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Creating a film or television project is an amazing process for anyone. But when we have to share or pitch the idea for support, it can be a dreaded experience. Pitching independent projects is unknown territory in our constantly-changing industry. The fact of the matter is most gatekeepers in the TV and Film business will NOT accept unsolicited materials. With this in mind,how can we get in front of the right people to deliver our pitch? On this episode of the LoudaVision podcast, Squeaky Moore is the author of #100Pitches: Mistakes I've Made So You Don't Have To. The content of her book provides great strategy and dispels conflicting information about the pitching process. We discuss applicable tips on how to develop your idea, create a show bible, and get your project sponsored. This includes some easy and proven methods to get your foot in the door and cultivate relationships with the gatekeepers in the TV and film industry. Whether you’re pitching to Martin Scorsese or your family/friends,this podcast can help you increase your confidence, be prepared and ASK BIG. These are skills we don’t often discuss in the film and TV industry- but they are necessary for success. Links: www.thepitch101.com Twitter & Instagram: @squeakymoore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepitch101community LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2rSdNyH Follow me on the social media: @LoudaVision Learn to create your own podcast: www.LauraMeoli.com/CreateaPodcast Special 90% Off Unlimited Stock Audio Discount: http://bit.ly/2n7gWWw
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
Can we make money doing what we love? Should we aim to be able to use our creativity to pay the bills? Or will keeping our passion away from our paycheck allow for more freedom, because it separates the practical issue of putting food on the table from your creative process? Valentin Farkasch is an Austrian-American filmmaker and photographer. In this episode, he provides his own view on this debate. We talk about the struggles and benefits of freelancing in New York City, how to pursue our creative visions while still making money, what it takes to be a good filmmaker, and how the DSLR revolution affects professional cinematographers. Find out why Valentin will be taking a break from cinematography in NYC. He is moving back to Austria and will get a non-creative job. To follow his progress and weigh-in with your thoughts on this debate, join our conversation on Instagram or Twitter using #CreativeCareer Links: www.ValentinF.com Instagram: @NoRobotYet Follow me on the social media: @LoudaVision Create your own Podcast: www.LauraMeoli.com/CreateaPodcast Use the special discount code LOUDA for 10% off Special 90% Off Unlimited Stock Audio Discount: http://bit.ly/2n7gWWw *Special Thanks to Kyle Cope for his awesome photography behind the scenes of Community TV (pictured in blog post below)
Audio equipment is expensive... why spend more than you have to?
Hello. My name is Laura Meoli and I'm the host of the LoudaVision Podcast for creative people. I have created an easy online course to teach you everything about creating your very own podcast. --CLICK HERE to learn more-- When starting my podcast, I was using costly camera equipment. Why? I believe that we should try out things we want to try, and not let logistics get in the way. As a filmmaker, I have access to camera equipment and microphones, so I used them to start my podcast. There's no wrong answer as long as it works for you. Eventually, I ended up purchasing microphones and equipment specifically for my podcast. Here's a list of my equipment recommendations for podcasting. 
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
Do you have a million-dollar idea and a zero dollar budget? Sales and fundraising can be intimidating, and as creatives it can be hard to activate the business side of our brain. FEAR NO MORE! Crowdfunding platforms like IndieGoGo make it easy for filmmakers and artists to raise money and build an audience simultaneously. In the latest LoudaVision podcast, I speak with John T. Trigonis, author of “Crowdfunding for Filmmakers”. We discuss practical tips to make your campaign stand out, and common mistakes we should avoid when launching. Also, ways to overcome the shame associated with asking for money. John shares his IndieGoGo expertise on how anyone can surpass their crowdfunding goals, and put the fun in crowdFUNding. Links: www.JohnTrigonis.com Instagram and Twitter @trigonis John's Facebook: www.facebook.com/trigonis Book- Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: http://amzn.to/2mUbDsy John's Ted Talk: http://bit.ly/2ndclE5 Follow me on the social media: @LoudaVision Support my TV comedy series Special 90% Off Unlimited Stock Audio Discount: http://bit.ly/2n7gWWw 
I recently lead a workshop at the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle with 2nd through 5th grade students. The topic of our documentary was to speak about what we believe. It was amazing to learn how wise they are at such a young age. I hope you enjoy.
Thanks to the Pelham Picture House for giving me the opportunity to work with these great kids.
Finding the confidence to express yourself as a creative is not always easy. As counter-intuitive as it may sound, SINGING allows you to break through your fear.
Julia Amisano is a voice, piano and acting teacher who believes that everybody can sing. She helps her students, whether 5 years old or 87 years old and everyone in between, connect and share energies by using their voice. Julia demonstrates some easy techniques for learning how to sing- it starts with proper breathing, as our voice is a wind instrument. She gives us great tips on how you can find your perfect vocal range, and always kill it in karaoke. Julia and I also discuss using your voice for introverts, and overcoming stage fright. Links: www.GraceMusicStudioNY Support my TV comedy series 12 Month Social Media Calendar 
Find your Voice with Julia Amisano
Today’s guest on the LoudaVision Podcast is Julia Amisano. She teaches voice, piano and acting at her studio in Brooklyn, New York. You can check her out at GraceMusicStudioNY.com. Thank you, Julia, for coming on the podcast. Thank you. I'm excited to be here. Today’s topic is finding your voice, but before we get to that I want to learn about your background. I’ve seen your bio, you sang at Carnegie Hall and you performed in a lot operas, musicals and plays. Tell me about that. It’s a very, very funny story. I’ve been performing since I was little. If you asked me at six years old, what do you want to be, in fact, people did ask me. I’d be like, “I want to be a singer.” They’d be like, “What else do you want to be?” What do you really want to be?
