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Episode 196: Paige Henderson and Nicole Murray, Creators

July 21, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film

For this episode, I got to catch up with Paige Henderson and Nicole Murray. Together, they have Svelte Dog Productions, under which they wrote, produced, and star in the webseries called Dead Friends. They both are from the Seattle area and graduated from the University of Washington, and by a weird coincidence moved to LA at the same time, and became roommates and collaborators. We had a great time doing this, maybe because we recorded this last January, before the world went completely mad.

PAIGE HENDERSON

Paige graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature: Cinema Studies from the University of Washington. Amongst various film production jobs, she spent a year travelling the world.

Upon her return to the U.S. she set her focus on acting. Where she starred in feature film “Vellai Pookal”, as well as directed and produced her short “To Build a Forest”.

After moving to Los Angeles, she has frequented short film sets as actress, producer, director and art department. Paige co-founded Svelte Dog Productions, where she wrote and produced short films “Nacken” and “Josie’s Song.”

NICOLE MURRAY

Nicole has a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from the University of Washington. She has years of research experience between an addiction and an individual differences laboratory, and continued research after graduation. All throughout her schooling, Nicole had quenched her passion for acting through plays and making films with friends.

Nicole began pursuing film acting in tandem with research in Seattle, starring in shorts and a pilot entitled “Vashon”. She moved down to Los Angeles, to hit her dream full-force, where she starred in various short films alongside producing, directing and writing. She co-founded Svelte Dog Productions and currently works at a Renewable fuels facility.

Watch their series here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/DeadFriendsWebseries?sub_confirmation=1

July 21, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 195: Naomi McDougall Jones, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Activist

July 14, 2020 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women, Independent Film

I first spoke with Naomi for episode 57. I recently caught up with her to see what she has been up to in the last couple of years, and it is a lot. She has written a book called THE WRONG KIND OF WOMEN: INSIDE OUR REVOLUTION TO DISMANTLE THE GODS OF HOLLYWOOD, and toured with her movie called BITE ME. She's also teaching online filmmaker classes that you should check out: naomimcdougalljones.com/class

 

July 14, 2020 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 151: Judy Jean Kwon, Creative

March 19, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, Post Production, women, hollywood, Directors, Editorial, Politics, Producer, Studios, Writers, activism, Comedy, documentary, entrepreneur, human rights, DGA, film festivals, Immigration, Independent Film, WGA, Commercials, Digital content, webseries

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Judy calls herself a Creative. She’s an actress, a comic, a writer, producer, podcaster, creator…she does all the things. Her webseries, MILFriend will be screened on March 22nd at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at the Golden State Festival. She tells us all about it on the show, along with her very interesting personal story, and being perfectly poised to have great success during the United Colors of Benetton advertising era.

And this: it’s not enough to just have representation. She wants to hear narratives of the other point of view. She calls it “the other point of views.”

You can find more about Judy here.

March 19, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 145: Eden Young and Catherine Natale, Creators

February 11, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Digital content, Directors, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, Post Production, Producer, women, business, Comedy, composers, Editorial, film festivals, film scores, hollywood, Independent Film, music, theatre, webseries, Writers
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I got to speak with the creators of the webseries called All About Manos – Eden Young and Catherine Natale. Eden is an actor and stand-up comedian turned creator and Catherine is also an actor and writer turned creator. They will tell us all about the show and how they came to do it. You can find All About Manos at allaboutmanostv.com and on a bunch of digital platforms including Amazon Prime. They are killing it on the festival circuit also.

We recorded remotely, and it must have been during Mercury Retrograde, because it took us several tries on several platforms before we got something to work. So, the audio quality could be better, but this conversation couldn’t be. They are a delight.

February 11, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 143: Lisa Ebersole, Talented Multi

January 29, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, WGA, women, Writers, business, activism, human rights, theatre, capital, Coaching, Comedy, Consulting, Digital content, Directors, Diversity, Editorial, entrepreneur, healthcare, Independent Film, NYU, PGA, Post Production, Producer, Studios, webseries, youtube influencer

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For today’s episode I sat down with creator Lisa Ebersole. Lisa created and stars in the webseries called “37 Problems,” which you can find on Amazon Prime and Who Ha Ha. The series is a comedy about a woman facing the end of her fertility and what she is going to do about it.

She is also a playwright, whose plays have been produced off-broadway and regionally, and a screenwriters coach. We talked about what it takes to raise the money and produce a webseries and get distribution. It’s a whole thing.

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check out the BRIC Foundation Summit here: https://bricfoundation.org/2019summit/

January 29, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 130: Ellen Gerstein, Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

November 06, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in activism, Coaching, Comedy, composers, DGA, Digital content, Directors, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, human rights, Independent Film, investment, music, PGA, Politics, Producer, songwriting, Studios, theatre, webseries, WGA, women, Writers

This episode is brought to you by:

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Ellen is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and actor. She is a member of: Women In Film, The Alliance of Women Directors, LA Film Team, Film Independent, The Actors Studio and SAG-AFTRA. Apart from having a million credits in film, television and theatre, she has also worked as a psychotherapist, and a stand-up comic.

