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Kevin Goetz sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Eli Roth.

Eli burst onto the scene in 2002 with his indie horror hit Cabin Fever and cemented his reputation with the extremely profitable Hostel films. Known for his intense horror style and flair for marketing, Eli has built a hugely successful directing career. His latest film, the holiday slasher Thanksgiving, was released last year by Sony Pictures and he is currently working on a science fiction action comedy film, Borderlands, scheduled to be released this summer. Kevin and Eli have worked closely together using test screenings to hone Eli's movies. Their rapport is on full display as they delve deep into Eli's creative process, his career ups and downs, and the vital role testing feedback plays in the final films you see in theaters.

Kevin and Eli Discuss Eli's Upbringing and Early Interest in Filmmaking (3:20)
Eli became interested in film at a young age after seeing movies like Pinocchio, Star Wars, and Alien. He started making short films as a kid with help from a mentor. By age 11 he was making animated shorts, stop-motion films, and horror movies with his brothers and friends.

Cabin Fever and Eli's Initial Resistance to Testing (27:09)
Cabin Fever initially tested terribly but went on to be very profitable. Eli learned to analyze test data for what works rather than just looking at scores.

Eli's Experience Working His Way Up in the Film Industry (31:42)
Eli talks about his odd jobs in the film industry while writing scripts, including as an extra, a set production assistant, and Howard Stern's assistant on Private Parts.

Working with Quentin Tarantino and Making the Hostel Films (37:12)
Quentin Tarantino mentored Eli on Hostel, helping him add more realism and unexpected details. Eli discusses testing multiple endings for Hostel.

Thanksgiving Test Screenings and Editing (42:15)
Eli details his experience testing Thanksgiving and learning from audience feedback to hone the right tone, pacing, and violence level. He trimmed 15 minutes after the first test screening based on feedback. Eli says he has come to value test screening input thanks to insights from Kevin.

Eli on the Power of Test Screenings (54:19)
Eli thanks Kevin for helping filmmakers understand how to read test screening data and what audiences want. He advises filmmakers to listen to test feedback even if they don't agree.

This fascinating conversation gives rare insight into Eli Roth's unique directorial vision and his journey to becoming one of Hollywood's most successful horror filmmakers. Eli's passion for the genre and gift for understanding audiences have been instrumental in crafting crowd-pleasing terror. His embrace of the test screening process, utilizing Kevin's expert analysis, demonstrates Eli's dedication to giving viewers the best experience possible.

Host: Kevin Goetz
Guest: Eli Roth
Producer: Kari Campano
Writers: Kevin Goetz, Darlene Hayman, and Kari Campano

For more information about Eli Roth:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realeliroth/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Roth
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0744834/

For more information about Kevin Goetz:
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Audienceology Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Audience-ology/Kevin-Goetz/9781982186678
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Chrissi Engels - Eröffnete 2010 das erste Snowboard-Hostel im Zillertal

Chrissi und ihren heutigen Mann Waldo einte immer schon ein großer Traum:
Ein Surfcamp in Portugal zu eröffnen - Oder ein Snowboard Hostel in Österreich.

Mit Mitte 20 setzen sie alles auf eine Karte um sich den Powder-Traum im Schnee zu erfüllen: Sie eröffnen 2010, mit überschaubaren 7.000 Euro Startkapital und "etwas blauäugig" das damals erste Snowboard-Hostel im Zillertal. Das bunte und für die Dorf-Bewohner dort auch etwas verrückte junge Paar hat schnell Erfolg – Die Zimmer in dem alten Bauernhaus sind stets ausgebucht. 
Doch der romantische Gedanke, als Betreiber eines Snowboard-Hostels auch viel zum Snowboarden zu kommen bewahrheitet sich nicht. Denn die Realität sieht anders aus: Täglich bis spät in die Nacht die Gäste bewirten, morgens Frühstück zaubern und Zimmer reinigen und ab zum Nebenjob den beide brauchen um mit dem Hostel zu überleben. Existenzängste und Erschöpfung statt easy Snowboard-Vibes & High Life.

