Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast
Noam Kroll - BONUS Throwback Interview!
James Chick - From Youtuber to Feature Filmmaker!
Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell Talk Producers - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Gill Gayle - Acting, Production Designing and Producing Feature Films!
Allen C Gardner - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Frazer Bradshaw - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Marc Hampson - Leveling Up From Feature to Feature!
Foster Wilson - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Mark Rapaport - Producing Features Before Directing One!
Jennifer Sorenson - Breathing Life into Your First Feature as Writer, Producer and Star!
Jay Cheel - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Kitty Norton - Turning Grief into Art Through Film!
Christopher Cantwell - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Francesco Loschiavo - Packaging and Producing an Indie TV Series!
Justin Kurzel - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Stephen Chbosky - Writing Your Way to Directing Studio Features!
Michelle Boyaner - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Penny Lane - Putting Yourself and Your Life in Your Movie!
Andrew Schrader - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Andrew Schrader - Writing Screenplays to Writing Novels!
Neasa Hardiman - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Nora Fingscheidt - Making the Jump to Hollywood Features!
Dominic Mercurio - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Darieus Legg - Leaving Hollywood to Make Stoker Machine!
Nitzan Mager - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Brian Silverman - Putting the Money Down for Your First Feature!
Timothy Plain and Alrik Bursell - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Fundraising and Crowdfunding for Features!
Tony Vella - BONUS Throwback Interview!
J.J. Perry - From Stunts to Directing Studio Action Features!
Melanie Miller - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Jessamine Burgum and Kara Durrett - Navigating the Golden Elevator with Pinky Promise Films!
Film Festival Alliance - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Spade Robinson - Talking Filmmaking in Arkansas at the Rogers Short Film Festival!
Roxanne Benjamin - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Audrey Cummings - Establishing Yourself as a Genre Director!
Andrew Carlberg - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Cameron Burns - Starting a Producing Career with a Successful Feature!
Liz Manashil - Crowdfunding for Indie Films from 2019!
Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell - Who are Liz and Alrik?
Darren Lynn Bousman - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Marcus Dunstan - Directing Horror Films without Compromise!
Christopher Coppola - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Robert Schwartzman - Being a Rockstar, Filmmaker and Indie Film Distributor!
Edward Green - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Ben Stier - The Process of Making a Hometown Feature!
Alex Ferrari - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Racheal Cain and Maria Allred - Finishing Somnium After 16 Years and Saying No to Distributors!
Amber Sealey - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Liz W. Garcia - Leveling Up to a Mid-Tier Budget for Feature #3!
Bruce McDonald - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Matt Farley - Producing Movies on Your Own Terms!
Maria Mealla - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Kyra Knox - Telling Your Truth to Make Your Filmmaking Dreams Happen!
Tom Huang - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Clinton Cornwell - Shooting First Feature 12 Months for Over 18 Months!
Derek Presley and Jason Starne - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Rodes Phire and Ty Gordon - The Producer Director Collaboration and Making Your Movies!
Melanie Addington - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Rachel Belofsky - Producing Movies and Running Screamfest!
Jesse Handsher - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Brenton Gieser - Switching Careers to Become a Filmmaker!
Katie J. Stone - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Deborah Smith - Acting and Producing Movies in Hollywood!
Jonathan Kiefer - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Charles Pieper - Writing An Over The Top Horror Comedy Feature for Shudder!
Paulina Lagudi - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Zoe Eisenberg - Premiering at Slamdance with First Feature Chaperone!
Greg Barker - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Stefon Bristol - Leveling Up By Directing A List Actors for Feature #2!
Rebecca Cutter - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Debby Wolfe - Creating and Writing Lopez vs. Lopez!
Kevin O'Brien - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Nathan Blackwell - Making a Prop Heavy Feature in Your Own Town!
Ian James Duncan - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Ren: The Girl with The Mark - Getting Millions of Views on Your Web Series!
Ben Hickernell - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Travis Burgess - Making a Micro Budget Who Done It!
