Ha ha ha... I can't stand pickles!

Ha ha ha ha. Uncle Baby Billy aka Walton Goggins is awesome! And I'm Definitely a Cat Girl. It was bliss on set playing with all those kittens.

2023 not sure on the exact dates yet.

Asking the real question here

Hey Shlomo.... To be honest nobody talked about religion on set although I think I was the only Jew. The only time religion came up was when we wrapped shooting the day before Good Friday and everyone hugged each other and wished one another Happy Easter and I was like......Chag Sameach it's also Pesach!

Thanks for asking. I know exactly how you feel as I've been there and done that. Good for you and your wife for being such go getters. What I do with crew is I've realised the most important members are Director, DP, Editor and Makeup Artist. If your budget is limited as mine was just make sure you have enough that Those Members are paid well ( or well according to whatever your budget is) Sound is something that can always be fixed later. I've had film students operate sound before and it's been fine. When I was new to town I found these crew members by advertising on Craigs List. Always ask for their reel or resume so you can see the value of their work. Once you have a good Key person in place like a director. They usually have a preferred DP who they work with and in the same way the DP may have a preferred camera man ( although a lot of DPs like to do their own camera work) So with me I make sure all these key positions are taken by people who are good. Anyone else doesn't have to be A list they just need to know how to work together to help create the vision. Most importantly it's good to make sure you're all on the same page and can get along as so many productions fall through through disagreements over artistic vision. PS if you'd like feedback on your movie I'm happy to give it. Feel free to private message me here.

Yes it was wonderful. They're super funny and Walton especially is great at improvising but they're also really considerate and sweet.

Hi there. Yes I am. Although I did hold an AMA some months back and many people who missed it asked me to do it again.

Hey. Sorry I missed this question. Yes. There are. One of my favorite low budget classics is Napoleon Dynamite. Just a quirky classic and going back to old films there's The Rocky Horror show. And then with quirky British comedies there's Monty Python and the Holy Grail which is pure gold comedy wise but was shot on 220 K

Great question. Lots of different things inspire me. I tend to write and act though not direct as I suck at that. Lol. My latest movie " Introducing Jodea" is a comedy about the moviebiz and anyone who has worked in the film biz I'm sure can relate to it. It was inspired by many bad experiences of rejection I'd had and so I just decided to turn it into a comedy. It's on all main platforms at the moment. You can check out the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vNUSMHrxcE So mostly true experiences are what inspire me. Turning negatives into positives.

Album I''m not sure of but my favorite song of theirs is Out of Time. The Best!

Good question. My savings and those of 2 dear friends who loved the script.

So funny you ask that. I have a feeling that might have been added in post production as I really have no recollection of him making that sound on set and I'm sure I'd remember something like that. I know what you mean. When I heard it I also cracked up. Jeremy is the most terrific little actor.

Amazing!

No sadly I didn't. I love her. I did work with little Emma Shannon who plays Little Judy and she was incredible.

I don't know about everyone else but with me it was the first time I'd auditioned and gotten the role right away. Usually there's a callback or two. But with this I videoed my audition on the Sunday. Emailed it that night and by noon Tuesday got told I had the role. We shot on Wednesday and Thursday. Was super fast.

Ah hard question. I was excited about working with Danny McBride David Gordon Greene, Walton Goggins - But I think I was Especially excited to be working with John Goodman as he's such a legend and I've been watching him in films since I was little.

I don't know if I'm allowed to reveal that yet as for the first year or so what we make goes back to the distributors. So I haven't seen anything yet. However with the ratings we've been getting I'm hoping that we'll have some coming our way by early next year (we'll have been selling for a year then)

Heya. I've done both. My first movie in the US " Devil's Cove" I self financed completely and we shot it on the shoe string budget of $10K. For Introducing Jodea I had 2 other friends/ investors who came on board with me. It's always good to find people to invest with you but sometimes if there's a project you're truly passionate about and nobody wants to invest.- the only answer is to do it yourself. Crowdfund. Save your money. Whatever works.

