Dream Baby Dream
By Cory Cavin and Roland Ellis
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Episodes: 45
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Dream Baby Dream is a podcast about everything that goes into making a feature film of the same name from scratch. Hosted by the film’s writer/director Roland Ellis and producer Cory Cavin. www.dreambabydream.net
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44. A chat with DBD cinematographer Evan Jake Cohen about the Director / DoP relationship
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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43. Debrief on the DBD test screenings over a few (too many?) beers
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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42. The Director / 1st Assistant Director relationship
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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41. The DBD pod can be helpful and inspiring to other filmmakers. Who knew? But wow does this make us feel great
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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40. Getting close to the final stages of post and starting to think about next steps; Having a plan and not just hoping for the best; Test screenings upcoming
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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39. Go full-blown method, or just show up and deliver the lines?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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38. My wife and costume designer Melissa Watson Ellis joins the pod
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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37. Editing a movie with broken bones is...Challenging...
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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36. Producer Danny Mooney co-hosts the pod and gives us a rundown on producing Dream Baby Dream, on putting out constant fires, on decision paralysis and how to deal with the post-production comedown
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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35. Guest host Executive Producer Cris Cordero to talk about post-wrap fever dreams and being in the production trenches; Props to our amazing crew; That's right, we made it through production!
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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34. At long last getting to the start, Kirby needs a hand, Kirby (and all of us) have a lot of jobs, meeting some of the crew, Go To Target You F&$%!
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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33. GREEN BABY GREEN - we have a green light!; the anxiety and stress of film fundraising; in the thick of our casting process.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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32. Nailing down the shooting budget; Should Cory get his wisdom teeth out or not? ; We're a couple of used car salesmen at this point; Let the Line Producer be the voice of doom; Think laterally, stupid
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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31. Need to fund your movie? Ask every Dr. you know; The agony and ecstasy of a Kickstarter campaign; Waiting on tenterhooks for Roland's CT scan results
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May 21, 2025 |
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30. INTERVIEW: Director Alexandra Simpson on the pod to talk about how she made her amazing new film "No Sleep Till" on a very limited budget
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May 14, 2025 |
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29. Cocaine Cowboys: Going deep on a particular area of research for Dream Baby Dream
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May 07, 2025 |
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28. INTERVIEW - Our chat with Taylor Shaw, head of film outreach at Kickstarter, about everything KS can do for films like DBD and independent filmmakers like us
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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27. Being Softly / Gently Relentless; Securing Locations in writing; Diving back into the script and story; Not living in shadow of Anora; Kickstarter and Rap-rock riffs
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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26. Unintentionally starting movements; Tugging on bootstraps; Kickstarter campaigns, yay or nay; Worst case scenario budget and finding ready-made locations
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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25. The Michael Mannosphere; Schmoozing in LA; A big chunk of our financing (!!); Politicians or Producers; attaching more cast
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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24. Investor dinners that kind of go sideways, fake movies and why they're bad, Cory's big line, Malick musings, casting strategies
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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23. INTERVIEW - Showtime's 'Flatbush Misdemeanors' creator Dan Perlman on navigating the industry, making your thing to get your thing made, and a day job selling mattresses,
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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22. The lost episode re-take, how we deal with a pre-production holding pattern
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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21. Let her rip 'tater chip: Exhaustion and reinvigoration courtesy of James Mangold's A Complete Unknown, a free-form journey through random movies, our current anxiety-inducing DBD holding pattern
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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20. Investor kicking our tires, Due Diligence, New line producer/producer joins the team
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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19. INTERVIEW - "Rap World", Marry Seamless, and Kill Uber Eats: Our conversation with 'Rap World' Producer Harris Mayersohn
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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18. The world's most awkward double-feature, finishing up the POC cut, the investor rollercoaster, in need of a more business-oriented producer.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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17. Sounds From Set
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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16. The Debrief: breaking down our shoot for the proof of concept
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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15. INTERVIEW - Two movies in and going strong, great power and responsibility, our interview w/ producer and pal Chris Dodds
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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14. INTERVIEW - Into the Bliss / Abyss: Our chat with producers Noah Williams and Evan Dinger about making their first movie
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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13. Casting (again) for the Proof of Concept (again), Movies about movies, and Permitting updates
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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12. "Bitch, you don't know shit about movies", the road to proving our concept, Coppola tangents
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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11. Pros and Cons to Making A Proof Concept Film
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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10. Capping off Halloween, the awkward journey to raising money, sizzles/teasers/schmizzles/shcmeasers
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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9. INTERVIEW - Packaging Our Movie: Interview w/ Tiffany Boyle, Pres. of Packaging & Sales at Ramo Law
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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8. INTERVIEW - Unintentional Halloween Special & Our Interview w/ "Sketch" Producer Dusty Brown
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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7. MONEY BABY MONEY
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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6. Locations
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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5. Vegemite, Insomnia & Early Pre-Production
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Packaging Part 2: Casting & Budgets
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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4. Packaging Part 1: Sales Agents
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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3. The Deck
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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2. Development: Hitting The Streets
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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1. Dream Baby Dream: The Beginning
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Aug 24, 2024 |