Episode 56: Princess Monique Filmz

Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon

Guided by her faith and persistence, Princess Monique Filmz has engaged in a diverse range of creative pursuits, forging a unique path for her Director’s journey. Princess Monique Filmz is a Director best known for “The Goldbergs”, “Grand Crew”, “BMF” and her award winning short film, “The Call”. In this episode, Princess sits down with Pete to discuss how she transformed her personal journals into a 15 chapter autobiography, the importance of being resourceful and finding out what you don’t know, the technical differences between hour long dramas and half hour comedies, how to enhance long standing shows, navigating through push-back, and more…
(00:00:00 - 00:09:50) -- Podcast Intro
(00:09:50 - 00:14:20) -- Growing Up In Cleveland
(00:14:20 - 00:17:00) -- Films That Made An Impact
(00:17:00 - 00:23:50) -- Writing A Book
(00:23:50 - 00:25:40) -- Majoring In Business Management
(00:25:40 - 00:29:50) -- Assisting Chip Fields-Hurd And Navigating The Industry
(00:29:50 - 00:32:45) -- Transitioning From Acting To Directing
(00:32:45 - 00:36:20) -- Directing A Feature Film Vs. Short
(00:36:20 - 00:39:00) -- The Writing Process And Collaboration
(00:39:00 - 00:40:15) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:40:15 - 00:49:50) -- ABC Directing Program And Directing Greenleaf
(00:49:50 - 00:55:00) -- 1hr Drama vs. 30 min Comedy
(00:55:00 - 00:58:00) -- Navigating Through Push-Back
(00:58:00 - 01:05:20) -- Enhancing Long Standing Shows
(01:05:20 - 01:07:30) -- Self Reflection Post Covid
(01:07:30 - 01:09:40) -- Wishlist And Setting Intentions
(01:09:40 - 01:12:30) -- About The Real Black Unicorns
(01:12:30 - 01:19:25) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:19:25 - 01:21:00) -- Podcast Outro