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The Working Director

by Jenn Page

Helping emerging filmmakers become working directors faster. This weekly podcast will ask filmmakers the tough questions and offer guidance every step of the way with one goal in mind: help you make a living doing what you love, directing.

For even more help expanding your directing career, visit TheWorkingDirector.Pro. There you can apply to be in our accelerator that helps you go from where you currently are to where you want to be; as well as, join our free private FB group.

Hosted by director Jenn Page.

Latest Episodes

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066: All Things Music: Acquiring, Licensing, Composing and Getting it Right! artwork

066: All Things Music: Acquiring, Licensing, Composing and Getting it Right!

1 year ago

065: TV Directing artwork

065: TV Directing

1 year ago

064: Alternate Distribution Options for Indie Filmmakers (with producer Nancy Criss) artwork

064: Alternate Distribution Options for Indie Filmmakers (with producer Nancy Criss)

1 year ago

063: DIY PR (with Publicist Amanda Samoyloff) artwork

063: DIY PR (with Publicist Amanda Samoyloff)

1 year ago

Earlier Episodes

062: Film Financing Options In Today's Market (with Producer Jim Holt) artwork

062: Film Financing Options In Today's Market (with Producer Jim Holt)

1 year ago

061: The Director-AD Relationship (with filmmaker America Young) artwork

061: The Director-AD Relationship (with filmmaker America Young)

2 years ago

060: Directing TV (with filmmaker Oscar Rene Lozoya) artwork

060: Directing TV (with filmmaker Oscar Rene Lozoya)

2 years ago

059: NAB Show Live: Blackmagic Design Latest & Greatest! artwork

059: NAB Show Live: Blackmagic Design Latest & Greatest!

2 years ago

058: Your Directing Career As A Production Company (w/ filmmaker Alex Mehra) artwork

058: Your Directing Career As A Production Company (w/ filmmaker Alex Mehra)

2 years ago

057: Production Studios: The Do's Dont's & What's artwork

057: Production Studios: The Do's Dont's & What's

2 years ago

056: 6 Reasons Film Fests Reject Your Film artwork

056: 6 Reasons Film Fests Reject Your Film

2 years ago

055: How To Get Paid To Direct (w/ Working Director Katie Hunter) artwork

055: How To Get Paid To Direct (w/ Working Director Katie Hunter)

2 years ago

054: Directing Comedy (w/ Emmy Winner Mary Lou Belli) artwork

054: Directing Comedy (w/ Emmy Winner Mary Lou Belli)

2 years ago

053: Film Festival Playbook artwork

053: Film Festival Playbook

2 years ago

052: Pitching Yourself / Pitching Your Film artwork

052: Pitching Yourself / Pitching Your Film

2 years ago

051: Ask An Entertainment Lawyer: Life Rights, Music Releases, & More! artwork

051: Ask An Entertainment Lawyer: Life Rights, Music Releases, & More!

2 years ago

050: Film Finance - The Who's & How's artwork

050: Film Finance - The Who's & How's

2 years ago

049: Ask An Entertainmen Lawyer: LLCs, Releases, and more! artwork

049: Ask An Entertainmen Lawyer: LLCs, Releases, and more!

2 years ago

048: How & Why Work With An Intimacy Coordinator? artwork

048: How & Why Work With An Intimacy Coordinator?

2 years ago

047: How Do You Direct A.I.? artwork

047: How Do You Direct A.I.?

2 years ago

046: Ask An Entertainmen Lawyer: Fair Use, A.I. Rights, and more! artwork

046: Ask An Entertainmen Lawyer: Fair Use, A.I. Rights, and more!