Oh wow... what woudn't I like to see?

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There are so many cool characters.Definitely more of BJ interacting with the Gemstones. That's my favorite part. Him and Judy rock!

Sadly I haven't worked with him. We haven't done any scenes together. But I agree. He's one of my favorites. Hilarious. Brilliant actor with superb comic timing

It's my pleasure. Yes everyone was so wonderful on set. It was all completely new to me but they all went out of their way to make me so welcome

Heya. Hmm now this one's got me cause I can't give exact figures simply because I don't remember. But where I can I will. Insurance was around $4-5K. That's always a must for me. The lead actors ( except for myself) were all paid upfront (micro budget SAG rates) For the smaller cast members payment was deferred. Crew wise the DP, camera crew and head makeup artist were paid upfront. Several grand was spent on equipment. And in post a couple of grand spent on the editor, sound and musicians. Everyone else was deferred. Jon who was our editor and director kindly deferred his directing fee ( he's a good friend and had been on board the project from Day 1 so it was his baby too) A couple of grand was spent on locations (can't remember how much all up The biggest one was the movie studio we rented which I think was 7K. Although our 2 best ones - the mansion and the office were kindly given for free. And as with every movie several grand is always spent on catering and craft services because when it's low budget you want to keep everyone well fed. But yes check out the film yourself and feel free to private message me with your thoughts.

https://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Jodea-Chloe-Traicos/dp/B09LYJR5BY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1N83SENN86HQX&keywords=introducing+jodea&qid=1668627702&sprefix=introducing+jode%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1

So many. I loved it when Walton and I went down behind the haystack at Judy's birthday party. That was fun. We tried it so many ways. With my lipstick smudged .I also loved watching Judy receiving her presents and Jesse throwing up. They all just made me crack up.

Heya. I usually am always one of the producers on my projects as I like to keep some control. I find finding good producers isn't easy and you must be careful about signing your project over to a bad producer. I've seen so many cases of people who have done that. They get a producer who is incapable of getting the film off the ground but the writer/director has signed away their rights and is helpless to do anything.

Great question. I have to say it's both. I always need to be working on something and will always be looking for something but sometimes there's that idea that just drives you. Like Introducing Jodea did. It was my bad experiences in the movie biz that I had to make into a comedy. Hope that answers your question and I Love your Reddit name by the way.

There is a third season. Danny McBride talks about it in a few interviews.....

Oh wow. Thank you so much for asking this. I remember everything. I lived there till I left school so all my childhood memories are there. Yes I used to also love Nandos. I miss the country a lot especially the people. The weather in the rainy season was always amazing with some incredible storms. So much that I miss and love. Kariba, The Vumba Mountains. Not to mention all my friends

Ha ha ha. Actually I wrote it with marker then turned it over and traced it.

Aww I adore him too but alas I've never worked with him..... yet..... He's one of my favorites. Adorable little brother - so funny.

Heya. Thanks for the question. I truly love acting and I truly love writing. The rest.... I do because I have to. Producing wise I do so I have ownership of my projects but it's not my most favorite thing - far from it in fact. The same with marketing. I could happily do without both of those. As for how I do it? When I look back on the Jodea shoot I really don't know. We had our production manager and production designer pull out 3 days before we shot. Jon the director and myself had to do everything. I was coming home from 12 - 14 hour shoot days and instead of preparing my lines and getting enough sleep I was sorting out production design for the next day, seeing if we had enough extras etc. So looking back I have to say I have no idea how I did it. But we pulled through. Being on the set of Gemstones was pure bliss as I didn't have to worry about anything except my performance. I mean there was even someone waiting for me if I wanted to carry my shoes. I was like " It's ok I can carry them " and she was like " No you mustn't carry anything" I was not used to that.

Then find another AMA to join. Don't waste my and everyone else's time with comments like this.