The first ever podcast done in a Hobbit Hole. Writer Brent Peterson made his “Own Private Hobbit Hole”. See it here: https://myownprivatehobbithole.com/

Star Wars: Rendezvous is a fan-fiction film set in the Star Wars universe with a cast of new characters as well as some more established ones. Matthew chats with the winner Fan Fiction writer Brent Peterson on the process of writing in the context of this legendary franchise.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhZre_ceojo

A pair of do-gooders attempt to save a young girl wanted by the Empire.

CAST LIST:

Hologram Voice/Darth Maul: Sean Ballantyne

Mandalorian/Ashoka/Voice: Steve Rizzo

Rahn: Allan Michael Brunet

Qu’ra/R’iila/Zandara: Julie Sheppard

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Russell Knight shares a great story on the process of writing his winning screening “Horizon Calling” during the lockdown. It’s all about diligence and having his wife a part of the writing process.

“Horizon Calling” is about a dismayed young man who travels through the Australian outback after the death of his brother. He ends up going on an ill-advised sailing trip with his estranged father and finds himself caught up in the violent world of international smuggling. It’s a drama with action/adventure.

Watch the best scene screenplay reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6vdfmdp94

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Great chat with the writer who is becoming the master of writing a TV SPEC screenplay from an existing show. Already in 2020 Shane Walsh-Smith has won awards for writing three SPECS: “Farscape”. “Black Mirror”. “Bojack Horseman”.

We tackle the art of writing a great TV spec and what the purpose of writing them.

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Interview with all around creator Jay Strong who wrote a terrific TV SPEC screenplay on the classic show GREEN ACRES. It’s a new take on the show - the moments that took place when the cameras weren’t on. Listen to best scene “audio version” reading after the interview.

Watch GREEN ACRES "Hooters to Hooterville" best scene reading: https://youtu.be/kdGDmHQmq00

Oliver and Lisa deal with the Ziffels shooting a porno in their barn.

CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf

Oliver: Bill Poulin

Eb: Scott Beaudin

Lisa: Alicia Payne

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Watch the award winning Horror Short Film “NUMERUS DUO” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeD_bI3C_Y

Then come back and listen to the interview with DP/Editor and overall creator Dustin Lee. Dustin chats about the process of making this film and his many other shorts while balancing his family life.

Dustin is also a master of the “FAN EDIT”. Go to his website http://www.maple-films.com/ and you can watch this fan edits of “The Hobbit”, “Rogue One”, and the supercut of “The Darkest Hour” & “Dunkirk”.

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November 16th 2020 - Interview with Politician turned Screenwriter John Ravitz (THE WRONG CANDIDATE)

Matthew Toffolo

Watch the Batman Short Film LIVING IN CRIME ALLEY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZhv92mb7I

Then come back and listen to the interview with director Rob Ayling. Rob talks about having his screenplay performed at our festival a few years ago and then the process of turning it into a film. The creative and emotional journeys of making a film.

Filmmakers website: https://www.robayling.com/

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WATCH the Short Film LOVE CRIME: https://clickandpledge.com/foundation/irqr/

Then come back and LISTEN to the podcast interview with the director Bethany Teague.

Bethany chats about the CLICK & PLEDGE foundation (https://clickandpledge.com/) and all of the films that she is doing for different causes. Plus, her process on making a film and the art of interviewing the subjects in her movies and making them feel comfortable. It’s all about trust!

Summary of Film: To be LGBTQ+ in Iran is to fear for your life. Four Iranian refugees reflect on their traumatizing past, their new life abroad and their hope for the future.

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Great conversation with director/writer OLIVER WARREN from his offices in the UK. We talk about his winning LGBT screenplay THREE DATES WITH BEN and his directing career specializing in the fashion industry.

