“From Pocket to Projector: Discover How Jamie Grefe Filmed Two Movies on His Phone!”
Welcome to episode 530 of the Selling Your Screenplay podcast, and a big Happy New Year’s to everyone. This is our first episode of 2025. I’m AshleyScott Meyers, screenwriter and blogger of itssellingyourscreenplay.com. Today I’m interviewing Jamie Grefe, who was on the podcast in episode 306. Jamie has had some success writing and selling scripts for a number of producers, so check that episode out if you haven’t already, as we dug into his writing beginnings, how he got some of his first credits, and really go into some detail on the start of his screenwriting career. But he’s back today to talk about some low-budget horror films that he’s been writing, directing, producing, and editing. It’s a fascinating model that he’s working in. He writes and produces and does a bunch of other stuff, too, creating these super low-budget films. And he’s found a market for them where he’s able to actually get them picked up for distribution. These are, again, very low-budget, so he doesn’t put a ton of money into them, but he has found some revenue stream from them. I love to highlight these sorts of niches in screenwriting. To me, it’s always incredible when someone has figured out a model on how to do something and make money with something as creative as making a movie. It really is just, being creative is always difficult, and finding an outlet for that creativity is always just a difficult, difficult nut to crack. So, I thought it was fascinating to listen to him and hear what he’s saying. So, if you’re interested in getting something completed, getting some writing credits, seeing one of your scripts made into a movie, you’re definitely going to want to hear this episode. He goes into a lot of detail about how all of this works, so stay tuned for that interview.
