17 episodes

A fledgling production studio founded by Sean Lewis and Matt Dellapina, Little Ark Films hopes to move from a ripple to making industry waves. These chats offer an inside look at the realities of micro budget filmmaking, the brainstorming sessions between projects, and the struggles behind the dream of a new final cut.

The Ground Floor Little Ark Films

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

A fledgling production studio founded by Sean Lewis and Matt Dellapina, Little Ark Films hopes to move from a ripple to making industry waves. These chats offer an inside look at the realities of micro budget filmmaking, the brainstorming sessions between projects, and the struggles behind the dream of a new final cut.

    16. How To Take (Or Leave) Criticism

    16. How To Take (Or Leave) Criticism

    Sean and Matt walk through their bouts with artistic critique, performance notes, and public reviews. After decades of it, Matt hopes to finally stop talking so fast. And Sean will try to balance 1 bad review with 5 good ones.

    • 48 min
    15. What Is StoryBrink?

    15. What Is StoryBrink?

    Sean & Matt share the launch of Storybrink - a new lit & media journal featuring a great array of superlative talents across the arts. Issue One’s contributors incl. Alix Lambert, Campbell Scott, and more. How did we get here? And what’s to come? Listen here to find out, then check out Storybrink.com

    • 29 min
    14. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Comics

    14. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Comics

    Sean Lewis (author of Image’s SAINTS, THE FEW, and COYOTES) gives Matt the rundown of his personal journey to professional comic book success, plus the ways the IP industry is having to reinvent itself in this brave new world.

    • 46 min
    13. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: TV & Film

    13. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: TV & Film

    Matt & Sean try to surround the new challenges facing large-scale onscreen production. And at the veritable “halftime” in their lives, stripping down and prioritizing helps show some artistic light at the end of the tunnel.

    • 39 min
    12. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Theater

    12. Inside The Arts Post-COVID: Theater

    Matt & Sean wonder why the theater seems to be running from its strengths amidst a pandemic. They also ask if only the young and hungry can make street theater.

    • 36 min
    11. For The Love

    11. For The Love

    Matt asks Sean how to get creativity back to basics and divorced from commerce. Topics addressed include the Rough Theatre, playing with Magna-Tiles, and whether Matt is a conservative.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Tical85 ,

Ground floor

Matty D is amazing

ligamental ,

Guests!

Good stuff. Wondering if they’ll have guests soon? But yeah- definitely a good listen.

jason d. epps ,

Pretty good

Pretty good so far. I’ll stick with it for a bit.

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