Heute, 13 Jahre später sind Chrissi und Waldo zweifache Eltern und betreiben mitlerweile zwei Snowboard-Hostels in Österreich. Sowohl in der Selbstständigkeit als Gastgeber aber auch als Paar haben sie in dieser Zeit viele Höhen erlebt aber auch viele Tiefen überstanden.
Wir sprechen in dieser Podcast-Folge von über den Mut und das kleine bisschen Wahnsinn das es manchmal braucht, um sich selbstständig zu machen.
Darüber, was ihnen die letzten Jahre gelernt haben und welche Fehler sie nicht noch einmal machen müssen. Über Vertrauen in sich selbst und wie es ist, als Paar und Eltern 24-7 zusammen zu sein. Und natürlich was den „Snowboard-Spirit“ ausmacht.

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On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala sets the Thanksgiving table with director Eli Roth (Hostel, Knock Knock, Cabin Fever) to chat all about his newest movie Thanksgiving -- available in theaters now.  Eli shares with Gala how his philosophy on filmmaking has changed over the years, how he and writer Jeff Rendell came up with the idea for Thanksgiving when they were twelve, and the ways that social media played a role in the making of the movie -- but first, a question about what's on the menu for the holiday.

Please note, some spoilers to Thanksgiving may lay within!  Proceed with caution.

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In this episode, Emily and Rachel reread and relive their time in the NZ village of Waitomo, famous for its glow-worm bedazzled underwater caves. Amongst the usual mindless content, we hear of the formative time Rachel spent at a rural farm show, the awkward and cumbersome process of making new bus friends, EXTREME black water caving, Rachel's multi-coloured toes and Emily unwittingly allowing a raucous rugby team to break into the hostel. 

Oliver Winter is the CEO and co-founder of a&o hostels, having founded the company 20 years ago with Michael Kluge. Since then it has gone on to become one of the most successful hostel chains in the world, with annual turnover in the nine-figure range.

Oliver joins Jeannette to talk about how he founded a global brand, and the differing skill sets he has acquired along the way, including becoming a prolific property investor.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Hostels provide a sense of community, where people can come together in ways not possible in the hotel world.
• Almost half of the business relies on groups for bookings, and hostels prove extraordinarily popular with the likes of students, who seek low-cost accommodation that allows them to remain together as a group.
• Maintaining hostels requires not just a sense of business, but investment. Oliver has, along the way, become a property investor, and is now responsible for many units.
• If you have a good business idea, then be brave enough to put it out there into the world, and be disruptive enough to see it through. Stick to your idea and stick to your way of doing things.

BEST MOMENTS

'You have to understand your target group'

'I always was focussed on operations, but to control a property has some charm'

'Our early lives influence our lives as adults'

'Be brave, be disruptive'

'The priority was to bring. commercial culture to the people who raise the money'

This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It’s never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you’d like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette’s linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Oliver Winter is the CEO and co-founder of a&o hostels, having founded the company 20 years ago with Michael Kluge.

Winter intended to begin his career in teaching, but while on a study break travelling the world in the mid-1990s, he was inspired to come up with a new hostel concept. Oliver wanted to give people, especially students or young people, the opportunity to stay in professionally managed, affordable and centrally located accommodation, with no youth hostel card fee.

After several initial attempts at getting the company off the ground, Winter was approached by his experienced, entrepreneurial landlord, who deemed the idea a ‘winning’ concept. The two of them collaborated, and together in 2000 they opened their first a&o hostel, a 164-room property in Berlin.

Since launching the brand, Winter has successfully expanded the company having been responsible for its strategic growth, with a&o operating 39 hostels in 25 cities and nine European countries. A 40th property is planned for spring 2024 with a&o Florence.

In 2022 a&o recorded its most successful year to date. Welcoming more than 5.55 million overnight stays and a turnover of more than 172 million Euros, the hostel chain surpassed results from the pre-COVID year 2019 (around 150 million) and experienced a turnover increase of more than 100 million Euros compared to 2021 – almost 150 percent more.

ABOUT THE HOST

Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.

Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. 

