The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast
The Selling Your Screenplay Podcast helps serious screenwriters sell their screenplays. We offer practical advice about how to market your script and get it into the hands of agents, managers, producers, and directors who can get your screenplay produced.
SYS 502 – Adapting A Novel For The Screen With Charles Guard and Thomas Guard
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Charles Guard and Thomas Guard. These brothers talk about being the Writers/Directors of the Action/Thriller Dead Shot (2023). Topics also include how they adapted the script for Dead Shot from a book The Road To Balcombe Street by Steven P. Moysey. The podcast is available in iTunes, […]
SYS 501 – Deep Into Writing A Remake The Dive With Maximilian Erlenwein
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with German Filmmaker Maximilian Erlenwein. They talk about the Drama/Thriller The Dive (2023), a movie Maximilian Erlenwein is the Writer/Director of which was a remake of the Swedish film Breaking Surface (2020) from Joachim Hedén. Other topics include how being a deep sea diver helped Maximilian write The Dive […]
SYS 500 – Making The Movie PLEA With Brian McQuery
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Brian McQuery. They talk about the Crime/Drama Plea (2023), a movie Brian McQuery is the Writer/Director of. Topics also include how Brian McQuery met filmmaker Kevin Smith and how he got his start by working in telemarketing. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android […]
SYS 499 – Lessons From Clive Barker and Making Horror Movies With Anthony DiBlasi.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Anthony DiBlasi. Our guest Anthony DiBlasi talks about his new limited location Horror movie Malum (2023) which is a re-imagining of his prior movie Last Shift (2014). DiBlasi tells us about working with Co-Writer Scott Poiley. Topics also include how legendary Horror writer Clive Barker became a […]
SYS 498 – Make The Stories You Want To Tell With Jordan Gertner
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Producer and Filmmaker Jordan Gertner. Our guest, Jordan Gertner is a Producer of well known movies such as Buffalo ’66 (1998), Bully (2001) and Spring Breakers (2012). He talks about how he went from that to being the Writer/Director and Producer of the Action/Thriller Sheroes (2023). Among the […]
SYS 497 – War Veteran Turned Faith Based Filmmaker With David Helling
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Faith Based Filmmaker David Helling. Our guest, David Helling talks about how his extraordinary journey took him from being a War Veteran in Iraq, to the Writer/Director of His Only Son (2023). The movie tells the Biblical story of Abraham, who had to contemplate a tough choice. Topics […]
SYS 496 – Making An Audio Series With Curt Wiser
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Curt Wiser. Our returning guest, Curt Wiser talks about being the Writer/Director/Editor of the audio series A Voice In Violet. This Thriller audio Drama is from Producer Brooke Lewis Bellas and features an amazing cast including Brooke Lewis Bellas, Emmy Nominee Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers, True Romance), […]
SYS 495 – Shooting The Astrid Experience On An iPhone With Cal Barnes
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Cal Barnes. They talk about how Cal Barnes shot his movie The Astrid Experience On An iPhone. He mentions the benefits of making a feature with an iPhone and how Sean Baker’s indie hit Tangerine (2015) was an influence. Cal Barnes is the Writer/Director/Actor of The Astrid […]
SYS 494 – From Stripper To Filmmaker With Deborah Twiss
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actress and Filmmaker Deborah Twiss. Our guest went from well known acting credits such as Kick-Ass (2010) to being the Actor/Writer/Director of the sexy Thriller Sapiosexual. Deborah Twiss talks about that movie and how her time working briefly as a stripper helped inform her career and other movies […]
SYS 493 – Filmmaking For Change With Jon Fitzgerald
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Director and Author Jon Fitzgerald. Our guest, Jon Fitzgerald talks about how he went from directing his first feature, to being the Co-Founder of the Slamdance Film Festival. Jon Fitzgerald is also the author of Filmmaking For Change, a guide book on making movies on socially significant subjects. […]
SYS 492 – Climbing The Mountain On Outpost With Joe Lo Truglio
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director/Producer Joe Lo Truglio. They talk about how Joe Lo Truglio made the transition from actor to being a Writer/Director of the Horror Movie Outpost. He is known for acting in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Reno 911! and Bob’s Burgers. Topics also include the challenges of writing and producing an […]
SYS 491 – Austin Film Festival, How A Movie Gets Selected With Andy Volk
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Andy Volk, a programmer for the Austin Film Festival. As the listeners know, the Austin Film Festival is also a great place for awarding screenplays. Andy Volk gives us a step by step account of how an entry in the festival makes its way to being selected. He […]
SYS 490 – From Stage To Screen With Anabelle D. Munro
