Fade In To Film: Where Movie Ideas Come From

Episode 167 is our bi-weekly panel discussion. This episode was recorded November 22, 2023. Before you pull your phone out of your pocket to film, you should have a story in mind. Our panel discusses where to get ideas for stories from, write a screenplay and make that movie! Why most indie filmmakers write and produce their films instead of selling their screenplays to studios, especially if they use smartphone cameras. What we discuss:  How we generate our ideas for films Differences between short and feature film stories Why indie filmmakers don’t sell their screenplays Algorithms for film marketing online Will AI help producers predict marketability of a story What inspires filmmakers to keep making films Panelists in this episode: Joey Min and Ryan McDonald.  Learn more about all our panelists: http://fadeintofilm.com  SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking: The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.  Do you enjoy our free podcast? Share some love. We’re at BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/susybotello and Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/sbppodcast  Subscribe to this podcast in your own app: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/kOpp1Xtzvu6l  SBP Podcast Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iwK-dM    Mentions: How filmmaker Aris Tyros came up with his idea for his award-winning mobile film, “How I Became A Movie Theatre Murderer”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dxdWoeWk3A Watch "How I Became A Movie Theatre Murderer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19nMa9y3L3s Ryan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan.mcdonald.filmmaker/  Joey Min’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatguyjoeymin/ Our Links:  SBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio  Smartphone Filmmaking Publication: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking    Susy’s Substack: https://susybotello.substack.com  Podcast Twitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast    Facebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobilefilmsd/  SBP Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sbppodcast/podcasts   Susy on Post.News: https://post.news/@/susybotello  Susy on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@susybotelloofficial  Susy on Twitter: http://twitter.com/susybotello  Susy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susybotelloofficial/  International Mobile Film Festival Updates: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/social/ IMFF free newsletter: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.substack.com   Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sbp-podcast/id1296673665    © Copyright 2023 S. Botello Productions™. All rights reserved.