Author: femmeregard

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week’s guest: Brittney Bertier!

Brittney chats with us from NYC about building her filmmaking foundation in LA and the lessons she learned along the way. She also shares the valuable community BlackMagic Collective. Founded with the belief that the art of filmmaking should be accessible to all, BlackMagic Collective is designed to bring together filmmakers from all disciplines and all experience levels to learn from, share with, and inspire each other.

Links:

⁠https://blackmagiccollective.com/⁠

⁠https://www.instagram.com/brittneybertier

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea!

We are officially in post-production for our first feature, SYNC! We chat all about our experience in production as we prep for entering post.

Interested in donating to our cause? Between 11/6/23 and 1/6/24, visit our Indiegogo to support! ⁠Support now!⁠

Links:

⁠www.instagram.com/syncthemovie⁠

⁠www.femmeregard.com/sync

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: pre-production!

We break it all down for you. The ups and downs. The progress and the setback. All things pre-production on our first feature film, Sync!

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @sushi.kharrl @giggster_official @patreon

Websites and Socials:

http://www.femmeregard.com

IG: @femmeregard and @syncthemovie

Twitter: @femme_regard

Tessa IG: @misstessalauren

Carolina IG: @lafemmecarolina

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: editing!

We chat with Kristi Shemik, independent editor extraordinaire on how she fell in love with editing and movie making in general. She walks us through the process of what is expected from an editor, how to deal with the process, and so many helpful tips for working with editors and making everyone’s job easier.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @ryanlittle_director @adobe @adobe_premiere.pro @lindsaylohan

Websites and Socials:

IG: @kristishemik

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: SciFi’s, science, and entertainment!

We chat with Taryn O’Neill about how her passions for both the arts and science intertwined and how that led her to educating the masses through entertainment. We also take a deeper dive into the world of sci-fi and Taryn gives our listeners several tips on VFX. Taryn also shares about the collective she has created, Scirens: Screen Sirens for Science, where actresses/female filmmakers combine their talents and love of science.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @ryanlittle_director @scirensofficial @passionflix @sabinekfilm

Websites and Socials:

IG: @tarynoneill

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: managing multiple projects!

We chat with Stacia Crawford about her progression from actor to director and everything in between. Stacia is constantly busy, with television on the docket right now and several features under her belt. She channels her acting knowledge in directing actors and uses her abilities to successfully produce as well.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @passionflix @toscamusk @ryanlittle_director

Websites and Socials:

IG: @staciacrawford

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186963/

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: shooting a short film outside of LA!

We chat with DeeDee Woche and Ben Myers, the creators of A Lone Star Love, a short film with sci-fi elements that tackles social media addiction and human connection. We got to hear about their process shooting the film in Austin, TX and taking it to the festival circuit.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @a_lone_star_love @austinfilmfest @deebeck @ronan.colfer @rachelthepearl @iftnetworktv @zeromethodtv

Websites and Socials:

IG: @benjaminlawrencemyers

https://www.iftnetwork.com/

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: auditions!

We bring you up to speed on our casting process for Sync. We talk about what we’re doing on the casting end and share lots of things we’ve learned about auditions from the actor side!

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @backstagecast @sushi.kharrl @magicmind

Websites and Socials:

IG: @femmeregard @lafemmecarolina @misstessalauren

www.backstage.com/casting/sync

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: producing and productivity!

We chat with Charlotte Atkinson. A producer herself, she coaches other producers as well as filmmakers on how to be productive and how to turn your filmmaking into a career. With simple tips and tricks to combat creative block, her system streamlines a crazy career path into actionable steps to success.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @ourdaughterproduces

Websites and Socials:

IG: @charlotte_produces

https://charlotteproduces.com/producers/

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: directing!

We chat with Ryan Little, filmmaker, director, and podcaster. We had a blast talking director talk with Ryan – what’s important on set, in your work, and in your personal interactions with other people. He shares how he got to where he is today and what he thinks is important to achieve not only a successful project, but an efficient set.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @gofilmsgo @filmmaking_friends @scriptation @judywestonhoskins @stage32

Websites and Socials:

IG: @ryanlittle_director

Podcast: Filmmaking Friends

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: using your inspiration to your advantage!