2 years ago

045: ICFX For Indie Filmmakers: Using LED Walls & Green Screen for In-Camera FX artwork

045: ICFX For Indie Filmmakers: Using LED Walls & Green Screen for In-Camera FX

2 years ago

044: A.I. and Film Production artwork

044: A.I. and Film Production

2 years ago

043: Want To Fund Your Film? Here's Five Big Shifts You Must Make (with filmmaker Scott DuPont) artwork

043: Want To Fund Your Film? Here's Five Big Shifts You Must Make (with filmmaker Scott DuPont)

3 years ago

042: How To Stop Being Afraid Of Networking - Online & Off! (with Husslup founder H Schuster) artwork

042: How To Stop Being Afraid Of Networking - Online & Off! (with Husslup founder H Schuster)

3 years ago

041: Demystifying Production Insurance (with Owner of Alan Schlaifer Insurance) artwork

041: Demystifying Production Insurance (with Owner of Alan Schlaifer Insurance)

3 years ago

040: How Do You Direct Non-Scripted TV? (with TV director Steve Abramson) artwork

040: How Do You Direct Non-Scripted TV? (with TV director Steve Abramson)

3 years ago

039: The Director - Colorist Relationship artwork

039: The Director - Colorist Relationship

3 years ago

038: How Do You Direct Live TV? (with filmmaker Sharon Everitt) artwork

038: How Do You Direct Live TV? (with filmmaker Sharon Everitt)

3 years ago

037: How Do You Sustain A Career In Hollywood (with writer Michael Anthony Snowden) artwork

037: How Do You Sustain A Career In Hollywood (with writer Michael Anthony Snowden)

3 years ago

036: From Simple Mind Shift To Full Time PAID Working Director? artwork

036: From Simple Mind Shift To Full Time PAID Working Director?

3 years ago

035: How Do You Fund Your Own Films (with filmmaker Alexandra Boylan) artwork

035: How Do You Fund Your Own Films (with filmmaker Alexandra Boylan)

3 years ago

034: What Is Script Coverage & Why Is It Important? (with Writer Heather Ostrove) artwork

034: What Is Script Coverage & Why Is It Important? (with Writer Heather Ostrove)

3 years ago

033: How Do You Prep As A Director? (With Filmmaker Soma Helmi) artwork

033: How Do You Prep As A Director? (With Filmmaker Soma Helmi)

3 years ago

032: How Do You Get Your First Feature Film (with Filmmaker Kristin Fairweather) artwork

032: How Do You Get Your First Feature Film (with Filmmaker Kristin Fairweather)

3 years ago

031: How do you overcome overwhelm and burnout? artwork

031: How do you overcome overwhelm and burnout?

3 years ago

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

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

3 years ago

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

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

3 years ago

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

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

3 years ago

027: How Do You Create A #1 Hit Narrative Fiction Podcast Series? (with Filmmaker Jenny Curtis) artwork

027: How Do You Create A #1 Hit Narrative Fiction Podcast Series? (with Filmmaker Jenny Curtis)

3 years ago

026: How Do You Get Clients As a Director (with Filmmaker Stacy Singh) artwork

026: How Do You Get Clients As a Director (with Filmmaker Stacy Singh)

3 years ago

025: How Do You Get A Director's Agent (with Agent Sara Alexander) artwork

025: How Do You Get A Director's Agent (with Agent Sara Alexander)

3 years ago

The Working Director: Helping Emerging Filmmakers Become Working Directors Faster. artwork

The Working Director: Helping Emerging Filmmakers Become Working Directors Faster.

3 years ago

024: Indie Film Team Talk: Skyman (with Dan Myrick) artwork

024: Indie Film Team Talk: Skyman (with Dan Myrick)

Aug 07, 2020

023: Indie Film Team Talks: Last Call artwork

023: Indie Film Team Talks: Last Call

Jul 31, 2020

022: Indie Film Team Talks: The Cypher artwork

022: Indie Film Team Talks: The Cypher

Jul 25, 2020

021: Film Team Talks: Delicate State artwork

021: Film Team Talks: Delicate State

Jul 18, 2020

020: Film Team Talks: Playing with Beethoven artwork

020: Film Team Talks: Playing with Beethoven

Jul 11, 2020

019: Working with Actors from the Actor Perspective (Guest: Senta Moses) artwork

019: Working with Actors from the Actor Perspective (Guest: Senta Moses)

May 12, 2020

018: Working With VFX PLUS Obtaining Sponsorship (Guest: John Parenteau) artwork

018: Working With VFX PLUS Obtaining Sponsorship (Guest: John Parenteau)

May 12, 2020

017: Directing a Feature in Five Days: Prep, Working with Actors, and Trusting Your Intuition. (Guest: Kate Rees Davies) artwork

