303: Quitting Your First Feature and Making Your Second Come True w/Anthony Scott Burns!
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This week Liz and Alrik chat with writer/director Anthony Scott Burns to talk about making his second feature, Come True, which was released by IFC Midnight on March 12th! Anthony talks about how/why he fought to shoot the film in sixty days, what inspired him to make the film and how he had to quit his first feature in the editing room! There are a lot of great bits in this shorter interview but stick around because we also have returning guest Naomi McDougall Jones on our Soap Dish segment to talk about Constellation Incubator that she and Liz launched this week. Do you want to help create a new way of funding/making/selling and distributing films? Then you should apply to be part of the incubator now and Naomi tells us all about how the incubator works. Lastly, we have listener and filmmaker John Beckham on our Get Shorty segment to talk about Pizza People and Liz and Alrik talk about what worked and didn’t work for them in the short!
302: From One Tree Hill to Everyone is Doing Great w/Stephen Colletti and James Lafferty!
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This week we have filmmakers and actors Stephen Colletti and James Lafferty from the Hulu Series Everyone is Doing Great to talk about from meeting together as actors on One Tree Hill and how they raised over $250k through crowdfunding to make the show. We get to hear about how they made the transition from actors to filmmakers and what it is like to go back to a show as an actor after working behind the camera. We also have filmmaker and listener of the show Derek Viveiros on Get Shorty to talk about his short film Pimples and Nipples, which is a wild ride of a short, be sure to check it out!
301 - What an Indie Film Sales and Finance Agent Actually Does with Verve’s Ross Putman!
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What does an indie film finance agent actually do? This week Liz and Alrik sit down with Ross Putman, Fiance and Sales Executive at Verve Talent and Literary Agency to talk about his switch from producing indie films to being an agent, what he does day to day and how he helps bring a project from script to the screen. We also talk about a lot of misconceptions regarding agents and how filmmakers can best work with agents to get their films made. On top of that we have filmmaker Aimee Morgan on the show to talk about her short film Shelter and how she went and made the film on a low budget with a truly indie crew.
300: Producing with The Midas Touch w/ Sev Ohanian!
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On our big 300th episode, Liz and Alrik are very excited to welcome Sev Ohanian to the show - producer of films such as Fruitvale Station, Searching, Run, Judas and the Black Messiah and the upcoming Space Jam: A New Legacy! Sev talks to us about how he got started as a producer and what he learned producing a dozen features that lead to him writing/producing Searching which premiered at Sundance. This was a very deep and enlightening conversation that really goes to show what you can pull off with dedication and a lot of hard work! We also have filmmakers Larry Lavarety and Isaac Pingree on the show to talk about their latest film, Where Buffalo Roam, a short documentary about the endangered Yellowstone Buffalo. Lastly, Alrik and Liz finally answer the final five questions for themselves and talk about why they are filmmakers!
299 - The Climb From Assistant to Producer to Director of a Christmas Film for Lifetime w/ Camille Brown!
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This week on the show Liz and Alrik talk to writer/producer/director Camille Brown about how she did just about everything you could do to go from being an assistant, to a producer and to directing her first feature film, which indirectly lead to the opportunity of directing her second feature for Lifetime. Camille talks about how she thought there would be a clear path to directing and when she got into the industry, she saw you have to just do it yourself. We also have old editor and long time listener of the show Cameron Caves on to talk about his film Hyperthermia which Liz and Alrik thoroughly dissect!
Episode 298 - Directing Nic Cage in Animatronic Horror Insanity w/Kevin Lewis!
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This week Liz and Alrik invite director Kevin Lewis on the show to talk about directing his latest feature Willy’s Wonderland, starring the legendary Nicolas Cage fighting a fun house filled of demonic animatronic creatures! Kevin talks about how the movie came about, how they got Nic Cage on board and his road of directing seven features which lead to his eighth feature with an over 12 year gap in between features. It’s a very engaging conversation about the highs and lows of filmmaking plus we get to hear what it’s like to work with Nicolas Cage, which is awesome. We also have another installment of You’ve Got Mail and we have filmmaker Nicole DeMenses on the show to talk about the first episode of her web series, Dating in the Zombie Apocalypse!
Episode 297 - From DIY Filmmaking to Directing Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins in Fatman w/ Ian and Eshom Nelms!
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This week Liz and Alrik have an EPIC conversation with writer/directing duo Ian and Eshom Nelms about their rise from shooting their first feature for $1500 all the way to writing and directing Fatman, a high concept action/christmas movie starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins. This conversation is one of our longests but Ian and Eshom drop a ton of amazing knowledge and teachable experiences into the episode. We hear about working with reps, securing feature jobs and the intense grind it takes to write and direct six feature films across a span of over fifteen years. After the main interview is done stick around for a wonderful Get Shorty with writer/Director Kyle Kenyon about his short film Dad Pals and another installment of You’ve Got Mail!
Episode 296 - Life Before, During and After The Love Witch with Writer/Director Anna Biller!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome Writer/Director Anna Biller on the show to talk about making and releasing her feature The Love Witch and what her life has been like since the release of the film. Anna talks about the struggles of raising money for her next film, the crazy amount of time and energy that went into The Love Witch and how she brought the very vintage look and feeling to the film. We also read two new listener emails and Alrik gives an update on his film The Alternate!
Episode 295 - From Educator to Producer with Avril Speaks!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome producer/director Avril Speaks on the show to talk about her road from filmmaker to educator and back to filmmaking again! Avril talks about how she landed the job producing the feature film Jinn and how she fell in love with producing and how that three features later it's her main focus in filmmaking. Avril also talks about her directing work and opens up about how directing will be something she turns back to in the future. This is a fantastic conversation about how the path of a filmmaker is rarely a straight line and how saying yes to an opportunity you aren't sure about can sometimes lead to a full career. We also have Australian filmmaker Adrian Powers on the show to talk about his latest short Brolga which sparks a great conversation between Alrik and Liz!
Episode 294 - Talking with the Multi-Faceted Filmmaker/Programmer/Exec Director of FilmNorth Andrew Peterson!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome producer, director, writer, programmer for Provincetown International Film Festival and Executive Director of FilmNorth, Andrew Peterson to the show! Andrew talks to us about getting started in the locations department in the 90s, working his way up to producing feature films and then pivoting over to be the executive director of FilmNorth. There are simply too many amazing things that Andrew says in this episode to try and jam it all into this blurb, but we cover topics ranging from trying to finance your feature, how to re-write your film for the budget you have and what not to do when you get into a film festival! We also have filmmakers and fans of the show Travis White and Madison Phillips on the show to talk about making their dark thriller 'Why Haven't They Fixed The Cameras Yet'!
Episode 293 - Forging a Filmmaking Career After Raising a Family w/ SJ Chiro!
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This week Liz and Alrik connect with Writer/Director SJ Chiro to talk about her filmmaking career and how after turning down her acceptance in USC in the early 90s, came back to film 20 years later and has forged a successful indie film career for herself. SJ talks about what it took to get her first feature made, Lane 1974 and how it led to her second feature, East of the Mountains, which she just wrapped up during the pandemic. SJ is very open and honest about her filmmaking journey and this conversation is a good reminder that if things don’t work out as you planned, that doesn’t have to stop you from making your films.
Episode 292 - Shooting Red Snow in the Snow w/Sean Lynch and Gavin Murray!
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Happy New Year! This week Liz and Alrik welcome back previous guests Sean Lynch and Gavin Murray to talk about their new film Red Snow which they shot along with Alrik as producer back in February of 2020 right before the pandemic hit. We recorded this conversation back in April of 2020 so some of our comments on COVID19 are pretty dated but this is a really fun conversation about shooting a horror film in the show, roughly over a month after we wrapped production. Liz and Alrik also have filmmaker Debi Bradshaw on the show to talk about her excellent short film Hotcake, which is a coming of age, 80s period piece short film, which is I think the first of its kind that we’ve had on the show, so check it out!
Episode 291 - Filmmaking Life Through the Pandemic and Directing No Man of God w/ Amber Sealey!
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This week on MMIH Liz and Alrik sit down with writer/director Amber Sealey to talk about her life as a director, how she's been surviving through the pandemic and directing her latest film, No Man of God, starring Elijah Wood! We also have filmmaker Courtney Therond on to talk about her exceptional short film, Rehearsal, which is a must watch for all aspiring filmmakers and filmmakers alike!
Episode 290 - Shooting Red Stone During the Pandemic w/ Derek Presely and Jason Starne!
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This week Alrik and Liz talk with writer director Derek Presley and producer Jason Starne about the making of their latest feature film Red Stone, starring Neal McDonough during the global pandemic back in June 2020. They tell us how they were the first SAG film to get greenlit during the pandemic and how they managed their set to keep everyone safe. They also talk about how Red Stone laid to their third feature which they went to shoot in Washington in the fall. Alrik and Liz also answer a listener question about when it’s the right time to send a script to a mentor.
Episode 289 - Living Off Your Films, Firing 1.21 Gigawatts of Love into Project 88 and Finding The Last Blockbuster with Filmmaker Taylor Morden!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome long time listener and documentary filmmaker Taylor Morden on the show to talk about his latest film The Last Blockbuster which is dropping on VOD and digital on Tuesday December 15th! We also talk to Taylor about his amazingly crazy and endearing film project, Project 88: Back to the Future Too in which he wrangled filmmakers and fans from all over the world to recreate Back to the Future 2 during the early days of the pandemic! We also have filmmaker Brittany Synman on the show to talk about her short film Goodbye which spurs a very constructive conversation!
Episode 288 - Going All In On Your Film and Directing A-List Actors w/ April Mullen!
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On this week's episode Liz and Alrik chat with Director April Mullen about directing her latest film Wander starring Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron Eckhart! April talks about how she pulled the project together from nothing, how long it took her and her team to get the film made and after eight features and dozens of episodes of TV this was her hardest project yet! We also have filmmaker Paul Notice on the show to talk about his first feature film Willow, which he is currently raising funds for on Seed and Spark!
Episode 287 - Building a Consistent Directing Career at a Young Age with Scare Package’s Emily Hagins!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome writer/director and filmmaking Wunderkin, Emily Hagins on the show to talk about directing the segment ‘Cold Open’ for the new horror anthology Scare Package which is out now on Shudder! Emily, Liz and Alrik have a classic filmmakers conversation, covering how Emily got started, what it was like to have your third feature film accepted into SXSW at age 17 and how Emily is still dealing with ageism and sexism ten years later. This conversation is on the longer side so pull up a chair and join in on this open and honest filmmaking discussion! Filmmaker, writer, actor and director Rakefet Abergel also joins the show to talk about her short film, Boo!, another must see short film, which Alrik and Liz both loved discussing!
Episode 286 - Taking the Time to Make Your First Feature Right w/ Aleem Hossain!
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This week Liz and Alrik talk with indie filmmaker Aleem Hossain about the process of making his first feature film, After We Leave, which he shot across over eight years and made it on a budget under $50k. Aleem talks about his decision to make his film over a long period of time, not rush the process and make sure he got each frame just the way he wanted. This is a great episode just to show that there are more options to tackling your first feature than trying to get it shot in as little time as possible. They also have short filmmaker Kate McCoid on the show to talk about her film ‘It’s Not Custard’ which Liz is a big fan of.
Episode 285 - Film Development and Working in the Pandemic with Escape Artists Becky Sanderman!
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This week we have a very exciting episode featuring development executive and Senior Vice President of Film/TV at Escape Artists, Becky Sanderman. Becky joins Liz and Alrik to talk about what her job entails, what she looks for in a project and how she likes to work with up and coming writers and directors. Becky also talks about her day to day and how that has all changed with the pandemic! If you want to learn more about how filmmaking works on a studio level, this is the episode for you! Also, Liz and Alrik answer a listener question and read a new itunes review!
: Episode 284 - Making a Great Low Budget Genre film with the legendary Joe Bob Briggs!
