My name is Dave Fairman and I’m a filmmaker - writer, director, editor, producer…occasionally poor excuse for a wardrobe consultant. Whatever it takes to get stuff made. This show is about documenting my journey as a filmmaker and that of the people I’m lucky enough to meet and work with. It's a ride-along look at how we and the people we meet do it, and the things we're thinking about along the way.
Favorite Things We Watched in 2020 with Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a our ride along look at how we make films and the things we're watching along the way. This is the last episode of 2020. So we decided to jump on the bandwagon of discussing a year-end "Best Of" list. But we wanted to do it in our own way - partly because there's just too much out there for us to have watched it all and claim to know what's best. So, Ashley Killips joins to discuss our favorite shows and movies we watched in 2020. This doesn't necessarily mean relea...
3 Dec 2020
Nancy Oeswein
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how we make films and the people we meet along the way. In this episode, Ashley Killips and I interview producer and screenwriter Nancy Oeswein. As we discuss, that description is probably insufficient - you could add makeup artist, wardrobe designer, location manager, production designer, casting director - the list goes on. Simply put, she wears a lot of hats. If you follow the Michigan indie film scene you may have heard Nancy's name atta...
12 Nov 2020
Production Update! Talking Kill Will with Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how we make films and what we're thinking about along the way. In this episode, Ashley Killips and I give an update about what we've been working on over the last several months. We discuss a couple projects that stalled out due to Covid, how we adjusted, and the new short film on which we recently completed production, Kill Will. Thanks for listening, stay safe and healthy out there and hope you enjoy this production update episode! ...
29 Oct 2020
Favorite Scary Movies with Ashley Killips
Happy Halloween! It's good to be back. We had a bit of a break during August and September while working on a new film project. We've got an episode coming soon that'll go into more detail on that entire process. But for now, given it's the spooky season, we decided to talk scary movies instead! Ashley Killips joins me to discuss our five favorite scary films. I am admittedly not a connoisseur when it comes to this type of movie, so please feel free to send me snarky messages abo...
31 Jul 2020
Favorite Movie Quotes with Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a look at how we make films and what we're thinking about along the way. When first starting this podcast, the idea was to document the process of making films. And then... well then coronavirus happened and making stuff really took a back seat. We've got some new projects coming and hope to be able to talk about the steps soon. But in the meantime, since the focus the last few months has really been on writing, Ashley Killips is back and we're going to focus on...
16 Jul 2020
Justin Mane
INDIEfinitive is a look at how we make films and the people we're lucky enough to meet and work with along the way In this episode, I talk with Justin Mane. Justin is an actor, wrestler, stuntman and now producer based primarily out of metro Detroit. As we discuss, in 2014 he had the opportunity to be an extra on Jurassic World. And choosing to jump at that chance was the moment that really kicked his pursuit of acting and filmmaking into motion. He's worked on several other features inclu...
2 Jul 2020
Travis Hayward
INDIEfinitive is a look at how we make films and the people we're lucky enough to meet and work with along the way. In this episode, I talk with filmmaker Travis Hayward. Travis made an appearance on episode 08 when we talked about some of our favorite movie villains from the 2000s. It was a lot of fun, but in this in this episode we're focusing more on career stuff. Travis is an extremely talented director and cinematographer. He's worked on commercials, music videos, short films, fe...
18 Jun 2020
Favorite Villains of the 2000s with Ashley Killips & Travis Hayward
INDIEfinitive is a look at how we make films and what we're thinking about along the way. In this episode, Ashley Killips is back and we’re joined by director and cinematographer Travis Hayward. Travis is a really talented filmmaker and has a lot of experience and knowledge to share about making movies...but on today's episode we're talking bad guys. We cover our favorite movie villains from 2000 - 2009. There are a few crossovers, some obvious choices but some interesting surprises as...
4 Jun 2020
Favorite TV Shows of the Last Decade with Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how we make films and what we're thinking about along the way. In this episode, Ashley Killips and I are talking about our favorite television shows of the last decade. The only rules were that the show had to premiere in 2010 or later (tune in to see who didn’t totally follow that rule) and that in general we had to have seen just about all the episodes. As always, remember this is INDIEfinitive - we're not claiming this is the end-all be-al...
21 May 2020
Nina Ham
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how I, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet and work with, try to make stuff. On this episode I interview very talented director and cinematographer Nina Ham. I met up with Nina out in LA back in February. Nina works on all kinds of projects - narrative shorts, narrative features, commercial projects, documentaries, etc. She’s done work for the Hollywood reporter, including interviews with A-list talent and roundtables. Last year she trave...
7 May 2020
Shane Hagedorn
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how I, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet and work with, try to make stuff. On this episode, Ashley Killips and I got the chance to interview actor, director, writer, and producer Shane Hagedorn. If you pay attention to the Michigan film scene, you've probably heard of Shane or some of the work with which he's been associated. Wild Faith, Ashes of Eden, 40 Nights, Man's Best Friend, Eternal Code - he's appeared in and often b...
23 Apr 2020
Sherra Lasley
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how I, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet and work with, try to make stuff. On this episode, I'm going back to my trip to California in February where I met with a few LA-based actors and filmmakers. This interview is with the very talented and very funny Sherra Lasley. Sherra is an actress, producer, voiceover artist, sketch comic - she does a lot of things. She went through the Second City program in Chicago and was very involved in the comedy s...
9 Apr 2020
Bad Action Movies with Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how we make films and what we're thinking about along the way. In this episode, Ashley Killips and I are talking about our five favorite bad action movies. And as we'll get into, we had to find some type of measurement for “bad” since we love these films. As always, remember this is INDIEfinitive - we're not claiming this is the end-all be-all list, these are just our five favorite at the time we recorded. Thanks for listening, stay healthy ...
9 Apr 2020
Noah Baron
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how I, and the people I'm lucky enough to meet and work with, try to make stuff. Back in February, I traveled out to LA to record a couple interviews with some filmmakers. I was really grateful for the chance to meet and sit down with actor-producer-awesome Noah Baron (more on the “awesome” in the episode). Noah has worked on some really cool projects including Hail Caesar! (directed by the Coen Brothers), ABC's “The Middle,” and a fan...
9 Apr 2020
Ashley Killips
INDIEfinitive is a ride-along look at how I, and the people I'm lucky enough to work with, try to make stuff. For this episode I sat down with Ashley Killips. Ashley is a friend and frequent collaborator and will be on this podcast a lot as a guest and cohost. We’ve made a few shorts together and last year we released what was for both of us our first feature film, “DEBT.” She played the main character, Gina, was in every scene and never complained once. She’s really talented and...
6 Apr 2020
INDIEfinitive Episode 00: TRAILER
Hello I’m Dave Fairman and this is INDIEfinitive. I’m a filmmaker - writer, director, editor, producer…occasionally a prop master, fight choreographer, or poor excuse for a wardrobe consultant. Whatever it takes to get stuff made. And that’s what this show is really about: it’s about documenting my journey as a filmmaker and that of the people I’m lucky enough to work with. It's a look at how we do it, the only way I know how. Hope you'll come along with us. I ...
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