33. Amy Kersten: Controlling the Edit

Filmmaker Amy Kersten and I discuss the importance of learning the skills to take your project from concept to the finish line.Follow: IG @AmyKerstenFilm IG: @AWomanAbroadFilmWork with Jessica: On-Camera CoachingCreate on-camera and in-person confidence by learning techniques from Hollywood Acting Coach Jessica Payne. Learn more here.Creator's Challenge: Mini Movie EditRecord someone telling you a 2 minute story. Film B roll. Edit the audio over the B-roll. Add Music. Bio & IntroMy guest Amy Kersten is actor, writer, editor, producer and director. She spent the last decade developing multiple digital series - including Lady Parts Justice, run by Daily Show creator Lizz Winstead, and three seasons of the award winning digital series HOT MESS. Amy wrote produced and starred in an independent pilot "In Case of Emergency" directed by Soma Helmi and partnership with Third Law films, which is now available on Amazon Prime! Amy worked on various feature films including Sandy Wexler starring Adam Sandler, The Spy Who Dumped Me starring Kate McKinnon, and The Week Of directed by Robert Smigel. Amy starred as an actor in Shanghai in Venus in Fur and 39 Steps. and wrote her first feature length screenplay "A Woman Abroad" about that experience, and recently filmed a scene at the historic Peace Hotel as part of the feature development package.MentionedMary Catherine GreenawaltJim deProphetisSoma HelmiIn Case of Emergency Alicia RobbinsA Woman AbroadEmily HahnDaniel NewmanGeena Davis InstituteAfter the MarchCreator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika LabsHost Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe. Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.Offering creative strategy, performance coaching, and more! www.kikalabs.comMore info and resources at   | www.kikalabs.comWatch the video podcast on YouTube | YouTube Creator's Cafe Podcast PlaylistFollow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabsFacebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika LabsTranscripts and YouTube Links at |  www.kikalabs.com/creators-cafe-shownotesTheme MusicOur theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.www.kyledetarnowskymusic.com