For more about Oliver, visit his website: https://oliverwarren.com/

Watch the best scene reading of THREE DATES WITH BEN: https://youtu.be/JvaaBDFDPq4

A brutal dumping, and a vow to win back his first love, sends a gay eighteen year old romantic into a spiral of discovery and destruction, but over the next decade, each time the damaged ex resurfaces, his heart is crushed anew, however when the romantic’s latest partner is dragged into this savage love affair, he must finally learn to lay his first love to rest.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Radio DJ : Steve Rizzo

Ben: Manny Pacheco

Fatima : Val Cole

GRAZYNA: Miram Capper

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Watch the award winning Horror Short Film “NUMERUS DUO” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeD_bI3C_Y

Then come back and LISTEN to the interview with writer/director Nick Fiorella. Nick chats with Matthew about the process of making this terrific film in Cleveland, Ohio. From developing the screenplay, to pre-production and forming his team, to directing the film on set, to post production edit, sound design, and special effects.

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Matthew talks with Joshua about the process of making this terrific feature documentary about the legendary comic Al Lubel. From premise to the final edit. Joshua also chat about his relationship with Al and him being a stand up comedian himself. MENTALLY AL played at the Comedy Festival in October 2020.

To learn more about the film, go to: https://joshuaedelman.myportfolio.com/mentally-al-documentary

Summary of Film:

• A character study of, "the funniest comedian you've never heard of," and an exploration of how we define artistic success, MENTALLY AL follows Al Lubel, a former Star Search grand champion as he struggles to get by, perpetually broke and sleeping on friends couches, as he continues to pursue his artistic dreams into his sixties.

• With Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, Andy Kindler, Mark Maron, Sarah Silverman

First: WATCH the Batman Fan Fiction Short Film CONFESSIONS OF THE BAT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmMRtDG8JGc&t=6s

Then come back and LISTEN to the podcast interview with the director Ronnie Henry

This Day in History October 5th:

1962 - DR. NO, the first ever James Bond film premieres.

1969 - MONTY PYTHON airs for the first time on BBC.

The birth of two iconic British franchises.

And in 2020, Matthew Toffolo interviewed the director of the Batman Fan Fiction Short Film Ronnie Henry

Watch the Film. Listen to the Interview.

Before you listen to this podcast, WATCH the short film BUCKETHEADS: A STAR WARS STORY

Then come back and listen to the interview with the directors of the short film Marco Bossow & Andy Brown

♫ Credits Song: https://youtu.be/t4UOU7sWpfo

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BUCKETHEADS is a Star Wars Fan Film from the Stormtroopers' perspective. Shot in September 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, it was a wonderful journey, with over 76 people directly involved in this effort to tell a Star Wars Story from the Imperial point of view.

♫ Get the soundtrack: iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y8qz5qy7 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycnqg9od

►Contact the production: transmutepictures@gmail.com ►Credits sequence created by itsgotstealth: http://www.itsgotstealth.com "Into The Coals" written and performed by Buffalo Jones. Used under license.

This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.

If there is a theme to this episode, it would be - “Stay excited. Stay optimistic!”

Brooke Elowe was the Fan Fiction Feature Screenwriter winner for BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE.

Watch the winning screenplay reading HERE

We also did a Screenplay Movie as well. You can WATCH IT NOW

A contrast from this podcast to our last podcast, episode #63 with Thomas Clary. Thomas is a seasoned veteran in the industry with 20 years experience. As Brooke is just starting out and in University. Both winners. Both from different perspectives in the world today.

This episode was sponsored by the 1 page short story contest.

The theme of this episode is: “Who deserves an origin story!”S

Chat with the fan fiction screenplay winner Paul Watkins. He wrote an Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars origin story screenplay.

You can watch the winning reading HERE.

Synopsis of screenplay:

When a hidden settlement on the system of Tatooine is attacked by a force from the past a mysterious villager and his odd ball team will seek out a legendary Jedi Knight.

This podcast was sponsored by the 1 Page Screenplay Contest. Submit your 400 word or less story and get it performed by a professional actor and made into a video.