Without sounding too biased, this is one of my very favorite interviews. If you have ever studied acting in New York, this will take you back. Ellen is delicious, and prepare yourself, you are about to fall in love with her.

You can find Ellen here: www.ellengerstein.com

November 06, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 127: Krista Hovsepian, Actor, Writer, Producer

October 16, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, immigration, Independent Film, Producer, Post Production, theatre, webseries, women, Writers

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Krista is an actor, writer and producer and stars in the webseries she created, “Wholesome Foods I love you….is that OK?” Originally from Canada, she has done many things in her life from synchronized swimming to a masters in visual anthropology. She is a true Californian at heart though, as you will hear in our conversation.

Find her webseries here.

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October 16, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 123: Chelsea Rivera and Taylor C. Baker, Showrunners, Actors

September 18, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, Comedy, Digital content, Directors, Diversity, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, Producer, webseries, women, Writers

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Chelsea and Taylor have a series on Seeka TV called Female Friendly, about two unemployed friends who decided to start a female friendly porn production company. They are Writers, Producers and Actors, and we had a great time chatting at my table. They tell me all about their journey finding their way in Hollywood and all the creeps that have offered to sleep with them to help their careers. And spoiler alert, you don’t need to sleep with creeps to make it in Hollywood.

And what does sexy mean, anyway?

You can find their series here: http://www.femalefriendlyseries.com/

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Episode 92: Lisa Cordileone and Amy Dellagiarino, Writers/Producers/Actor

March 06, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in business, capital, Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, entrepreneur, Film & TV, film festivals, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, LGBT, NYU, webseries, women, Writers, youtube influencer

Lisa is an Actor/Writer/Producer and Amy is a Writer/Producer/Actor and together they are creating a film and multimedia project called “Freelancers Anonymous.” These women are super smart and have their eye on the very big picture. Lisa was in the much-acclaimed web series called Easy Abby and is an accomplished voice over talent, among many other credits.  Amy’s credits include CollegeHumor.com, An Emo Bromance, Break In, and a children’s book series called Jenny Morgan: Certified Genius.

They tell us as much as they can about their project and their process.  Any more and they’d have to kill me. That’s fair, I guess.

Come listen and have a laugh with us. We cracked up a lot.

You can follow Freelancers Anonymous and find out more here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FA_themovie (@FA_themovie)

IG: https://www.instagram.com/freelancersanonymous/ (@FA_themovie)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/freelancersanonymous/ (@freelancersanonymous)

https://www.freelancersanonymousmovie.com/

 

March 06, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 87: Chelsea Steiner, Writer/Director

January 30, 2018 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, healthcare, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, LGBT, webseries, WGA, women, Writers

Chelsea is a Writer/Director and is currently producing her webseries called Thank You, Come Again. You can find her (NSFW) Indiegogo campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/thank-you-come-again-sex-lgbt#/  

Chelsea came up as a film and television writer while also being a sex educator and diversity advocate. While working her day job as the Social Media Manager at The Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood, she looked around and realized this was show that writes itself. So, she wrote it and has set out to produce it.

I was admittedly nervous to interview Chelsea, as at heart I am a WASPY girl who grew up in Catholic school and would certainly never discuss sex publicly. But Chelsea is a smart, open, and talented woman who gave a very interesting interview and helped me mature just a little bit more. But, do listen to the episode with your headphones in and don’t play it in the car during carpool.

January 30, 2018 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 81: Nicole Feenstra, Actor, Writer, Producer

December 19, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Commercials, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Independent Film, investment, webseries, women, Writers

Nicole is an Actor who also wrote and produced her webseries called Broken Hearts Division. You can find it here: www.brokenheartsdivision.com. It is hilarious, with a brilliant premise. There is a division of LAPD that prosecutes crimes of the heart. At least, there should be.

She came up through theatre and also advertising and marketing. All of her skills came together in producing the pilot to her series and launching a crowdfunding campaign.

We did this interview as a simulcast facebook live and Instagram live and it now lives on video on YouTube and you can watch it here: http://bit.ly/2zYt8CE

December 19, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 71: Myah Hollis, Writer, Producer, Actor

October 24, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, Digital content, entertainment, Film & TV, webseries, Writers, women

Myah is a Writer/Producer/Actor.  She recently released her webseries called Or Die Trying.  Watch it here.  It’s really good.

She says you can’t enter the entertainment industry without people throwing the likelihood of your failure in your face.  And yet, she persisted.

I’m glad she did.  This is a woman who is going places.

And Twilight.  Can we just talk about Twilight?!

October 24, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 56: Anabella Casanova, Producer, Director

August 01, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Politics, webseries, women

Anabella is a Producer and Director and she owns a production company with her husband called Vacation Theory.  Her eyes were opened young to socio-economic differences and social justice issues.  She realized early that real change happens with the people and what shapes people is the stories we tell and the art we consume. She wanted to be a part of the storytelling.

