The Red Lighter with Austin McDonald and Matt Lawrence Ep16

THE RED LIGHTER — Behind the Scenes of a Guerilla Horror Film | Austin McDonald & Matt Lawrence The Neveready Podcast goes remote! We’re in the middle of the Desertscape-sponsored HorrorFest Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge, and this time we’re talking filmmaking with two of the people helping bring this year’s project to life. Christian sits down with Matt Lawrence, writer/director/editor and primary cinematographer of The Red Lighter, and Austin McDonald, one of the film’s stars. Matt takes us behind the idea that inspired The Red Lighter, how conversations with friends eventually became a screenplay, and why natural dialogue and the feeling of real conversations are so important to him. We also talk about rewriting, editing, improv, world-building, acting, and the strange power writers and directors have to make their characters do whatever they want. Then we dive into the developing Eli McKraken in Merlin’s Madhouse project—including Captain Krnche, memory loss, magic, yo-yos, saxophones, straightjackets, pirates, Merlin, asylum madness and a mysterious gauntlet. Plus: Superbad, Onyx the Fortuitous, Jesterpuss, Kurt Russell, John Wayne, Foghorn Leghorn, Louisiana accents, Scotch on the rocks, and a final attempt to identify the worst things we said during the episode. 🎙️ Featuring: Christian Navarrete Matt Lawrence Austin McDonald 🎬 The Neveready Podcast Celebrities you might not know yet. Legends and doers from Southern Utah. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and discussions of mature and potentially sensitive themes. Some of the topics and conversations may not be suitable for younger audiences. Listener discretion is advised. #TheNevereadyPodcast #TheRedLighter #MattLawrence #AustinMcDonald #Filmmaking #GuerillaFilmmaking #HorrorFest #Desertscape #SouthernUtah #IndependentFilm #EliMcKraken