Gratcast 45: A Filmmakers Move To L.A. And The Default Monster




Gratcast - Taking on Hollywood and telling the tale. show

Summary: This weeks guest is New Jersey transplant and aspiring indie filmmaker Jen Carmody. Jen talks with us about film school in NYC and the challenges of being an indie filmmaker in the big city, why she finally decided to move to Los Angeles, how she found a place to live and what her plans to achieve her dreams are. We finally hired a publicist and celebrated when we found a new hole in the wall bar that has free bingo, snacks and cheap beer.   Even though Jen lived in NYC she's a Jersey girl through and through in the eyes of a true New Yorker.  Jen defends her inner Jersey Girl as she explains why things in her natural environment like rats and the subway entered in her decisions to leave. Whether you are a filmmaker or anyone else, If you move to Los Angeles it's all about the roommates.  In just a few short months Jen has experienced every end of the spectrum, starting off in the basement of a 13 roommate reality house and ending with a soon to be divorced aging hipster. We close out with a discussion about the future, immediate and long term. Jen tells us her dreams and ambitions as a filmmaker while we figure out when to start drinking before the play tonight, before you know it, the show is- Chapters 1. Intro - Guest Jen Carmody 2. Week in Review - Jen Carmody 3. Week in Review - Andrea Vahl 4. Week in Review - Kris Hulbert 5. Our new bar and BBQ 6. TPH News 7. The Jersey Girl 8. NY Film School and independent filmmaking in NYC -  Guerrilla filmmaking in Los Angeles vs. Guerilla filmmaking in NYC. 9. Why move from NYC to LA? 10. What are your filmmaker dreams Jen? 11. Our big plans for the night - Our first night out forever and A play called Rue Royale