Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, I am joined with Brett Helms, owner & filmmaker of Leaping Dog Films. Brett is an upcoming college graduate and is directing the upcoming Conway Film Festival. We talk about filmmaking in Arkansas, the importance of film festivals, and the logistics of running one. You can get more information on Conway Film Festival - https://www.filmfreeway.com/conwayfilmfestival Leaping Dog Films - https://www.leapingdogfilms.net/ Leaping Dog Films YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/leapingdogfilms Also, check out Johnnie Brannon's YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnieBrannonFilmwork 48 Hour Film Project Tips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVnHRzY2QU --- Be sure to say "Hi!" in the comments & you can connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin. - LUKE IRVIN SOCIAL MEDIA - https://twitter.com/thelukeirvin​​​​​ https://instagram.com/lukeirvin​​​​​​ https://letterboxd.com/lukeirvin - CHECK OUT MY APPS - https://lukeirvin.com​​​​​​​​

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, Luke has a conversation with Jonah Stone. We discuss his company, Lucky Pen Productions, and his upcoming film Ungathered, which is the 3rd installment in a 5 part series. We also talk about growing up homeschooled and the importance of finding a community of like-minded creatives to help push your own creative projects forward. Please visit the Kickstarter campaign to learn more and support Ungathered here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lpp-ungathered/ungathered-film-budget?ref=android_project_share You can also support Lucky Pen Productions by joining their Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/LuckyPenProductions Lucky Pen Productions YouTube - https://youtube.com/channel/UC9tZdDqVtMh_4GqPpPWxDzQ Lucky Pen Productions Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2739256683028705/?ref=share Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/?utm_source=Paid&utm_medium=AdWords&utm_campaign=MC&utm_content=Brand-%7Bkeyword%7D-US_BM&utm_term=Aq-Prospecting&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg7KJBhDyARIsAHrAXaGzENvdwsqWkj-fFtK-KDG48ERgb9DhzYqrOeU8A-CKlIqhQeMp2SMaAraQEALw_wcB&fbclid=IwAR0C5dLklMgESFY1RNel1a9xMfiCLyz_j44OgiBCn72koVA4AIAe-MGrZHI --- Be sure to say "Hi!" in the comments & you can connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, Luke has a conversation with Chris Talley and Nathaly Moreno on Chris's upcoming thesis film, The Red Sedan. We talk about growing up in Arkansas, what led them to pursue careers in film, films they have worked on through college, and more. Please visit The Red Sedan's Seed&Spark Page at https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/theredsedan Part of the mission of The Red Sedan is to bring awareness to Domestic Abuse. If you or anyone you know is a victim of Domestic Abuse or Domestic Violence please reach out for help. National Domestic Violence Hotline 1.800.799.7233 (SAFE) TTY 1.800.787.3224 or text "START" to 88788 dvawareness.org ncadv.org wcfarkansas.org wecanstopdv.org --- Be sure to say "Hi!" in the comments & you can connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, Luke has a conversation with Adena White about her PR business Blackbelt Media, and her podcast Blackbelt Voices. Adena shares her story of growing up in Arkansas, what inspired her to pursue a career in PR, and diving into starting a podcast and the learning process of scaling it into a business. The team photo used in the YouTube video for this episode was shot by Jason Masters. Please visit Blackbelt Voices at: https://www.blackbeltvoices.com https://blackbeltvoices.com/podcast --- Be sure to say "Hi!" in the comments & you can connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, Luke has a conversation with Josiah Dickens about his video production & marketing business, Blue Box Studios. Josiah shares his story of growing up homeschooled, YouTubers that inspired him to get into film, and starting and running a business with his wife. Please visit Blue Box Studios at: https://blueboxstudios.net/ https://www.instagram.com/blue.box.studios/ https://www.instagram.com/blueboxweddings/ https://blueboxstudios.net/weddings --- Be sure to say "Hi!" in the comments & you can connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode, Luke has a conversation with Jason Pitts about his upcoming film, Voorhees: Night of the Beast. Jason also shares his story of growing up with film, his love for horror films, and things he has learned along the way. We talk about some of his past films and his bucket list films he plans to make one day. Please support Jason's film at his Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mansfieldmedia/voorhees-night-of-the-beast-movie?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Voorhees%20night%20of%20the%20beast And be sure to follow Voorhees: Night of the Beast on social for updates! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/voorheesnightofthebeast/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VoorheesFanPage If you are looking into starting screenwriting, look into these authors which are referenced in the episode: Richard Walter Screenwriting Syd Field Screenwriting --- Be sure to connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin and @take25podcast.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode Luke has a conversation with Shelby Matussak about his business Dead Lemon Games and upcoming board game, Lonely Undead. Shelby shares his story of some of the early games he created & the process of getting a board game designed, produced, and deciding between partnering with a publishing company vs. self-publishing a game. Shelby & Luke met while attending college in Central Arkansas and co-worked together during that time. Please support Shelby's game at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/727806419/lonely-undead And be sure to follow him on social for updates! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/deadlemongames Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DeadLemonGames Website - https://www.deadlemongames.com/ --- Be sure to connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin and @take25podcast.

Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this episode Luke has a conversation with Jessica Crum about her co-working space, The Studio Downtown in Conway, AR. Jessica shares her story about growing up in Arkansas and pursuing a career in fashion and then coming back to Arkansas shifting to a branding design career followed by a co-working space and an upcoming gap-year educational program. Please support The Studio Downtown at: https://kickstarter.com/projects/thestudiodowntown/coworking-space-in-downtown-conway And be sure to follow him on social for updates! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thestudiodowntown & https://www.instagram.com/creativeinstitutear/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheStudioDowntown & https://www.facebook.com/creativeinstitutear Website - https://www.thestudiodowntown.com & https://www.creativeinstitutear.org --- Be sure to connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin and @take25podcast.

Welcome to the first episode of Take 25! Take 25 is conversations with creatives and entrepreneurs that all have roots in Arkansas, presented by Luke Irvin. In this first episode Luke has a conversation with Ben Eslick and his upcoming film, Uniball. Ben shares his story of having testicular cancer, going through chemotherapy, and documenting this journey in which he is turning into a feature film. Ben & Luke meet at a Seed&Spark campaign where Ben's pitch got him on stage with actor Mark Duplass. Please support Ben's film at: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/uniball And be sure to follow him on social for updates! Twitter - https://twitter.com/uniballmovie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/uniballmovie Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/uniballmov --- Be sure to connect with me on Twitter, @thelukeirvin.