Episode 14: Bridge Stuart
Podcast Art for Season 2 Episode 14 with Bridge Stuart
Step 1. Listen to this episode.
Step 2. Buy passes to the Sedona International Film Festival
Step 3. Buy plane tickets, train tickets...BUS tickets?! to Sedona.
Step 4. Watch A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP on February 25th, the film's world premiere.
I'm joined by the film's director, writer, actor, comedian, former YouTube star, man of infamy, not obscurity, relative or otherwise, Bridge Stuart.
In this episode, we talk about:
01:38 Intro/The Concept Of Anticipatory Jokes & Laughter
02:58 The World Premiere at Sedona International Film Festival On February 25, 2024...In A Theater!
03:15 Early Career and Journey Towards Filmmaking (this part of the conversation refers to the very complimentary article by Simon Owens on Bridge)
05:46 Discovering His Talent for Comedy
06:40 Discussing Putting A Joke Early On To See If The Audience Is With You (this was an idea pointed out by Matthew Robinson)
08:03 Crafting Moments of Comedy Payoff
08:35 How Did A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP Came To Be?
11:30 The Goal of A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP
13:54 How Should You Decide On Including Contemporary Jokes?
15:25 Timeline and Festival Strategy
18:16 Tricks For Low Budget Indie Films
18:40 The Sedona International Film Festival, a filmmakers' film festival
20:30 How Do You Make The Decision To Act In Your Own Indie Film?
23:42 Is It Harder For Someone To Direct And Act Without Writing The Script?
24:35 The State of Comedy in Indie Film
26:57 Expanding into Different Genres; Are We Going To See a Bridge Stuart Horror Film? (Yes, we are.)
28:11 The Pigeonholing of Indie Directors
29:58 Focus on Writing and Directing
31:32 Bridge's Upcoming Projects
33:45 Indie Film Highlight: Jim Cummings (Follow Jim); Danny Madden (Follow Danny)
36:29 Close/Time To Fly To Sedona To Watch A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP
Links:
Follow Bridge On Instagram; X; YouTube
Conversation With Patrick Schweiss, executive director of the Sedona International Film Festival Season 1, Episode 21
Follow The Sedona International Film Festival