Gina Keating returns! She is the author of Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs and writer of the Business Wars podcast series Netflix vs Blockbuster.

Tobias Weber, filmmaker and founding partner of ContrlMovie

Nov 16th, 2017 18m 16s

We cover his company ContrlMovie that creates choose your own adventure feature films and his interactive movie LATE SHIFT.

Denny Unger, CEO/Lead Creative Director at Cloudhead Games

Nov 15th, 2016 10m 49s

I talk with Denny Unger about how storytelling and technology is evolving for VR. Recently, his game The Gallery — Episode 1: Call of the Starseed won Best Narrative Experience at the Proto Awards.

Shaked Berenson, co-founder of Epic Pictures

Aug 19th, 2016 8m 51s

I talk to Shaked about the business of indie film.

Laura Bernstein, svp of client solutions at SymphonyAM

May 9th, 2016 20m 51s

Laura Bernstein and her company are focused on trying to track TV viewers across multiple platforms.

Annie Lukowski & BJ Schwartz, VR filmmakers

Mar 14th, 2016 21m 33s

Annie Lukowski & BJ Schwartz are co-owners of the VR production company Vanishing Point based in LA. http://www.vanishingpointvr.com/#!about/fwydw

Stephan Paternot, Co-founder & CEO of Slated

Feb 20th, 2016 26m 25s

I talk to Stephan Paternot about Slated, his tech startup that is changing the world of film financing.

Simon Owens, content and social media marketing consultant.

Nov 10th, 2015 9m 33s

We discuss how tech companies are getting into the high stakes world of original content. Linkswww.simonowens.netMusic from Le Felinehttps://soundcloud.com/la-f-line

Takatsu, award-winnng author, pioneer English cellphone novelist

Jun 24th, 2015 14m 14s

Takatsu is an award-winning writer of contemporary literary fiction, featured Wattpad author, and kickstarter of the Literary Fiction Network. He pioneered the Japanese “cell phone novel” phenomenon in the English-speaking world, marking a mome

Erkki Huhtamo, Media Archaeologist, Historian, and professor at UCLA.

Jun 5th, 2015 20m

Erkki is an internationally renowned media historian and theorist, and also a specialist in the history and aesthetics of media arts. He is one of the founders of an emerging approach to media studies known as media archaeology.LinksBuy the

Kamal Sinclair, Co-Director at the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Lab

May 30th, 2015 27m 52s

Kamal Sinclair serves as the Co-Director of the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Story Lab, offering interdisciplinary support to artists working at the convergence of film, art, and new media technologies. Kamal on Twitterhttps://twitter.

Entertainment lawyers Michael C. Donaldson & Lisa A Callif cover fair use.

Apr 1st, 2015 19m 43s

I talked to the top experts on fair use Michael Donaldson and Lisa Calif, partners at the law firm Donaldson and Calif, and authors of Clearance & Copyright, 4th Edition: Everything You Need to Know for Film and Television. Links Buy the bo

Anne Jamison, author of Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World

Mar 11th, 2015 32m 6s

We discuss the interesting world of fan fiction. LinksBuy the book:http://amzn.to/1BpxawBBlack Girl Nerds podcast:http://apple.co/1NHyi3KOpening song:It's Choade My Dear by Connan Mockasin:http://bit.ly/1nsB6ro

Colin Wright, author of Curation is Creation

Mar 4th, 2015 7m 35s

We discuss the importance of curation online. LinksBuy Curation is Creation http://colin.io/portfolio/curation-is-creation/Song at the opening: Shame on Blue is from Cecil Otter and Swiss Andy's mashup album Wugazi.https://soundcloud.co

Curtis Silver, journalist/social media strategist

Dec 16th, 2014 12m 55s

We discuss how content creators can use social media to build their buisness and tell stories across multiple platforms.

Evette Vargas, transmedia storyteller

Nov 19th, 2014 3m 5s

Evette Vargas is the writer/creator of DARK PROPHET, an epic science fiction story that lives on multiple platforms. You can find more information at http://www.digital-reign.net/

‎Zach Dugow, founder & CEO of Insticator

Oct 31st, 2014 7m 34s

‎Zach Dugow, founder & CEO of Insticator, talks about how his tech startup is gamifying the TV experience.

James De Julio, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Tongal

Oct 25th, 2014 24m 10s

James De Julio, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Tongal, talks about his experiences leaving the Hollywood system to build a platform that creates opportunities for content creators from around the world.

Jamie Wilkinson, co-founder and CEO of VHX, a direct-to-fan video distribution platform.

Oct 20th, 2014 27m 55s

I interview Jamie Wilkinson, co-founder and CEO of VHX, a direct-to-fan video distribution platform.

Cynthia Meyers, author of the book A Word from our Sponsor

Oct 7th, 2014 23m 38s

Cynthia Meyers, associate professor of communication at College of Mount Saint Vincent and author of the book A Word from our Sponsor about how ad agencies helped invent broadcast entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s. We discuss the past, prese

Adriano Farano, CEO/co-founder of Watchup, a better way to watch the news

Aug 2nd, 2014 34m 42s

I speak with Adriano Farano, CEO/co-founder of Watchup, about how technology is changing the world of journalism.

Philip Patrick, publisher of Kindle Worlds, 1st platform where writers can sell fan fiction

Apr 29th, 2014 23m 19s

Philip Patrick, publisher of Kindle Worlds: a platform where writers can sell their fan fiction inspired by Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, G.I. Joe, The World of Kurt Vonnegut, and more. Follow Philip Pat

Shawn Gold, former head of marketing & content for MySpace, currently advisor to Wattpad

Mar 6th, 2014 42m 40s

Shawn Gold, former CMO of Inside Studios. Until 2007, he was CMO, head of marketing & content for MySpace. He was also President of Weblogs Inc, which was acquired by AOL for $25 million in 2005. Currently,he advises Wattpad.com, a social story

Malcolm De Leo Chief Evangelist at NetBase Solutions, a Social Intelligence Company

Nov 8th, 2013 45m 12s

My guest Malcolm De Leo Chief Evangelist at NetBase Solutions, a Social Intelligence Company. He gets into detail about how the entertainment industry can use social media listening to influence creative and business decisions.

Caitlin Burns, transmedia producer at Starlight Runner Entertainment

Oct 27th, 2013 54m 38s

Caitlin Burns discusses telling transmedia stories for blockbusters and indie projects. Links:Moveable Feast app http://mvabl.com/Maccerren Park http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff2012/films/mccarren-park-part-ii-hipster-dinos-transmedia-and-how-