The Industry | When Nicholas Ray Made a Student Film

How I Got Greenlit

Welcome to How I Got Greenlit.

Since our launch in June, we’ve had such a wonderful outpouring of support for the show from all ends of the business, including our contemporaries in podcasting. We connected recently with one of our favorites, Dan Delgado from The Industry. And this week we have a special episode for you in the form of a feed drop.

With every listen, The industry takes a closer look at the lesser known forgotten stories of movie history.

In “When Nicholas Ray Made a Student Film,” the episode describes Director, Nicholas Ray as having “demons of drinking, gambling and drug abuse that led him on a destructive course. With no one willing to hire him any more, he took a job teaching film in upstate New York.” This is the story of what happened.

On a personal note Ray had a big influence on my cinematic journey, including (but absolutely not limited to) In A Lonely Place (Humphrey Bogart), Johnny Guitar (Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden), and James Dean’s 2nd film Rebel Without A Cause. When I moved to Los Angeles, the first place I visited, I mean straight off the 101 and up Los Feliz Blvd, was the Griffith Park Observatory. From March 28th to May 26th, 1955, Nicolas Ray shot Rebel, with one pivotal scene at the Observatory. I was drawn to that place in history where actors James Dean & Corey Allen, with a gang of others looking on, including Dennis Hopper (in his first film role), have a knife fight on the corner property.

Here is Dan Delgado with Alex Keledjian, and Ryan Gibson in conversation, followed by the Industry's presentation of "When Nicholas Ray Made a Student Film."

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Next Chapter Podcasts presents How I Got Greenlit, a new podcast hosted by the Creator of HBO’s Project Greenlight Alex Keledjian and Emmy Award Winning Producer Ryan Gibson, exploring how our favorite films got made and how they made our favorite filmmakers.

Alex Keledjian

Alex Keledjian is the creator of Project Greenlight, a documentary television series where executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck gave first-time filmmakers a chance to direct their first feature film. In 2018, Alex wrote and directed the film High Voltage starring David Arquette and Luke Wilson.

Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson is an Emmy-award winning producer of such films as the critically acclaimed Woe and the upcoming film Slotherhouse. He has worked for over twenty years in all aspects of film development and production.

HBO Max will stream the latest season of the Emmy-nominated TV series Project Greenlight from executive producer Issa Rae and Miramax Television in January 2023.

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