview with Screenwriter, Dan Kay

Episode 98 Screenwriter Dan Kay Talks About His Career And His Latest Film, Pay The Ghost (Nicolas Cage) ....

Interview with Screenwriter, Erik Bork (Band of Brothers)

SYS Podcast Episode #82: Erik Bork (Band of Brothers) Talks About His Career As Screenwriter And Producer In this episode of the podcast I talk with writer and producer Erik Bork. He talks us through his entire career, starting out as a temp worker and eventually winning an Emmy Award on the hit HBO show Band of Brothers.....

Interview with Screenwriter, John Hodge, of Trainspotting & The Beach

Episode #119John, the screenwriter of Trainspotting and The Beach, talks about his latest project, The Program.....

Interview with Screenwriters Alistair Legrand & Luke Harvis

Episode 101Screenwriters Alistair Legrand & Luke Harvis talk about their new film The Diabolical and how they got their careers started.....

Interview with Screenwriting Career Coach, Lee Jessup

Episode 91   Lee Jessup offers practical advice for both professional and emerging screenwriters.....

Interview with Screenwriting Podcaster, Geoffrey D. Calhoun

Episode 397This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with fellow podcaster Geoffrey D. Calhoun.He is the author of the book, The Guide For Every Screenwriter and has writing credits on movies such as S.O.S. and Sirens Of Chrome.Geoffrey D. Calhoun talks about these writing credits and how Dyslexia is a super power for writers.He is also the host of The S....

Interview with Stephen Follows, Judging Screenplays By Their Coverage

Episode 268 This week on the podcast, I talk with Stephen Follows about his new report, Judging Screenplays By Their Coverage. The report covers their findings from analyzing over 12K screenplays and the coverage those screenplays received. In the interview we talk about some of his findings.....

Interview with Steve Cuden About His New Book, Beating Hollywood

Episode #117 Steve talks about his new book, Beating Hollywood, and offers a ton of practical screenwriter advice.....

Interview with Steve Longi and His Hacksaw Ridge

Episode 285 This week on the podcast I talk with producer Steve Longi about his process for finding, developing, and producing films. Specifically we talk about Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson) and how that project came together after many years.....

Interview with Sundance Filmmakers, Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch

SYS Podcast Episode 110:Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch talk about their Sundance comedy/drama Tangerine.....

Interview with Supernatural World War II Filmmaker, Eric Bress

SYS Episode 344This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the well known filmmaker, Eric Bress.They talk about his latest credit Ghosts Of War (2020). This is a World War II movie that also serves as a Supernatural Thriller Ghost Story.Eric Bress has written and directed many popular Horror movies including the smash hit The Butterfly Effect (2004) a....

Interview with the Filmmakers of Thriller, The Dark Place

Episode #115Screenwriter/Director Jody Wheeler & Producer Steve Parker. Jody and Steve talk about this latest thriller film, The Dark Place.....

Interview with Thriller Director, Adam Egypt Mortimer

SYS episode 307 Filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer returns to the Selling Your Screenplay Podcast for a second time to talk about his new Thriller Daniel Isn’t Real (2019). The movie’s cast includes Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane and Miles Robbins.Adam Egypt Mortimer’s other credits include the Horror movie Some Kind Of Hate (2015....

Interview with UK Filmmaker, Francis Annan & His Daniel Radcliff Starrer

Episode 319 This week's guest is UK filmmaker Francis Annan.  His latest credit is Escape From Pretoria (2020) starring Daniel Radcliffe. Francis talks about what led to this film getting made and how they were able to cast a star actor such as Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter Franchise).  During the intro your host Ashley Scott Meyers t....

Interview with Veteran Comedy Producer, Dan O'Shannon

Renowned Consultant, Jen Grisanti, interviews Dan O'Shannon: Dan has written for some of the most acclaimed network comedies such as Newhart, Cheers, Frasier, and Modern Family. His various awards include but are not limited to 4 Emmys, 2 Golden Globes, 5 WGA awards and an Academy Award nomination. O'Shannon has also lectured in at UCLA, USC, ....

Interview with Vladimir de Fontenay, Using a Short to Market a Feature

Ep 262 Filmmaker Vladimir de Fontenay talks about taking his short film, Mobile Homes, and how he used that as a marketing tool to get the feature version produced.....

Interview with with Polish Director Agnieszka Holland

SYS Episode 338This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with the Polish Director Agnieszka Holland.She talks about her latest feature, the War Time Drama Mr. Jones (2019). This movie stars Vanessa Kirby (The Crown - TV Series, Mission: Impossible - Fallout) and James Norton. Other topics include, what keeps her motivated over the long career she ha....