We chat with Iranian filmmaker, Pirooz Kalayeh, who happened to be Carolina’s film professor. He shares his journey from immigrant kid to musician to storyteller and filmmaker to now, social advocate via his films. Pirooz shares where his inspiration came from and why he loves sharing his art so much.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @siuonline

Websites and Socials:

Website: www.ilovenirvana.com

IG: @storiesbetween

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: distribution!

We chat with Sana Soni, head of distribution and sales at Giant Pictures. With years of experience in the distribution world AND as a producer herself, she gets it. Sana understands indie filmmakers and how many choices they have when it comes to getting their film out there. She knows what works and what doesn’t, depending on what you want to get out of your film!

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @giant_pictures @midnightcaller___

Websites and Socials:

https://www.giant.pictures/

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: directing and mentoring!

We chat with Latina director, Pam Matew about her experience directing several short films and mentoring inexperienced filmmakers on her sets. We get into why it’s so important to think successfully and put in the work and share that with other people. Setting the building blocks to success is only the beginning!

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @iwokeuplikedez @thetenant_short @armedbetties @bighoopenergy_short

Websites and Socials:

IG: @latinadirector

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: distribution and shooting a scriptment!

We chat about friend to the show, Katrina Cebreiro’s series, Miscellanea, namely the episode our own Carolina stars in, Polette. How she became inspired to create the story based around female empowerment and how she was efficient with shooting a scriptment. We also dive into her journey with distributing the project.

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @miscellanea.tv @nvisionate

Websites and Socials:

https://miscellanea.vhx.tv/

IG: @mastercon10der

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea on this week’s topic: fundraising!

We chat about our experience fundraising for our first feature film, Sync. We give many tips and tricks, both learned and taught to us by our amazing team, Craft Services, in order to run a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter (and other platforms!). We get real about the work and the difficulties that lead to the rewards and excitement of funding!

IG Shoutouts: @syncthemovie @fromtheheartproductions @enjoycraftservices @kickstarter @mailchimp @olsosara

Websites and Socials:

http://www.femmeregard.com

IG: @misstessalauren @lafemmecarolina

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on creating a fantasy film with filmmaker Chris Heck!

We chat with return guest, Chris about his first feature, the Savage State. A dark fantasy for children. We get into all of it. Where did this idea come from and why is it important? How is he combining elements of puppetry, SFX, and more? And what about fundraising? We learned a lot in this episode and we know listeners will too!

Links:
Website: http://www.thesavagestate.com
Wefunder: http://wefunder.com/thesavagestate
Instagram: @chrisheck13 @theaterthirteen

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on going from filmmaker to SVOD platform creator with Christin Baker!

We chat about Christin’s growth as an indie filmmaker and her willingness to get on the phone and ask for favors. This has lead her to not only winning film festival awards, but getting nominated for an Emmy! Along the way, she created Tello Films, an SVOD platform for LGBTQ content and more.

Links:
Website: http://www.tellofilms.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tellofilms
Instagram: @christintello @tellofilms
Twitter: @christintello @tellofilms

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on how psychology fits into character building and screenwriting with William Indick!

We chat about our film, Sync, and how psychology fits into our character creation and story building. We dive deep into narcissism and toxic relationships and how to build a sci-fi story with the psychology behind it!

Links:
To Buy the Book: https://mwp.com/product/psychology-for-screenwriters/

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on doing it all in indie film with Kelly Lou Dennis!

We chat about Kelly Lou’s current project, Good Girls Get Fed, and how she has done just about everything in the film industry, which has made her prepared for just about anything!

Links:
Instagram: @kellyloudennis @gggf_shortfilm

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on indie filmmaking in a smaller market with Lauren Barker!