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Oh do we have a special episode for you! This week Liz and Alrik invite legendary film critic, film aficionado and Drive-In movie specialist Joe Bob Briggs to talk about all things genre filmmaking! Joe Bob talks about the rants on his show ‘The Last Drive In’, the mistakes young filmmakers make and what kind of movies he would love to see more of in the world of low budget genre filmmaking! Alrik and Liz loved talking to Joe Bob so much that they had an extra post show wrap up talk so once Joe Bob logs off stick around for more fun!
Episode 283 - Writing, Directing and Producing a Feature Film After Full Careers with Jeff Kerr and Ray Spivey!
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This week Alrik and Liz welcome writers and directors Jeff Kerr and Ray Spivey to talk about the making of their brand new feature film, Writers Block which comes out on VOD, Itunes and Amazon on November 3rd! Jeff and Ray talk about reconnecting after thirty years since they knew each other in high school, starting to collaborating together and what it was like to write, direct and produce their first feature later in life. This episode truly proves that it's never too late to follow your dreams! We also have filmmaker Michael Groves on the show to share his short film Left Behind!
Where to Find Michael Groves, Jeff Kerr and Ray Spivey!
Watch Writer's Block Now!
Jeff Kerr's Website
Ray Spivey on IMDB
Michael Grove's On Youtube
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 282 - Writing and Directing Vampires vs. The Bronx with Oz Rodriguez!
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This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer and director Oz Rodriguez on the show to talk about the making of his latest film Vampires vs. The Bronx which is now streaming on Netflix! Oz also talks about how he came up in the world of comedy, how he made it as a director on SNL and taking the leap from directing television to telling a story that is very important to him and that captures his vision start to finish. We also have a new get shorty segment featuring friend of the show Dave Bundtzen's horror short 'The Devil's Passenger' and we have a Soapdish segment from filmmaker and author Sarah Moshman!
Episode 281 - Collaborating on a First Feature and Writing Around The Sun with Jonathan Kiefer!
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This week Alrik and Liz welcome San Francisco Bay Area Filmmaker and Writer Jonathan Kiefer onto the show to talk about his process in collaborating on making and writing his first feature film, Around The Sun. Jonathan talks about how he and the director collaborated on the film, where the concept came from and the steps he took in writing the project. We also talk about being a filmmaker in these crazy times and the artistic motivations to decide if you should write or direct a certain project! Liz and Alrik also answer a listener question and talk about their all time favorite episodes of the podcast!
Where to Find Jonathan Kiefer!
Watch Around The Sun Now!
Jonathan Kiefer's Website!
Jonathan Kiefer on IMDB!
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 280 - Moving to LA at 35 and Hustling Your Dreams Into Existence with Felicia Pride!
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This week Alrik and Liz welcome back previous 'Get Shorty' Filmmaker Felicia Pride on the show to talk about how she moved to LA at 35 and forged her filmmaking career through her own sheer will and hustle. Felicia talks about the steps she took in crucial points in her career, how she hit career milestones for herself and how she managed to sell a feature, land management and get staffed in a writers room all in the same year. This episode is a must listen if you feel like you missed your chance to have the career that you wanted because it really just shows that putting in the work and staying focused on your goals really pays off. We also have short filmmaker Parrish Stikeleather on the show to talk about his short film 'Long Road to Yadkin' which we have deemed as a serious ode to the Cohen Brothers!
Episode 279 - Making That First Feature Film, Writing and Surviving the Pandemic with Jessica Ellis!
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Alrik and Liz welcome writer, director and social media queen Jessica Ellis on the show to talk about making her first feature film, What Lies West! Jessica also talks about her life as a working writer, how she is staying motivated during the pandemic and the reality of what 50k twitter followers actually means when you are running a crowdfunding campaign. We also have producer and filmmaking sales consultant Alec Trachtenberg on the show to give us some tips on advertising your film and finally we've got a the short film 'We Are Having Sex' from writer/director Michael Callahan!
Where to Find Jessica, Alec and Michael!
Jessica Ellis' Website
Jessica Ellis on Twitter
Alec Trachtenberg's New Book!
Alec Trachtenberg on Instagram!
Michael Callahan's Website!
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Episode 278 - Directing Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth on a Tropical Island with Darren Lynn Bousman!
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On episode 278 of the show, Alrik and Liz welcome iconic horror director Darren Lynn Bousman (Spiral, Saw II-IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera) to talk about his latest film, Death of Me starring Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth, which was shot on a remote island off the coast of Thailand. Darren talks about the struggles of shooting a film on a remote island, working with actors who don’t speak english (and who have little experience) and how they pulled off some of the amazing practical effects in the film. We also have listener and filmmaker Oscar Sanudo on the show to talk about his short film Modus Vivendi which he shot on an Iphone 11!
Where to Find Darren and Oscar!
DEATH OF ME is available in select theaters, on demand and digital October 2nd!
Darren's One Day Die Halloween Event!
Darren's Website
Oscar Sañudo on IMDB
Contact Liz & Alrik
Winning Seed and Spark’s Hometown Hero Competition and Working With the Duplass Brothers w/ Hannah Black and Megan Petersen!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome return guests Hannah Black and Megan Petersen to talk about their first feature film Drought, which won Seed and Spark’s Hometown Heroes competition back in 2017. Megan and Hannah talk to us about what they have learned from working with Mark and Jay Duplass on their film and the long road they took to getting their film finished once they got their greenlight! We also have international filmmakers (names) to talk about their latest 1980’s inspired sci-fi short film ‘Slice of Life’ which they made using all the old techniques used on films like Blade Runner and no CGI whatsoever!
Where to Find Megan, Hannah, Dino and Luka!
Megan and Hannah's Website!
Drought on Facebook!
Slice of Life's Website
Dino Julius' Website
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Episode 276 - Documenting Cursed Films with Filmmaker Jay Cheel!
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This week we dive into the world of Shudder’s Cursed Films with director/editor of the show Jay Cheel! Jay talks to us about how he landed the job on Cursed Films, what attracted him to these stories, and how he approached making the series. We also have the short film Lace, from Australian filmmaker, and listener of the show, Charnstar Anderson!
Episode 275 - Directing Hard Kill starring Bruce Willis w/ Matt Eskandari!
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This week on episode 275 of the show, we have director Matt Eskandari to discuss his latest film Hard Kill, starring Bruce Willis, Jesse Metcalfe, and Natalie Eva Marie! Matt talks to us about how he found his way to directing three action films back to back to back, his journey as a director, and how he gets through slow times as a filmmaker. We also have the superhero concept short film Kinetic from writer/director Kylie Eaton, and two stories from our Players of the Week about how they figure out if someone is a good fit to work with or not.
Where to Find Matt and Kylie!
Watch Hard Kill right now!
Matt Eskandari on IMDB!
Kylie Eaton's Website!
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Episode 274 - From Micro Budget Features to Directing Sundance Hit Spree starring Joe Keery w/Eugene Kotlyarenko!
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On episode 274 of MMIH, Liz and Alrik are joined by filmmaker Eugene Kotlyarenko to talk about directing his latest film Spree, starring Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, Mischa Barton and David Arquette. Eugene talks about his journey to getting the opportunity to make Spree, what it was like going from a micro budget indie to a production with an actual budget, and his approach working with Joe Keery on creating the psychotic but recognizable killer, Kurt Kunkle. We also have segments from filmmakers Marcia Haufrecht and Lily Gareth and the short film Spaghetti from writer and star Mary McBain!
Where to Find Eugene, Lily, Marcia and Mary!
Watch Spree Now!
Eugene Kotlyarenko on IMDB
Lily Gareth Cunningham's Website
Marcia Haufrecht on IMDB
Mary McBain's Website
Contact Liz & Alrik
Bonus Episode - Live Q&A for What We Found w/ Director Ben Hickernell and Stars Jordan Hall, Julian Shatkin, Yetide Badaki, Oona Laurence and Brandon Larracuente!
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For this bonus episode, Alrik and Liz moderate a live Q&A for the film What We Found. They are joined by the writer and director Ben Hickernell, featuring a large amount of the cast of the film, including stars Jordan Hall, Julian Shatkin, Oona Laurence, Yetide Badaki and Brandon Laaracuente. We hear about how the film came about, what the casting process was like and we get a ton of on set stories from the group.
If you ever wanted to hear about the making of an ensemble film from the actors perspective this is a great look into that side of filmmaking!
Episode 273 - The Path From Restaurants to Filmmaking with Christian Sesma!
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On episode 273, Liz and Alrik welcome Christian Sesma! Christian is a former restaurateur turned producer...and writer....and director! Christian speaks about his feature, Pay Dirt, starring Val Kilmer, a thriller/mystery that was shot in 12 days in the Coachella Valley. They also touch on making movies in the time of COVID, which includes testing every 3 days, creating a quarantine pod on set, wearing masks on set at all times and how these precautions affect a film's budget!
We also have a short film by Hannah Marie Hines called Celie. Additionally, the Players of the Week Alex Burunova and Sudeshna Sen, talk about their favorite film festival experiences!
We are starting our Youtube Channel but we still need to get 100 subscribers by September to launch the show! Click on this link to go over and subscribe today!
Where to Find Christian, Hannah, Alex and Sudeshna!
Watch PayDirt Now!
Christian Sesma on IMDB
Hannah Marie Hines on IMDB
Alex Burunova on IMDB
Sudeshna Sen's Website!
Contact Liz & Alrik
BONUS EPISODE: One Person's Journey to Redefine Limits, Overcome the Odds and Inspire a Community Around the Globe - w/ Bombardier Blood's EP Patrick James Lynch
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On this special episode Alrik and Liz welcome Patrick James Lynch, director of Bombardier Blood! Bombardier Blood is a documentary that captured Chris Bombardier on his historic quest to conquer the seven summits, including Mt. Everest, as the first person with severe Hemophilia. Patrick, who has Severe Hemophilia as well, speaks on directing a documentary without being on location, how he got investors in this niche field, and getting Alex Borstein of Mad TV and The Marvelous Ms. Maisel fame to sign on as Executive Producer! (Spoiler Alert: She has a special interest in the bleeding disorders community!)
Listen Now to hear all about what went into making this epic adventure about blood brotherhood, love and mountain climbing!
Episode 272 - Willing Your First Feature into Existence w/Reed Shusterman and COVID 19 Safety w/Jon Synder!
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome back returning guest, professional script reader Reed Shusterman to talk about making his first feature film Blood Born which he shot back in November of 2019, before the world ended. Reed talks about how he came up with the story for the film and how he ‘wrote what he knew’ and his process of getting the film shot day to day. We also have a special interview with Jon Synder who talks to us about all things COVID-19 safety on set. Jon just finished working as a lead COVID-19 Monitor on a big budget Netflix film and he gave us the low down on how COVID is monitored on a large scale.
Lastly we have a segment with filmmaker, mentor and actor Cady McClain who is our player of the week about mentoring and what that actually means.
Where to Find Reed, Cady and Jon!
Reed Shusterman on IMDB
Cady McClain's Website
Jon Synder on IMDB
Health Education Services Website
John Hopkins Contact Tracing Course
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 271 - Bringing Star Light to Life in Three Months with Lee Cummings and Mitch Altieri!
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On this episode, Liz and Alrik are joined by co-directors Lee Cummings and Mitch Altieri to talk about how they collaborated together and were able to take Star Light from script to getting in the can in about three months. We also hear about the duo’s process as co-directors and they both talk about what they took away from making this film.
We also have a short film by writer/director and friend of the show, Lisa Donato, called Foxy Trot, about a married lesbian couple who take a ballroom dancing class together. Liz and Alrik also talk about the current state of movies coming to theaters, which has even changed since this was recorded!
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Episode 270 - Flexing Your Storytelling Muscles and BIG NEWS! w/Terilyn Shropshire
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WE HAVE A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
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We are starting our own YouTube Channel and need your help! Please click the link in our bio and subscribe! We need 100 subscribers by September and you should definitely be one of them!
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We also welcome Terilyn Shropshire to the show! Teri is a superstar editor who recently worked on the Charlize Theron Netflix film, The Old Guard. She speaks about how she approached editing an action film, how she got her start, and her path as an editor. She also breaks down one of the best scenes in the film and how she approached it from an editorial standpoint.
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Additionally, we welcome our Players of the Week, Yoko Okumora, Azadeh Nikzadeh, and Mary McGloin to speak about how they are coping and staying creative during the pandemic.
Where to Find Terilyn and The Players of the Week!
The Old Guard is on Netflix, watch it now!
Terilyn Shropshire on IMDB
Mary McGloin's Website
Yoko Okumura's Website
Azadeh Nikzadeh's Website
Lisa Donato's Website
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Episode 269 - Quality Over Quantity and Doing Things With Intention with Julia Swain
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On episode 269, Alrik and Liz are joined by Julia Swain who speaks about her prolific career as a director of cinematography. Julia shares her thoughts on budgeting, shot lists, and her personal heroes. Additionally, in this week's "Get Shorty" segment, Nate Ruegger joins to talk about the making of his short film Trust Me: A Witness Account of the Goat Man, and taking the short on the festival circuit (including Nightmares Film Festival, which he HIGHLY recommends you check out!) and his plans for making it into a feature. Trust Me is available now on Alter, one of YouTube's top horror channels.
This week Players of the Week Amy Adrion and Rhodes Phire speak on imposter syndrome and the feeling of faking it till you're making it.
Where to Find Julia and The Players of the Week!
Julia Swain's Website
Amy Adrion's Website
Rodes Phire's Website
Nate Ruegger's Website
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Episode 268 - How to Get on Set and Make It in This Crazy Industry with Robin Kincade!
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On episode 268, Liz and Alrik welcome Robin Kincade to the show! Robin is a producer, among many other titles, and is a part of the Bay Area film production community. She talks about her unorthodox career path, her passion for supporting people on set, and how she strives to help others climb the ladder to success. In fact, she is currently offering a course on how to move up as a production assistant!
Additionally, on this week's Get Shorty segment, we meet Brittany Noel! A writer, producer, and actress, Brittany wrote and starred in the very personal short film, "The Other."
Where to Find Robin and The Players of the Week!
Here's Kincaid Productions and her PA Training Program!
Here's Robin's Producer Website
Diane Bell's Website
Brittani Noel on IMDB
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 267 - A Dream Come True with Natalie Erika James
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This week we speak with Australian writer and filmmaker Natalie Erika James about the making of her horror film, Relic, that had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival. Natalie also talks about the adventure of making a horror film as a woman, from proof of concept to getting Jake Gyllenhal on board as a producer and the Russo brothers as executive producers and if she suffered from any sort of imposter syndrome directing Emily Mortimer as a first time director.
Additionally our Players of the week, Independent Female Storytellers Cassandra Chowdhury and Amy Oden also talk about if they've ever felt like an imposter on set.
Where to Find Natalie and The Players of the Week!
Natalie Erika James Website
Cassandra Chowdhury on Vimeo
Amy Oden's Website
Nate Ruegger's Website
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Episode 266 - Don't focus on the problem, focus on the opportunity - with J. Lee
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Episode 265 - From Acting to Directing to Writing a Studio Feature with Leah McKendrick!
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This week Liz and Alrik have actor, producer, writer, and director Leah McKendrick on the show to talk about producing, writing, and starring in her first feature film, MFA. Additionally, Leah discusses writing on her first studio feature for Paramount, Summer Loving, the prequel to Grease! We also have two stories of why filmmakers got into filmmaking from our Players of the week, Jessica Jacobs and Molly Ratermann!
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Youtube and Spotify.
Where to Find Leah and The Players of the Week!
Watch MFA on Amazon Prime Now!
Leah's Website
Jessica Jacob's on Linkedin
Molly Ratermann's Website
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Episode 264 - Directing Television and Getting to Sundance with Rashaad Ernesto Green!
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This week Liz and Alrik have indie filmmaker and television director Rashaad Ernesto Green on the show to talk about what it's like to get into Sundance, making the leap to directing television, and how he got his second feature, Premature, made and what it was like going back to Sundance! We also have segments from our three Players of the week, filmmakers, Dineta Williams-Trigg, Mithra B. Alavi, and Paula Vaccaro!
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Youtube and Spotify.
Where to Find Rashaad and The Players of the Week!
Watch Premature Now!
Rashaad Ernesto Green on IMBD!
Dineta Williams-Trigg on IMBD!
Mithra B. Alavi on IMDB!
Paula Vaccaro on Twitter!
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 263 - Creating a Sustainable Career as an Indie Director with Bruce McDonald!
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This week Liz and Alrik have on indie filmmaker Bruce McDonald to talk about his latest film Dreamland (which hit VOD on Friday, June 5th), starring Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins and Juliette Lewis! Some of his other films include Pontypool, Hard Core Logo and the cult classic Roadkill, among many others! We also have three editors on the show as our The Players of the week, including Jill D'Agnenica, Josie Azzam and Kelly Walker!
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, Youtube and Spotify.
Where to Find Bruce and The Players of the Week!
Watch Dreamland Now!
Bruce McDonald on IMDB
Jill D'Agnenica's Website
Josie Azzam's Website
Kelly Walker's Website
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 262 - Pitching and Packaging Your Third Feature with Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion!
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This week Liz and Alrik have directing duo Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott on the show to talk about how they pitched, packaged and made their third feature film, Becky starring Lulu Wilson, Kevin James and Joel McHale. They talk about how they won the pitch for the film, got the film off the ground and worked with their management to get it packaged and finally get the film in the can. They also talk about the article Liz wrote for Movie Maker Magazine, what you should do when you get into a film festival and we have two stories from our Players of the week Jessica Ellis and Zoe Malhotra on why they got into filmmaking!
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 261 - Navigating a SXSW Feature Film Premiere with Kestrin Pantera!
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Episode 260 - Creating a Sustainable Career Making Feature Films with Bradley Gallo!
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This week Liz and Alrik are joined by producer Bradley Gallo from Amasia Entertainment, known for films such as The Call, Mr. Right, Them That Follow, the upcoming Wild Mountain Thyme and Green Hornet and Kato which was recently announced! Bradley talks to us about how he got started in filmmaking, produced his first film and what he looks for in future projects and collaborators. We also hear from two players of the week, director Ali Scher and Jill from the Art Department about what they bring with them to set.
Where to Find Bradley Gallo and The Players of the Week!
Bradley Gallo's Website
Amasia Entertainment's Website
Bradley Gallo on Twitter
Ali Scher's Website
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 259 - Winning an Emmy with Your First Film with Cameo Wood!
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266. rész
This week Liz and Alrik are joined by part time co-host Samiat Salami and Indie Filmmaker Cameo Wood to talk about making her first film the Emmy Award winning Real Artists, how she approached her incredible 300 festival run with the film and how important inclusion is on set, not just on camera. We also have three stories of finding the perfect frame from cinematographers Sarah Phillips, Tracy Cring and Elif Koyutük! Additionally, Liz and Alrik talk about Amazon Video taking advantage of us, handling residual checks for your films and much more!
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 258 - Directing Famous Actors in the True History of the Kelly Gang with Justin Kurzel!
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This week Liz and Alrik are joined by director Justin Kurzel to talk about the making of his most recent film, True History of The Kelly Gang, which hit VOD and select drive in theaters around the country on April 24th. The film stars Russell Crowe, George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam, Nicholas Hoult and Essie Davis and Justin talks with us about how he prepped for the film, why he decided to approach the film the way he did and how he directs a legendary actor like Russell Crowe on set! We also have filmmakers Amy Taylor, Kelsey Maples and Stefanie Davis tells us about how they raised the budget for their projects.
Listen to this episode now or subscribe to us wherever you find your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play
Where to Find Justin Kurzel and The Players of the Week!
Watch True History of the Kelly Gang Now!
Justin Kurzel on IMDb
Stefanie Davis on Twitter
Amy Taylor's Website
Kelsey Maple's Website
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 257 - Making Netflix Feature Sergio After a Career of Making Documentaries with Greg Barker!
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Episode 256 - Going Home For Feature #2 'The Wretched' with Brett and Drew Pierce
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This week Liz and Alrik are joined by brother directing duo Brett and Drew Pierce to talk about directing their second feature, The Wretched that hits VOD and select drive-in movie theaters on Friday May 1st! The brothers talk about how they got from their first feature to their second, what they took into their second film that they learned on their first and why they decided to go back to their home town in Michigan to make the film! The Player of the week Lex McNaughton also swings by to tell a story about working with a celebrity on set!
Bonus Episode - Just Shoot It/Making Movies is HARD Crossover #3 - How to Pick a DP!
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262. rész
This week Liz and Alrik chat with Matt Enlow and Oren Kaplan from the Just Shoot It Podcast about how to choose a cinematographer for your projects.
This all started with a text that Matt sent Alrik in regards to his series of daily logs from the set of his feature The Alternate and how Alrik really feels about working with his cinematographer.
If you missed the daily logs from The Alternate you can find the first one at this link: http://www.makingmoviesishard.com/ep238/
And for the rest of them you can hunt them down at www.makingmoviesishard.com and listen through all the madness.
Contact Liz & Alrik
Episode 255 - Neasa Hardiman - Shooting Sea Fever Across Four Different Countries!
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Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome Irish Filmmaker Neasa Hardiman on the show to talk about making her latest film, Sea Fever! Neasa talks about how she made her most recent feature film Sea Fever with support from four different countries!
Episode 254 - Malgorzata Szumowska - Directing a Film in Another Language!
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260. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome acclaimed Polish Filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska to the show to talk about directing her first film in english, The Other Lamb!
Episode 253 - Andrew Schrader - Filmmaking during COVID 19!
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259. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome back filmmaker and friend of the show Andrew Schrader to talk about how we are all dealing with our filmmaking lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Episode 252 - Josie Azzam - Editing at the Speed of Life!
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258. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome film editor Josie Azzam, editor of Liz's second feature, Speed of Life! We talk to Josie about her process, how she and Liz met and what her biggest challenge was in getting the film put together.
Episode 251 - The Final The Alternate Update w/Andrew Schrader!
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Alrik and Andrew
This week Andrew Schrader and Alrik are back with the final update from the set of The Alternate. The updates become less frequent in the last couple days of the shoot and something crazy happens at the end of day 16 so strap in and hear how it went down.
Episode 250 - Chris Mollica - Kenneth R. Frank - Making Micro Budget Films Sustainably!
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256. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome Independent Filmmakers Kenneth R. Frank and Chris Mollica to talk about their indie films The Mix and their latest release, Family Obligations!
Episode 249 - Anthony Aguiar - Micro Budget Filmmaking on Your Own Terms!
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255. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome Bay Area Independent filmmaker Anthony Aguiar to talk about his first feature film, How to Grow a Tiger Lilly. Anthony talks about why he thinks micro budget filmmaking is so important!
Episode 248 - Tom Huang - Finding Your Path as an Indie Filmmaker!
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254. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome independent filmmaker Tom Huang to the show to talk about his latest film, 'Find Me'. In addition to writing/directing Tom also stars in his films and he talks about how he gets his films made and his filmmaking philosophy.
Episode 247 - Naomi McDougall Jones - Acting, Writing and Producing in Hollywood!
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253. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik are joined by Actor, Writer and Producer Naomi McDougall to talk about her journey making films in Hollywood. Naomi talks about producing her first feature and her experience making and releasing her second feature, Bite Me.
Episode 246 - The Alternate Update #5 w/Andrew Schrader!
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252. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Andrew Schrader and Alrik are back with another update from the set of The Alternate. Things start to get better going into the last three weeks and Andrew and Alrik talk over what it is like to be in the middle of making a feature film!
