Melissa Center is an actress, award-winning filmmaker—known for intensely relatable & visceral women’s stories, a published SPEAKer, and leading "Crowdfunding Queen" who has helped creatives raise over $1M for their passion projects. As an actor, her most notable credits include roles on FBI (CBS), This is Us (NBC), Grey's Anatomy (ABC), Masters of Sex (SHO), and more. Favorite roles onstage include “Maggie” in A Chorus Line (Dir. Mitzi Hamilton), “Olivia” in Sex with Strangers (Hollywood Fringe), and “Jan” in 50 Words (The Lab Creative, LA). She also originated the stage adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, directed by the late Wynn Handman of The American Place Theater. She is the producer, co-writer and star of feature film, All I Want (Prime, Vudu, TubiTV, itunes) and the co-director, writer and star of award-winning viral short film R.V, a narrative that anticipated the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Her short film His Name is Niv, which she wrote and directed, is inspired by her own experience with sexual assault. Her solo show Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal debuted during Pandemic lockdown via livestream at The Pico, LA followed by Edinburgh Fringe Digital to rave reviews & coverage in Ms. Magazine & Psychology Today. CONNECT WITH MELISSA CENTERhttp://www.melissacenter.comhttps://www.facebook.com/marryingjakegyllenhaalhttps://twitter.com/melissacenterJocelyn Jeffries is a filmmaker, host, and creative who is passionate about sharing the power of the arts with others. CONNECT WITH JOCELYN JEFFRIEShttps://sites.google.com/view/jocelynpjeffrieshttps://www.instagram.com/nj_jocelynVIEWERS ALSO WATCHEDWatch This Before You Launch A Crowdfunding Campaign - https://youtu.be/0452NA7OnzUFilmmakers, Stop Making Horrible Crowdfunding Pitch Videos - https://youtu.be/yjKtPbyMOvoCrowdfunding For Filmmakers - 6 Big Mistakes - https://youtu.be/8-w21QjDTlYCrowdfunding & Film Distribution Masterclass - https://youtu.be/0qO9ThPT2IYMost Important Crowdfunding Lesson For Filmmakers - https://youtu.be/OZT1eNWV5yACONNECT WITH FILM COURAGEhttp://www.FilmCourage.comhttp://twitter.com/#!/FilmCouragehttps://www.facebook.com/filmcouragehttps://www.instagram.com/filmcouragehttp://filmcourage.tumblr.comhttp://pinterest.com/filmcourageSUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNELhttp://bit.ly/18DPN37SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBERhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/joinSUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRONhttps://www.patreon.com/filmcourageLISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCASThttps://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com(Affiliates)SAVE $15 ON YOUTUBE TV - LIMITED TIME OFFERhttps://tv.youtube.com/referral/r0847ysqgrrqgp►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9Stuff we use:LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOqAUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rGAudio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0kLIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv*These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel.