The IMPROVE Podcast
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Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast.
A lot has happened in the last 3 weeks. The Writer’s Guild of America went on strike, tons of T.V. shows and movies have shut down production as a result, and I started outlining my next project.
We have a lot to talk about this week and I hope you enjoy this episode.
WGA Information:
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/wga-negotiations-status-as-of-5-1-2023
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/take-action/social-media-toolkit
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/strike-hub
List of sources referenced in this Podcast:
https://www.today.com/news/hollywood-writers-strike-2023-explained-rcna83508
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_(American_TV_series)
https://deadline.com/2023/05/the-mandalorian-season-4-start-of-production-delayed-writers-strike-1235367725/
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/last-of-us-season-2-audtions-hbo-writers-strike-1235609966/
https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-the-penguin-colin-farrell-suspends-production-1235368340/
https://collider.com/wga-writers-strike-tv-shows/
Podcasts I’ve watched that talk about this stuff (and explain it better than I can):
The Weekly Planet: https://youtu.be/a8PVUVh8k_U?t=218
The SIP (PreWGA Perspective): https://youtu.be/53hj68okbQM?t=1936
I hope you all achieve your goals this week. If you feel compelled to share your story, shoot me an email at theimprovepodcast@gmail.com! It would be great to hear from you!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
03:07 The WGA Writer’s Strike (Comparing 2023 to 2007)
28:40 Project Updates
16:30 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
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Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast.
It’s been like a month (or two) since the last episode. Sorry about that! I hope you all were able to continue making progress toward your goals. I know I was!
I’ve been very busy editing and writing, and it’s been a huge undertaking! I plan on making a post on Twitter about it, so follow me there if you are interested in some nerdy data stuff, lol!
I hope you all achieve your goals this week. If you feel compelled to share your story, shoot me an email at theimprovepodcast@gmail.com! It would be great to hear from you!
Think of this as ‘Season 2’ of the Improve Podcast, but unofficially, of course.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:07 Rewriting/Editing Update!
03:18 Song Writing is Hard
05:37 Story Rewrites/Creating the Most Comprehensive Version of Your Story
08:45 Unintended Consequences…
10:40 Changing Themes and Characters
13:17 What to Look Forward To!
16:30 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
This is episode five in a recurring series on the podcast where we catch up with Elijah who is a student studying film in Italy and is producing his first short film. After having connected on Reddit’s r/screenwriting almost a year ago, I wrote his short film and together we are capturing that experience as it happens, giving insight into a niche of the filmmaking genera, that almost every writer, director, and filmmaker has had to do – creating their first film.
In this episode, Elijah talks about his experience during production and how great a wrap party can be!
I hope you enjoy!
What are your goals for this week? What are your goals for this year? What are you working toward?!
Tell me! :)
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser/Setting Goals
03:08 Catching up and Wrap Week
05:32 Chase’s Thoughts on the Still
07:35 The Wrap Party
11:00 What’s Left?
13:08 Filming with No Clapper?
15:24 Using The Resources Available to You
16:45 Final Scenes to Shoot
20:08 Starting Your Script with Voice Over Sequences
22:25 I Can’t Believe We Did This!
24:32 It was Magical To Get This Film Made
28:36 Casting the Lead
29:34 The Cameo
31:00 Working With Everyone
32:00 Going Through It
33:54 Editing
36:30 Release Date?
38:15 It’s a Wrap!
38:40 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast.
Hello everyone! I have a major update about the screenplay I am writing! I finished writing Mary Lee Barber and wanted to wrap up that project and commemorate it on this episode of The Improve Podcast.
I hope you all achieve your goals this week. If you feel compelled to share your story, shoot me an email at theimprovepodcast@gmail.com! It would be great to hear from you!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:46 Script Update and Writing Recap (I finished MLB)!
04:15 Outlining
06:37 Writing
10:52 What’s Next for MLB?
13:56 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast.
