Episodes

  • SYS 529 – Writing a Cult Classic Horror Comedy with Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes

    SYS 529 – Writing a Cult Classic Horror Comedy with Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes
    Dec 2 2024
    In this episode of the podcast Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writers Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes. Our guests Johnny Wickham and Mike Capes talk about writing the Horror Comedy The Invisible Raptor. Mike Capes also stares in the movie as well. Topics include how they were inspired by cult classic movies like Sharknado and […]
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    47 mins
  • SYS 528 – From the Army to Writer/Director of a Musical With Ryan Smith

    SYS 528 – From the Army to Writer/Director of a Musical With Ryan Smith
    Nov 4 2024
    In this episode our host Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Ryan Smith. Our guest Ryan Smith is the Writer/Director of a new Zombie Musical titled Eldritsh USA. He talks about he knew he was an artists while serving in The Army and then learned visual effects to start his career as a filmmaker. Topics […]
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    39 mins
  • SYS 527 – From Film Crews to Producer/Director with Shari Hamrick Grewal

    SYS 527 – From Film Crews to Producer/Director with Shari Hamrick Grewal
    Sep 30 2024
    In this episode of the podcast Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Shari Hamrick Grewal. Our guest Shari Hamrick Grewal is the Director/Producer of several projects including the movie Winters’ Garden and the series Cypher. Topics include how she went from working on film crews to Producing and Directing. Shari also talks about producing projects through […]
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    48 mins
  • SYS 526 – “No Turning Back” Filmmaking in LA with Jon Mancinetti

    SYS 526 – “No Turning Back” Filmmaking in LA with Jon Mancinetti
    Sep 2 2024
    In this episode of the podcast Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Jon Mancinetti. Our guest Jon Mancinetti is the Writer/Director of Reel Hard (2024), a Comedy movie set to screen at The Six Figure Film Festival this year. Jon talks about how a production job with the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team helped to start […]
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • SYS 525 – Writing an Action Movie Starring Chuck Norris with Derek Ting

    SYS 525 – Writing an Action Movie Starring Chuck Norris with Derek Ting
    Aug 5 2024
    In this episode Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer/Director Derek Ting. Our guest Derek Ting is a Writer/Director of several Acton movies including Agent Recon (2024) starring Chuck Norris and Marc Singer. Topics include writing action descriptions in scripts and how they cast Chuck Norris in the movie. The podcast is available in iTunes, YouTube, […]
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • SYS 524 – Writing Action and War Movies With Jesse Mittelstadt

    SYS 524 – Writing Action and War Movies With Jesse Mittelstadt
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode our host Ashley Scott Meyers talks with screenwriter Jesse Mittelstadt. Our guest Jesse Mittelstadt talks about writing Action movies such as Altitude (2017) starring Denise Richards and Dolph Lundgren and most recently the War movie Murder Company (2024). Other topics include writing genre movies that cater to the AFM film market and […]
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    49 mins
  • SYS Podcast Episode 523 – Tik Tok and Social Media For Writers With Jason Pargin

    SYS Podcast Episode 523 – Tik Tok and Social Media For Writers With Jason Pargin
    Jun 3 2024
    In this episode our host Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Author Jason Pargin. Our guest Jason Pargin is the author of novels such as I Am Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom and John Dies At The End. Topics include how John Dies At The End was adapted into a movie in […]
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • SYS 522 – Writing An Action Thriller Starring Milla Jovovich With Doug Simon

    SYS 522 – Writing An Action Thriller Starring Milla Jovovich With Doug Simon
    May 6 2024
    In this episode Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer Doug Simon. Our guest, Doug Simon talks about writing his latest Action/Thriller movie Breathe (2024) starring Milla Jovovich. Milla Jovovich is well known from movies such as The Fifth Element (1997) and Resident Evil (2002). Doug Simon goes into detail about how he wrote while keeping […]
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    50 mins