We chat about writing and directing and how she worked towards each position in the midwest. Lauren also shares how this led her to her first feature, Cohabitation, and what she has learned from these experiences.

Links:
Instagram: @lbarkerfilm @cohabitationfilm
Twitter: @cohabitation18

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on writing with Olivia Haller!

We chat about her experience as a playwright and producing theatre and how that led her to screenwriting for film and tv!

Links:
Website: www.oliviahaller.net
Instagram: @olivia_haller
Twitter: @olivia_haller

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on acting, being real, and putting in the work with Cameron Monaghan!

We chat about Cameron’s career, beginning as a child actor, working on the hit show Shameless, and joining Morgan Freeman as the FBI team in the film, Paradise Highway. We get real with Cameron about putting in the work as an actor and even chat about social media and how unrelatable it can be.

Links:
Instagram: @cameronmonaghan
Twitter: @cameronmonaghan
Watch Paradise Highway in select theaters and on demand today!

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on the creation of the film Paradise Highway with director/writer Anna Gutto!

We chat about Anna’s film and how it became her directorial debut. We also get into why projects sometimes take a long time to develop and how being a considerate director makes all the difference.

Links:
Instagram: @annagutto
Facebook: @AnnaGutto
Watch Paradise Highway on VOD July 29!

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on acting business and mindset with Raquel Gardner!

We chat about several business of acting topics such as social media and non-union commercials. We also get into mindset and how important it is to know your worth as an actor. Before wrapping, we also chat about Raquel’s directorial debut after acting and coaching for so long with Elisa’s Almost 30.

Links:
Instagram: @raquelgardnerofficial @theactorsmark
TikTok: @raquelgardnerofficial
Facebook: @raquelgardnerofficial

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on being a creative with Danielle Beckmann!

We chat about indie filmmaking and how so many of us grow from actor to creator with actress, filmmaker, producer, and creative coach, Danielle.

Links:
Website: www.daniellebeckmann@gmail.com
Instagram: @deebeck
Twitter: @dbeckcomedy

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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on indie filmmaking and going from editing to directing with Greg Bjorkman!

We chat about why he started where he did in the industry and how he got to where he wanted to be. He recently put out his feature-length directorial debut, Press Play, with big names attached and it is currently out and waiting to be viewed in theaters and on streaming!

Links:
Instagram: @sh35mm @pressplaymovie
Twitter: @gregbjorkman

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on producing with Ceci Cleary!

We chat about the world of producing from her company, Bluewaterlane Productions, to her film “To Leslie” which premiered at SXSW. 

Links:
Website: www.cecicleary.com
Instagram: @cecicleary1 @bluewaterlaneproductions

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on financing your film to open season 14!

We chat about how we’re currently finding funding for our first feature film, Sync. We also share a free proposal template that you can receive simply by subscribing to our newsletter on our website!

Links:
Website: www.femmeregard.com
Sync Website: www.femmeregard.com/sync
Instagram: @femmeregard @syncthemovie
Facebook: www.facebook.com/femmeregardproductions
Twitter: @femme_regard
TikTok: @femmeregardtv

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week’s guest, Sarah Gadon!

The ladies chat with Sarah about how she taps into a character. How she doesn’t get caught up in the character’s emotions. And how she blocks out the rest of the world when on set. We get into her most recent film, All My Puny Sorrows, and working with her friend Alison Pill. As actresses ourselves, we were very inspired and thrilled with the takeaways Sarah left us with.

Socials:
Website: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0300589/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=sarah%20gadon
Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13588156/
Instagram: @sarahgadon

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week’s guest, Opher Yisraeli!

The ladies chat with Opher about all things Jambox.io. Jambox is a company we have been working with as both a show sponsor and to find music and sound fx for projects. We love that this company has so many options. From flexible subscription based plans to the selection of music and how to search for it, Jambox truly has it all. Opher fills us in on it all and why Jambox is such a great resource.
Don’t forget, we have a discount code! Use code FEMME10 at checkout on Jambox.io today!

Socials:
Website: http://jambox.io
Instagram: @jambox.io