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Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.

Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

On today's episode we are joined by Nila who is an adventurous travel creator dedicated to seeing the world. She's a 27 year old with a passion for exploring, who loves to encourage other young people to follow their dreams, and live their most exciting and authentic lives.  On the episode we discuss how volunteering can take you to some incredible places and her experiences. 

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Dan's first story is mostly set in a hotel located somewhere we aren't sure. Whoever posted this tale never gave an exact location and there are several hotels around the country that have had the name “Sunway Hotel.” It’s a nice twist on the creepy haunted hotel story.  The next story is about a mythical creature from Mayan mythology - the Alux, a creepy little creature some people still believe in - like the current President of Mexico. Lynze has three stories, each on the shorter side, which makes them pack a fast paced punch. Her first tale explores ghosts in the graveyard, then she guides us to a hostel for a spoopy tale and then she rounds out the episode with a strange story that is hard to explain without giving it away!

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Opening Sumerian protection spell (adapted):
"Whether thou art a ghost that hath come from the earth, or a phantom of night that hath no home… or one that lieth dead in the desert… or a ghost unburied… or a demon or a ghoul… Whatever thou be until thou art removed… thou shalt find here no water to drink… Thou shalt not stretch forth thy hand to our own… Into our house enter thou not. Through our fence, breakthrough thou not… we are protected though we may be frightened.  Our life you may not steal, though we may feel SCARED TO DEATH."

Matt is joined by Braidey, a newly qualified nurse at ReNew. 

Braidey gives a compelling and honest account of becoming a nurse and gives practical advice for those looking to enter this profession for the first time.

Her work involves delivering an outreach nursing provision directly to homeless communities and addressing the unique healthcare needs of this vulnerable population.  

As a student nurse, she faced numerous challenges, including navigating through numerous placements and managing industry expectations despite academic shortfalls. 

Braidey's story is a reminder that success is not always measured by academic achievements but by the effort and dedication she puts into her work and helping some of the hardest people to reach in Hull.

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In this episode, Emily and Rachel read back over their blog documenting the first day they spent in the geothermal New Zealand town of Rotorua. 

Among many other stunningly banal details, we hear of their time learning about Maori culture, luging at break-neck speed down forested hills, and, more exciting than all combined, the chance meeting of an entire Glee Club during a traditional Maori feast...

In the second episode of series 4, Emily and Rachel continue to recount stories of their time travelling through New Zealand, as they begin the odyssey travelling north from the bustling city of Auckland to the country's beautiful north coast.

We hear of the pair's first experience of the Kiwi bus, their failure to make new friends due to being largely unconscious, a gloriously scenic walk around Pahia Bay of Islands and a high unsuccessful attempt at having a wild night out at the hostel.

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A college student in Hyderabad was beaten up by a group of his hostel mates on November 1 for alleged objectionable remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. The student, identified as Himank Bansal, is an undergraduate law student at the IFHE in Hyderabad. According to the police, a complaint was filed on November 11 by the student, that said, ""On November 1, I was physically and sexually harassed by 15-20 individuals on college campus premises in my allotted hostel room

हैदराबाद में एक कॉलेज के छात्र की 1 नवंबर को उसके छात्रावास के साथियों के जमकर पिटाई कर दी। कहा जा रहा है कि छात्र ने पैगंबर मोहम्मद के खिलाफ कथित तौर पर आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी की थी। पीड़ित छात्र की पहचान हिमांक बंसल के रूप में हुई है, जो हैदराबाद में आईएफएचई का छात्र है। 

Emily and Rachel of the Gap Year Diaries Podcast chat to intrepid members of the Hostelworld community about their travel experiences. 

In this episode, the hosts speak to Kate Higham about meeting lifelong friends on her gap year, and travel introvert Debora Da Costa about her techniques for overcoming shyness in hostels. We hear about the LA skate community, blossoming hostel friendships and road-tripping with people you’ve never met, as well as top tips and advice for making friends whilst on the road. Oh, and a smattering of ridiculous stories from Emily and Rachel throughout of course.

