This week on the show we delve into one of the most important topics we'll discuss all season. It's at the core of what we do as filmmakers. Telling stories. Chris Huntley from The Write Bros. talks about the narrative story development theory...

Quentin Tarantino has arguably created some of the most strong and iconic African American characters in cinema: Jules. Marsellus Wallace. Jackie Brown. Django. And most recently, Major Marquis Warren. Ironically, he also gets a lot of flack for his...

For all you artists who've ever felt mediocre, this episode is for you. "Amadeus" is easily one of my favorite movies. I can watch it over and over. It tells the tragic and fictional tale of Italian composer Antonio Salieri and his "complicated"...

Technology has dramatically changed both how we create and consume content. Today YOU can be your own show runner. On today's episode of "Short Ends" I'm joined by frequent guest and my good friend JD Cochran; and this time we're joined by his wife,...

Every artist deals with it in their career—the difference between what they envision, and what they actually create. How to deal? There's a well-known video of "This American Life" host Ira Glass sharing his thoughts about what he calls "The...

This week we have a special bonus episode while we get ramped up editing new regular episodes. And this bonus is a doozy. It's an interview with Jeff Cannata. Jeff is an actor, husband, artist, cinephile, comedian and co-host of one of my...

Since 2015 marks the 20th anniversary of Disney-Pixar's Toy Story, I thought it would be fun to do a special about animation. Actually, the truth is, one of my conversations with frequent show guest JD Cochran got off on a 45-minute tangent about...

Today is part 1 of a multi-part mini-series we're doing to coincide with the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Today we look at three specific lessons filmmakers can learn from the missteps of the prequels and the re-mastered...

As Star Wars Episode VII quickly approaches, we keep the sci-fi spirit alive with this bonus episode of my full interview with Sky City Haya director Adad Warda. Adad is the director, writer, creator and producer for the proposed sci-fi TV...

This week we continue our Women in Film series with part 3: "What role do women play in their own hindrance or advancement in the business?" I honestly believe this is one of the most important episodes I ever have, or will, publish. I strongly feel...