How We Did It

In this episode of the About Story Podcast, host Nathan James sits down with Jace Hardwick, CEO of Action Studios, to explore his inspiring journey into social media as a filmmaker and commercial director. He’s worked with high profile influencers like Zach King and Lindsey Stirling. He advises young filmmakers to study business, shoot constantly, and leverage social media. This is one episode you won’t want to miss!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Subscribe to catch every NEW episode: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Visit our website:https://www.aboutstorypodcast.com/Follow About Story: IG: aboutstorypodcast FB: aboutstorypodcast __Follow Nathan JohnsonIG: nathanjohnsonofficial__Follow Jace HardwickIG: @jacehardwickIG: @actionstudios.tv Tik Tok: @jacehardwick Website: https://www.actionstudios.tv/

Kit Steinkellner is the creator/executive producer of the Facebook Watch series "Sorry For Your Loss" starring Elizabeth Olsen. Kit’s journey into television writing is a testament to the power of vulnerability, persistence, and creative courage. Kit's breakout moment came as a staff writer for Amazon's "Z: The Beginning of Everything," where she found herself balancing the intense demands of the industry while staying true to her unique voice. Her advice? Embrace the fear of failure, create from the heart, and never compromise on authenticity. Whether as a writer, showrunner, or collaborator, Kit's story is one of fearless creativity, continuous growth, and the magic of making art that truly resonates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscribe to catch every NEW episode: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit our website: https://www.aboutstorypodcast.com/ Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/aboutstorypodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/aboutstorypodcast __ Learn more about Kit https://www.instagram.com/kitsteinkellner/ Listen to the About Story Podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4cpwADuwqHL6P6EOSAEajD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-story/id1619391068 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MzQxNzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31034e59-803f-4639-8b61-3acbd19d0707/about-story https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/about-story RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/43417268/podcast/rss"

Richard Lim is the writer and host of the This American President podcast, a history podcast that delves into the lives and legacies of U.S. presidents through long form stories and interviews. Richard has an amazing talent for finding the most fascinating and little known stories about these influential figures. In addition to his podcast, Richard has also written opinion editorials for the Washington Examiner, RealClearHistory, the History News Network and the Heritage Foundation’s The Daily Signal.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscribe to catch every NEW episode: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit our website: https://www.aboutstorypodcast.com/ Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/aboutstorypodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/aboutstorypodcast __ Learn more about Richard Lim Website: https://www.thisamericanpresident.com/ Instagram:  Listen to the About Story Podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4cpwADuwqHL6P6EOSAEajD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-story/id1619391068 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MzQxNzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31034e59-803f-4639-8b61-3acbd19d0707/about-story https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/about-story RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/43417268/podcast/rss"

Benjamin Koppin is a writer, producer & director for Ironside Films. Join us as we discuss tips on how to make your first feature film, how to make the most of your budget, and how to enjoy the process.  His latest film Pastor’s Kid is comes out in theaters March 15th, 2024. https://pastorskidthemovie.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscribe to catch every NEW episode: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit our website: https://www.aboutstorypodcast.com/ Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/aboutstorypodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/aboutstorypodcast __ Learn more about Benjamin Koppin Website: https://ironsidefilms.tv/about/index.html Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_koppin?igsh=MDM4YjEzMzZjZQ== Pastor’s Kid movie: https://pastorskidthemovie.com/ Listen to the About Story Podcast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4cpwADuwqHL6P6EOSAEajD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-story/id1619391068 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MzQxNzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31034e59-803f-4639-8b61-3acbd19d0707/about-story https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/about-story RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/43417268/podcast/rss"

Learn how to get past your doubts and insecurities in order to improve and grow into the artist you’re meant to be with film composer Jesse Haugen. “I think the thing that holds artists back the most is feeling like everything they make needs to be impenetrable. Best thing in the universe. And the reality is that you're going to make a billion bad things before you make one good one.” Award winning music composer, Jesse Haugen, works with a variety of filmmakers, podcasters, and game designers, creating soundtracks with a heart for serving the story first. His work has been featured in projects by Zach King, Bebe Rexha and Halsey. Jesse brings his grounded, authentic, and encouraging insight to the craft of music composition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscribe to catch every NEW episode: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit our website: https://www.aboutstorypodcast.com/ Follow us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/aboutstorypodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/aboutstorypodcast __ Learn more about Jesse Haugen: Website: www.jessehaugen.com Spotify: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lkh9rLlOosF5yZVhLV30F?si=76Z2P2wFQE2iAunbAKCp-Q Instagram: @jessehaugencomposer Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxdBrWr92mO2hGEt3ikJvqQ Listen to the About Story Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cpwADuwqHL6P6EOSAEajD https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/about-story/id1619391068 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MzQxNzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31034e59-803f-4639-8b61-3acbd19d0707/about-story https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/about-story RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/43417268/podcast/rss"

Be inspired to follow your passions. Meet writer and director Jeffrey Prosser, and be inspired by his journey. His experience making music videos and commercials gives him a unique perspective to filmmaking and its collaborative process.

Create the career you envision for yourself. Be inspired to chase your dreams and be bold, and don't let fear define you. Writer and producer Annaliese Kassebaum opens up about her struggles crafting the career she envisioned, her honesty resonating with many artists on a similar journey. She shares how she took ownership of her future and how she got her current position at Good Mythical Productions.

Morgan shares tips from her experiences working with a writing partner and creating content for kids. She addresses the important yet overlooked task of crafting a job you love.Take notes on how to balance family life with your writing career from produced playwright Morgan English, who is mother to a 2-year-old, adjunct professor at Biola University, and writer for an animated series on Minno. Morgan shares tips from her experiences working with a writing partner and creating content for kids. She addresses the important yet overlooked task of crafting a job you love. If you enjoy this episode, check out our YouTube channel with clips from all our episodes: https://bit.ly/3vpmdwQ

Join Nathan for a conversation with screenwriter Jacob Roman, who lays out the ups and downs of writing for film and television. He shares how he sold his first script and got on the hit show Seal Team.

Amanda Michelle Brown tells us how she published her first novel, The Memory Jumper, and gives insight into the process. She shares her thoughts on what makes a good villain and the importance of having a positive message in stories.