{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ca715c16c352001ac64b21/67449dac31b12b53199fe4fa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Twisting Genres in \"Samson\" w/Ruth Du - Just Shoot It 452","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ca715c16c352001ac64b21/1732579446474-95dfc89c-69b9-42a1-a3b3-13a0820fe114.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What's the secret to getting accepted into director development programs? Are you making these common mistakes when pitching by email? How can you standout and launch your movie directing career?</p><p><br></p><p>Matt and Oren chat with Ruth Du about how she broke into Hollywood as a film director. And she talks about what makes her latest film, available on Apple TV, \"Samson\" something you have to see.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Ruth Du on Instagram @ruthie06&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Samson (Nov 29, 2024 release) on Instagram @samsonmovie23 and see the trailer at <a href=\"http://www.watchsamson.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.watchsamson.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>And if you want to know how to film people trapped in the trunk of a car 😲, check out Ruth Du's article on No Film School. <a href=\"https://nofilmschool.com/shoot-inside-a-trunk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nofilmschool.com/shoot-inside-a-trunk#</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ruth's Endorsements:&nbsp;</p><p>1. ESTLA Ensemble Studio LA offers a development program for playwrights https://www.estlosangeles.org/ Find them at Atwater Village Theatre <a href=\"https://www.atwatervillagetheatre.org/#/estla/&nbsp;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.atwatervillagetheatre.org/#/estla/&nbsp;</a></p><p>2. Castle Green https://castlegreen.com/</p><p>Matt's Endorsement:&nbsp;Paramount+</p><p>Oren's Endorsements:&nbsp;</p><p>1. \"300 Jokes for Kids\" the book by Tanya Tucker <a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17163108-300-jokes-for-kids\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17163108-300-jokes-for-kids</a></p><p>2. \"DiDi\" a movie by <a href=\"Sean Wang,&nbsp;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319503\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Wang,&nbsp;https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30319503</a></p>","author_name":"Filmmakers Matt Enlow & Oren Kaplan"}