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How I Got Greenlit
Hosted by Next Chapter Podcasts · EN
How I Got Greenlit is a podcast about how movies are made, who makes them, and what these stories mean. Each week, Alex Keledjian, creator of HBO’s hit indie filmmaking reality series "Project Greenlight," is joined by co-host and fellow film fanatic Sam Levine to discuss both new releases and must-see classics, and how these movies both shape and are shaped by our world.
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Be a Nice Guy, Not a Doormat with Pete Jones (Ricky Stanicky, The Greatest Beer Run Ever)
Sep 10, 202401:03:21Tap to summarizeSome people might think that in a business as cutthroat as entertainment, ruthless cunning is the only thing that'll get you ahead. But writer-director Pete Jones is a living example to the contrary.An up and coming filmmaker who got his big break thanks to the Miramax sponsored competition "Project Greenlight," Peter Jones went from production assistant and insurance salesman to director and screenwriter almost overnight when he was awarded $1 million with which to produce his debut feature "Stolen Summer' (2002). He's since gone on to write multiple successful comedy films, including "Ricky Stanicky," "The Greatest Beer Run Ever," and "Hall Pass."Pete JonesIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Adapt or Die with Michael Goi (American Horror Story, Glee)
Sep 3, 202401:26:35Tap to summarizeThe entertainment business has always been in a state of flux, from the earliest days. Whether that means technologicial, social or structural change, cinematographer Michael Goi says the harder you fight against it, the faster you become irrelevant.Michael Goi, ASC, ISC was born and raised in Chicago, where he established himself in the fields of documentaries and commercials. He has directed numerous television shows such as "Avatar: The Last Airbender", "Big Sky,", "The Rookie", "Kung Fu", "The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina", and many others. He wrote and directed the viral feature film sensation "Megan Is Missing" about the subject of internet predators, as well as directing Gary Oldman in the film "MARY". As a cinematographer, he has compiled over 70 narrative credits, including films for cinema and television screens such as "American Horror Story," "Glee," "Salem" and "The Town That Dreaded Sundown." He has received four Emmy nominations for "Glee", "My Name Is Earl" and two seasons of "American Horror Story." He was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Award for the telefilms "The Fixer" and "Judas" and for the pilot "The New Normal" and the mini-series "American Horror Story: Asylum".Michael GoiIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Fall in Love with The Work with John Glenn (Eagle Eye, The Assassin)
Aug 27, 202401:26:16Tap to summarizeIn writer/producer/showrunner John Glenn's view, there should really only be one reason you go into show business: a love of storytelling. Anything else gets in the way of the most important task at hand, and that is doing the work you should already love.John Patrick Glenn is an American screenwriter, producer, and show runner who has worked with a multitude of A list actors, producers, and almost every studio and network in film and television. Glenn launched his screenwriting career in 1999, when he sold his spec script Red World to Jerry Bruckheimer and Walt Disney Pictures in a multi-studio bidding war. Since, he has scripted original films for every major studio, handled production rewrites, produced and directed film, and created Television at myriad of major networks. Most recently he wrote and produced the film Elevation, starring Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin, which is slated for a fall 2024 release. Glenn's previous work includes SEAL Team, DreamWork's Eagle Eye, and is currently working on The Assassin at MAX and a historically based version of Robin Hood set up at Lionsgate and MGM.John GlennIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Hollywood Round Table: Finding Hope in the Current Moment
Aug 20, 202400:43:16Tap to summarizeHope may be hard to come by in any corner of the world these days. But writer-producer Chap Taylor and producer Evan Astrowsky try their level best to help us keep our chins up in our first show business roundtable for season 3.Chap Taylor has written screenplays and television pilots for all of the major Hollywood studios. He's worked for such producers as Brian Grazer, Scott Rudin, Irwin Winkler, Arnold Kopelson, and for directors Wes Craven and Ridley Scott. He co-wrote the Paramount feature film Changing Lanes, starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, as well as uncredited work on National Treasure, Behind Enemy Lines and the remake of the horror classic, The Omen. Chap created the comic book series Haunted City and (in 2021) is currently adapting it into a television series for producers Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson. He served as Consulting Producer on the NBC/Sony Pictures Television drama The Blacklist and wrote episodes #407 and #414. In features, he most recently re-imagined the classic John Ford western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance for producer Matt Jackson at Paramount. He is currently (in 2021) developing projects with eOne, Doug