Film Courage

The roles are reversed for Karen & David as they sit down with Los Angeles entertainment icon Sheena Metal at LA Talk Radio studios.  We talk about what brought us to Los Angeles, our independent filmmaking pursuit, what led us to Film Courage and what it's like hosting a show each week.

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Sheena has anchored numerous radio shows for over ten years in Los Angeles--six of which were spent on top-rated talk station KLSX (97.1 the FM Talk Station) where she helmed five successful shows (“The Sheena Show”, “Late Night Booty Call”, “Sheena and The Princess”, “Sheena and Sam”). Her untouchable wit, unforgettable voice and unflinching fan base have proven Sheena to be an undeniable radio presence.

Connect with Sheena at www.sheenametalexperience.com, LA Talk Radio, & on Twitter @SheenaMetal

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Filmmakers Colin Minihan & Stuart Ortiz aka The Vicious Brothers call into Film Courage to tell us why they hate film school, whether self-distribution was ever an option for their debut feature Grave Encounters, how they got 20 million views to their trailer, their story process from conception to post and why they elected to go with Tribeca Film as their distributor.

Share Connect with The Vicious Brothers at www.TheViciousBrothers.com and on Twitter @ViciousBros

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Filmmakers Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky call in to Film Courage five days before their film Indie Game: The Movie premieres at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.  They tell how they heard the news, what life has been like since the Official Selection, the things they do to make themselves better filmmakers, and they give us their take on who has the better chance to sustain their careers, Indie Gamers or Indie Filmmakers.

Connect with Lisanne & James at www.indiegamethemovie.com & on Twitter @IndieGameMovie

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On a Sunday where things did not go as planned and we were forced to wing it, Filmmaker Marty Lang calls in from Connecticut to give us an update on his first feature film Rising Star, Filmmaker Lord Bronco calls in from Oregon to provide us a run-down of turning points he saw in independent film in 2011, and we receive a surprise visit from HollyShorts Co-Founder Theo Dumont who shares his thoughts on decisions filmmakers must make before submitting their films to film festivals.

Connect with Marty at http://risingstarmovie.com & @Marty_Lang

Connect with LB at http://moonwolves.wordpress.com & @LordBronco

Connect with Theo at www.HollyShorts.com & @TheoDumont

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Filmmaker Jake Stetler calls into Film Courage to tell us the flash moment when he knew he was to be a filmmaker, his near-death experience at age 30, why he began telling people he was going to film his first feature No Sanctuary before the script was complete, when we can expect to see the film and how he plans to release it.

For more on Jake's work visit http://blognosanctuarymovie.com and connect with him on Twitter @JakeStetler

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Kevin Gant, World Guitar Poet and star of Jay Duplass’ documentary KEVIN joins us in the Film Courage studio to talk about his dream of making and sharing music and why he put the guitar down for 12 years, what led to his current rebirth, how the music game has changed and the impact Jay Duplass has had on him.

Buy Kevin Gant's music here, Connect with him on Twitter

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Filmmaker Mike Ott is in the Film Courage studio to tell us what draws him to small towns, lessons he learns as a professor from his students, how his script for Littlerock was born out of improv rehearsals, and what life after the LA Film Festival and winning a Spirit Award has been like for him.

For more on Mike's work, visit www.littlerock-movie.com

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Filmmaker Jeff Myers visits the Film Courage studio to tell us how he went from making music content for 30 Seconds to Mars, Black Sabbath, & Better Than Ezra to making the Christmas documentary Becoming Santa.  We learn why his film opens up to the history of Santa Claus and doesn't focus only Jack Sanderson's story, his distribution strategy along with how his film ended up on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

To connect with Jeff and watch this movie visit http://becomingsantathemovie.com

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Filmmaker Linas Phillips (Walking to Werner, Bass Ackwards) calls into Film Courage to tell us how working with special needs kids led to his filmmaking career, his advice to those who did not get into the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, whether or not he feels pressure as a Sundance alum, and whether he is focused on money or pursuing his dreams.

