I am joined by brilliant and prolific comic book artist Freddie Williams II (Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robin, Injustice / Masters of the Universe), who walks us through his journey from illustrator for hire to one of DC Comic’s premier visionaries.

Friend of Red Cow Chrissy Fellmeth tells us about her career in cartoons, from Flash banner ads to Adult Swim and Fox, her independent projects and her day job at Titmouse – Chrissy gives us a candid account of a career in animation.

Long-time friend and amazing filmmaker Doug Burgdorff finally appears on the show to discuss his new feature, “Damsel.”

Frankie spent his Spring and Summer watching 75 hours of film festival submissions (for an undisclosed film festival) – and Jon and Emily went for the ride. What were the trends? What were the worst films? What were the best? What was the scoring process like? How many features and how many shorts? All questions answered here.

News anchor and journalist Mallory Hoff shares her 6 years of insight into the world of broadcast journalism, including job hunting, news writing, and on-air performance.

Past guests and Red Cow family members EJ Massa and Jon Hunt join to break down the story, aesthetic, and general issues with Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.

Matthew Pillischer tells us about the shooting and distribution of his documentary Broken on All Sides, a film about mass incarcerations as caused by the War on Drugs. He gives us tips on distribution, four-walling, and documentary filmmaking. He also talks about his new narrative, A Dark Souvenir, and how he’s facing current challenges with its release.

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Liz and Glaser are programming directors at the highly attended and prestigious Austin Film Festival. Here, they talk about Austin as a filmmaking community, the life of a programmer, and what goes into planning a 2 week festival of conferences and screenings.

Former guest and friend of the show Neil Murphy returns to talk about his upcoming (long) short, Underside. Years in the making, Underside is finally ready to roll cameras and needs help. Donate to the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1241678072/underside

Former guest Dean Treadway was kind enough to have us on his podcast, Movie Geeks United. That conversation is reposted here, but you should check out their podcast here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited/2014/10/24/independent-film-spotlight

Film festival programmer (and Jury President for the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival two years in a row), movie critic (or appreciator, as he prefers to be called), and podcaster Dean Treadway joins the show to impress us with his encyclopedic knowledge of all things movies.

The 50th episode! Announcing the first ever Discount Film School book! “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other Filmmaking Tales),” detailing 300 pages of advice, funny stories, and useful words. This episode contains 2 sample chapters and Frankie blabbing. Thanks very much for listening up to this point.

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Red Cow podcaster and writer Emily Brinkmeyer guests on Discount Film School to discuss her background in copy editing, writing, and now, editing/laying out Frankie’s filmmaking book, “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other Filmmaking Tales).”

Screenwriting and animation student and web series producer Ricky Downes III joins to talk about slapstick, character work, his love of all things mallard, and his developing web series, “Conservative Art School.”

Henrique Couto, director of Babysitter Massacre, Haunted House on Sorority Row, Depression: The Movie, and many more, joins the show to talk distribution, experiences with reviewers, pushing through depression to make art, and much more.

EJ Massa comes on to talk about his dozens of hilarious Internet animations, interactive media and video games, sketch comedy styles, and cameras.

Euphoric and slurry, the housemates (Frankie, Nina, and JR) have a long, chilled out, and generally aimless wrap up podcast, congratulating one another on an amazing job well done, and detailing how the last day of filming went completely wrong and turned out completely right.

The cast and crew start the wrap party early, replaying the day’s events in good spirits, surrounded by food and prior to watching the entire series of Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. The day’s shoot involved filming at a location that fell through earlier in the week…and very nearly fell through again.

JR, Nina, and Frankie remember a light and fun day when they needed it most. They apologize for the last podcast, and detail Jon Hunt’s fussiest moments and particulars over snack consumption.

After the longest day of shooting, Frankie, Cyle, JR, and Nina try to replay the days events very late at night, and the tension over a small detail boils to the surface. Egos collide.

On what should be the shortest and easiest day of the shoot, the cast and crew run into a serious asshole who owns a bowling alley, ending with expensive, frustrating, and sexist results.