Episode 245 - Maria Mealla - Bianca Beyrouti - Ryan Gielen - Michael Alden - Sarah - Napa Valley Film Festival 2019
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251. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week we have a very special episode with more guests than usual! Co-Host Liz Manashil's latest film Speed of Life played the Napa Valley Film Festival and the festival was gracious enough to allow us to record an episode live at the festival!
Episode 244 - The Alternate Update #4
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Alrik and Liz
This week we are back with the fourth in our series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time the other half of the podcast Liz Manashil joins Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days nine and ten of the shoot!
Episode 243 - Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe - Acting, Writing & Directing Greener Grass!
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249. rész
Alrik and Liz
After a couple editing snafus and working on a couple of features, we are finally able to release our episode featuring the film Greener Grass with writer, directors and stars, Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe!
Episode 242 - The Alternate Update #3
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Alrik and Andrew
This week we are back with the third in a series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time co-host Andrew Schrader is joined by Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days six, seven and eight of the shoot!
Episode 241 - Pardis Sullins & Josh Compton - Producing Speed of Life
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247. rész
Alrik and Liz
We are back with another Speed of Life centric episode of MMIH, this time Liz Manashil sits down with two of her producers Pardis Sullins and Josh JD Compton to talk about the producing of their film Speed of Life!
Episode 240 - Marcie Maute - Production Designing at the Speed of Life!
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246. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik talk to Liz's production designer on her second feature film, Speed of Life, Marcie Maute! Marcie tells us about how she brought the two timelines into existence, working on a tiny budget and much more!
Episode 239 - The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #2 With Co-host Andrew Schrader!
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245. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week we are back with the second in a series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time co-host Andrew Schrader is joined by Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days four and five of the shoot!
Episode 238 - The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #1 Hosted by Andrew Schrader!
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Alrik and Andrew
This week we are going to share with you the first in a series of audio logs I recorded during Principal Photography for The Alternate! For this first update co-host Andrew Schrader goes through the first three days of production logs from The Alternate!
Episode 237 - Bartłomiej Skupień - Making Films in Poland!
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243. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Alrik and Liz are excited to have Polish filmmaker Bartlomiej 'Bart' Skupien on the show to talk about his journey making short films in Poland and why he prefers to write all of his films in English and how he's managed to pull that off!
Episode 236 - Rob Riutta - Production Designing The Alternate
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242. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Alrik and Liz welcome production designer Rob Riutta to the show to talk about designing the eleven feature films he has under his belt, what goes into the art department and is process for the production design for Alrik's film, The Alternate.
Episode 235 - Alex Ferrari Number 2 - What is a Filmtrepreneur?
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241. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik welcome back multi-hyphenate writer, director, author, podcaster and indie film podcast mogul Alex Ferrari to the show! Alex talks to us about his newest book, the Rise of the Filmtrepreneur!
Episode 234 - Jennifer Reeder - Directing Knives and Skin in Chicago!
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240. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz Manashil and Alrik welcome Writer/Director Jennifer Reeder to the show to talk about her career as a director and her newest film, Knives and Skin which hits theaters and VOD on Friday December 6th!
Episode 233 - Dominic Mercurio - Directing a Short Film After 8 Years!
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239. rész
Alrik and Winnie
On our second part of our Turkey Day Special co-host Winnie Wong and Alrik chat with filmmaker, musician, writer and director Dominic Mercurio! Dominic talks to us about his work in music videos and returning to filmmaking after an eight year break!
Episode 232 - Bruce Nachsin - From Acting to Producing Action Shorts!
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238. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
On this Turkey Two-Fer we start off with L. Jeffrey Moore and Alrik talking with LA Based Actor/Writer/Producer Bruce Nachsin about his path as a filmmaker, making action shorts and his Super Hero shorts Dark Specter and Dark Specter 2!
Episode 231 - Dave Bundtzen - Making Horror Short Films
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237. rész
Alrik and Samiat
This week special co-host Samiat Salami and Alrik talk to writer/director/producer Dave Bundtzen about making horror short films and his strategy to make his filmmaking profitable! This and much more on this weeks Making Movies is HARD!
Episode 230 - Alex Wolff - From Acting in Blockbusters to Directing an Indie Feature!
57 perc
236. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik talk to actor turned writer/director Alex Wolff about growing up in front of the camera and discovering himself as a writer/director as a teenager which lead him down a five year journey to get The Cat and The Moon made!
Episode 229 - The Alternate Check In with Andrew Schrader and Gavin Murray!
51 perc
235. rész
Alrik and Andrew
Andrew Schrader and Gavin Murray join Alrik this week to talk about the Just Shoot It Live show they all went to the night before and to grill Alrik on how he feels about the crowdfunding campaign for The Alternate which now only has 3 days left!
Episode 228 - Just Shoot It & Making Movies is HARD Cross Over #2!
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234. rész
Alrik and Liz
Matt, Oren, Alrik and new co-host Liz Manashil sit down and talk about a variety of topics including why we podcast, Liz's film Speed of Life, Alrik's film The Alternate and we even have a little talk about the first cross over episode from 3 years ago!
Episode 227 - Michael Molina - Writing His Way to LA!
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233. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week co-host Andrew Schrader and Alrik talk to writer Michael Molina who is a staff writer on Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes! Michael talks to us about starting in sketch comedy in New York, making his first feature film and moving to LA to write!
Episode 226 - Eduardo Castrillo - Consistently Making Feature Films
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232. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz and Alrik talk to local independent filmmaker Eduardo Castrillo about his life of making features, from making his first feature in college to getting paid by a distributor to make a feature, we cover it all!
Episode 225 - The Alternate Update w/Special Guest Andrew Schrader!
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231. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week special guest host Andrew Schrader joins Alrik to talk all things The Alternate on this very special episode of MMIH! Also Alrik gives his pitch for why you should join The Alternate Team and support the Seed and Spark Campaign!
Episode 224 - Davey Williams - Acting in Hollywood to China and Back Again!
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230. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week special guest host Alex Kellerman joins Alrik to talk to Davey Williams, an American actor who moved to China and spent 10 years acting in Chinese films, commercials and TV, then came back to Hollywood tackle his career in the states!
Episode 223 - Amy Taylor - Filmmaking from Virginia!
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229. rész
Alrik and Liz
Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Amy Taylor to talk about her time in LA, moving back home to Virginia and how she's kept her directing/writing career going in LA from afar!
Episode 222 - Jason Ragosta - Crowdfunding for ZTV: Sympathy for the Devil!
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228. rész
Alrik and Liz
Alrik and Liz welcome SF filmmaker Jason Ragosta to talk about ZTV! Jason tells us about his crowdfunding campaign for ZTV: Sympathy for the Devil, how he put it together and we debate the many different ways you can approach your crowdfunding campaign!
Episode 221 - New Full Time Co Host Liz Manashil Talks Crowdfunding!
75 perc
227. rész
Alrik and Liz
After ten months of going it alone Alrik welcomes new full time co-host Liz Manashil to the show! Liz and Alrik spend the whole episode talking about crowdfunding, their experiences in the past and Alrik really grills Liz on all things Crowdfunding!
Episode 220 - Jeff Dragomanovich - Creating a Career in On Set Sound
67 perc
226. rész
Alrik and Isaac
This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree sit down with Bay Area field Sound Mixer Jeff Dragomanovich to talk about how he got into sound as a second career, why he picked sound and how he makes a living recording sound on set in the SF Bay Area.
Episode 219 - MMIH Iphone Challenge w/L. Jeffrey Moore
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225. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore have a very special episode that started way back in November 2018. Jeff challenged Alrik to make a movie with just an iphone with zero budget.
Episode 218 - Hassan Said - Briana Walsh - Jordan Potch - Making a One Take Feature
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224. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore talk to Write/Director Hassan Said and stars Briana Walsh and Jordan Potch about the making of their one take feature, This Is Your Song!
Episode 217 - Kevin O'Brien - Making At the End of The Day
70 perc
223. rész
Alrik and Liz
This week Liz Manashil and Alrik welcome Florida filmmaker Kevin O'Brien to the show! Kevin's first feature film 'At The End of the Day' was just released on Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes earlier this year.
Episode 216 - Jake Richardson Co-Host Episode
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222. rész
Alrik and Jake
This week Alrik welcomes co-host Jake Richardson to the show! Jake is a freelance crew member, writer and filmmaker based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Episode 215 - Lawrence Jordan - 25 Years of Editing Feature Films
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221. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week co-host Alex Kellerman and I welcome feature film editor Lawrence Jordan to talk to us about his career in feature film editing and his process editing Fifty Shades of Black, Naked and the upcoming comedy Sextuplets!
Episode 214 - Foster Wilson - From Acting to Directing in LA
66 perc
220. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome director Foster Wilson to the show! Foster is an LA based filmmaker who went from a career in acting to directing and her latest short films Made Public and Platypus have just hit online!
Episode 213 - Ben Mullholland - Making The Lake Merritt Monster
78 perc
219. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore welcome writer/director Benjamin Mullholland to the show! Ben is a resident at the San Francisco's Film Society Film House and the writer/director of the Lake Merritt Monster!
Episode 212 - Rob Smat - Making The Last Whistle
83 perc
218. rész
Alrik and Liz A.
This week Alrik and co-host Liz Anderson sit down with writer/director Rob Smat to talk about his new film, The Last Whistle! Rob is a graduate of USC and he talks through the making of his first feature and how he made it for $100k!
Episode 211 - Andrew Stephen Lee - Graduating from Columbia Film School and Making Manila is Full of Men Named Boy!
78 perc
217. rész
Alrik and Isaac
This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree sit down with writer director Andrew Stephen Lee to talk about his experience as a graduate of the Columbia Film program and the making/release of his latest short film, Manila is Full of Men Named Boy!
Episode 210 - Searit Huluf & Tiajha Nakahara - Making Gamers the Short Film with a Day Job!
66 perc
216. rész
Alrik and Colin
This week Alrik and co-host Colin Levy sit down with writer director Searit Huluf and Producer Tiajha Nakahara to talk about the making of their upcoming short film, Gamers!
Episode 209 - Michael Cawood - Feature Film Pre-Viz and Animated Shorts!
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215. rész
Alrik and Colin
This week Alrik and co-host Colin Levy sit down with animator, pre-viz artist and filmmaker, Michael Cawood! Michael breaks down how pre-viz is done on big budget features and gives us a breakdown of his work on a famous scene from FF7!
Episode 208 - Catching Up with Andrew Schrader!
66 perc
214. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader catch up for the first time in over 6 months!
Episode 207 - Ava Benjamin Shorr - From Lensing Shorts to Long Form Content
102 perc
213. rész
Alrik and Winnie
This week Alrik and co-host Winnie Wong talk to LA Cinematographer Ava Benjamin Shorr about making the move from shooting shorts to long form content.
Episode 204 - Justin Warren - Setting the Value of Your Feature Film
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212. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik and co-host Liz Manashil welcome special guest Justin Warren to talk about making and releasing his first feature film, Then There Was Joe. Justin talks about how he set the value of his movie and turned down multiple distribution offers.
Episode 206 - Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part #2
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211. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome filmmaker/editor/writer Jordan Harris to the show for part 2 of their discussion.
Episode 205 - Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part 1
57 perc
210. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome filmmaker/editor/writer Jordan Harris to the show! Jordan is currently working as the story editor on a top secret Cartoon Network show and he gives us the low down on the writing process for animation!
Episode 203 - Co-Host Liz Manashil on Why Indie Film Distribution is HARD!!!
68 perc
209. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik is joined by new co-host/friend of the show, Liz Manashil to talk about her second feature, The Speed of Life, filmmaking as a new mother and most importantly about the struggles of indie film distribution!
Episode 202 - Alex Kellerman and Alrik Bursell Solo Bolo
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208. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week Kellerman and Alrik do their second solo episode together, talking about all kinds of filmmaking related nonsense. This is not the traditional episode of MMIH, so get ready for a fun conversation!