017: Directing a Feature in Five Days: Prep, Working with Actors, and Trusting Your Intuition. (Guest: Kate Rees Davies)

Apr 28, 2020

016: Using Social Media to Grow Your Network Beyond Your Current Circle (Guest: Sarah J. Eagen) artwork

016: Using Social Media to Grow Your Network Beyond Your Current Circle (Guest: Sarah J. Eagen)

Apr 21, 2020

015: Being Authentically You IS Your Brand: Let Go of the Ideal You and Just Be You! (Guest: Joy Donnell) artwork

015: Being Authentically You IS Your Brand: Let Go of the Ideal You and Just Be You! (Guest: Joy Donnell)

Apr 14, 2020

014: TV CASTING: The Process and How Are Directors Involved (Guest: Kendra Castleberry, CSA) artwork

014: TV CASTING: The Process and How Are Directors Involved (Guest: Kendra Castleberry, CSA)

Apr 07, 2020

013: The DIRECTOR-COMPOSER Relationship artwork

013: The DIRECTOR-COMPOSER Relationship

Mar 31, 2020

012: SELF-PRODUCING: Get Your Passion Project Made (Guest: Malia Miglino) artwork

012: SELF-PRODUCING: Get Your Passion Project Made (Guest: Malia Miglino)

Mar 24, 2020

011: Directing Animation: From Selling Your Show to Running It and Everything in Between (Guest: Chris Savino) artwork

011: Directing Animation: From Selling Your Show to Running It and Everything in Between (Guest: Chris Savino)

Mar 17, 2020

010: Everything CROWDFUNDING: What, How, When, Where, and Everything in Between (Guest Leah Cevoli) artwork

010: Everything CROWDFUNDING: What, How, When, Where, and Everything in Between (Guest Leah Cevoli)

Mar 10, 2020

009: Working with Actors: Script Analysis to On Set (Guest: Lauren Patrice Nadler) artwork

009: Working with Actors: Script Analysis to On Set (Guest: Lauren Patrice Nadler)

Mar 03, 2020

008: The Actor/Writer/Producer: Wearing All the Hats and Thriving! (Guest: Colette Freedman) artwork

008: The Actor/Writer/Producer: Wearing All the Hats and Thriving! (Guest: Colette Freedman)

Feb 26, 2020

007: Pitching, Selling, Writing and Making Your First Network TV Show (Guest: Shilpi Roy) artwork

007: Pitching, Selling, Writing and Making Your First Network TV Show (Guest: Shilpi Roy)

Feb 18, 2020

006: Acting on a Network TV Show: from getting cast to working with directors (Guest: Geno Segers) artwork

006: Acting on a Network TV Show: from getting cast to working with directors (Guest: Geno Segers)

Feb 11, 2020

005: Directing for TV: what to expect script to screen (Guest: Betty Thomas) artwork

005: Directing for TV: what to expect script to screen (Guest: Betty Thomas)

Feb 04, 2020

004: Everything Short Films: Financing, Distribution, and are Film Festivals a Waste of Money? (Guest: Foster Wilson) artwork

004: Everything Short Films: Financing, Distribution, and are Film Festivals a Waste of Money? (Guest: Foster Wilson)

Jan 21, 2020

003: Making a Fan Film: Financing, Casting, Licensing, Filming, and Beyond (Guest: Jason Satterlund) artwork

003: Making a Fan Film: Financing, Casting, Licensing, Filming, and Beyond (Guest: Jason Satterlund)

Jan 21, 2020

002: What makes a Good TV/Film Producer, Knowing Your Worth, and Finding Your Niche (Guest: Jenna Edwards) artwork

002: What makes a Good TV/Film Producer, Knowing Your Worth, and Finding Your Niche (Guest: Jenna Edwards)

Jan 21, 2020

001: Working with a Casting Director, Staying Healthy in this Business, and When and How to get an Agent (Guest: Bonnie Gillespie) artwork

001: Working with a Casting Director, Staying Healthy in this Business, and When and How to get an Agent (Guest: Bonnie Gillespie)

Jan 20, 2020

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