Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 122- Picture Lock Summer Movie Preview w/ Film Gordon

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Kevin Sampson 3/15/19 Kevin Sampson 3/15/19

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 112- Ron Newcomb & Alex Ferrari

Happy Friday folks! You could call today an indie film grinding episode as I talk with two men in the business who really work hard at it. I talk with filmmaker and founder of the VIP Film & TV Summit, Ron Newcomb. The annual event is hitting Dulles, Virginia April 5-7 and he’ll talk about what you can expect to get out of it. I also talk with filmmaker, founder of Indie Film Hustle, and now author, Alex Ferrari, about his new book “Shooting For the Mob”. Alex talks about what inspired him to write this cautionary tale in filmmaking. Plus I have your answers from last week’s question of the week.

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Kevin Sampson 3/4/19 Kevin Sampson 3/4/19

Picture Lock PR After Show: Paul Dudbridge

Happy Monday folks! I’ve got another great Picture Lock PR After Show for you to start off your work week! Today I continue the conversation with Paul Dudbridge, writer of the book “Making Your First Blockbuster: Write it, Film It, Blow it Up!”. We talk a little bit more about his book, the current Zombie project he’s working on, and as always, ways you can improve your PR & Marketing with your film. We dig into starting early with your project’s PR & Marketing, being sure the content you put out to the public is clear and has context, and Paul asks me some questions in regard to the film festival circuit. This is definitely an after show you don’t want to miss! Plus, get a jump start on the Picture Lock Question of the Week this week. It’s certainly one the film industry is split on.

See Paul’s work here: https://www.hanoverpictures.co.uk/

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Kevin Sampson 2/28/19 Kevin Sampson 2/28/19

Picture Lock Unlocked: What's Wrong With Liking Green Book?

Happy Thursday folks! I’ve got a special Unlocked Episode today. This year I want to do a lot more in using my platform to have tough conversations and continue to make positive social change. With the recent win of Green Book for Best Picture, I think there was an audible moan heard around the world when it was announced. Certainly social media blew up in discussing either disappointment or happiness for the films win. But with some of the discussion being yelling and demeaning back and forths on social media, I wanted to have a calm convo on the subject. So today I’m joined by film critic and WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley to discuss: What’s Wrong With Liking Green Book?

I’m grateful for Jason joining me to have the discussion as this is a sensitive subject and it’s not always easy to dive into race relations and how we interact with one another. However, he believed in the importance of having this conversation just as much as I did. So it’s a nice conversation between friends and film critics that I think you’ll enjoy.

Check Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JFrayWTOP

Check out the For Harriet video by Kimberly Foster here: https://www.facebook.com/forharriet/videos/560723534424496/

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Kevin Sampson 2/22/19 Kevin Sampson 2/22/19

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 109- Suki Hawley & Janet Pierson of SXSW Film

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Happy Friday my people! I was honored to be featured in WTOP’s Black History Month highlighting of black men and women doing groundbreaking work to better the community. Shoutout to Rob Woodfork and Jason Fraley! Check out the link to the article below, but I’m glad that my work with this show and the DC Black Film Festival is making a difference in the community both locally and at large.

Today I talk with co-director and editor of the documentary The Commons, Suki Hawley. The documentary covers students at UNC’s flagship campus in Chapel Hill as they take to the commons to demand the removal of “Silent Sam,” a Jim-Crow-era Confederate statue. With the specter of the Charlottesville tragedy hanging thick in the air, the confrontation takes on a life of its own. I also talk with the director of SXSW Film, Janet Pierson. Janet and I talk about what you can expect to see at this year’s Film Festival and how to best navigate it!

Check out The Commons here: http://rumur.com/

Get to SXSW Film here: https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film/

WTOP Black History Month Article: https://wtop.com/entertainment/2019/02/our-image-on-the-big-screen-dc-black-film-festival-founder-works-to-advance-women-people-of-color-in-media/

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Kevin Sampson 12/14/18 Kevin Sampson 12/14/18

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 103- Director Jesse Atlas

Happy Friday my people! Today I’ll talk with Jesse Atlas, director/co-writer of Let Them Die Like Lovers, an emotionally charged thriller about a soldier who jumps from body to body to complete missions and the toll it takes on her. Plus I’ve got your answers to your favorite holiday films.

