Matthew Toffolo

Creator of the WILDsound Festival. Daily events on the WILDsound platform and in Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC. Interviews every single day @wildsoundpod

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VIDEO: From Marine Corps to Movie Director: Diana Shield’s Creative Journey

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Filmmaker Diana Shield chats with Matthew Toffolo about the journey from being in the Marines for decades, then moving on to making movies. The similarities of #military & #film

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VIDEO: Why Every Filmmaker Needs Test Screenings and Focus Groups

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Award-winning filmmaker Garnet Campbell chats with Matthew Toffolo about the art of test screenings to make sure the tone, emotion, and plot points make sense to everything. #wildsound

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VIDEO: Watch DREAMS IN TRANSLATION, 16min., Canada, Student – Drama, Psychological (new film on platform)

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A Nigerian Igbo woman returns from her mother’s burial carrying questions and re-experiencing childhood trauma. #wildsound

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Filming the Streets of Mumbai: Authenticity and Authority

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Filmmaker Aditya Janak Joshi chats with Matthew Toffolo about making a film and #Mumbai and using the backdrop of the city as a character in the film.
#wildsound

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Why Every Filmmaker Needs Test Screenings and Focus Groups

https://t.co/pNoTt2V3wS

Award-winning filmmaker Garnet Campbell chats with Matthew Toffolo about the art of test screenings to make sure the tone, emotion, and plot points make sense to everything.
#wildsound #film

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#Podcast: EP. 1762: #Filmmaker Alex Kruz (RED CLOUD: A NEW DAY)

https://t.co/z644QPGMXI

Based on Red Cloud Comic Book Issues 1-6. Vigilante contractor Jake Red Cloud wages a covert war against the Yakuza sponsored human trafficking in the golden triangle.
#wildsound

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Lessons in #Independent #Filmmaking: Budgeting and Data Disasters

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Peter Andrew Coutavas chats with Matthew Toffolo about the art of budgeting your indy film. Make sure you have a contingency budget and you over-budget things. Simply said, don’t run out

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Interview with #Filmmaker Jules Cales (SPARE!)

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Phil and Barney, two not-so-smart henchmen of a #Mafia organization, stumble across a mysterious box full of money while burying a corpse in the woods.
#wildsound

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Interview with #Filmmaker Stan Agler (HERO’S JOURNEY)

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I’ve always loved that idea of “What if the story was real?”, on that same token I love the concept of the #multiverse, which is also a hot button seller these days
#film

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Interview with #Filmmaker Daniel KICHENASSAMY (ARKANY-G)

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Arkany G was motivated by the desire to blend a #crime investigation with a deeper reflection on #fear, #community, and the unseen forces that disrupt fragile balances.

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Podcast: EP. 1740: Screenwriter Pippa Blackmore (Polite to the Death (Nanny Kills))

https://t.co/Zw4EQ57bQF

Nanny Ivy, an English nanny, is hired to help a US family with their troublesome children but it becomes clear that the adults and other people in the children’s life

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Filming in Madagascar: Hijacks, Coups, and Red Tape

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Environmental Filmmaker Claire Tomlinson chats with Matthew Toffolo about the highs & lows filming in Madagascar in her latest film Surviving Alone: The Tale of Simone
#wildsound #filmmaker #environment

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From #Writing #Comedy to #Drama: The Inspiration Behind changing genres

https://t.co/7SJn2QcwCH

#Filmmaker/#Writer Abigial Espinal chats with Matthew Toffolo about getting a writing assignment in school to write a drama. How she coped with changing genres from her usual comedy

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Deadline: #MYSTERY STAGE PLAY Festival

https://t.co/ARdQxNHbLP

Get a best scene of your #stageplay performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.

#writer #play

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Watch QUEEN, 4min., USA, Music Video/Experimental (new film on the platform)

Watch by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial

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scenic driven music short from R&B recording artist Devin White.

#wildsound #filmfestival #wildsoundtv #shortfilmfestival

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From Legos to Movies: How Childhood Toys Inspire #Filmmaking

https://t.co/QEXVTmZ4X2

Conversation with filmmaker Stan Alger (HERO’S JOURNEY), with Matthew Toffolo, on how he got into #filmmaking. It all started with #lego building and making up stories as a child.
#wildsound

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Cinematography Secrets: Lighting for Emotional Tension

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Filmmaker Robert James Harden Jr. chats with Matthew Toffolo about the art of lighting a scene. It’s always about the overall theme and creating the emotional situation that’s occuring in the scene.

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Deadline Today: HORROR Novel Festival

https://t.co/WVzL73xYTO

Submit your #HORROR Book by the deadline.

A horror story is a fictional tale that aims to create a feeling of fear, suspense, or tension in the reader.

#shortstory #horrorfestival #book #writing

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Why We Need to Rebrand the Rat

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#Environmental #filmmaker Tracy Graziano (Our Threatened & Endangered Species Allegheny Woodrats) talks with Matthew Toffolo about #RATS in general, the basis of her new film, and how the world simply needs to rebrand them

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The Art of Directing Intimacy: Creating Safe Sets for Actors

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Filmmaker Ally May (THE ABIDING) talks with Matthew Toffolo about filming intimate/sex scenes and making sure everyone feels safe and secure.

#wildsound #sexscenes #intimacy #filmmaking #actor