029: How can understanding your birth chart help you succeed as a director? (with Author/Coach Bonnie Gillespie)

09/19/22 • 24 min

This is not our typical deep dive into the craft or biz of directing, but it just might help you be more successful in both!

How can knowing about your birth chart and all that goes with it help your film career? How can you take a little more control in circumstances that you usually have little control? Open your mind and you might get something really cool from this episode.

Author and Coach Bonnie Gillespie tells us about her new company Chart Harmony and how it's been helping creatives like you thrive in Hollywood. We'll also dig into my chart a bit so I'm keeping on my promises about getting more personal in the podcast.

Hosted by Director/Producer Jenn Page.

To join our private FB group for directors, or to learn about The Working Director accelerator that helps emerging filmmakers become working directors faster, visit TheWorkingDirector.Pro.

Bonnie Gillespie is living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. As a weekly columnist, she began demystifying the casting process for actors in 1999. Her most popular book is Self-Management for Actors, the curriculum upon which much of her teaching is based. As a producer and Emmy-honored casting director, Bonnie specializes in indie darlings. Whether casting, coaching, or exploring the woo as The Astrologer's Daughter, she is passionate about leaving this world better than she found it. Bonnie lives by the beach on unceded ancestral Tongva land with her partner, Keith Johnson, the luckiest man in the world.

Check out everything Bonnie has to offer to help you succeed in this biz by visiting: bonniegillespie.com
Their flagship program that will help you have a kick ass next year: Get in Gear for the Next Tier will kick off early next year.
To learn more about and/or get your chart done check out: chartharmony.com
IG: @Bonnie.Gillespie / @ChartHarmony
#CreatingTheHollywoodWeWant

This is not our typical deep dive into the craft or biz of directing, but it just might help you be more successful in both!

Hosted by Director/Producer Jenn Page.

To join our private FB group for directors, or to learn about The Working Director accelerator that helps emerging filmmakers become working directors faster, visit TheWorkingDirector.Pro.

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028: VFX Tech - What Do You Need To Know to Direct?

Is it your dream to direct on an LED stage (like The Mandalorian)?

How do you choose between LED wall and green screen?

How do you know what to prep before you go to set?

How do you decide the shots you can lose to save money on VFX later?

What about using the tech for your driving scenes so you don’t have to take it to the streets?

Can all of this help you shoot your low budget sci-fi or make it harder?

Let’s talk VFX tech and what you need to know before you get to set. Filmmaker Marco Ragozzino shares his experience working in VFX and how you can make your film happen, even if you don’t have a big budget. More importantly, he’ll share what you need to know to be hired to direct these VFX shows.
Those questions and more will be answered on this episode of The Working Director. Hosted by Director/Producer Jenn Page.

To join our private FB group for directors, or to learn about The Working Director accelerator that helps emerging filmmakers become working directors faster, visit TheWorkingDirector.Pro.

Marco Ragozzino
Bitten by the filmmaking bug at an early age, Marco Ragozzino grew up making all kinds of weird and imaginative short films using whatever tools were available at the time - VHS cameras, scale models, and classmates willing to lend a hand. From there, Marco went on to study film & animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, eventually relocating to Los Angeles upon graduation.

His interest in creating wild and whimsical worlds, in addition to needing a regular paycheck, led him down the path of Visual Effects production. He has produced visual effects for sequences in films and TV shows such as Ready Player One, Men in Black: International, IT: Chapter 2, the Mandalorian and the upcoming "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" (Warner / DC) and Slumberland (Netflix). His filmmaking heroes include DIY mavericks such as Roger Corman, Lloyd Kaufman, and George Lucas.

Links:

Website: marcovisionstudios.com

IG: @marcovisionstudios

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030: How Can Working With a Music Supervisor Level Up Your Film? (with Music Supervisor Jennifer Smith)

What is a music supervisor and how would working with one level up your film? How do you know a music supervisor would be helpful for your project? How do you know WHICH supervisor is right for your project?

We learn that and SO much more in this episode of The Working Director with music supervisor Jennifer Smith.

Hosted by Director/Producer Jenn Page.

To join our private FB group for directors, or to learn about The Working Director accelerator that helps emerging filmmakers become working directors faster, visit TheWorkingDirector.Pro.

Petition to help Music Supervisors go union: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-the-amptp-to-recognize-music-supervisors-union/

Jennifer Smith is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor who has worked in the film / tv / media industry for over a decade. She started her career as part of the music teams for major network shows such as Dancing With The Stars (ABC), The Ellen Degeneres Show (WB), and America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV). Her love of music and the exploding media landscape guided her to join the Kobalt Music synchronization team to creatively pitch and clear music with networks, studios, music supervisors, production companies, and new media companies. Her time at Kobalt gave her extensive and broad experience in the synchronization world, dealing with all stakeholders in the creative and business process including record labels, songwriters, producers, musicians, managers, and marketing teams. After seven years at Kobalt, Jennifer went back to her first love of content and storytelling and joined the music team on ABC’s reboot of American Idol. After that show’s first season, she was inspired in 2018 to launch her own music supervision company, “Rat Dance Party.” Rat Dance Party specializes in Film, TV (scripted and non-scripted), and new media (especially podcasts). With Rat Dance Party Jennifer has worked on projects produced by Showtime, Netflix, Viacom, Shorts TV, Amazon, Pluto TV, NBC, Voltage Pictures, Indican Productions, and many more. She recently worked on Season 2 of “Why Women Kill” (CBS), MTV Cribs (Paramount+), Netflix’s “Deadly Illusions” and is currently working on the documentary “Proud In A Pandemic,” “Behind The Music”, “Hollow’s Bend: The Radio Play” and many other upcoming projects. Recently elected to the Board of the Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS), Jennifer is also a member of the Television Academy, Women In Film, Women In Media, Women In Music, and the Recording Academy. She is also one of the organizing members of the union efforts.
Website: https://linktr.ee/Ratdanceparty
IG: @rat_dance_party