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
Creative people usually have a hard time finding work-life balance. We keep going, going, going at it and tend to neglect our social life & relationships until we reach a certain goal. But then, when you reach that goal, now what? Suzanne Paulinski is the founder of The Rock/Star Advocate. She helps artists with self-care, something very important in achieving success as a creative. She emphasizes listening to your body, and talks about how to work smarter, not harder. In this episode, you’ll find some great nuggets on how creatives like you can embody the confidence of a rockstar! We discuss the importance of trying something new, and defining your own success. Also how to improve your teamwork skills VS when to go solo. Links: www.therockstaradvocate.com Support my TV comedy series: www.LauraMeoli.com/CTV 
Suz the Rockstar Advocate Thanks for listening to LoudaVision, the podcast for all you creative people out there. I'm your host, filmmaker and artist, Laura Meoli. If you want to find out more about me and get creative tips and inspiration, you can visit LoudaVision.com or follow me on Instagram, Twitter or my Facebook page @LoudaVision. This show brings together creative people of all types so we can break the stereotype of the starving and struggling artists by sharing ways to make money without sacrificing happiness. Let's do that. Today's guest is Suzanne Paulinski, founder of The Rock/Star Advocate. She's a coach, consultant and author helping artists in the music industry and other creative fields find confidence, clarity and time for self-care. Don't we all need that? She also has great marketing tips and resources for artists on her website, TheRockstarAdvocate.com. Hi. Hello. How are you, Suzanne? I'm good. It's so good to be here. Thanks for having me. To be here on Skype. To be in this shared space on the internet. I'm reading your first published book, The Rock/Star Life Planner. It's a really great workbook that I'm using. I've been doing it for about two weeks. Do you want to tell everyone about that? Over these last two and a half, almost three years, I've been working with clients to get them better organized. To get them prioritizing their tasks a little bit better. I kept creating all these different templates for them. At the beginning of this year, I just thought to myself, "I have all these templates collected that I've created over the years, and they lend themselves well to a planner." I remember last December looking for hours at Barnes & Noble's for a planner that really suited my needs. Because there's a creative person that has their own business, we have social media to worry about and worrying about our finances each week and what we're bringing in, all these different things. I wanted to combine the templates I created that included tracking inventory and keeping track of your social media contacts, all of those things. I decided to put them in a book. A good friend of mine from back at my days at Drexel helped me design it and make it look pretty. It was a really fun project for us to work on together. Awesome. It does look very pretty. Thank you. It's an interesting book because when I hear Rock/Star Life Planner, I'm like, "Oh, that sounds like the self-help book." You're a coach and so it would be natural for you to release a self-help book. This is definitely not that. It's more of a journal, more of a guided self-therapy, I would say. Do you have a product to sell? A project to promote? An empire to build? Surely you've heard that any good brand has to be on EVERY social media platform, constantly engaged, always giving fresh content or else you're a complete failure. I'm kidding... or am I? Social media doesn't have to be a chore. Create and organize an entire YEAR of posts in 5 easy steps. Just think of what you can accomplish without having to worry about your social media dying from neglect? You can build a following and keep them engaged for the entire YEAR- in just two hours today (or tomorrow, or this weekend... really, it's up to you but I'm just saying). Not sure what to post? This guide also includes suggested topics based on research trends. Take the guess-work out of posting and make social media work for YOU with this step by step social media content calendar! Click here to get started! 
Please enjoy this award-winning funny film I directed and edited, called "Give a Little".
The concept was inspired by "Home Alone lost in New York" and "Elf". I hope you do enjoy it. For more information about this film visit the "Give a Little" page. Happy Holidays!
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
Managing our emotions, grief, pain and disappointment can be overwhelming, but we don’t have to do it alone. Have you ever considered therapy? How about art therapy? This is not an intervention, I promise.... but a peek into what’s out there that could help heal our wounds. As founder of Wholehearted Creative Arts Therapy, Arta Cakaj gives us a look her special combination of psychotherapy and artmaking. Even if you don’t think you’re creative, this process provides a non-judgemental space to uncover your emotions while creating something uniquely you. We discuss her background in the corporate world and how art therapy inspired her to start her own practice. Arta says, “This is my calling- I felt it in myself and I wanna help other people heal”. She also has great tips for transitioning careers, running your own business, and how to not take other people’s drama onto yourself. Also, art therapy techniques you can do at home. Links: http://www.wholeheartedarttherapy.com Listen to more episodes of the LoudaVision Podcast HERE 
Tips to cultivate your creativity! Listen to my guest spot on the Indoob Podcast
Returning guest Laura Meoli of the LoudaVision Podcast returns to discuss and offer advice about the creative process, creative blocks, and what drives us to do the things that we do. Laura also discusses recent projects and ventures, some of which you can find on her website loudavision.com and her podcast!
