Kentucky Call Sheet – Details, episodes & analysis

Join Stu as he sits down with art director, designer, painter, and all-around animation-guru Carol Wyatt. Originally from Louisville, Carol begin her artistic trajectory at the Otis / Parson School of Design where she initially aspired to become an ad-exec but became enamored with the artistic process and ended up with a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration. Listen in as she fills Stu in on her working process on such shows as Rick and Morty and explains why AI might not be as terrifying as it seems! 

Carol's Website: 

http://www.carolwyatt.com

Pencils vs. Pixels trailer: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=bjmlmXwVzAc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Beastie Boys - Shadrach 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVfHmjKOrM

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Join Stu as he sits down with art director, designer, painter, and all-around animation-guru Carol Wyatt. Originally from Louisville, Carol begin her artistic trajectory at the Otis / Parson School of Design where she initially aspired to become an ad-exec but became enamored with the artistic process and ended up with a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration. Listen in as she fills Stu in on her working process on such shows as Rick and Morty and explains why AI might not be as terrifying as it seems! 

Carol's Website

Pencils vs. Pixels trailer: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=bjmlmXwVzAc&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Beastie Boys - Shadrach 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVfHmjKOrM

Reunacy:

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 Louisville Film Society: 

 https://louisvillefilmsociety.org

 Lunacy U:

 https://lunacyu.com

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Louisville native Jamie Buckner is a filmmaker who now resides in New York. The DeSales High grad has produced films such as CATCH THE FAIR ONE, DRIVEWAYS (along with Nicolaas Bertelsen), and RUST CREEK (along with Stu). He wrote and directed the 2016 bowling rom-com SPLIT which made a huge splash at the flyover festival.

Listen in as Jamie sits down with Stu and talks about his path in this industry: from working at video stores to directing his first feature from his own script. As an added bonus Jamie will also give you his keys to maintaining a relationship in this industry as well as his top three bowlers of all time!

SPLiT - Official Trailer 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekgYUGOjXc

NKU - College of Informatics 

https://www.nku.edu/academics/informatics/programs/smc.html

DRIVEWAYS - Official Trailer 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-j1p-U7nKw&t=36s

Pete Weber wins 2012 PBA U.S. Open Stepladder Finals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6a1hPz-K0

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Nicolaas Bertelsen is a producer originally from Ames, Iowa. He has produced films such as DRIVEWAYS with Brian Dennehy and Raymond Lee and TOMORROW MAN with John Lithgow and Blythe Danner. Although Nicolaas is not a native of Louisville, his career has brought Nicolaas through both Louisville and Covington--producing films such as RUST CREEK, which Nicolaas produced alongside Stu.

Listen in as Nicolaas sits down with Stu and talks about music (more specifically the drums), movies, and Nicolaas' path in the industry from small commercials and corporate videos to feature films!

Tomorrow Man -- Official Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKzLjjYnWnU

Driveways -- Offical Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-j1p-U7nKw

Louisville Podcast Studios

https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality 

https://shop.lunacyproductions.com/collections/bourbonality

Lunacy U

https://lunacyu.com/

Louisville Film Society 

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet.

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Jeremy Gold is the president of production at Blumhouse Television where he has overseen such TV shows as THE GOOD LORD BIRD with Ethan Hawke, THE THING ABOUT PAM with Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger, and THE LOUDEST VOICE with Academy Award winner Russel Crowe. Although Jeremy is not a native of Louisville or Kentucky for that matter, his successful and varied career took a very significant detour through the bluegrass where he was an actor at the Acting Apprentice Company in Louisville. 

Listen in as Jeremy sits down with Stu and talks about his path in the industry. From his start as an actor to working in the casting department to ultimately ending up as an executive for some of the biggest production companies in the film and television industry. 

Louisville Podcast Studios

https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality 

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Lunacy U

https://lunacyu.com/

Louisville Film Society 

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Blumhouse Productions

https://www.blumhouse.com

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet.

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Ben Sollee is a composer with over 20 years of experience in the film and television industry (even though he's still only in his 30s). You might have heard his music on such TV Shows as WEEDS or PARENTHOOD, Robin Wright's 2021 directorial debut film LAND, or even at the beginning and end of the Kentucky Call Sheet podcast (Ben wrote and performed our podcast's theme!). Ben is an artist actively blurring the lines between music, tech, and activism and he was also born and raised in Lexington, KY. 

Listen in as Ben sits down with Stu and talks about everything from his scoring process to his secret to staying productive (it involves getting plenty of sleep). Ben also breaks out his cello and gives his episode of the Kentucky Call Sheet a live performance! 