Episode 201 - Alex Ferrari - Talking the Indie Film Hustle
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207. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Kellerman and Alrik welcome Alex Ferrari from Indie Film Hustle to the show! Alex is a filmmaker, editor, colorist and podcast guru, known for the podcasts Indie Film Hustle, Bulletproof Screenplay Podcast and two time feature filmmaker!
Episode 200 - MMIH Co-Host/Directors Round Table!
87 perc
206. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik welcomes filmmakers and co-hosts Liz Manashil, L. Jeffrey Moore, Isaac Pingree, Samiat Salami, Andrew Schrader and Colin Levy to this very special 200th episode of Making Movies is Hard!
Episode 199 - DeShuna Spencer - Starting Your Own Streaming Platform!
73 perc
205. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik and Jeff welcome filmmaker and CEO/Founder of Kweli TV, DeShuna Spencer to the show! DeShuna talks to us about her streaming platform Kweli TV and the struggles she faces in running her own independent streaming service!
Episode 198 - Bringing in 2019 with Liz Anderson!
93 perc
204. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik welcomes our next guest co-host Liz Anderson to the show! We talk about Liz's background, how she went from being an actor to a filmmaker and how she made her way from New York to LA and back to San Francisco!
Episode 197 - Josh Gannon - Script Supervisor
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203. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week Alrik and co-host Alex Kellerman talk to Script Supervisor Josh Gannon who has worked on over a dozen feature films and countless shorts as the Script Supervisor.
Episode 196 - Jesse Handsher - Being Napoleon
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202. rész
Alrik and Isaac
This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree talk with producer, director, editor and documentary filmmaker Jesse Handsher about making his documentary, Being Napoleon which is currently on Netflix!
Episode 195 - New Co-Host - Isaac Pingree
71 perc
201. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Alrik welcomes our seventh guest co-host Isaac Pingree to the show! Isaac has been making movies since he was a teenager, even directing his first feature film at the age of 20. Isaac talks to us about what he is doing now and working on his art
Episode 194- Mischa Stanton - Tellings Stories in Sound
75 perc
200. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
L. Jeffrey Moore and Alrik welcome storyteller, audio wizard and podcaster extraordinaire, Mischa Stanton to the show! Mischa is the mind behind the award-winning serial audio drama ars PARADOXICA, a love letter to physics, fiction, and the future.
Episode 193 - Jack and Justin - Thriving as a Directing Duo in LA
68 perc
199. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome LA directing duo Jack and Justin to the show! Jack and Justin talk to us about how they got started as a director duo, how they got their first gig and how it lead to them directing Stan Against Evil!
Episode 192 - Making the North Pole - Yvan Iturriaga & Darren Colston
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198. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Samiat and Alrik welcome filmmakers Yvan Iturriaga and Darren Colston to the show! They were co-creators and the director and producer (respectively) on the Bay Area produced web series, The North Pole.
Bonus Episode - Introducing The Making Movies is HARD Patreon Page!
11 perc
197. rész
Alrik Bursell
Surprise!!! Alrik here, I wanted to just drop you all a line and let you know about our brand new patreon page and to give you a little update on my work and how things are going with The Alternate!
Episode 191 - Welcome New Co-Host Samiat Salami!
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196. rész
Alrik and Samiat
This week Alrik welcomes our fifth guest co-host Samiat Salami to the show! We talk about what it's like to transition from life in Nigeria to eventually coming to Oakland and finding herself as a filmmaker and making her web series, Uneasy!
Episode 190 - Peter Jang - Stunt Fighting and Making it in LA
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195. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week Alrik and co-host Kellerman welcome Stunt Performer, Actor and Filmmaker Peter Jang to the show! Peter has performed stunts in 44 projects, including Bad Times at the El Royal and The Last Ships and acted in numerous TV/Shows and Movies!
Episode - 189 - Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark - Lost in the Middle
51 perc
194. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week we have filmmakers Angie Powers and Elizabeth Stark on the show! They talk to us about how they got into filmmaking, making films as a couple and making their first feature film, Lost in the MIddle!
Episode 188 - Welcome New Co-Host L. Jeffrey Moore Solo Episode
71 perc
193. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week Alrik welcomes our newest guest co-host L. Jeffrey Moore to the show! We talk about how Jeff got started in filmmaking, his time in LA and how he has been making it as an actor in SF and much more!
Episode 187- Andrew Chesworth - Life of an Ex Disney Animator
101 perc
192. rész
Alrik and Colin
This week we welcome Animator and Filmmaker Andrew Chesworth to the show! Andrew worked at Disney as an animator on films like Wreck It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero Six and Moana and has just released his latest short film, One Small Step!
Episode 186 - Welcome 3rd Co-Host, Colin Levy!
78 perc
191. rész
Alrik and Colin
This week we welcome our official third co-host to the show, Colin Levy! In this episode we talk about how Colin's first year in LA has gone, the status of his short film Skywatch and what his struggling with as he navigates the Hollywood landscape!
Bonus Episode - Aqua Talk with L. Jeffrey Moore
81 perc
190. rész
Alrik and Jeffrey
This week Alrik and future co-host L. Jeffrey Moore talk about Aquaman, give their mostly spoiler free review and discuss it's place in the landscape of super hero movies!
Episode 185 - Making Movies is Hard Live in LA with Lewberger!
62 perc
189. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week we have our first ever live show in LA with special guest Lewberger! Join Alex Kellerman and Alrik Bursell as they talk to Alex Lewis, Keith Habersberger and Hughie Stone Fish about the music comedy band and how they make their videos!
Episode 184 - Welcome 2nd Co-Host, Alex Kellerman!
58 perc
188. rész
Alrik and Kellerman
This week we have our second co-host, Alex Kellerman on the show! In this episode we get to know a little about Alex's backstory and get his tips/tricks on how to make it in Hollywood! That and much more in this weeks episode of Making Movies is Hard!
Episode 183 - Katie Johnson-Final
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187. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week we have write Katie Johnson on the show to talk about starting a career in writing, working in a writers room and writing on season three of Shooter. If you are interested in a career in writing in Hollywood this is the episode for you!
Episode 182 - Welcome Co-Host Andrew Schrader - The Writing Process
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186. rész
Alrik and Andrew
This week Alrik welcomes his first new co-host Andrew Schrader to the show! We talk about Andrew's background in filmmaking, how he got to where he is now and his writing process.
Episode 181 - Timothy's Final Episode (For Now)
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185. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Timothy retires as the full time co-host of Making Movies is Hard. We discuss what's next for the podcast and Timothy tells us what he has learned through from the last three and a half years.
Episode 180 - My Struggle - Listener Call Ins
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184. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Three listeners of the podcast dial in to talk about what they are struggling with and ask for advice.
Episode 179 - Making Music Videos with the Band Beautiful Machines
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183. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Conrad and Stefanie join us to talk about making music videos, from their very first video "Animammal" to the recent "We Have 2 Escape"
Episode 178 - Tony Gapastione - Being a Brave Maker
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182. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have local actor, writer, producer, director and entrepreneur, Tony Gapastione on the show! Tony talks to us about how he got into filmmaking and his new non-profit Brave Maker which is designed to help local filmmakers tell their stories!
Episode 177 - Steve Dildarian - Creating An HBO Animated Series
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181. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
While working in advertising Steve Dildarian made a short film that won the Aspen Comedy Fest and eventually turned into an HBO Animated Series called "The Life and Times of Tim."
Episode 176 - Vinne Van Wyk - Shooting Stock Footage
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180. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we have filmmaker and cinematographer Vinnie Van Wyk on the show, we were introduced to Vinnie through our sponsor Dissolve because we wanted to talk to someone who makes a living through shooting stock footage and Vinnie was their top pick.
Episode 175 - LIVE PODCAST with Ben Wolan
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Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience right before Ben Wolan screened his film "Rubicon Road" for the first time. We explore what it feels like to share your movie and talk about Ben's first experience directing a film.
Episode 174 - Evan Cecil - Shooting a Good Death
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178. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have local Bay Area Director Evan Cecil on the show to talk about how he got started in film, his years of directing TV re-enactments and shooting the 21 kills in his new feature film Lasso that hits VOD on November 13th!
Episode 173 - Ed Ng - Starting from the Bottom
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177. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Our friend Ed Ng is on the podcast today and we're so excited to have him to tell us how in just six years he we went from no film experience to producing and shooting jobs for big names like Apple, HTC and Tostitos.
Episode 172 - The Alternate, Timothy Writes and a Podcast Shakeup!
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176. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week Timothy and Alrik chat amongst themselves about Alrik's film The Alternate, Timothy writing for another month and shaking up the podcast! What does it all mean? Listen to find out!
Episode 171 - Paulina Lagudi - Directing Children
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175. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Paulina Lagudi recently finished her first feature Mail Order Monster which stars several children. She shares tips on working with kids as well as a slew of information about how she got the film made and distributed.
Episode 170 - Tony Vella - The Life of a Stunt Person
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174. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Stunt Coordinator Tony Vella joins us this week to talk about his life in the film business, how he got started and how it all led him to his career in stunts!
Episode 169 - Melhik Hailu
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173. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Melhik discovered a passion for filmmaking in high school and has since hustled his way into freelance work and internships while also studying at SF State. We talk about his dreams, his career path, and the exciting ways he's making it all happen.
Episode 168 - What Kind of Directing Experience is Good Directing Experience?
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172. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
As Alrik directs more he wonders what kind of directing experience is good for his growth and career. On the other hand, Timothy chooses to turn down directing jobs and focus on his growth in other ways. Plus we read a listener letter to help clarify some
Episode 167 - Maria Mealla - Losing Funding and Making Your Feature
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171. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have a special co-host previous guest Kuang Lee to talk with local filmmaker Maria Maella about losing funding for her feature Bring Me an Avocado but pushing forward and making it happen anyways!
Episode 166 - Margaret Caragan - Making Special Effects with Pandora FX!
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170. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Margaret Caragan is a local Bay Area SFX artist who has worked on all kinds of features, short films and commercials, making all kinds of amazing practical effects. Margaret talks about how she got started in special effects, how she makes her creations!
Episode 165 - Jean-Luc Julien - Cannes Short Film Corner & Funding a Feature Film
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169. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Jean-Luc Julien left Los Angeles for a life in Berlin, Germany where he acts and makes films. After 20 years of short films, he still struggles to find a way to get his first feature made.
Episode 164 - David Sandwisch - A Life Full of Sound
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168. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have local sound mixer and post production sound specialist David Sandwisch on the show! David has also done a ton of post sound work including work for Microsoft, Google and post production sound for the film Bokeh.
Episode 163 - Alrik's Directing Career Takes Off
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167. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik is directing a whole lot more, Timothy asks for change to a script he wants to direct, and we discuss whether or not a filmmaker ever stops being a filmmaker.
Episode 162 - Chris Ford - One and Done?
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166. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Chris Ford is an advertising writer and Creative Director. Ten years ago, he took a break from agency life to make a feature film, The Village Barbershop starring John Ratzenberger (Cheers). He hasn't made another film since. We talk to him about the gene
Episode 161 - Hilton Day - Assistant Directing
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165. rész
Alrik and Timothy
An assistant director is a key crew member and one that's often misunderstood by people outside the industry. Hilton Day tells us what he's learned about assistant directing over the last 6 years including his work on "Sorry to Bother You"
Episode 160 - Remi Lacoste - Directing Video Games
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164. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Remi Lacoste is a game director that just wrapped the upcoming "Shadow of the Tomb Raider." He shares insights into the production of video games and how he achieves some of the most cinematic and emotional storytelling happening in games today.
Episode 159 - A Month Off Writing & Filmmaking After 40
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163. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik catches us up on his directing career. Timothy shares a new approach he's taken to writing and some decisions he's made about what filmmaking after 40s looks like for him.
