Making "The Birthday" -- ASK010

02/13/20 • 82 min

Writer/Director Christopher Ryan Laughter is joined by producer Nicole Castillo and actor Claire Dellamar to discuss the making of their grief based horror short film “The Birthday”. Host Kevin Rosen-Quan and guests discuss memories of producing this highly collaborative weekend getaway style film in 2015 which ultimately led to the birth of Assorted Kinds, actors taking a leap of faith, experimental storytelling through prompts, the editing nightmare, the lessons we learned through Avatar and The Lion King, our love of Shia Labeouf and Will Smith, and our opinions on a bunch of random filmmaking stuff.

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Co-Creators Hayden Harrower and Michael Morrissey discuss the making of their comedy short “Heads Up”. Kevin Rosen-Quan and Christopher Ryan Laughter co-host this episode and dive into the comedy creative writing process, dealing with hard notes and rejection, working outside the Assorted Kinds box, pushing the limits, and much more.

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Making "Feed Me Death" -- ASK011

Writer/Director Matt Devino is joined by producer Jana Devino and actress Olivia Day to discuss the making of their horror short film “Feed Me Death”. Host Kevin Rosen-Quan and guests discuss 2-day shoots, creating tension for horror, first time acting and emotional preparation for acting in horror, complex camera moves, makeup fx and much more!