Veronica Bouza is a Director of Photography whose work spans narrative, commercial, and documentary. In this episode we discuss how she discovered her love for cinematography and developed her expertise and collaborative style. Veronica shares her experience at the American Film Institute, how she's developed relationships in entertainment, and the way she collaborated with directors Isaiah & Yassir Lester on the 2024 sports comedy THE GUTTER starring Shameik Moore (Spider-Verse) and Susan Sarandon. Veronica was named American Cinematographer's ⁠2022 Rising Stars of Cinematography⁠.

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In March, Not Your Daddy's Films collaborated with Antigravity Academy (the production company behind Didi & more) on a panel discussion to help creatives understand and excel at the development process. We get into the nitty gritty on pitching, making your project stand out, financing, industry hurdles, and how to make your short films work for you. Panelist include Valerie Bush (Antigravity Academy), Holly Stanton (Antigravity Academy), Christina Chou (CAA) & Rayka Zehtabchi (writer/director).

Nicole Tossou is a graduate of Fordham University, who worked her way up from being a page at NBC to becoming Executive VP at Project X Entertainment, the production company behind some of your favorites like The Night Agent, Scream 6 and Abigail. If you’ve ever wanted to know how production companies pick their slate, what a ‘mandate’ is, or how you could become a producer, this episode is for you!

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