Frankie and JR tell Hana about the darkest, scariest, and ultimately most miraculous day of the shoot. Want filmmaking drama and near disasters? Look no further.

Hana, Frankie, and JR recall the previous day, in which they shot Hana’s first day at a music store and a record store.

After throwing a children’s birthday party, the cast and crew relax in a barbecue setting and comment on stage parents, shooting in the sun, logistical filmmaking, and the new audio set up.

Cyle, Frankie, and Jon Ryan wake up and discuss the first day of shooting Red Cow’s 4th feature, detailing their misadventures at Flatblack Coffee and shooting alcohol drinking in a public space.

Canadian media journalist Axel Howerton comes on and talks about the history of EyeCraveDVD, one of the largest media review websites in Canada throughout the 2000s. Axel also talks about his novels and fiction writing, and shares his experiences as a movie dork who reviewed over 500 movies a week.

Current owner and editor of filmthreat.com, Mark Bell, joins the show to talk about the history of Film Threat Magazine, his time as a script supervisor, video stores, and offers advice from a man who reviews three movies a day.

Old friend, pop culture enthusiast, and multi-talented staff of MovieFone Eric Larnick talks about reviewing films, interviewing celebrities, and working around the clock. Eric discusses his unforgettable hour-long conversation with Mel Brooks, the time he got Triple H excitable about MMA, the pitfalls of red carpet events, and much more.

Confused Matthew returns in part 2 to detail his rise to Internet fame, the risks he’s taken in his review style over the years, the comments and reception he’s received, the complications of reviewing comedy, and his love of A-Bo the Humonkey.

Internet personality, film reviewer, and screenplay analyst Confused Matthew joins the show. In Part 1, we discuss how we discovered one another’s work, remember favorite moments from the Confused Matthew prequel reviews, and trade opinions on The Hobbit, 3D, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Man of Steel.

Producer’s rep, film reviewer, and acquisitions executive for film distribution, Mathius Mack Gertz discusses the business of film and film distribution. He details the similarities and differences between traditional business and film business, the art of connection making, and his new website, howtocreatepull.com, which offers seminars, blogs, and free advice on penetrating the film market.

Star of stage productions such as Urinetown and Avenue Q, Actor/Puppeteer/Singer/Songwriter Rob Morrison joins the show. He talks in detail about his experiences on the off-Broadway New York run of Avenue Q. He also talks about past musical, film, and stage projects, and his voice work on the upcoming PBS kids show, Peg Plus Cat.

Director, writer, art director, and producer on dozens of feature films, Adam Deyoe joins the show. He tells us how his quick, low budget feature filmmaking has developed into directing a Zombie hit, Dead Season, and has allowed a constant stream of exciting new projects of all genres and budgets.

Connected through mutual love for past guests Mark Santos and Shaun Clarke, J.P. DiSciscio joins the show to talk about being an introspective artist, unpopular for making films, but would go on to make a rich library of surrealistic and visually driven short films, all viewable at Overdue Films on Vimeo.

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Long time friend and collaborator Kurt Kroeber joins the show to talk about projects past and present, including Psycho Sleepover and the Campus MovieFest winner Final Exam. Kurt and Frankie also discuss personal creative fulfillment, screenwriting techniques, comedy, and growing up.

Discount Film School is humbled, as producer of Cannibal! The Musical, Orgazmo, and Electric Apricot, Jason McHugh, joins the show. Jason covers a myriad of do’s and don’ts as it relates to the production of Cannibal!, as well as tidbits and inside info any die hard fans of Jason, Trey Parker, or Matt Stone will want to hear.

Film post production staff and personal filmmaker Christina Hunt joins the show to talk about post production workflows, student projects, note giving, and her own development.

Student Emmy and Academy Award winning filmmaker Julian Higgins joins the show to talk about directing actors (including Hugh Laurie), 35mm filmmaking, not limiting oneself, and excitement.

