(Left to right) Deborah Burns, Rich Johnson, Alain Cloarec ( director of feature "Golden Ram" and short film "First Session") and Michael Garrigues ( director of the feature film doc, "J, Robot")

"One thing you can not do is bore your audience. That must not happen." - Alain G. Cloarec - indy filmmaker from New York. I met Alain at the Carmel Art & Film Festival where his short, "First Session" played in the "Best of Shorts". Alain is a Director/witer/actor. We talk about his experience at NYU film school and his experience being taught by the Lee Strasberg himself! We talk about his 16mm feature film, "The Golden Ram" that took him almost 6 years to make and his hilarious short film 'First Session". Coming to the internet very soon!

More info about Alain Cloarec's" First Session" -

Justin and Shel Rasch are on a mission to make their films come alive frame by frame using stopmotion animation, craft, mutual respect, dedication and an undying passion for storytelling.

We talk about their award winning short film, "Gerald's last day", their current film, "The Line" (working title) and Justin's experience working on the Oscar nominated stop motion feature film, "Paranorman".

Check out their blog STOP MOTION MISSION

Also mentioned in this episode:
Robot Chicken
Gerald's Last Day at Capitol Records

A couple of passionate hot shots in this episode. Hotshots Shorts contest Executive Producer Ed Brando and costume designer Nicole Brown take the time to give some vows for their labors of love.

Also mentioned in this episode:
Maelstrom Film Festival
Carmel Arts and Film Festival
Monster and Martians Film Festival
Rio Grind Film Festival
Virtue Studio Ranch
William F. White International Inc.
Hotshot Shorts Contest
Celluloid Social Club
"Everything's coming up Rosie" - Directed by Jereme Watt
"Everything and Everyone" - Directed by Tracy D. Smith

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