Episode 158 – Pete Lee – Martial Arts, Wong Kar-wai & Sundance
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162. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Bay Area director Pete Lee dreams of highlighting modern issues through martial arts storytelling. His latest short "Don't Be A Hero" was nominated for a Grand Jury prize at both SXSW and Sundance and he's now working on a feature-length action movie.
Episode 157 - Howard Franklin - Maintaining a Screenwriting Career - Howard Franklin
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161. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Howard Franklin started writing for Hollywood in the early 80s and has maintained a steady career since. We talk to Howard about how he got his start, how he learned to direct and the challenge of surviving in the ever changing Hollywood landscape.
Episode 156 - Three Year Anniversary
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160. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After three years of podcasting, we attempt to record Episode 001 all over again, but end up going on a bunch of tangents, discuss our recent guests and talk about what we would have done differently were we starting to podcast today.
Episode - 155 - Gerry Maravilla - Head of Crowdfunding, Seed & Spark
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159. rész
Alrik
Gerry Maravilla started as a PA in Hollywood working on films such as The Beginners and moving into TV with Always Sunny in Philadelphia but now he's the Head of Crowdfunding at Seed & Spark where he helps filmmakers make their films a reality.
Episode 154 - J.D. Dillard - from Bad Robot Receptionist to "The Fly" Remake
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158. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
He worked as the receptionist for Bad Robot and now he's attached to direct the remake of The Fly. Hear all about how J.D. Dillard made the move to LA, sold a pitch, shot his first feature, premiered at Sundance and got hooked up with Jason Blum.
Episode 153 - Jeffrey Allard - Producing Indie Films
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157. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Indie Film Producer Jeffrey Allard has made over 14 movies in about 15 years in the business, today he tells us about his process, how he finds his projects and how he's managed to get distribution for all his films.
Episode 152 - Renee Mao - Becoming a Commercial Director
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156. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After college, it took Renee Mao just three years to sign as a commercial director. She tells us her journey from graduating Tisch in 2014 and working her way up from an Intern to director at Greenpoint Pictures.
Episode 151 - Jon Peters - A Life in Stop Motion
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155. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week Timothy and Alrik are joined by local stop motion director Jon Peters to talk all things stop motion. We talk about the history of the craft, how Jon got started in it and what the world of stop motion looks like today.
Episode 150 - Elizabeth & Sean - Starting Your Own Production Company
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154. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After high school, Sean McCarthy started his own production company and more than 15 years later they are going strong. He now works with his partner Elizabeth Mitchell making commercials, music videos and their own passion projects, like Doucheaholics
Episode 149 - Ian James Duncan - Making a Fan Film
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153. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Ever think about making a fan film based on a major franchise? This week we have Ian James Duncan on the show to talk about his Half Life web series 'The Freeman Chronicles', how it came about, the release and the upcoming third and final episode!
Episode 148 - Don Bies - Special FX Magic
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152. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Don Bies worked on gruesome effects and detailed models for some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s. We’re talking The Fly, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest & Fire in the Sky! Join us as we nerd out on old school FX
Episode 147 - Filming a Levitation
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151. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We offer some advice on shooting a demonic levitation, and then ponder whether or not you have to be “The Best” to have a successful career.
Episode 146 - Marco Aguilar - Crowdfunding Secrets
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150. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Marco Aguilar launches his crowdfunding campaign for a feature-length version of his hit short film "Zombie Parkour" and hopes to take 9 Million Hits and turn it into $100,000.
Episode 145 - Steve Herold - 18 Years of Filmmaking and Counting
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149. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Steve Herold's first film HR Punkenshette got him meetings with Robert Simonds, Joe Dante, Sony and The Farrelly Brothers production company. What's happened since and why does Steve say he's still trying to get his career "off the ground."
Episode 144 - Kuang Lee - The Second Feature Film & Audience Interpretations
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148. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Not all independent filmmakers get the chance to make a first feature, and then there are filmmakers like Kuang Lee who have already made two features and in the middle of planning their third. Tune in for inspiration on getting it done.
Episode 143 - Polarizing Audiences - L. Jeffrey Moore
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147. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Is polarizing an audience a good thing or a bad thing? To help navigate Alrik and Timothy's disagreement on the subject we have Producer, Writer and Actor L. Jeffrey Moore to talk about why he wrote The Rage
BONUS EPISODE - The Alternate Table Read
184 perc
146. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
A live reading of Alrik's screenplay "The Alternate"
Episode 142 - Sophia LaPaglia - Approaching Nudity, Sex & Violence in Your Film
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145. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We dedicate an entire episode to working with nudity, sex and violence. Here to join us is actress Sophia LaPaglia who gives us the dos and dont's of nudity, sex and violence.
Episode 141 - Chloe Weaver - Transitioning from an AC to a DP
67 perc
144. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Director of Photography Chloe Weaver talks to us about how she got started in the industry, her career in the camera department and how she went from AC to DPing an episode of The Chef's Table.
Episode 140 - Karina Wolfe - How Actors Create Memorable Performances
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143. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Actress Karina Wolfe tells us how she creates a performance, from breaking down a script to working with directors. Plus we share stories from the sets of "Over My Dead Body," "The Spirit Machine" and "Zombie Vs. Drone."
Episode 139 - Alrik Bursell's "The Alternate"
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142. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week Alrik and Timothy dedicate a whole episode to Alrik's film, The Alternate, which is currently in development with a target shoot date of Fall 2018. We break down what the project is and what it's going to take to get it made!
Episode 138 - Reed Shusterman - How Script Reading Works
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141. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Reed Shusterman is a filmmaker who is also a professional script reader. He answers all our burning questions about script readers including: how does a script reader evaluate a script? What makes a script good? What are script readers looking for? And ho
Episode 137 - Megaera Stephens - Working as a 1st AC
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140. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have woman 1st AC Megaera Stephens on the show to talk about how she got started in the camera department, being woman in a technical role and transitioning from the SF Bay Area to New York.
Episode 136 - Gordy Hoffman - A Screenwriter's Journey and How Screenwritiing Competitions Work
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139. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Join us for this inspiring conversation with Gordy Hoffman about how screenplay competitions work and why you should never give up. If you want to make films, Gordy says don't wait, "do your dream today!"
Episode 135 - Paul Schneider - Casting Known Actors
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138. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we have commercial director Paul Schneider on the show to talk about making a living as a director, making the transition from commercials to narrative and how he casted two known actors in his short film, Fifty Minutes.
Episode 134 - New Year Special with Andrew Schrader, Arielle Zakowski & Evan Kidd
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137. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We talk to more past guests about what they’ve been up to since they were first on the podcast. This week we have Andrew Schrader, Arielle Zakowski and Evan Kidd in an extra long episode to keep you company during your travels. Happy New Year!
Episode 133 - Christmas Special with Lisa Donato, Colin Levy and Kyle McCauley
128 perc
136. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Welcome to the 2017 MMIH Christmas extravaganza! We decided to do something special this year and bring back a bunch of our previous guests to see how they are doing and what's changed in their career's since we last heard from them.
Episode 132 - Year End Wrapup
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135. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
With just two more episodes to go this year, Timothy and Alrik wrapup their discussion on Alrik's feature film "The Alternate," Timothy's contained-location script and a whole bunch of listener questions
Episode 131 - How We Write Stories
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134. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week Timothy talks a bit about restructuring his approach to his script, which leads to a deep conversation about how he and Alrik come up with the stories they write, plus some big news from Alrik about The Alternate.
Episode 130 - Progress Anxiety, Act 2 Troubles and The Little People
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133. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy talks about struggling with his screenplay, Alrik talks about just wanting to just shoot something already, we recap our interview with Jason Headley and talk about the "little people".
Episode 129 - Jason Headley - Living the Filmmaker's Dream
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132. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Jason Headley is an indie filmmaking success. Not only did his short receive over 15 million views, he also has a career directing commercials and writing for Pixar. And now Jason's debut feature film "A Bad Idea Gone Wrong" is being released.
Episode 128 - Advertising on Facebook
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131. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik shares his experience screening The Rage at the Pictoclick film festival. Then we delve into Facebook Advertising using a $30 experiment on two different ads.
Episode 127 - Timothy's Ego, Alrik Moves to LA & A Listener Question
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130. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy talks about his ego getting in the way of his filmmaking and the emotional bruising of recent screenings of The Spirit Machine. Alrik talks about moving to LA! And we answer a listener question from Tariq Taleb!
AFM 2017 Bonus Episode
7 perc
129. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Hey everyone, I just have a few more words on AFM I wanted to add to this weeks episode!
Episode 126: Is AFM Worth It?
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128. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
You've heard about AFM and maybe have a vague sense that it's a place where films get bought and sold. But what exactly is it? Should every filmmaker go? Is it worth the money? Alrik went on our behalf to answer all your burning questions.
Episode 125 - Prepping for AFM
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127. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we have an episode without a guest and catch up on what we've been up to and I give Timothy a breakdown of my preparation for my first year at AFM. We also read some iTunes reviews and hint at what we've got planned for next week.
Episode 124 - Find Your Audience with Sundance's Creative Distribution Team
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126. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Creative tips on getting your film seen with Jess and Liz from Sundance's Creative Distribution Initiative
Episode 123 - Composer Gregory James Jenkins
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125. rész
Alrik and Timothy
LA based composer Gregory James Jenkins joins us this week to talk about scoring everything from Disney cartoons to horror films.
Episode 122 - How to Budget a $12k Feature
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124. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We talk to Noam Kroll about the ins and outs of shooting an affordable feature film.
Episode 121 - Talking Indie Features with Frazer Bradshaw!
74 perc
123. rész
Alrik and Timothy
Independent Filmmaker and Director of Photography Frazer Bradshaw talks about getting into Sundance with his first feature and what steps he had to take to get his second feature (The Deep Sky) made.
Episode 120 - Finding an Audience with Smarthouse Creative
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122. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
No two films are alike, how will your film find it's audience? We're joined by Ryan Davis and Brad Wilke of Smarthouse Creative to talk about how they work with filmmakers to release their film in the world and assist in branding, promotion and publicity.
Episode 119 - Horror Equity Fund with Brian and Marlon!
73 perc
121. rész
Alrik and Timothy
This week we have two very special guests, Brian Herskowitz and Marlon Schulman from Horror Equity Fund! We hear all about what the Horror Equity Fund is, what it does and how they work with filmmakers and investors to do the business side of filmmaking!
Episode 118 - PR and Getting Your Film Seen
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120. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
You have a short film to release, now what? This week we give advice on press releases and the best way to get your film seen.
Episode 117 - Advice for a 15yr Old Filmmaker
51 perc
119. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik answer a listener question from a 15 year old filmmaker, read a itunes review and catch up on what they've been doing lately. All that and much more on this week's Making Movies is Hard!
Episode 116 - A Critical Look at The Spirit Machine
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118. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy's short film "The Spirit Machine" is officially out in the world! Be sure to check it out on YouTube or Vimeo before listening to this gloves off conversation about how the film turned out. What works? What doesn't work?
Episode 115 - Hoarding Acorns with Winnie Wong
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117. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week we talk with freelance producer Winnie Wong about making the leap from a full time producer at a major company to going back to the world of freelance.
Episode 114 - Visual Effects Supervisor Kaitlyn Yang
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116. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Kaitlyn Yang is a VFX artist and Supervisor that's worked on Walking Dead, Robot Chicken, and more. After freelancing for some bigger places like Zoic, Framestore and MPC she decided to open her own boutique shop called Alpha Studios.
Episode 113 - Cinematographer Jason Joseffer
73 perc
115. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Jason Joseffer has shot films for both Timothy and Alrik. This week, we talk to Jason about how he became a Cinematographer, how he works with directors and much more!
Episode 112 - Make a DAMN Movie!!!
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114. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
A listener challenges us to stop talking and go make our movies, plus we talk about how much you should get paid as a professional
Episode 111 - Becoming "Professional"
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113. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik and Timothy get into the details about how they became working professionals. We talk about how we got our start after graduating and the steps we took to get to where we are now. Plus we talk about what it means to be a professional.