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Lisa Vandever joins the show to talk about the Cinekink Film Festival and its selection process, challenges, motivations, and evolution. She also offers insight into the festival programmer mindset.

Frankie talks to Vibes alums Elizabeth Mezzacappa and Ingrid Stobbe. They reminisce about the production of Vibes, the Emerson curriculum, and embarrassing film festivals.

A seminal episode, a hero of Frankie’s and many of the pod’s guests, Lloyd Kaufman joins to discuss the upcoming release of Return to Nuke ‘Em High, how IndieGoGo provides market data to profit-motivated investors, Troma’s 40-year birthday and gifts to the fans, Geoff Tarulli’s documentary, and more.

Shaun Clarke discusses Tisch School of the Arts, learning cinematography techniques in Prague, his working style with directors, and a general hatred for working with actors.

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In part 2, Jon Ryan discusses his experiences on the Red Cow productions, and he and Frankie talk about the challenges of playing characters of one’s comfort zone.

Jon Ryan, star of A-Bo the Humonkey and Sexually Frank, joins the show to discuss musical theater, the influence of Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones, and student projects.

Richard Taylor and Zach Beins from Bizjack Flemco productions, creators of The Misled Romance of Cannibal Girl and Incest Boy and Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer, discuss having a directing partnership, bad luck with selling profane titled films on PayPal, self-promotion, and lessons learned from Troma.

“Makeup” Mark Santos, creator of the A-Bo the Humonkey prosthetic, joins the show to advise young makeup artists and talk shop.

New York-based actress and Sexually Frank alum Maya Murphy joins to discuss hints and advice on pursuing an acting career, discussing bad student projects, musical theater BFAs, a number of useful resources and websites, and how to choose your projects wisely.

Founder of FilmBizarro.com and Swedish-based filmmaker Ronny Carlsson joins the show to discuss film reviewing, independent releasing, and underground filmmaking abroad.

Old friends and creative collaborators Jake Emanuel and Willie Block join the podcast to talk about their recent success in screenwriting in Hollywood, detailing their signing with CAA and being hired to write the big budget Hunchback of Notre Dame remake.

Visual Effects artist and colorist Paul Santagada joins the show to discuss his industry work, both past and present, and offers advice to aspiring effects artists.

This week Frankie talks to old classmate and current script doctor for Norwegian film producers, Karen Rae Kaltenborn Nothstein. We visit Karen’s past, her wide-eyed wonderment for American film school, and her current status in the Norwegian film industry.

Long time friend and collaborator Jon Hunt joins Discount Film School to review, in detail, Frankie’s very initial filmmaking inclinations, including a story about going to Montreal to learn video editing from a stranger on the Internet. The stories lead up to Frankie’s meeting Jon, and how that enabled all art that followed.

Frankie talks to Gregory Hanson, low budget horror director and the exhibitor behind the Spectacle Theater’s monthly screening series “InFEST Underground.” To submit to InFEST, visit www.grethproductions.com, or e-mail grethproductions@gmail.com.

Neil Murphy takes his experience submitting and being accepted to film festivals and attempts to impart the lessons he’s learned.

Fellow filmmaker Neil Murphy discusses his early filmmaking life, the pitfalls of amateur short films, and his vast festival experience.

Frankie talks with former professor and current friend/collaborator C.E. Courtney. C.E. discusses early photography, his family life and MFA thesis, his time at the AFI, teaching, and current projects.

We talk to Stefan Popescu, director, founder, and programmer of the Sydney Underground Film Festival. Stefan discusses his own low budget filmmaking pursuits, the questionable moral of the Australian government as it relates to film, and one of the more rogue film festivals in Australia.

Frankie sits down with Geoff Tarulli and discusses their trip to Niagra Falls to shoot Geoff’s documentary, “Movies of the Future With Lloyd Kaufman.” Frankie and Geoff discuss art vs. commerce, Troma’s artistic role in their lives, and the dedication of young Troma fans.

Frankie, Cyle, and Dan talk geek, reviewing the cool new toys debuting at NAB, including the new Black Magic Cinema Camera.