SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep 407 – From Rapper To Filmmaker
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with actor and filmmaker Ryan Silva. He is the writer/director of the low-budget indie comedy, ‘Let Me Be Frank’ (2021), based on the true story of Ryan moving to Los Angeles with his girlfriend to pursue their entertainment careers, which leads to an unlikely friendship between him and their apartment manager.
This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Actor and Filmmaker Ryan Silva.
He is the writer/director of the low budget indie comedy, Let Me Be Frank (2021). That movie is based on the true story of Ryan moving to Los Angeles with his girlfriend to pursue their entertainment careers, which leads to an unlikely friendship between him and their apartment manager.
This guest goes into detail about the budget of Let Me Be Frank and what they did to secure locations. Ryan Silva also talks about going from rapper to filmmaker.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Ryan Silva on IMDb
- Ryan Silva on Instagram
- Ryan Silva website
- Let Me Be Frank Trailer
- Let Me Be Frank on IMDb
- Let Me Be Frank on Instagram
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.