In this podcast Chase takes the time to explain where he’s been for the last two week, gives an update on his screen writing journey, and teases a new project.
I hope you all achieve your goals this week. If you feel compelled to share your story, shoot me an email at theimprovepodcast@gmail.com! It would be great to hear from you!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:10 House Keeping
03:58 Screenwriting Update (Three Act Structure/Internet Content Influencing Cinema/Writing with Music)
26:56 Teaser for the Next Project
31:24 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast.
This week a border line unhinged Chase discusses the state of his writing. He is unhinged!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:50 Life After Achieving a Major Goal (Setting a New Professional Goals)
07:48 Current WIP Screenplay Update!
16:34 What’s Next?!
21:00 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Good morning ladies and gentlemen! Welcome back to another episode of The IMPROVE Podcast. Today we are joined by my good friend JD. He is a young working professional with creative goals and hobbies he works on in his down time!
This week talk about all the ins and out of a new idea he has! It was great catching up with JD and I’m excited for the new journey.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:50 Welcome JD to the Podcast
04:00 Professional Goals and Aspirations
11:08 A Mysterious New Projects (Graphics, Thumbnails, Comic, short film, etc?)
31:45 Wrapping Up
34:00 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Hello friends, welcome back to The Improve Podcast!
This is part 4 of a series where I am documenting the steps necessary for creating a short film. In this episode, Elijah has made major progress and is now knee deep in the production of this film!
I hope you enjoy!
What are your goals for this week? What are your goals for this year? What are you working toward?!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser/Setting Goals
02:08 Production/Early Lessons
14:40 Production Difficulties
19:00 The Project has Taken on a Life of Its Own
30:27 The Problem with Shooting at Night
35:00 The Script and Additional Projects
39:00 Obsessing Over Your Projects
45:40 Taking Accountability
48:46 Lessons Learned
52:00 Final Thoughts
53:45 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Hello friends, welcome back to The Improve Podcast!
This week I get to share a secret project my sister and I have been working on for the last several months! There is a lot of potential with this project and so many stories to tell!
I hope you enjoy this episode where Amber and I sit down and discuss how we went about writing and self-publishing a children’s book.
What are your goals for this week? What are your goals for this year? What are you working toward?!
Tell me! :)
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser
01:52 Welcome Amber to the podcast!
3:28 Amber’s Secret Project (Writing a Children’s Book Inspired by Her Daughter)
6:54 Going from a Game to a Story
10:30 Crafting the Story
17:08 The Mid-Point Twist
20:50 A Small Tangent (A new movie?)
22:38 The Real Work Begins (Illustrating Your Own Children’s Book with Almost no Budget)
33:10 A Creative Mom on a Budget
33:53 “This book captures a piece of my daughter’s imagination”
35:12 What’s Next?
40:52 Outro
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Hello friends, welcome back to The Improve Podcast!
This is part 3 of a series where I am documenting the steps necessary for creating a short film. In this episode, we have locked in a script and are working on pre-production. This means locking down actors, locations, budgeting, shot planning, scheduling, etc. We talk about all of that and more in this episode!
I hope you enjoy!
What are your goals for this week? What are your goals for this year? What are you working toward?!
Tell me! :)
Don’t forget to leave a 5 star review!
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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro/Teaser/Setting Goals
02:16 Where we left off
07:00 An Unexpected Twist (Actors Dropping Out/Location Scouting)
10:40 What Comes After the Script is Locked? (Scene Break Down)
19:05 Budgeting
22:40 Filming Techniques
24:36 Directors are Problem Solvers/Setting Yourself up for Success
26:54 CGI vs. Practical
38:53 Passions is Worth more than any Budget
43:00 Next Steps?
44:22 Outro!
Thank you to Green Bean (@GreenBeanMusic) for all our musical themes!
The IMPROVE Podcast is building a community of creatives who can depend on each other for inspiration, feedback, and accountability.
Instagram: @CLSCStudios
For business inquiries please reach out to clscstudios@gmail.com