Episode 110 - "Stranger Things" Actor Jackie Dallas
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112. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
We talk to actor Jackie Dallas about how she launched her career in the Bay Area and landed a role in Stranger Things. Plus, discussions about unions, finances and the challenges of being typecast.
Episode 109 - Sales Rep Ben Yennie
67 perc
111. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Want to figure out how to get your movie sold, raise the funds or figure out how the movie is going to get seen? This week we have producer/sales rep Ben Yennie on the show to talk over all things film business.
Episode 108 - From "Half Baked" to "Monster" with Steven Bernstein
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110. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
For years, Steven Bernstein was the go-to DP for big budget comedies like Half Baked, Waterboy and White Chicks. Then he shot "Monster" with Patty Jenkins which inspired him to start writing and directing.
Episode 107 - Insurance, Fame and Do 25k Films Matter?
67 perc
109. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik are in the middle of a big job so they jump back to their old format and talk through a series of topics, including Insurance, Fame and if 25k budget films matter or not?
Episode 106 - Comedian David Roth
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108. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What do stand-up comedy and filmmaking having in common? A lot actually. This week we delve into the world of comedy with David Roth and talk about advertising, finding your voice and the struggles of learning a new craft.
Episode 105 - Actor/Writer Rob Chester Smith
65 perc
107. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
An insightful conversation with Rob Chester Smith about breaking in as an actor/writer in Los Angeles. Once you've reached your goal what do you do with the feeling "I got here, and now what?"
Episode 104 - Listener Dial Ins
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106. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We celebrate our two-year anniversary by inviting listeners of the show to dial in and talk about what's on their mind. This week we talk to Lindsay Serrano, Jeff Palmer and John Muth for conversations about low-budget filmmaking, film school and feedback
Episode 103 - New Opportunities
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105. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy and Alrik update each other on their projects, their careers and some exciting new opportunities
Episode 102 - Rebecca Weaver
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104. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Rebecca Weaver tells us how she made her $11k budget feature with a two person crew and went on to win "Best American Indie" at the Sonoma Film Fest and "Best Feature" at both the Lone Star & East Lansing Film Fests
Episode 101 - Life After Your First Feature with Sean Lynch!
66 perc
103. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What do you do once your first feature is done and has distribution? Today we talk with writer/director Sean Nichols Lynch who is in pre-production on his second feature 'Ride with Me' and hear about the steps he is taking to get that film made.
Episode 100 - "Napoleon Dynamite" Director Jared Hess!
86 perc
102. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Jared Hess, the man behind "Napoleon Dynamite" succeeded in ways we all dream of, namely hitting big with his first film. We obviously have a ton of questions for him, so stick around for this historic episode.
Episode 99 - Moving to LA with Gavin Murray!
64 perc
101. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
What do you do when you first move to LA? This week we have DP and filmmaker Gavin Murray who just moved to LA from SF three months ago and he talks about how he made the move, what he's looking to accomplish and how he's getting his first few jobs in LA.
Episode 98 - Independent Financing with Yumee Jang
73 perc
100. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
So you've got a script and all you need is the money to shoot it. Great! But where do you start? This week, producer Yumee Jang sits down to answer all our questions about where independent financing comes from including how to find and talk to investors
Episode 97 - Finding a Story that Will Change Your Life with Scott Kirschenbaum
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99. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Documentarian Scott Kirschenbaum joins us this week to talk about his life as a documentary filmmaker, how he goes about finding stories that will change his life and how he captured a woman giving brith in his newest film 'Of Woman Born'.
Episode 96 - Rick Bosner Says "You Don't Have To Live in LA"
77 perc
98. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Rick Bosner joins us to talk about how he makes a living as a filmmaker including work as a line producer on Fruitvale Station and Executive Producer on Other People. And he explains why you don't have to be in LA to do it.
Episode 95 - Bay Area Filmmaker Rob Richert!
65 perc
97. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we have filmmaker extraordinaire Rob Richert on the show to give us a nice overview of his career on his filmmaker, covering film festivals, directing philosophies and being ready to pivot your story based on casting.
Episode 94 - Gareth Edwards Keynote
69 perc
96. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy is back from his shoot in Chile and Alrik just wrapped his four day documentary style shoot. We wing a conversation about what's next for our feature films and share some inspiration from Gareth Edwards SXSW Film Keynote speech.
Episode 93 - In The Thick Of It
58 perc
95. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy is in Santiago Chile shooting a commercial and Alrik is working on a four day doc style shoot, so the guys talk about how their prep is going and how it kind of sucks that they have both been too busy to work on their creative projects.
BONUS EPISODE! Decompressing from the Just Shoot It Podcast
25 perc
94. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Timothy and Alrik decompress from their experience recording the crossover episode with the Just Shoot It Podcast.
Episode 92 - Just Shoot It Crossover Episode!
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93. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
A crossover episode with fellow filmmaking podcasters, Matt Enlow and Oren Kaplan of the Just Shoot It Podcast! We talk about our lives as directors but really quickly get into a discussion of why we aren't in LA. Enjoy!
Episode 91 - Tech Scout and Shoot
67 perc
92. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We continue where we left off last week, talking about the shoot we're working on together, Alrik as Producer and Timothy as Director. This week we walk you through the tech scout, the last week of prep and the shoot itself.
Episode 90 - Prepping a Production
62 perc
91. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
How do you prep a production? Where do you start? This week, Alrik and Timothy describe the process of prepping a music video that Timothy is directing and Alrik is producing.
Episode 89 - Starting a Career in Commercial Directing with Plummer/Strauss
78 perc
90. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Justin Plummer III and Martin Strauss are two San Francisco Bay Area directors who get paid to direct full time. They talk with us about how they got started and what it's like to sign with a big time LA commercial production company.
Episode 88 - Microbudget Filmmaking with Liz Manashil
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89. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we hear how Liz Manashil is making her movies on a microbudget, finding name actors, getting distribution and sustaining her career as a filmmaker.
Episode 87 - A Tweet from Jay Duplass!
49 perc
88. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We shoot the breeze this week with a few topics including La La Land, tax season, getting rejected from film festivals and a Tweet from Jay Duplass!
Episode 86 - Lighting TV & Movies with Ryan Thomas
79 perc
87. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Ryan Thomas started his career as a grip and gaffer in San Francisco, but when the non-union reality show he was working on turned union, Ryan was able to join the local 728 and make the move to LA to level up his career as a Director of Photography.
Episode 85 - Getting a Name Actor for Your Micro-Budget Film
71 perc
86. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What makes for a satisfying ending to a movie? And how the hell do you get a name actor attached to your movie when you don't have an agent or a manager?
Episode 84 - Alternative Distribution with Isaac Pingree
87 perc
85. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
We explore two distribution models in this episode. Filmmaker Isaac Pingree released his first feature "Day of Vengeance" through a traditional distributor but with his latest film "The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show" he's going direct to the fans
Episode 83 - A Self-Distribution Success Story with Griffin Hammond
59 perc
84. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Griffin Hammond made a 33-minute documentary about Sriracha that he self-distributed and made money. That's right. Real money. We follow his journey to success from Facebook and Kickstarter all the way to Amazon Prime.
Episode 82 - Happy New Year!
90 perc
83. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Happy New Year everyone! We distill our entire year of experience into one awesome episode, including our first listener call in from Alex Kellerman who challenges us on the idea of "breaking in."
Episode 81 - Paid Pitches
60 perc
82. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Over the last two weeks, Alrik pitched his feature script "The Alternate" to producers and managers. We share his results with a discussoin around the experience, the feedback, and we even listen to one of the actual pitches
Episode 80 - Self Distribution with Lucas Kitchen
70 perc
81. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Everyone can make a movie but when it's done, what's the best way to get it out into the world? This week we have filmmaker Lucas Kitchen on the show to talk about his experience working with the aggregator Distribber, how much money his movie brought in
Episode 79 - Feature Films: Funding and Pitching
79 perc
80. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We focus on feature films this week with several discussions including "what does a $100k feature really look like?" "How do you ask investors for money?" and "what does a good pitch sound like?"
Episode 78 - Unions
64 perc
79. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
We answer a listener question and discuss what we know (and don't know) about unions. Should you be in a union? Why aren't we?
Episode 77 - The Break-In with Robin Schmidt
75 perc
78. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We're joined by guest host "Robin Schmidt" who has a filmmaking podcast called "The Break-In". We talk to Robin about his filmmaking career in Europe and his plans to break into Hollywood in 12 months.
Episode 76 - Catching Up
61 perc
77. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Alrik is back from Costa Rica and it's time for the guys to catch up. We talk over what it's like coming back from vacation, Timothy's commerical directing, Alrik's writing while he was gone and much more!
Episode 75 - When Do You Say No?
68 perc
76. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
When it comes to paid work, you don’t always get the projects you want. Should you say yes to every project you're offered or say no to ones that don't fit your goals?
Episode 74 - Selling Your Short Film with Ronnie Allman
62 perc
75. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We're joined by Bay Area Filmmaker Ronnie Allman to talk about filmmaking contests and his new website JustADollarShort.com
Episode 73 - Fundraising and Filmmaker Bios
68 perc
74. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we give pointers on writing a filmmaker bio and Alrik downloads us on everything he's learned about fundraising
Episode 72 - The Distribution Argument
66 perc
73. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy and Alrik had two wonderful topics lined up but don't even get to them due to an intense discussion about distribution. We also discuss Timothy's plans for The Spirit Machine, Alrik's realizations about his career and much more!
Episode 71 - What's With All The Screenplay Contests?
57 perc
72. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Alrik talks to Timothy about all the millions of screenplay contests, paid skype pitches and all the other filmmaking opportunities that we independent filmmakers can purchase in order to break into the industry.
Episode 70 - Screenplay Coverage
52 perc
71. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik is sick this week but powers through an episode about his recent experience with the Black List and getting screenplay coverage on the latest draft of the 'The Alternate'
Episode 69 - The Spirit Machine is Done!
70 perc
70. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy's short film, The Spirit Machine, which has been four years in the making, is finally done! We talk about how Timothy is feeling before the two screenings and then come together to talk about how it all went down.
Episode 68 - Long Takes with Jim Cummings
68 perc
69. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Jim Cummings is the writer/director of Thunder Road, a single take 12-minute short that won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize this year. This week, we ask Jim questions about long takes. When to use them? How to create them? And why they are a powerful tool.
Episode 67 - Music Video Director Brian Storm
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68. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
With his first camera he documented his neighborhood and shot videos of his brother playing basketball eventually making his way to music videos. With his company Dream Chaser films, he now works with local Bay Area artists like E-40 and Lil' Dicky
Episode 66 - Editor Arielle Zakowski
68 perc
67. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week we have yet another fantastic guest on the show with commercial and film editor Arielle Zakowski!
Episode 65 - The Thornton Bros
68 perc
66. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After ten years as screenwriters, the Thornton Bros. decided to raise money on IndieGogo and shoot a feature themselves. This week we explore the ins and outs of IndieGogo, the Hollywood system, and the frustrating hamster wheel of a life in filmmaking.
Episode 64 - My Filmmaking Life is Passing Me By!
64 perc
65. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Alrik talks how he feels like his filmmaking life is passing him by, but is it really? Timothy talks about how he feels that he missed some key opportunities in the past and talks about how Chris Columbus got his first job.
Episode 63 - Fan Films & Michael Cimino
67 perc
64. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After a tweet about remaking Quantum Leap, Timothy seriously considers making a fan film. Alrik talks about the relative success of Strange Thing to Brother and the curiosity around uncompromising directors like Michael Cimino.
Episode 62 - Solving Story Problems, Tools and Feeling Special
62 perc
63. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
How do you solve your story problems, what's your favorite film tool and do you feel special? This week we talk through a trio of subjects, discuss Stranger Things and get some editing tips from a editor who's films you've probably seen!
Episode 61 - Remember That Guy That Gave Up?
