Interview with Professional Producers Rep Ben Yennie

10/06/18 • 72 min

Nancy Fulton, founder of NancyFultonMeetups, interviews professional producers rep Ben Yennie.

As Founder and CEO of Guerrilla Rep Media, Ben Yennie helps producers sell the rights to their films before, during, and after production. He's represented projects directed Sacred Blood by Christopher Coppola, Black Gold starring Marvel's Luke Cage, etc. He’s attached well known stars to projects, including Jodelle Ferland of Twilight: Eclipse and Claudia Christian of Babylon 5.

He is author of The Guerrilla Rep: American Film Market Distribution Success on No Budget, currently used as a text in film schools, and now available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon and independent bookstores, as well as two other titles. He has been featured nationally in many places including CNN Money, IndieWire, Indie Film Hustle - The #1 Filmmaking Podcast on iTunes, Cinesource magazine, etc.

He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Producer Foundry, has served as advisor to the Film Angels, and is the former chapter leader for the San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Vancouver Chapters of the Institute for International Film Financing. Most recently he has co-founded ProductionNext, a new set of tools and an ecosystem that helps filmmakers with scheduling, budgeting, and shot listing, and connects the people involved in every stage of creating a film project.

Music in this Episode was licensed for commercial use from Pond5.com.

Nancy Fulton, founder of NancyFultonMeetups, interviews professional producers rep Ben Yennie.

Music in this Episode was licensed for commercial use from Pond5.com.

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Interview with Film Advisor and Organized Crime Expert Christian Cipollini

Writer/Producer Nancy Fulton brings you an audio recording of her interview with Organized Crime Expert Christian Cipollini.

Award-Winning author Christian Cipollini is a freelance journalist, book author (https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Cipollini/e/B00CP95F4K), organized crime historian and collector. A frequent guest lecturer at universities and a consultant to movie and television producers, Cipollini has also appeared as a consultant on episodes of Reelz Channel Series "Gangsters: America's Most Evil," History Channel Series "United Stuff of America" , AHC's 'America: Facts vs. Fiction', and served as a consultant & Location Producer on National Geographic Channel’s critically-acclaimed series DRUGS, INC. You can learn more about Christian and his work at www.GangLandLegends.com.

Topics covered include:

An overview of organized crime. What it is and isn’t, the problems it “solves”, and the problems it causes.
A quick but important timeline for organized crime in America from the 1900’s through to the modern day. The Mob, versus the Mafia, versus the Drug Cartels, and why distinctions matter.
A primer on the origin, temperment, and tactics of organized criminals. What Hollywood usually gets right and what it gets wrong.
Organized crime in America today. Major conflicts, major players, and major impacts we see every day.

If you have questions about this event, please contact me via the podcast home page at www.AudioIron.com.

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Creating Web Series, Podcasts and Audiobooks an Interview with Actor/Producer Bridget Fitzgerald

Bridget Fitzgerald is an actress, comedienne, and model. She is also a member of National Lampoon's sketch comedy team, making a sketch comedy podcast heard by half a million monthly listeners. Her web series SmileyBridgeTV has had 1/4 million views, and she attributes some of that success to two audiobooks: "How I Exiled My Inner B*tch” which she acted in and "iHumpty" which she produced as well as acted in. You can learn more here: http://www.bridgetfitzgerald.com/ and http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2804002/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

Her investment in producing audio content and a SAG New Media web series has helped her get more and better acting roles and writing gigs. It’s also allowed her to establish herself as a producer, co-producer, and director. She’s been asked to work as a judge in writing contests and consults with those producing web series, podcasts, and audiobooks.

Topics addressed include . . .

Why Hollywood Now Favors Actor/Writer/Producers, Actor/Producers, and Writer/Producers
Using Podcasts and Audiobooks to Generate Revenue
Hiring Union Actors for Podcasts and Audiobooks
The Process of Producing a SAG New Media Web Series
Finding and Creating New Business Relationships and Business Opportunities

Remember you can find more resources for creative pros at www.NancyFultonMeetups.com.