Film Thrive Podcast

In this episode of the Film Thrive Podcast, we talk with Ron Newcomb about how he created his first feature, Rise of the Fellowship, following four gamers on their quest to win the Lord of the Rings online gaming tournament. We talk with Ron about the strategies behind his success and the challenges he faced creating a film outside of Hollywood. Listen on iTunes! Links we discuss: The Rangers Rise of the Fellowship

Welcome to this episode of the Film Thrive Podcast where we talk with Derik Wingo, whose special effects work includes Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Click, MIB II, and Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Derik talks with us about the transition he has made into becoming a successful indie director and producer, his latest film, Coffin, grossing four times its budget. We talk about the strategies and ideas that brought him to where he is at today. Listen on iTunes Derik's latest project: You can checkout Chronology through Facebook!

In this episode of Film Thrive we talk with Nicolas Alcala, the writer, director, and producer of The Cosmonaut, an open-source feature film and transmedia project. This was the first crowd-funded feature film in Spain and resulted in an incredible following that raised over a half a million euros. The indie film and community around were built from scratch, starting out as an experiment Nicolas and his friends began in their first year of film school. Nicolas goes into the whole process they went through during The Cosmonaut and presents a lot of great concepts and tips for any filmmaker who wants to build a community around their feature film while you are making it. Resources Mentioned: Watch: The Cosmonaut - http://en.cosmonautexperience.com/ Nicolas' Open Source Pro Website Code - http://kolibritools.com Nicolas' latest project - http://kintsugistories.com  

In this episode of the Film Thrive Podcast, we talk with George Escobar of Advent Film Group about his journey making features. George has been a huge inspiration to me when I was first creating Avellino Studios and he continues to work with young filmmakers everywhere. In his interview talk about: How to write a compelling story & Christian Filmmaking Resources mentioned: Wordplayer, is the site of two Hollywood writers, Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott where they pass on pro tips about writing an incredible script -  http://www.wordplayer.com/ Advent Film Group - http://www.adventfilmgroup.com/ Christian Worldview Film Festival - http://www.christianworldviewfilmfestival.com/ Michael Hauge's Six Stage Story Structure - https://www.storymastery.com/articles/30-screenplay-structure  

In this session of The Film Thrive Podcast, I give a brief introduction to the show, who Film Thrive is aimed at, what Film Thrive is all about, and what an episode will look like. If you enjoy this episode, show your support by heading over to iTunes to subscribe and leave a rating and review! This goes a long way for us at Film Thrive to share this content with other filmmakers! -Arel