Here is some great advice: develop an artisan skill to leverage against the thing you want to do. That means learn a craft to get into the room to gain the influence to get the job you want. In other words, your day job should be on set, not at a coffee shop.

Serious, smart and curious goes a long way. Soak up everything you can from that first job.  You are getting way more out of it than what are you being paid.

And Anabella’s driving priority – be a good human first and create a life.

As for feminism, let’s bring femininity back to feminism – we’ll unpack that.

And my cat makes a cameo. Welcome to my home studio.

You can see some of Anabella's work here:  That's What She Said and That's What He Said. And her company is here:  www.vacationtheory.com.

August 01, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 54: Kate Mines, Actor

July 18, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, daytime drama, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, PGA, soap opera, webseries, women

Kate is an actor.  And a writer and producer. She recently created and produced the series called Dropping the Soap that can be seen on Amazon. Her other acting credits include Doubt, American Crime, Gilmore Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, The Mindy Project, The Mentalist…all the shows you love. She was in the scene where Denny got his heart transplant on Grey’s. Say no more.  I’m a fan.

She produced Dropping the Soap in part to get exposure doing comedy.  Which she did.  Jane Lynch is in it too by the way, along with a lot of other faces you will recognize.

She gives a lot of great advice about producing and about acting.  For acting – know your place and be a good guest.  If you are invited to a dinner party, bring a lovely bottle of wine, don’t lug in the entrée.  And when producing, ask. Have good material, and they will show up.

And all the real networking happens at school.

July 18, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 53: Charlie Gelbart, Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

July 11, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, documentary, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women

Charlie is an actor, writer, producer and director. She recently created, produced, directed and starred in a web series called The Charlie Orange Show. You can watch it here.  She plays three different characters in her woman-on-the-street hidden camera series.  She likes to push the envelope as far as she can and capture people’s honest reactions. This is all in service of seeking human connection and creating deeper empathy. 

Charlie just won Best Director at the London Independent Film Awards. Pretty rad.

And she majored in finance because it was easy. Go figure.

July 11, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 52: Lane Allison, Actor, Writer, Producer, Director

July 04, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women

Lane is an actor, writer, producer and director. First, let me tell you she is in a play that you should go see – Welcome to your Alternative Reality.  Here’s the link. I went last weekend and loved it.  Theatre in LA is alive and well.

Lane just wrote, produced, directed and starred in a pilot called After Pluto.  Watch it here.

Here’s the thing: more and more women are now writing complex female characters for themselves and are producing the shows and putting them out there. I think it’s an incredible revolution.

Risk, fail, risk again.

Lane leaned in big time. And she is a delight.  And if you happen to cast for animation, have a listen to this voice!

And as I have oft suspected, there is something to marrying your college sweetheart.

July 04, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 51: Bri Castellini, Writer, Producer, Director, Actor

June 27, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, Digital content, Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, webseries, women

Bri is an award-winning indie film and web series writer, producer, actress and director.  And her day job is as the Community Liaison at Stareable, a web series community. She is of the generation that is creating their own content, putting it out in the world, and getting lots of accolades and attention. I gotta say, I love that.  It’s ballsy and brave.

We talked about faking it until you make it, finding real confidence, and embracing your femininity.

And show business is mostly jazz hands.

You can find more about Bri here.

June 27, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 42: Baked Goodes

April 25, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in Comedy, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, NYU, women, webseries

Five women, Erin Dooley, MacKenzie Horras, Molly Reynolds, Anna Mehle and Caryn Ruby got together to put on a show, and it became the webseries called Baked Goodes, which debuted on 4/20. Caryn was unable to join us this day, as she was out of town, but I had the rest “in studio.”

These women are go-getters.  They wanted to work, so they created it.  What struck me as so unusual about this bunch is that they worked by consensus. They really made the effort to reach consensus every step of the way.  Their process sounds unusually pleasant, collaborative, and efficient. They did a lot of work very quickly with very little budget.  It can be done.  They are badass.

Watch Baked Goodes here and tell all your friends.

April 25, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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Episode 38: Olivia Baptista, Multi-hyphenate

March 28, 2017 by Julie Harris Oliver in AFI, Comedy, DGA, entertainment, Film & TV, hollywood, Immigration, PGA, WGA, women

Olivia is the co-creator, writer, co-star and producer of Here We Wait, a new Indie web series drama available on YouTube and already getting a lot of attention, and a co-founder of the aptly named Multihyphenate Productions.  She already has several films under her belt, all of which seem to find homes at festivals and distribution.  She’s not messing around.

We talked about creating diverse projects, how sick Americans in Bosnia lose their appendixes, and how important it is to say YES! when the agent calls from LA and you’re sitting in New Jersey eating and bemoaning your fate.

 

March 28, 2017 /Julie Harris Oliver
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