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actor/Writer/Director Anabelle D. Munro. They talk about how Anabelle got her start making Theater productions that reflected her German background and that country’s style of storytelling. From there she transitioned into filmmaking. Anabelle D. Munro also talks about the Ethos Film Awards and how she is the Creator/Producer […]
SYS 489 – Making A Hit Web Series With Daniel B. Iske
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Creator Daniel B. Iske. They talk about The Dead Hour, a web series Daniel B. Iske and other filmmakers made together which was later picked up by a distributor and released on major streaming platforms like Amazon Video. Daniel B. Iske talks about how they built their audience […]
SYS 488 – From Assistant Editor To Filmmaker With Bomani J. Story
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Bomani J. Story. They talk about how working as an Assistant Editor led to his big break as a filmmaker. Bomani Story is the Writer/Director of The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023). He talks about that movie and how it was a modern twist inspired […]
SYS 487 – Motherhood and Hunt Club With Elizabeth Blake Thomas
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with British Writer/Director Elizabeth Blake Thomas. They talk about Hunt Club (2022), A Horror/Thriller Elizabeth Blake Thomas directed which has a stellar cast including Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Mickey Rourke and Jessica Belkin. Other topics include how she works with other writers as a director and how Elizabeth […]
SYS 486 – Movies, Books and Star Wars Fan Films With Jamison LoCasio and Adam Ambrosio
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Jamison LoCasio and Adam Ambrosio. These returning guests talk about their new anthology feature, a Drama called 7 x 7 (seven by seven.) Jamison LoCasio is the Director of this movie and wrote it along with Adam Ambrosio. Topics also include how their career path is not […]
SYS 485 – Writing A Screenplay In Two Days With Franklin Ritch
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Franklin Ritch. They talk about his new feature, The Artifice Girl (2022) which Franklin Ritch wrote, directed and acted in. Topics include looking to the future of AI (Artificial Intelligence) since that is the subject explored in the movie. Franklin also talks about how they shot part […]
SYS 484 – Working With Owen Wilson On Paint With Brit McAdams
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Brit McAdams. They talk about the new movie Paint (2023), which Brit McAdams wrote/directed and stars Owen Wilson. Other topics include how the Paint screenplay was honored by the annual Blacklist in 2010 and the long process after that to get this Comedy feature made. The main […]
SYS 483 – Filmmaking Lessons From Clerks, Pi and Roger Corman With John Gaspard
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer and author John Gaspard. They talk about indie filmmaking on a budget and use examples such as Kevin Smith’s Clerks, Darren Aronofsky’s Pi and the work of Roger Corman. These examples are from John Gaspard’s book, Fast Cheap and Written That Way and Fast Cheap and Under […]
SYS 482 – How To Give Or Take Notes As A Writer/Producer With John Swab
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with prior guest, Filmmaker John Swab. They talk about One Day As A Lion (2023), an Action/Thriller Directed by John Swab. That movie stars Frank Grillo, J.K. Simmons, Virginia Madsen. Topics also include tips on how to give or take notes as a Writer or Producer. John Swab’s prior […]
SYS 481 – The Fine Art Of Filmmaking With Welby Ings
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with artists and Filmmaker Welby Ings. Our guest, Welby Ings is a Writer/Director who takes a very unique approach to develop and pitch his screenplays. He starts by making gallery worthy drawings to plan the visuals of the story before he writes it. Welby Ings talks about this process […]
SYS 480 – How To Produce Your Own Script With Michael Escalante
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Michael Escalante. They talk about how to make his first feature, The Burial (2023), Michael Escalante decided to produce his own script. The Burial is a limited location Horror movie made on a budget. Other motivational topics include how he made the leap to Write and Direct […]
SYS 479 – Making Faith Based Movies With Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmakers Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle. They are the Co-Directing team behind faith based movies such as Jesus Revolution (2023) which has a Kelsey Grammer among the cast. Jon Erwin was also one of the writers and producers of Jesus Revolution. Topics include tips on how to write […]
SYS 478 – Making A James Bond Documentary With Matthew Bauer
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Matthew Bauer. Australian Writer/Director Matthew Bauer talks about his new Documentary The Other Fellow (2022). This doc is about men in real life who are named James Bond and how that had lasting effects on their lives. It leads them to ask, what’s in a name? Our […]
SYS 477 – Writing A Movie From A Stage Play With James Cullen Bressack
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker James Cullen Bressack. Today’s guest is a career movie Director with credits such as Fortress, Hot Seat and his latest, Murder, Anyone? (2022). They talk about that crime/comedy movie Murder, Anyone?, which was adapted from a stage play written by his father, Gordon Bressack. Other topics include, […]
SYS 476 – From The Cheers TV Set To Filmmaker With Mark Burman
