First-time director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes IG @kylehausmannstokes https://www.instagram.com/kylehausmannstokes/ shares how he landed Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman for his film "My Dead Friend Zoe". https://mydeadfriendzoemovie.com

IG @mydeadfriendzoe https://www.instagram.com/mydeadfriendzoe/

And he chats with Oren and Matt about why his pitch was so successful. Hear the journey that led to the film’s big win at SXSW, as well as the ups and downs to maintain the project's momentum, land the rights to Rihanna's "Umbrella", and convince Travis Kelce to be an EP.

“My Dead Friend Zoe” opens on 700 theatre screens on Feb. 28, 2025.

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Matt's Endorsement: Cold Open for the SNL Music Documentary

Oren's Endorsement: Giggster can help you book locations and permits. https://giggster.com/

Kyle's Endorsements: The Shottr screenshot app https://shottr.cc/ and non-alcoholic beer from Athletic Brewing Co. https://athleticbrewing.com/

Veterans in Media & Entertainment https://vmeconnect.org/

The Mission Continues https://www.missioncontinues.org/

Bob Woodward Foundation https://bobwoodrufffoundation.org/

Every Town for Gun Safety https://www.everytown.org/

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Executive Producer (EP) Eric McCasline talks about building his new, top-tier production company, Good Times. https://ItsGoodTimes.com/ And he chats with Matt and Oren about how directors can get on the roster, win jobs, and why you as a director need to know your lane and understand how reps will pitch you. It's a "Moneyballl" game to get on and stay on, are you playing your game right?

The conversation goes deep into budgets, incentives, permits, fees as well as the shifting aesthetic of commercials. And the guys reveal why only top-tier work matters these days. So you gotta shoot way higher than the B-Team!!!

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Matt's Endorsement: https://www.kimgehrig.com/

Patrick Tomaso's video "Why don't movies look like *movies* anymore?" https://youtu.be/EwTUM9cFeSo?si=8MV4niF9L7o-Uh6F

Oren's Endorsement: Use Photoshop Generative AI and Midjourney to make edits to storyboards and animatics while staying consistent to your storyboard artists style.

Bring Cool Ranch Doritos to your party, seriously.

Eric's Endorsements: SteadfastLA https://www.steadfastla.com/ is helping rebuild Los Angeles.

"After the End of Art", a book by Arthur Danto https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691163895/after-the-end-of-art

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Director Andrew Kightlinger IG@Andrew.vhs and DP Idan Menin IG:@idanmenin talk about their film, from Sylvester Stallone's Balboa Productions, "Lost On a Mountain in Maine" https://www.lostonamountaininmainemovie.com/

Matt and Oren go deep about the tough trade-offs they made between budget, VFX, and the need to look realistic. And the guys delve into a wider discussion about the dance between great cinematography and awesome storytelling. Can you shoot on an iPhone and use it alongside an Alexa 35? Would you do it In a commercial, but not in a film and why? And how do you build a relationship between you, as director and your DP that elevates everyone's reel?

As always, Oren and Matt get behind the real story to working on a film produced by Sylvester Stallone. Don't miss these juicy details!!

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Matt's Endorsement: Go to a nice movie theater!

Oren's Endorsement: Every Frame A Picture's video on YouTube, "Where Do You Put the Camera?" https://youtu.be/wa1O3nqW5hQ?si=ttIU6t8vY0JGhIOe

Andrew's Endorsement: "Paradise" on Hulu https://press.hulu.com/shows/paradise/

Idan's Endorsement: The liquid emulsion process for creating photographs on a silver-based, liquid photographic emulsion adhered to unconventional surfaces like wood blocks or concrete.

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