We do a little time travel on this one, as the bulk of it was recorded back in February while Chris and Mel were driving through Kentucky and Tennessee. There's some complaining, some catching up, some real talk, and some staring into the abyss (which of course, also stares back into us). So...pretty much business as usual. Check out the Oceans of Slumber videos we did here: https://oceansofslumber.com/videos ("The Banished Heart" & "The Decay of Disregard") Check out the Anova Skyway videos we did here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGQ9MtiMfpufKKbCknZW9rQ ("Flutters", "Namesake", "Fat ..read more

That's a wrap on MYSTERY SPOT! (Actually, we wrapped over a month ago, but I've been busy editing, handling wrap up stuff, and celebrating our 14th wedding anniversary). At any rate, I recorded some post-shoot reflections once I got my wits back about me and with the benefit of hindsight. This one's not too long though, as well...there's not that much to report (for once). Smooth sailing. Now that Melanie and I are back from the trip out to NYC to see the Misfits (who destroyed Madison Square Garden, holy shit), I am neck-deep in getting the assembly edit done - along with some minor wrap up d ..read more

Jeff Caudill (frontman for prominent Southern California rock band Gameface) joins us to discuss his latest solo EP, "Reset The Sun" and the five (!) videos that Mel/Upstart Filmworks produced to accompany the release. The relationship was definitely mutually beneficial, as you'll soon hear (note the clever wordplay in the podcast title). Jeff also discusses his "day job" - designing industry key art for everything from Deadpool to Harry Potter. "Reset The Sun" is available NOW: Digitally - https://jeffcaudill.bandcamp.com/ Vinyl - check your local record store! Check out Jeff's Facebook page ..read more

Quick update from Mel on what he's got going on (videos for Jeff Caudill's RESET THE SUN & the SEQUENCE BREAK World Premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival on 4/6)and then we catch up with Brittany, Chris, and special guest Ken Whiting "The Gaffing Wizard" who are all currently on-set in Colorado ..read more

Another Barely Living The Dream podcast - now with video (which you can see at the Upstart Filmworks YouTube channel)! Bear with us as we expand/tweak this new component of our online presence. On this episode, Brittany and Katelynn join Mel as he decompresses after Texas Frightmare Weekend and preps to pull the trigger on his new feature film (which begins shooting in July ..read more

What's up everyone? Yep, been a while. Lots of stuff has happened...and we do mean LOTS. MYSTERY SPOT premiered, DARK RITUAL gained traction, the Burn video finally came out, AND we shot another feature (INBETWEENING). Mel catches you up on ALL of it. INBETWEENING post production crowdfunding campaign: http://igg.me/at/inbetweening Upstart Filmworks Linktree: https://linktr.ee/upstartfilmworks ..read more

Promo for the podcast. It will run on other B&E Network podcasts. http://www.bmoviesandebooks.com ..read more

Complicated question, right? I figure if I've been called it more than 5 times in my life (I have, and with the hard "R" to boot) I can say it. Obama can say it, and we're both half Black, right? (Wait, he got in trouble, didn't he?) Anyway, the whole episode isn't about that. But it DOES talk about what I'm doing now/next, and therein lies the racially charged material. But it's all true, I swear. We officially start on my 42nd birthday (12/27). Concept art of Angelo Moore as himself and Tye Blue as "Zombie Guy" by Matt Orsman of http://mirthquake.net ..read more

Back from extended hibernation, to the delight of a couple people and the chagrin of many more! You'd think we'd have spent the lockdown cranking out content...alas, that was not to be. But that doesn't mean we weren't busy! To wit: - First off, MYSTERY SPOT is having it's World Premiere at Arrow Video's London FrightFest in August! Huge deal! Info here: https://www.scifinow.co.uk/events/frightfest-second-wave-of-films-announced/ and here: https://www.frightfest.co.uk/holdingfolder2/MysterySpot.html - IN THE BLOOD (formerly IMAGO) is now DARK RITUAL. Coming soon from Summer Hill Entertainment ..read more

This time, Chris and Brittany do an "on the road episode" while en route to Dallas to work on another production. Brittany gets to tell her side of the GROUNDS story, embellishing and filling in stuff mentioned on the previous episode. She and Chris discuss caring too much, justifying things on the fly, dealing with drama (the bad kind), watching Mel circle the drain, and even more cursed goings on! https://www.facebook.com/moviemonsterhouston/ @ChrisWarr54 http://www.upstartfilmworks.net @upstartfilm ..read more