Filmmaker and Fan's Podcast

Summer Break 2026

Episode Summary Hey everyone! We're taking a few weeks off for summer projects and rest here in Austin and Los Angeles. We'll be back on July 3rd with an all-new episode

Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published October 11th, 2024, as episode 31] In this week’s episode, Steve and Vince break down a scene from the 2002 film “Catc

Hitchcock's Rear Window [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published February 1st, 2024, as Filmmaker and Fan's inaugural episode] In this episode, Steve and Vince explore the 1954 film c

Ernest Dickerson [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published June 21st, 2024, as episode 15] In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with award-winning director and cinematographer

Tom Walker [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published July 5th, 2024, as episode 17] In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with actor, writer, and comedian Tom Walker. Tom

All the President's Men (1976)

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince explore the 1976 film, “All the President's Men”. Using All the President's Men as their foundation, they explore topic

IndieMakers: William Magnuson & Max Perkins

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with Austin-based indie filmmaking duo William Magnuson & Max Perkins. Using Will and Max's latest short film as t

Sean Rappleyea (on film financing)

Episode Summary In this episode, Vince talks with film financing expert Sean Rappleyea. Using Sean’s recent financing projects as their foundation, they explore topics

Hollywood Headlines Roundup: April 2-9

Episode Summary In this (bite-sized) episode, Vince introduces a new FAF segment, sharing top headlines and insights from the film and entertainment industry for April 2

La La Land's Languages & Inception's Mystery

In this episode, Vince explores two of his favorite sections from The Filmmaker's Book of Ten through Christopher Nolan's "Inception" and Damien Chazelle's "La La Land".

IndieMaker: Chip Mabry

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with documentary filmmaker Chip Mabry Using Chip’s recent documentary as their foundation ("Karaoke from Hell"), t

"Scary Movie" Franchise

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince explore the comedy franchise, "Scary Movie". Using Scary Movie as their foundation, they explore topics such as the role

IndieMaker: Alexandra Robinson [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published August 8th, 2025, as episode 74] In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with first-time indie filmmaker Alexandra Robin

Special Guest: Ian Arber [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published June 14th, 2024, as episode 14] "In this week’s episode, Steve and Vince talk with award-winning film and TV composer

Special Guest: Nathan Orloff [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published April 18th 2025, as episode 58] In this episode, Steve talks with award-winning film editor Nathan Orloff. Nathan is a

Peter Debruge Returns

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince welcome back special guest and friend of the podcast, Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic for Variety. In their conversatio

"AI in Filmmaking"

Episode Summary In this episode, Steve and Vince discuss the current state of AI in filmmaking and explore topics such as the integration of AI into film production, the

The Filmmaker's Book of Ten [NEW!]

Episode Summary They're back! Sort of... Steve and Vince will return from their hiatus in the next few weeks (some EXCITING news and updates coming soon!), but for now,

Special Guest: Denise Parkinson [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published August 1st, 2025, as episode 73] In this episode, Steve and Vince talk with industry-leading entertainment marketing e

"Lady Bird" [re-release]

Episode Summary [Re-release: originally published February 9th, 2024 as episode 2] In this episode, Steve and Vince explore the 2017 film "Lady Bird", written and direc