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62. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anybody else. This week we talk about why no one should give up. Also, we dig into Ben Hur, Timothy's next project and The Underground Filmmaker's Club.
Episode 60 - How to Make Money With Your Short Films
63 perc
61. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week we talk about what options there are for making money with your short films. Is there a viable way to make the budget back or will your short film just end up being a calling card.
Episode 59 - Meeting Agents and Producers with Kyle McCauley
68 perc
60. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What happens after you find "success"? Kyle McCauley's short film "James" landed him an agent, but that's just the start of his journey. What happens after you get into the room?
Episode 58 - What Producers Do
66 perc
59. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy just got back from producing a big budget commercial in Barcelona, but what did he do all day? This week we talk about the different types of producers, what we thought producers did before we were in the industry.
Episode 57 - Plot Types
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58. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Either you believe whole heartedly in story structure or rebel against what can sometimes feel like a formula. This week Timothy and Alrik break down some different plot types and discuss their beliefs about what makes a good story.
Episode 56 - Budgeting Your Short Film
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57. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik talk about how they go about budgeting their short films and offer some advice on how to get started.
Episode 55 - Cutting Corners / Luck & Timing
60 perc
56. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
As an indie filmmaker, you're walking a fine line of doing everything by the books and having to bend or break the rules. When should you cut corners, and when should you not. Alrik tells us stories from his recent shoot.
Episode 54 - Saila Kariat
63 perc
55. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week Saila Kariat, the director of The Valley talks to us about the long journey to bring her film to life and gives us an insider's view on fundraising and working with investors!!!
Episode 53 - Listener Questions
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54. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This is part two of our first year anniversary as we answer listener questions.
Episode 52 - One Year Anniversary
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53. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This is part one of two as we celebrate the end of our first year as a podcast. In this episode we talk about the past 51 episodes and the biggest lessons we've learned.
Episode 51 - Collaborating with Artists
65 perc
52. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik talk about voice over, trying to find a director as an agency producer, indie filmmakers directing big franchises and collaborating with artists.
Episode 50 - Discipline and Shane Carruth
55 perc
51. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What's the relationship between discipline and art? And what's the deal with Shane Carruth?
Episode 49 - Good Deals, Bad Deals, Contracts and Lawyers
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50. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy is back on Making Movies is Hard! Alrik and Timothy catch up on the last few weeks and talk a deal Timothy was offered from Crypt TV and how that all went down.
Episode 48 - Colin Levy on Outlines, Pitching and Story Telling
63 perc
49. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Colin Levy is back to co-host a second episode while Timothy is in Japan. This week Alrik and Colin talk about a smattering of filmmaking topics including, outlines, pitching and storytelling.
Episode 47 - Talking Features with Colin Levy
64 perc
48. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Colin Levy is back! Timothy is on vacation, so Colin takes his place and talks with Alrik about his 3-year project codenamed "Shipnet" and the different ways a filmmaker can approach his or her first feature film project.
Episode 46 - Being a Filmmaker in Los Angeles with Hassan Said
50 perc
47. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
After his films played at 50 film festivals and won a handful of awards, Hassan made the move to Los Angeles to pursue a directing career.
Episode 45 - Making a $3,000 Feature with Evan Kidd
62 perc
46. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik welcome North Carolina Filmmaker Evan Kidd to the show to talk about his independent filmmaking experience and how he made his first feature narrative, 'Son of Clowns'.
Episode 44 - Never Give Up
62 perc
45. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
You might not always (or ever) get the results you want with your film. How do you survive?
Episode 43 - The Brother Premiere!
53 perc
44. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
What's it feel like to premiere your film on-line and at a film festival? Find out with the premiere of Alrik's short film "Brother"
Episode 42 - Winning the Filmmaking Lottery
62 perc
43. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Many filmmakers think there's an easy path to making it big. This week, we discuss winning the filmmaking lottery. Is it really as simple as entering contests and festivals, getting noticed, and starting your career?
Episode 41 - Filmmaker = Artist + Businessperson
60 perc
42. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik talk about the balance between the artistic and business side of being a filmmaker.
Episode 40 - Lisa Donato
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41. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We talk with special guest Lisa Donato about starting her career in LA and why she decided to move to Austin, TX. Plus lots of talk about diversity and patriarchal society.
Episode 39 - Ghostbusters, Friedkin & Playback
62 perc
40. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week we discuss the new Ghostbusters remake and what we think, we get some directing advice from William Friedkin from Marc Maron's WTF podcast and give our thoughts, and we discuss how we use playback and why we think it's important.
Episode 38 - What Makes A Good Kickstarter Campaign?
62 perc
39. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we talk about what makes a good Kickstarter campaign
Episode 37 - "Audrey" Short Film
65 perc
38. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we talk about Timothy's latest commercial, comparing yourself to your peers, and we give our thoughts on a listener's short film
Episode 36 - Where to Put the Camera? Which lenses to use? How to direct like Tarantino!
56 perc
37. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We're breaking format this week to talk about a few smaller topics. First is where to put the camera. Then we have a clip from Roger Deakins about lenses. And finally, we theorize on how Quentin Tarantino gets such great performances from his actors.
Episode 35 - What's the Price of Pursuing Narrative Film?
60 perc
36. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
When you start out as a filmmaker you don't instantly have the opportunity to get paid for the films you make. What sacrifices must you make (if any) to pursue a life of creativity? Timothy and Alrik give you their answers on this weeks episode of MMIH!
Episode 34 - Advertising
70 perc
35. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Ridley Scott, Spike Jonze, David Fincher all have commercial directing backgrounds. So does that mean we should all start with commercials?
Episode 33 Dealing With The Internal Critic
65 perc
34. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy talks about a tough experience dealing with his internal critic and talks to Alrik about how he's dealing with it. Alrik talks about his internal critic and how he works through it.
Episode 32 - Do It All Yourself? Or Find the Money and Hire a Crew?
62 perc
33. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Filmmaking has become increasingly accessible and you can make a movie with very little equipment/crew. What is the best way to approach your first feature? DIY or raising money to hire a crew?
Episode 31 - What Makes a Great Story? with Marc Madrigal
78 perc
32. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Marc Madrigal, the host of Story Punch Podcast, joins us to talk about what makes a great story
Episode 30 - Listener Question: Getting The Cinematic Look
66 perc
31. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We answer a listener question: "How do you go about making your footage look cinematic?"
Episode 29 - Pursuing Experience or Greatness?
70 perc
30. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik bring in the new year with a discussion about what path they want to take as filmmakers in the new year.
Episode 28 - How Do We Grow Our Film Communities?
64 perc
29. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik talk about what could be done to expand our film communities.
Episode 27 - How To Present Yourself As a Filmmaker
50 perc
28. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
How do you present yourself as a filmmaker? Whether it's in meetings or at a party, how do you create the most opportunity for yourself? Alrik and Timothy share their experiences and offer advice.
Episode 26 - A Critical Look at Over My Dead Body with Colin Levy
70 perc
27. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik are joined by Colin Levy to have a gloves off conversation about Over My Dead Body. Colin does most of the talking and really pinpoints exactly how and why the short doesn't work.
Episode 25 - How Do You Know When a Project is Done?
66 perc
26. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy and Alrik talk about how they know when a project is done. How do you decide to lock an edit or send out a script?
Episode 24 - Do On-Line Views Really Matter with Guest Colin Levy
68 perc
25. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We talk to director Colin Levy about the success of his short films and get his thoughts on what makes certain films succeed on-line. We also learn about what happens to a filmmaker after getting millions of on-line views.
Episode 23 - What Is Your Filmmaking Point of View?
67 perc
24. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
Timothy and Alrik discuss their point of views as filmmakers, why would anyone care what you have to say and where does that POV come from?
Episode 22 - The Festival Premiere of Over My Dead Body
53 perc
23. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we premiered our short film Over My Dead Body and we talk about what the festival premiere was like and how the on-line release went.
Episode 21 - Redefining Our Career Goals
61 perc
22. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
After speaking with a two time feature filmmaker who faces the same struggles as they do, Timothy and Alrik talk over what they really want out of their filmmaking careers,
Episode 20 - Sustainable Ideas with Andrew Schrader
54 perc
21. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Filmmaking is a long, laborious process, so how do you pick an idea or a premise you want to dedicate time to? We talk to Andrew Schrader, the writer/director of two feature films ["The Age of Reason" and "Fever Night"] about finding a sustainable idea. W
Episode 19 - The Episode About Nothing
61 perc
20. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
In this episode Timothy asks Alrik if the podcast is providing value for anyone, Alrik talks about Timothy's look book for his horror/comedy and a bunch of other random talk.
Episode 18 - Getting People To Watch Your Short
55 perc
19. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik talks about how he got 50,000+ views on "Strange Thing" and Timothy and Alrik discuss their plans for releasing "Over My Dead Body"
Episode 17 - An Actor's Perspective
59 perc
18. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
In Episode 12, we talked about working with actors. This week, we hear from an actor and and get his perspective on the indie filmmaking experience
Episode 16 - Working with Producers
61 perc
17. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
This week Timothy and Alrik talk about our experience working with producers and why they are so important.
Episode 15 - Giving/Receiving Feedback
59 perc
16. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we talk about giving and receiving feedback
Episode 14 - What is Success?
56 perc
15. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
In this episode Timothy and Alrik talk about what it means to be a success. Are we successful filmmakers? If not, what will it take for us to get the success we wish we had?
Episode 13 - Short Film Fundraising
49 perc
14. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week we talk about the ways we've funded our short films.
Episode 12 - Working with Actors
81 perc
13. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
In this episode Timothy and Alrik discuss working with actors, from casting to directing on set we talk what's worked for us and what hasn't worked so well.
Episode 11 - Rejection and Failure
53 perc
12. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Rejection and failure are unavoidable aspects of being a filmmaker. This week we talk about how we deal with these negative feelings.
Episode 10 - Listener Questions
68 perc
11. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
For the epic 10th episode, we answer listener questions submitted through Twitter and Facebook
Episode 9 - Are Film Festivals Helpful?
56 perc
10. rész
Alrik Bursell and Timothy Plain
In this episode Timothy and Alrik dive deep into all things film festivals and how they are going to approach them in the future.
Episode 8 - Getting an Agent
51 perc
9. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
We're independent filmmakers, do we really need an agent? This week, Timothy and Alrik talk about the reasons someone might want an agent and the reasons neither of them are represented.
Episode 7 - Pursuing the Feature Film
52 perc
8. rész
Alrik Bursell
Making a feature film is tough, Timothy and Alrik discuss what they are doing to get their first features made.
Episode 6 - Work/Life/Creative Balance
41 perc
7. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Life is busy. How do you find time to work on the creative stuff? Alrik and Timothy talk about finding a balance between work, friends, life, and creative projects.
Episode 5 - The Emotional Roller Coaster
35 perc
6. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
This week, Alrik and Timothy describe the emotional journey of making an independent film from script to finish, and how they deal with the wild ups and downs.
Episode 4 - The Benefits of Living in Los Angeles
42 perc
5. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
What are the advantages of living in Los Angeles and why have Timothy and Alrik decided to stay and pursue their dreams in the Bay Area?
Episode 3 - Deciding The Next Project
40 perc
4. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Making movies can be expensive, so how do you decide where to spend your time and money? This week, Alrik & Timothy discuss how and why they decided to work on their short films "Brother" and "The Spirit Machine"
Episode 2 - First Time Filmmaker Myths
35 perc
3. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
Alrik and Timothy talk about the myths first time filmmakers often believe when starting to make their first films.
Episode 1: Part 2 - The Birth of Making Movies is HARD!
33 perc
2. rész
Alrik Bursell
Timothy and Alrik talk about why they started a podcast.
Episode 1: Part 1 - An Introduction to MMIH
29 perc
1. rész
Filmmakers Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell
New to the podcast? Start here with this intro to who we are and what this podcast is all about.
