Making Movies with Producer David Lawson, Jr.

Actress, screenwriter, and film festival judge Kathryn Milewski comes by talk about the ins and outs of all those titles and more! We even have some really late Academy Awards talk. Did I win money or lose money on this year’s Oscars? Listen to find out!  You can find Kathryn on Instagram @KatyIsALadyBug, and check out her blogs on Live365.com, or go to her website KathrynMilewski.com.  You can find more Hollywood Greenhorn @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram and @GreenhornPod on Twitter.   Want to be on the show or know someone who would? Send an email to [email protected]  You can find my script and more of my work at ryanfitzgerald.org.  Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com

Micah Haley, producer, screenwriter, and Director of Development at Intercut Capital, comes by to discuss how movies get funded, what genres interest him, and I ask him a LOT of questions about one of my favorite Christmas movies, Santa Jaws. Find Micah Haley on Instagram Here: https://www.instagram.com/itsmicahhaley/?hl=en  And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MicahHaley?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor And on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsmicahhaley?lang=en Find more Hollywood Greenhorn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodgreenhorn/?hl=en And Twitter: https://twitter.com/GreenhornPod Fan of the show or want to be on it? Send an email to [email protected] 

Come back June 14th for all new episodes of Hollywood Greenhorn! @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram @Greenhornpod on Twitter [email protected] Music for this show comes from OneManSymphony.com

Cult filmmaker Lars Henriks comes to us from Hamburg Germany to talk about how he makes so many movies, what makes Lovecraft great (and not so great), and just how difficult it is to get a film made in Germany. Find Lars' podcast here: https://anchor.fm/lars-henriks And find his daily blog here: https://www.larshenriks.de/ You can find more Hollywood Greenhorn @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram and @GreenhornPod on Twitter. Want to be on the show or know someone who would? Send an email to [email protected] You can find my script and more of my work at ryanfitzgerald.org. Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com

Entertainment lawyer, film producer, and professor Jackie Borock comes by to teach me everything there is to know about copyrights, trademarks, and how to protect your scripts. And if you like Celebrity Boxing, well, we talk a lot about that too. You can find more Hollywood Greenhorn @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram and @GreenhornPod on Twitter.  Want to be on the show or know someone who would? Send an email to [email protected] You can find my script and more of my work at ryanfitzgerald.org. Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com

Amy Seimetz joins me to discuss her screenwriting process, how her experience acting influences her as a director, and we both get into some true crime talk. Check out Amy's latest film She Dies Tomorrow, available to stream on Hulu or rent on all platforms. Have thoughts on this episode? Fill out the anonymous 2-minute survey for this episode! You can find more Hollywood Greenhorn @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram and @GreenhornPod on Twitter. Email the show anytime at [email protected] Have thoughts on this episode? Fill out the anonymous 2-minute survey for this episode! You can find more of my work at ryanfitzgerald.org. Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com tlbjN9B80JIXcY3K3Pqd

Today I talk to Filmmaker and Podcast Host Dr. Rebekah McKendry (Fangoria, Colors of the Dark) about everything Horror! We talk about what makes a good jump scare work, what kinds of horror scripts are getting sold today, and I learn about close to thirty horror movies I'd never even heard of. Find Dr. Rebekah McKendry on Instagram and Twitter @rebekahmckendry. Find more of Hollywood Greenhorn on Instagram @HollywoodGreenhorn and @GreenhornPod on Twitter. Send an email anytime to [email protected] and find more of my own work at ryanfitzgerald.org. Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com

Producer David Lawson, Jr. of Rustic Films (SYNCHRONIC, The Endless, Spring) comes on for the very first episode of Hollywood Greenhorn to talk about how scripts get to his desk, what forces him to say 'yes' to a script, where the money for movies come from, and how he feels about passing on Hereditary. Find Dave on Instagram and Twitter @davidlawsonjr, and find more of Rustic Films and their movies at Rustic.Film Find more of Hollywood Greenhorn on Instagram @HollywoodGreenhorn and on Twitter @GreenhornPod, and email the show at [email protected] More of my work can be found at ryanfitzgerald.org Music for this podcast comes from OneManSymphony.com

Welcome! In this series I talk to filmmakers and entertainment professionals to find out what it takes to get a script from page to screen. Episodes will release every Monday in May, starting May 3rd. Learn more about the show @HollywoodGreenhorn on Instagram and @GreenhornPod on Twitter. Music originally composed by onemansymphony.com