Ben's website (for tour dates and other good stuff!) 

https://www.bensollee.com/

Louisville Podcast Studios

https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality 

https://shop.lunacyproductions.com/collections/bourbonality

Lunacy U

https://lunacyu.com/

Louisville Film Society 

https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Sprucetone Films 

https://www.sprucetonefilms.com/

WATCH: ELEVATED - A film about deaf climber Sonya Wilson 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA70j_jnofQ&t=1s

The Great Animal Orchestra by Bernie Krause 

 https://www.amazon.com/Great-Animal-Orchestra-Finding-Origins-ebook/dp/B004QZ9PLA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+great+animal+orchestra&qid=1669849542&sr=8-1

The Kobyz (or Qobyz) - The Kazakhstani Fiddle 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobyz

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet.

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Justin Giddings is an actor, writer, director, and producer with over 36 credits. You may have seen him acting on NASHVILLE or SHAMELESS or maybe you’ve seen him on the internet as THE KICKSTARTER GUY — where Justin, the crowdfunding guru that he is, has managed to help his clients raise over $9 million dollars for their independently financed film and television projects. Justin also calls Kentucky his home! Listen in on Stu and Justin as they talk about their mutual Kentucky-based roots and Justin fills in Stu on what makes a crowdfunding campaign successful! 

Justin Giddings - The Kickstarter Guy 

https://www.thekickstarterguy.com/

Louisville Podcast Studios

https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality 

https://shop.lunacyproductions.com/collections/bourbonality

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Michael Rooker & Janeane Garofalo Short - Suspicious

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111324/

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet.

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Jennifer Sims is a producer with over 20 years experience in film, documentary, TV and new media. She has worked on such TV shows as DANCING WITH THE STARS , THE GIANT BEAST THAT IS THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, and THE PEOPLE VS. THE KLAN and is currently working on a feature length documentary for NETFLIX. But before working on productions that would have her traverse every corner of the globe, Jen was a Kentucky native that got her start in the business as the assistant production coordinator on Stu’s film NICE GUYS SLEEP ALONE (shot right here in Louisville!) Listen in on Stu and Jennifer as they talk all things life, production and Louisville! 

The Louisville Film Society: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

Louisville Podcast Studios: https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality: https://shop.lunacyproductions.com/collections/bourbonality

The People V. The Klan Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxQjpu_tVY

The Giant Beast that is the Global Economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JVjoh6xzIA

Nice Guys Sleep Alone Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiK24HdkIKw

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet.

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Sit back and relax with host Stu Pollard as he talks with writer and Louisville native Bruce Romans about Bruce's career in the film and television industry. From getting his start at the ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE to writing for such shows as AMC's HELL ON WHEELS, MARVEL'S THE PUNISHER and TNT'S FALLING SKIES as well as the independent films BLACKBIRD and HOW YOU LOOK TO ME and now producing and writing the upcoming show SHANTARAM on APPLE +, Bruce has had quite the career and it all started, of course, in the bluegrass. 

The Louisville Film Society: https://www.louisvillefilmsociety.org/

The Actors Theatre of Louisville: https://www.actorstheatre.org/

Shantaram on Apple+ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSHhQRsYcM

Louisville Podcast Studios: https://podlou.com/

Bourbonality: https://shop.lunacyproductions.com/collections/bourbonality

Used Cars (1980) clip: https://youtu.be/rA7BGXCpsfs?t=56

PITCHING YOUR SHOW: An interview with television writer and producer Bruce Marshall Romans

 https://lunacyu.com/blog/bruce-romans-pitching-show-interview-hell-wheels-writer/

I Will Not Read Your F*%!ing Script by Josh Olson

 https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/09/09/i-will-not-read-your-fucking-script/

Special thanks to Ben Sollee for composing the opening and closing theme to Kentucky Call Sheet. 

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Join Stu as he sits down with Academy-Award-nominated documentary-filmmaker, Elaine McMillion Sheldon to talk about Elaine's new film KING COAL which premiered at the 2023 Flyover Film Festival to immediate acclaim. Listen in as Elaine and Stu talk about her documentary filmmaking style, her life and family in West Virginia, and what it's like to work alongside her husband and direct her children. 

Elaine's Website: 

https://www.elainemcmillionsheldon.com

Heroin(e) Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khSO7qEKbvo

Recovery Boys Trailer: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSS9kYipRLk

John Prine - Summer's End: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXbEFTv9zr0&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spin.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Reunacy: 

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Louisville Film Society:

https://louisvillefilmsociety.org

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