Check out Jesse here: https://www.autonomika.com/

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Kevin Sampson 11/23/18 Kevin Sampson 11/23/18

Picture Lock Radio: Ep 101- Holiday Movies, Creative Edge Collaborative, & KweliTV

Happy Friday folks! I hope you are enjoying those leftovers! This week on the show I have Chair, Secretary and Manager of the Creative Edge Collaborative, Talaya Grimes. She’ll talk about what the Creative Edge is and the Future of Film and Media Conference they’re holding Nov. 30 through Dec. 1st at Bowie State University. I also talk w/ Deshuna Spencer of Kweli TV. She talks about her online streaming platform designed to serve films and stories of and by people of the African Diaspora. But first, Thanksgiving is over, but there are certainly movies to see this weekend. I’ve got friend of the show, Tim Gordon, to talk about the films you can check out with the fam this weekend!

Find out more about the Future of Film & Media Conference: https://www.fof.media/

Check out KweliTV here: https://www.kweli.tv/

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Kevin Sampson 11/21/18 Kevin Sampson 11/21/18

Picture Lock PR After Show: Ron Newcomb & Mid-Atlantic Studios

Well, you should be off after today, so Wednesday isn’t looking like a hump day! Happy holidays! I’ve got the After Show conversation with Ron Newcomb. He talks about the importance of being transparent with your audience, and oversimplifying while over-communicating in an effort to create clear expectations. Ron also asks me the best way to navigate the film festival world to get the best bang for your buck…aka how to ensure you’re submitting to the right fests. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening.

The after show is where I ask my guests two questions that cut straight to great takeaways for how to improve the PR and marketing for your production and they throw one at me. Definitely worth the time to listen #indiefilmmakers!

Find out more about Mid-Atlantic Studios: https://wefunder.com/midatlanticstudios

See more of Ron’s work: https://www.theforgestudios.com/

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Kevin Sampson 10/26/18 Kevin Sampson 10/26/18

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 97- Leah Meyerhoff, Sharon Lewis, & Suzi Yoonessi

Happy Friday folks! This week I have three Film Fatales joining me. I was probably way to eager to speak with founder of the Film Fatales organization, Leah Meyerhoff. We talked about how the organization started and why its existence is necessary in these times. I also talk with director Sharon Lewis about her Afrofuturist film, Brown Girl Begins. We talk about the origins of her creating the film and what Afrofuturism is. Finally, I talk with director Suzi Yoonessi about her film Unlovable. I had the pleasure of seeing the film and you can too next week, Nov. 2nd as it has a limited release in theaters!

It was awesome talking with these women directors. You’ll absolutely want to be on the lookout for the Picture Lock PR After Show conversations I had with Sharon and Suzi which will be dropped exclusively on the podcast Monday.

Find out more about Film Fatales here: http://www.filmfatales.org/

See the beginning of Ti-Jeanne’s power here: https://www.thesharonlewis.com/work/brown-girl-begins/

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Kevin Sampson 10/20/18 Kevin Sampson 10/20/18

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 96- Halloween, Middleburg Film Fest, Nick Gross, & Washington West Film Fest

What’s good folks!? I’ve got a packed show for you guys this week. The Middleburg Film Festival is going on this weekend and I talked w/ the founder and executive director, Sheila Johnson and Susan Koch, about what you can expect to see at one of my favorite fests! I talk with DMV actor Nick Gross about his career and how going after what he wants has helped him. I’ll post the after show segment I had with Nick in which he gave some great tips on how he addresses PR & Marketing with his career on Monday. Finally, I talk with the director of programming for the Washington West Film Festival, Ariel Lee. Ariel gave me the goods on what you can expect to see at the festival taking place in Reston next week. But first, friend of the show and Epic Film Guy, Bryan Loy, stops by to give his thoughts on Halloween, which hits theaters this weekend.

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Find out more about the Washington West Film festival here: https://wwfilmfest.com/

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Kevin Sampson 9/24/18 Kevin Sampson 9/24/18

Picture Lock Radio: Ep. 92- DCBFF Q&As

Happy Monday! Another late entry, but this week on the show I’ve got more from the DC Black Film Festival as I unload some of the Q&As that took place after our film blocks! Plus, your Picture Lock Question of The Week from from last week is read on the show and HEARD as we have a call in.

See the DCBFF interviews here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjNr0Ej5B3U&list=PLVaehsAgM7Iru9fNREal_n3Qy0fb0_pG1

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