Show notes:

Kate Higham (she/her) can be found on Instagram at @coachedbykate_uk.

Debora Da Costa (she/her) can be found on Instagram at @debkydd.

You can follow Emily and Rachel’s podcast Gap Year Diaries on Instagram at @gapyeardiariespodcast, and find it on all major podcast sites.

You can follow Hostelworld on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tik Tok at @hostelworld. 

Find out more about Hostelworld’s newest collaboration with GAdventures, Roamies Tours, here, and find out more about the new Hostelworld app feature, The Solo System, here.

Emily and Rachel of the Gap Year Diaries Podcast chat to intrepid members of the Hostelworld community about their travel experiences.  

In this episode, the hosts speak to Blake Freeman about how he seeks out the best parties whilst travelling, and Manu Cortes, about his greatest after-dark experiences in multiple different destinations. We hear about dancing ‘til dawn at a lake in Zagreb, Thailand’s famous nightlife and the many charms of a Mykonos party, as well as top tips and advice for creating an unforgettable night out around the world. Oh, and a smattering of ridiculous stories from Emily and Rachel throughout of course.

Show notes:

Blake Freeman (he/him) can be found on Instagram nd YouTube at @explorationalways.

Manu Cortes (he/him) can be found on Instagram at @proyectotrotamundos.

You can follow Emily and Rachel’s podcast Gap Year Diaries on Instagram at @gapyeardiariespodcast, and find it on all major podcast sites.

You can follow Hostelworld on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tik Tok at @hostelworld. 

Find out more about Hostelworld’s newest collaboration with GAdventures, Roamies Tours, here, and find out more about the new Hostelworld app feature, The Solo System, here.

Emily and Rachel of the Gap Year Diaries Podcast chat to intrepid members of the Hostelworld community about their travel experiences. 

In this episode, the hosts speak to Tom Ruck, a self-confessed accident prone traveller about his catalogue of close calls, and Zorro, a seasoned traveller and hostel worker about when things haven’t quite gone to plan for him during his four years on the road. We hear about vengeful rats, falling horribly ill in the Amazon rainforest and having to scale a glacier alone in the Himalayas, as well as top tips and advice for keeping a cool head when disaster strikes far from home. Oh, and a smattering of ridiculous stories from Emily and Rachel throughout of course.

Show notes:

Tom Ruck (he/him) can be found on Instagram at @ruck_travels, and you can find his YouTube channel at Ruck Travels.

Zorro (he/him) can be found on Instagram and Facebook at @zorroaroundtheworld.

You can follow Emily and Rachel’s podcast Gap Year Diaries on Instagram at @gapyeardiariespodcast, and find it on all major podcast sites.

You can follow Hostelworld on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tik Tok at @hostelworld. 

Find out more about Hostelworld’s newest collaboration with GAdventures, Roamies Tours, here, and find out more about the new Hostelworld app feature, The Solo System, here.

Emily and Rachel of the Gap Year Diaries Podcast chat to intrepid members of the Hostelworld community about their travel experiences. 

In this episode, the hosts speak to Drew Wilson about how throwing themself into some truly extreme travel experiences has helped on their journey to overcoming anxiety, and Claire Scott, who is in the middle of her first Gap Year travelling the world at the age of 30. We hear about eating inkfish, sampling a silent meditation retreat in Japan and visiting Machu Picchu in Peru, as well as top tips and advice for those looking to max out on adventure. Oh, and a smattering of ridiculous stories from Emily and Rachel throughout of course.

Show notes:

Drew Wilson (they/them) can be found on Instagram at @the.otherdrew, and you can find their blog at wanderoften.travel.blog.

Claire Scott (she/her) can be found on Instagram at @clairescotttravel.

You can follow Emily and Rachel’s podcast Gap Year Diaries on Instagram at @gapyeardiariespodcast, and find it on all major podcast sites.

You can follow Hostelworld on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Tik Tok at @hostelworld. 

Find out more about Hostelworld’s newest collaboration with GAdventures, Roamies Tours, here, and find out more about the new Hostelworld app feature, The Solo System, here.