Our first pair of guests are Producers, Directors, and accomplished Filmmakers Richard & and Amy Janes!

Annie and Katherine talk to Amy and Richard about how their filmmaking process has changed over the years with the advent of Intimacy Coordinators. The conversation touches on topics like Richard dealing with an inappropriate costume designer as a young man, Amy navigating intimacy with actors before IC's, and how Intimacy Coordinators can help with triggering and emotional scenes, even when the crew themselves are affected.

Richard and Amy Janes are a dynamic husband-and-wife duo making waves in Oklahoma's rapidly growing film and television industry. Amy, an Emmy and Clio-winning producer/editor, is celebrated for her work on documentaries and feature films, including projects like "As Seen Through These Eyes" narrated by Dr. Maya Angelou, as well as HBO's "Crossfire Hurricane" and "Valentine Road." She runs the Oklahoma Film and Television Academy/Film Crew Institute, co-owns Filmmakers Ranch in Oklahoma, and serves as Executive Producer at Fanology in LA, crafting engaging digital content. Richard, an accomplished director, boasts over 100 commercials for major brands and an Emmy for "Behind The Lyrics." He was cast in a variety of different roles as a young actor in the UK before transitioning into directing - leading him to Los Angeles where he met Amy. They quickly realized they both shared a vision of a self-sustaining filmmaking community. Together, they revitalized an abandoned school in Oklahoma City into Green Pastures Studio, a thriving film campus. Committed to diversity, they also launched the Film Crew Institute, a below-the-line training school that seeks to redress the diversity imbalance of our crew base so that it can more accurately reflect the global audiences of the industry.

You can find Amy, Richard, and all of their projects on their two websites, FilmmakersRanch.com and FilmCrewInstitute.com. They're also on Facebook and Instagram @FilmmakersRanch and @FilmCrewInstitute.

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