The Weekly Reid - How Does J. Horton Make Movies that Make Money?

Sean Reid, filmmaker (producer, director, writer) talks to a new guest in the world of independent cinema and content creation every week. This week's inaugural guest is our very own J. Horton.
Sean Reid is a veteran Producer/Director/Writer of feature films, television programming, news and music specials. His television experience includes management roles at E! NEWS LIVE (E!), as well as, producer positions on the THE ROB NELSON SHOW (Fox), and SQUARE OFF (TV Guide Channel) and CENTRAL AVE (Fox).
In addition to running his own production company New Cinema Tribe and a new streaming network WORLD ONE TV, he and J. Horton have produced several features together, including DEATHDAY, BAD EYES, BROWN VIBES: THE STORY OF REDEMPTION, RYHMECOLOGY: WRITE BETTER RHYMES and several upcoming features.
THE WEEKLY REID is a live stream, filmmaking interview show.
New Cinema Tribe - www.newcinematribe.com
World One TV - www.worldonetv.com
***CORRECTION - I was way off on Fort Wayne's Population. i think I said a few million in the interview. 'Fort Wayne's 2021 population is now estimated at 341,428. In 1950, the population of Fort Wayne was 141,179. Fort Wayne has grown by 1,807 since 2015, which represents a 0.53% annual change.'
0:00 The Weekly Reid
0:45 Alec Baldwin Shooting Tragedy
2:20 becoming a filmmaker
5:10 most important lesson from Film School
7:30 from Film School to Professional Filmmaker
12:55 importance of doing diverse work
15:40 budget ranges and shoot lengths
18:45 striking out on your own as a producer
21:56 getting into documentaries
23:25 rereleasing older movies
27:20 why i like documentary filmmaking
29:30 documentary collaborations
32:13 how bad amazon has hurt
35:31 distribution strategy in 2022
38:05 getting back into narrative films
39:40 desert island tv series
40:22 why did you start a youtube channel
43:00 what has youtube taught you
45:10 Five questions
48:00 best part of being a pro filmmaker
48:35 coming up on this channel
51:10 netflix and dave chappell