For more on Linas and his work please visit www.bassackwardsfilm.com

This episode was Guest-Hosted by Elizabeth Karr - http://elizabethkarr.com

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Filmmaker Jentri Chancey calls into Film Courage to talk about the benefits of film school, what she does everyday to make herself a better filmmaker, her quest to make her debut feature film, why she is drawn to ‘meaning of life’ stories and her current projects Lost in Sunshine & Born Good, and her work with Aether Paranormal.

Stay connected with Chancey - www.jentriquinn.com and @Jentrification

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Prescreen CEO Shawn Bercuson is in the Film Courage studio to tell us why he had to follow through on this venture, it's unique pricing plan, the revenue split for filmmakers, what most filmmakers are doing to drive attention to their films, and whether he expects to see a "Kickstarter Effect" for films before their 60 day release ends.

Discover a Prescreen movie today - https://prescreen.com/movies?ui=nav

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Filmmakers Patrick Shen and Brandon Vedder are in the Film Courage studio to tell us about their latest film La Source, a feature documentary about two brothers Chrismedonne and Josue Lajeunesse and their dream to bring clean water to their impoverished village in Haiti at whatever cost. Patrick and Brandon tell us how they acclimated to Haiti post-earthquake, how they developed trust and a comfort zone with their subjects, their goal to reach an audience of 100,000 people, and their social action campaign in which they hope to build 3000 wells for those who have no access to clean water.

This is more than movie, to find out how you can help visit www.LaSourceMovie.com

Twitter Connect: @PatShen @BrandonVedder @LaSourceMovie

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Actor / Producer Will Keenan (Politics of Love, Tromeo and Juliet) is in the Film Courage studio to discuss his legendary cult career.  He shares his thoughts on where independent film will be in 2016, why he favors the creative producer, and why ‘international’ is the new ‘independent.’

For more on Will please visit, www.PoliticsOfLoveTheMovie.com, www.MakerStudios.com and follow him on Twitter @NuclearMango

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Filmmaker Nick Lewis calls into Film Courage to share his story of a lawyer turned filmmaker in the making of Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story.  We learn why he was compelled to make a movie about Jay’s story, why he set a $215,000 Kickstarter goal, how he reached that goal, and the film’s resulting theatrical deal.  The film opens in over 100 theaters across the country 11/3/11, visit JayDeMeritStory.com to find a theater near you.

To learn more about this amazing story visit JayDeMeritStory.com

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Filmmaker Judy Irving and Author Mark Bittner call into Film Courage to talk about their documentary The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.

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Founder of HARO and Author, Peter Shankman calls into Film Courage to tell us the best time to begin building your audience, how he ended up on the Howard Stern show, the best way to get Facebook fans to your website, how to get others to evangelize your work, what he would do if he lost is audience overnight and where he sees distribution in 5 years.

Connect with Peter by visiting www.Shankman.com or on Twitter @PeterShankman

This episode was Guest-Hosted by Actor West Liang

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Creator of No Film School and Filmmaker Ryan B. Koo calls into Film Courage to tell us why he tracks the hours that he works, why he elected to put off filmmaking in order to build No Film School, how he has been able to build 600,000 page views a month, what gave him the confidence to go after $115,000 on Kickstarter for his debut feature film Man-Child, and whether or not he could have raised a higher sum of money.

Bookmark and visit Koo’s site often - www.NoFilmSchool.com

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Are you ready to launch your crowd-funding campaign? Are you sure? In an environment where we are seeing new campaigns launched everyday, how is your campaign going to rise above the noise?

Film Courage hosts Karen Worden and David Branin lead a comprehensive look at crowd-funding with panelists who have raised nearly $100,000 combined. Each with their own lessons and story to share.

Meg Pinsonneault (Feast of the Foolish), Lucas McNelly (Up Country, A Year Without Rent), Zak Forsman (Down and Dangerous), Victoria Westcott (Locked in a Garage Band) & Distribber CEO & Chief of Distribution at IndieGogo Adam Chapnick.

Crowdfunding for 2011 and Beyond is two hours and forty-five minutes of straight-talk about what it really takes to reach your crowd-funding goal. Nothing is sugar-coated. This audio series is loaded with practical ideas, insights, what works and what doesn't work

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