Liman's production company Hypnotic, Levinson/Fontana Television and Jay Carson, creator of The Morning Show.Chap TaylorIMDBTwitterEvan AstrowskyEvan is a seasoned film and commercial producer with ad agency , production company and film producing expertise. After graduating NYU Film School as the Lew Wasserman Fellow Evan went on to produce 10+ independently produced feature films including Cabin Fever, Fanboys, Ironclad, The Lazarus Project, and Mini's First Time. Evan now finds himself firmly in the brand world where he has produced commercials for companies like Microsoft, Bud Light, Chevy, Verizon and Oracle. Evan is part of the ‘abled-disabled’ community in LA where he lives with wife and two kids.IMDBInstagramTwitterAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Always Be Willing To Learn with John & Dave Chernin (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Incoming)
Aug 13, 202401:21:29Tap to summarizeEgos abound in the business of show. But if you aim to be like writer/directors John and Dave Chernin, then you'll have to accept that there are always new ways of doing things and different approaches to storytelling that you are totally unaware of and should probably embrace.Brothers John and Dave Chernin started their television careers as writers for the hit comedy IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (FXX). The duo co-wrote 10 episodes while on the ALWAYS SUNNY writing staff, and departed after six seasons with the show in order to spearhead their own creative project, THE MICK (FOX). INCOMING, the Chernin brothers’ directorial debut from Artists Road and Spyglass Media production follows four freshmen — played by Thames, Bardia Seiri, Ramon Reed and Raphael Alejandro — as they navigate the terrors of youth at their first-ever party. Incoming crashes onto Netflix on August 23rd!John CherninIMDBDave CherninIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Pray for the Movie Gods' Favor with Denise Di Novi (Little Women, Edward Scissorhands)
Aug 6, 202400:58:39Tap to summarizeMost people can only dream of having the kind of career producer/director Denise Di Novi has enjoyed. And she says a lot that came down to the fact that she never lost faith in the idea that this was what she was meant to do. Denise Di Novi is an award-winning film and television producer whose projects have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. Di Novi counts among her producing credits pictures such as Heathers, Little Women, Practical Magic, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Focus, The Sky is Everywhere and a number of films during her producing association with Tim Burton, including Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood and James and the Giant Peach. Di Novi is also a director. Her directorial debut, the psychological action thriller Unforgettable, starred Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl. Di Novi has also directed many television episodes including Sneaky Pete, Outlander and Ray Donovan. Di Novi set up her own production company, Di Novi Pictures, in 1993 at Columbia Pictures. She went on to have a production deal at Warner Bros. Pictures for two decades. Presently, Di Novi’s feature company has a deal at Amazon MGM Studios. Di Novi was the recipient of Women in Film’s 2016 Crystal + Lucy Award for Excellence in Film.Watch her new show The Veil streaming on FX/Hulu now!Denise Di NoviIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Don't Stop Dreaming Big with Phil Botti (Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group)
Jul 30, 202401:04:39Tap to summarizeThe puppet masters who control the industry's purse strings may have some trepidation these days about taking risks on big ideas. But music video producer Phil Botti argues that still shouldn't prevent you from coming up with what he calls "aspirational content."Phil Botti has executive produced and commissioned thousands of hours of highly impactful short and long-form digital and broadcast content, amassing hundreds of billions of views and impressions across music videos, social media, tv spots, multi-camera live events, scripted, televised specials & performances, documentaries and feature films with some of the most renowned artists and brands in the world including Atlantis The Royal Dubai, Beats by Dre, Bounty, Coca-Cola, Coinbase, FCA/Stellantis, Google, Netflix, PBS, Samsung, Warner Bros. Pictures, YouTube + Bruno Mars, Charlie Puth, David Guetta, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melanie Martinez, Sia and Tiësto + Atlantis The Royal Dubai, Coca-Cola, FCA/Stellantis, Google, Netflix, PBS, Warner Bros. Pictures, and more. Phil BottiIMDBAlex KeledjianAlex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson. MAX launched the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in July 2023.How I Got GreenlitInstagramTwitterPodlinkCreditsAlex Keledjian, HostPete Musto, Producer/EditorJeremiah Tittle, ProducerExperience more of How I Got Greenlit via nextchapterpodcasts.comFor guest inquiries, sponsorships, and all other magnificent concerns, please reach How I Got Greenlit viahowIgotgreenlit@gmail.comFor inquiries and more information on Next Chapter Podcastsinfo@ncpodcasts.comNew episodes go live every Tuesday. Please subscribe, rate & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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