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
“Think about the toughest times in your life. Usually in those times you go to a good movie, song, or book… you confide in those things that artists create to get you through the hardest times in your life- and they shape the way you look at the world.”- Eternal Optimist, Alex Bondarev. Music was always the dream for today’s guest, who shares his story of being a refugee from Chechnya, immigrating to India and then the United States as a child. With music as his anchor, Alex is the lead singer of “A Moment’s Worth” along with his four best friends. AMW won the Elfenworks Social Justice Award for their uplifting song “Dedicate” and partnered with this non-profit group. Alex discusses the secrets behind their success and longevity in the music industry. With nearly two decades as a musician, Alex has invaluable tips for balancing passions with responsibilities, becoming more disciplined in your creative process, and how to overcome the fear of releasing your work into the world. Speaking of new work, his solo project is called “Conversing with Oceans” and is quickly making waves- landing a one-on-one showcase with Randy Jackson at SXSW. His second single features a collaboration with the Grammy-nominated John Forté, who co-wrote and produced Fugees’ groundbreaking LP The Score. Alex uses his art to help others in need by volunteering with the non-profit “Musicians on Call” and inspires me to think about how my art can be of service to others. I hope he does the same for you. Links: Conversing with Oceans: www.conversingwithoceans.com A Moment’s Worth: www.aMomentsWorth.com Elfenworks Social Justice Award: www.elfenworks.org/amomentsworth Musicians on Call: www.musiciansoncall.org Photo Credit: Rosemarie Elizabeth Photography Listen to more episodes of the LoudaVision Podcast HERE 
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
Are you a creative person struggling to turn your passion into a career? Mayra Ramales has figured out the recipe for success. She turned her love of music into a fun experience with huge potential for growth, which gives other artists an opportunity to succeed as well. Mayra Ramales is a talented music journalist and concert photographer for Next Mosh, Tri State Indie and Metal Machine. She also writes for Low Kick MMA. Wanting to be her own boss, she developed theSoundLive.com- her own music website where readers can discover new artists. The Sound Live also gives local photographers and journalists an opportunity to expand their portfolio. “The best way to learn is to put yourself in that position and just trying it out. That’s how you grow” she says. This podcast gives tips to start a blog, create a website, shoot video interviews on a budget and for professional concert photography. Hint: It doesn’t matter how much your lens costs, it’s based on the angles, your vision and style. We discuss her journey, and her future as an audiologist where she hopes to bring music to the deaf community. “It’s really important to have everyone experience music and the arts, no matter what”. Mayra’s top 3 Favorite Albums: Apple by Mother Love Bone Blackbird by Alterbridge Around the Fur by Deftones Laura’s top 3 Favorite Albums: Futures by Jimmy Eat World Mandala by Rx Bandits Absolution by Muse The Sound Live: www.TheSoundLive.com Follow TSL: www.Instagram.com/TheSoundLive Listen to more episodes of the LoudaVision Podcast HERE 
Super-fun music video that I directed for Fall of the Albatross. Phillip Ferrigon and LandSky Media on camera. Awesome!
This interview is featured in the book, "Clarity for your Creative Career". Available NOW!
For many filmmakers and artists, the elusive world of Television Production can seem intimidating and impossible to penetrate. In my chat with Janis Vogel, we demystify post production and editing, discussing secret tricks of the trade. Janis Vogel is an editor (and assistant editor) for feature films, music videos, documentaries, and her impressive TV work includes credits on MTV’s “Teen Mom”, “16 and Pregnant”, AMC’s “Feed the Beast” and most recently a TNT series pilot called “Civil”. When she first started in the industry, Janis thought, “This is too fun, this is a passion. I can’t do this for money!”– She was wrong. We’ll uncover some of the industry’s best kept secrets, including a union which offers freelance editors perks like health insurance. Janis describes the process of editing for reality shows, and at major post houses. We also compare and contrast how editing varies between industries, formats and genres. Tips for editing like a pro, organizing your projects, and overcoming the physical pain of sitting down all day. NERD ALERT! We get super technical. Which application does Janis call the “Grand Piano of NLE’s”? Find out what is industry standard and how to transition into whatever genre or position you desire. As co-president of the Blue Collar Post Collective, she also gives us the lowdown about Post Production education, tech talks, editor conversations, troubleshooting help, networking opportunities and lots of great programs that can get you hired. Links: FREE Photoshop tutorial: www.LauraMeoli.com/FREEBIE The Sound Live: www.TheSoundLive.com Today’s Guest: JanisVogel.com www.BlueCollarPostCollective.com BPCP Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BCPANY/ Editor’s union: www.editorsguild.com “In the Blink of an Eye” Editing book: http://amzn.to/2blfCvS Fitness in Post: www.fitnessinpost.com Listen to more episodes of the LoudaVision Podcast HERE 
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