I am joined by brilliant and prolific comic book artist Freddie Williams II (Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robin, Injustice / Masters of the Universe), who walks us through his journey from illustrator for hire to one

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61: Freddie Williams II, Comic Book Artist

Friend of Red Cow Chrissy Fellmeth tells us about her career in cartoons, from Flash banner ads to Adult Swim and Fox, her independent projects and her day job at Titmouse – Chrissy gives us a candid account

60: Chrissy Fellmeth on a Career in Cartoons

Long-time friend and amazing filmmaker Doug Burgdorff finally appears on the show to discuss his new feature, “Damsel.”

59: Doug Burgdorff on “Damsel”

Frankie spent his Spring and Summer watching 75 hours of film festival submissions (for an undisclosed film festival) – and Jon and Emily went for the ride. What were the trends? What were the worst films? What were

58: Festival Submission Screening

News anchor and journalist Mallory Hoff shares her 6 years of insight into the world of broadcast journalism, including job hunting, news writing, and on-air performance.

57: Mallory Hoff on News Broadcasting

Past guests and Red Cow family members EJ Massa and Jon Hunt join to break down the story, aesthetic, and general issues with Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.

56: What’s Wrong With The Hobbit Trilogy?

Matthew Pillischer tells us about the shooting and distribution of his documentary Broken on All Sides, a film about mass incarcerations as caused by the War on Drugs. He gives us tips on distribution, four-walling, and documentary filmmaking. He also talks about his new narrative, A Dark Souvenir, and how he's facing current challenges with its release.

55: Matthew Pillischer on No-Budget Distribution

Liz and Glaser are programming directors at the highly attended and prestigious Austin Film Festival. Here, they talk about Austin as a filmmaking community, the life of a programmer, and what goes into planning a 2 week festival

54: Liz Mims and Harrison Glaser on the Austin Film Festival

Former guest and friend of the show Neil Murphy returns to talk about his upcoming (long) short, Underside. Years in the making, Underside is finally ready to roll cameras and needs help. Donate to the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1241678072/underside

53: Neil Murphy on Underside

Former guest Dean Treadway was kind enough to have us on his podcast, Movie Geeks United. That conversation is reposted here, but you should check out their podcast here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited/2014/10/24/independent-film-spotlight

52: Frankie on Movie Geeks United

Film festival programmer (and Jury President for the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival two years in a row), movie critic (or appreciator, as he prefers to be called), and podcaster Dean Treadway joins the show to impress us with

51: Dean Treadway on Loving Movies

The 50th episode! Announcing the first ever Discount Film School book! “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other Filmmaking Tales),” detailing 300 pages of advice, funny stories, and useful words. This episode contains 2

50: More Weight

Red Cow podcaster and writer Emily Brinkmeyer guests on Discount Film School to discuss her background in copy editing, writing, and now, editing/laying out Frankie’s filmmaking book, “More Weight: The Making of Having Fun Up There (and Other

49: Emily Brinkmeyer on Writing and the Book

Screenwriting and animation student and web series producer Ricky Downes III joins to talk about slapstick, character work, his love of all things mallard, and his developing web series, “Conservative Art School.”

48: Ricky Downes III on Comedy and Web Series

Henrique Couto, director of Babysitter Massacre, Haunted House on Sorority Row, Depression: The Movie, and many more, joins the show to talk distribution, experiences with reviewers, pushing through depression to make art, and much more.

47: Henrique Couto on Distribution, Depression, and More

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