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The team is me, Mary Claire Anderson and Toby Wallwork.  We meet at a location in Newport Beach (which may sound more exotic than it actually is) and framed out the way forward, aiming for Sunday, May 7th as our first podcast.

Toby created a script of sorts (which I recommend for those thinking about this) so we know what to prepare for the show.  We also added our first guest, a good friend who has a lot to say about film.  The meeting was fun and filled with great energy.  There’s no substitute for enthusiasm when it comes to working with a team.  The idea that everyone is just as engaged as you are is powerful and wholly invigorating.

I should mention that one of things that instantly makes way forward much, much easier is that Toby already has the hardware and skill-set to do the show engineering.  He’s got mikes, mixer, digital recorder, etc.… Read the rest

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To give you some background on this, I (Mark Sevi) don’t like podcasts much (Leo Laporte’s show being an exception.)  Perhaps I am just not of the right generation – I know I just don’t have the time to sit and listen most days and my car is older with no Bluetooth or MP3 connection so I wouldn’t listen there either.  But a student of mine suggested that I do a podcast and as I explored the concept I started to see the validity.

Initially, I thought it would be great to do it both live and on video with the ability to insert actual film clips.  If I was going to be teaching scriptwriting techniques (like I do at my classes at Irvine Valley College and when I lecture at events, etc.) I knew I worked best by interacting with people live.  The dynamics of a live group are both a bit scary and wholly exhilarating.… Read the rest

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