Step 1. Listen to this episode.Step 2. Buy passes to the Sedona International Film Festival (https://sedonafilmfestival.com/)Step 3. Buy plane tickets, train tickets...BUS tickets?! to Sedona.Step 4. Watch A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP on February 25th, the film's world premiere.I'm joined today by the film's director, writer, actor, comedian, former YouTube star, man of infamy, not obscurity, relative or otherwise, Bridge Stuart.In this episode, we talk about:01:38 Intro/The Concept Of Anticipatory Jokes & Laughter02:58 The World Premiere at Sedona International Film Festival On February 25, 2024...In A Theater!03:15 Early Career and Journey Towards Filmmaking (this part of the conversation refers to the very complimentary article by Simon Owens on Bridge https://simonowens.medium.com/its-impossible-to-reverse-engineer-bridge-stuart-s-sketch-comedy-videos-23caa88c5964)05:46 Discovering His Talent for Comedy06:40 Discussing Putting A Joke Early On To See If The Audience Is With You (this was an idea pointed out by Matthew Robinson https://www.firstgopod.com/vault/matthew-s-robinson)08:03 Crafting Moments of Comedy Payoff08:35 How Did A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP Came To Be?11:30 The Goal of A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIP13:54 How Should You Decide On Including Contemporary Jokes?15:25 Timeline and Festival Strategy18:16 Tricks For Low Budget Indie Films18:40 The Sedona International Film Festival, a filmmakers' film festival20:30 How Do You Make The Decision To Act In Your Own Indie Film?23:42 Is It Harder For Someone To Direct And Act Without Writing The Script?24:35 The State of Comedy in Indie Film26:57 Expanding into Different Genres; Are We Going To See a Bridge Stuart Horror Film? (Yes, we are.)28:11 The Pigeonholing of Indie Directors29:58 Focus on Writing and Directing31:32 Bridge's Upcoming Projects33:45 Indie Film Highlight: Jim Cummings (Follow Jim https://www.instagram.com/jimmycthatsme/?hl=en); Danny Madden (Follow Danny https://www.instagram.com/stuffbydanny/)36:29 Close/Time To Fly To Sedona To Watch A FANTASTIC RELATIONSHIPLinks:Follow Bridge On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bridgeofstuart/?hl=en); X (https://twitter.com/BridgeofStuart); YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BridgeStuart)Conversation With Patrick Schweiss, executive director of the Sedona International Film Festival Season 1, Episode 21 (https://www.firstgopod.com/vault/patrick-schweiss)Follow The Sedona International Film Festival (https://sedonafilmfestival.com/)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content