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Mark Burman. They talk about how Mark Burman got his start as a Production Assistant on the set of the TV show Cheers. From there he went on to be a movie producer and filmmaker. Mark Burman tells us about Ambush (2023), a War/Action movie he is […]
SYS 475 – From Production Assistant To Filmmaker With Corey Deshon
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Corey Deshon. They talk about how Corey got his start making short films and working as a Production Assistant and then went on to Write/Direct the Drama feature Daughter (2022) starring Casper Van Dien and Elyse Dinh. Corey Deshon also talks about if writers should write for […]
SYS 474 – From Photographer To Filmmaker With Carter Smith
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Carter Smith. They talk about how Carter Smith started as a Photographer and is now focused on being a filmmaker. Carter Smith is the Writer/Director of the Horror/Thriller movie Swallowed (2022). He talks about making that feature which stars Cooper Koch and Jena Malone. The podcast is […]
SYS 473 – How To Pitch To Producers With Greg Lyon
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer/Producer Greg Lyon. Today’s guest is an experienced Screenwriter and Producer, so a main topic is how writers can pitch their scripts to producers. Greg Lyon has writing credits that include Gibby (2016), an Adventure/Comedy with an incredible cast including Shannon Elizabeth, Sean Patrick Flanery and Vivica A. […]
SYS 472 – From Physical Trainer To Filmmaker With Barry Jay
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Barry Jay. Our guest tells us about his transition from being a successful Physical Trainer with Barry’s Bootcamp, to being the Writer/Director of movies such as The Way Out (2022). They talk about making Horror movies and the major differences between the indie world and the Hollywood […]
SYS 471 – Making Kids Vs Aliens With Jason Eisener
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jason Eisener. Topics include how Jason Eisener pitched his Horror Sci-Fi movie Kids Vs Aliens and went on to be the Writer/Director of that feature. They also talk about how a short film contest launched his career by making Hobo With A Shotgun. The podcast is available […]
SYS 470 – Writing A Horror Movie Based On A True Story With Anubys Lopez
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Anubys Lopez. Our guest, Anubys Lopez is the Writer/Director of the survival Horror movie Those Who Call (2023). He talks about how that feature was inspired by real events that happened to him. Besides writing a script based on a true story, they also talk about working […]
SYS 469 – From Shorts To Features With Colin West
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Colin West. Our guest, Colin West is the Writer/Director of the Sci-Fi Comedy feature Linoleum (2022) starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn. They talk about that movie and how he went from making short films to features. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher (for Android […]
SYS 468 – Psychology For Writers With William Indick
This week Ashley Scott Meyers with Author William Indick. As a professor of Psychology, William Indick talks about how the study of scholars like Erikson, Jung and Freud can be applied by writers in terms of story and character. William Indick is the author of several books on the subject including “Psychology For Screenwriters.” Other […]
SYS 467 – From Horror Anthology To Features With Roxanne Benjamin
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with director Roxanne Benjamin. She is a Writer/Director/Producer who got her start with Horror anthologies VHS, XX and Southbound. Roxanne Benjamin talks about that and her latest project as a Director, the feature There’s Something Wrong With The Children. Topics also include how before working directly in the film […]
SYS 466 – The Do’s and Don’t of A TV Writers’ Room With Katie White
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer Katie White. Our guest, Katie White worked her way up from being a writer’s assistant on the popular CBS series, NCIS to writing two episodes of the show and joining the WGA. Katie White talks about working in television, the do’s and don’t of a Writers’ Room […]
SYS 465 – Action Movies On A Budget With Gregory Lamberson
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Gregory Lamberson. They talk about Guns Of Eden (2022), an Action movie about a group of campers who end up being hunted by an armed Militia. Gregory Lamberson is the Writer/Director of Guns Of Eden. He talks about how they made an action film on a budget, […]
SYS 464 – How Crypto and NFTS Will Change The Film Business Forever
This week we have a very special episode of Selling Your Screenplay. To end the year, your host, Writer/Director Ashley Scott Meyers talks about all things Crypto and NFT’s. He is the first filmmaker to release every frame of his feature The Rideshare Killer (2022) as an NFT. Ashley Scott Meyers covers all the pros […]
SYS 463 – Making Taurus (Colson Baker, Megan Fox) With Tim Sutton
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Tim Sutton. They talk about Taurus (2022), a movie about a music star struggling with fame starring rock star Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), Megan Fox and Ruby Rose. Tim Sutton is the Writer/Director of the movie, a modern take on A Star Is Born. Topics also […]