Howard Franklin - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Adam Cooper - Writing Studio Features to Directing Feature #1 Starring Russell Crowe!
Luis Prieto - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Gabriel Abrantes - Crafting Your 2nd Feature After Massive Success with the 1st!
Leah McKendrick - BONUS Throwback Interview!
Laura Adkin: Doing It All on First Feature Re: Uniting!
Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch: BONUS Throwback Interview!
Ian and Eshom Nelms: Inking a Deal for Your Seventh Feature with Top Talent!
Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: BONUS Throwback Interview!
Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall: Yes, And-ing Your First Comedy Feature!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Justin Warren!
Theo Brown: Casting Your Feature on Your Own Terms!
Jade Halley Bartlett: Writing & Directing a Cast Driven First Feature!
Becoming an Indie Film Rebel with Josh Stifter!
Directing & Composing an Indie Series with Katie Locke O'Brien & Barry J. Neely!
Getting the Legal Side of Filmmaking Right with Chris Perez!
Making Your First Film Your First Feature with Dana Kippel!
Cutting a Path to Editing Trailers with Brett Winn!
Roxana Baldovin: Winning Music Video Bids!
Infusing Holiday Cheer Into A Holiday I Do with Director Paul Schneider!
Brian Helgeland: Sustaining a Career as a Writer and Director!
Short Filmmakers Roundtable with Anne Hu, Geoffrey Prather and Bryan Poyser!
Telling the Story of Studio One and LGBTQ History with Marc Saltarelli!
Lena Headey: From Game of Thrones to Writing and Directing Your First Feature Film!
Alden Ehrenreich: From Starring in Blockbusters to Writing and Directing a Short Film!
The Process of Consistently Writing and Directing Feature Films with Mick Davis!
Getting Your Script Made After Thirty Years with Dennis Paoli!
Running an AI Based Dubbing Company with Deepdub's Oz Krakowski!
Karan Boolani: Premiering Your First Feature at TIFF!
Anthony DiBlasi: Life as a Full Time Horror Feature Director!
Becoming a Lit Manager and Loving it with Jason Lubin!
Turning to Self Distribution for Your First Feature with Abby Horton and Ryan Dickie!
Finding Your Producer with Writer/Director Sebastien Tobler!
Landing Feature & TV Writing Jobs with Melissa Rundle!
Working as a Scenic Artist with Sean Casey!
Writing, Directing and Acting in Multiple Indie Features with Jeff Ryan!
Making Your First Feature at a High Level with Laura Moss!
Making Always, Lola and Going Freelance During the Strike with Jeffrey Crane Graham!
Reaching the Top and Betting on Yourself with Melanie Miller!
Capturing the Ultimate Underdog Story with Aaron Woolf and Tommy Hyde!
Producing Your Ass Off and Putting AI to Work with Stephen Gibler!
BONUS: Throwback Interviews - Listener Calls!
Creating a Sustainable Career Making Movies with Jhennifer Webberley!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Besties Make Movies!
Making Your First Feature During COVID with Juan Felipe Zuleta!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Sana Soni!
Being a Boss as a Distribution Consultant with Mia Bruno!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jeffrey Allard!
Producing Indie Films Full Time with David Lawson Jr!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Nick Scown and Julia Seabaugh!
Making the Burden of Proof for 8 Years with Cynthia Hill & Christine Delp!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anthony Scott Burns!
Getting Hired to Write and Direct Your First Feature with Bomani J. Story!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Jen McGowan!
A Life on Set with Director Sylvia Caminer!
BONUS: Throwback Conversation About Unions!
Understanding the WGA Writers Strike with Strike Captain Rob Forman!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Production Designer Rob Riutta!
From Editing Trailers to Directing Sci-Fi Features with Garo Setian!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Anna Biller!
Sundance to Docs to Narrative Feature #2 with Emily Abt!
BONUS: Thursday Throwback Interview with Eduardo Castrillo!
Making 11 Feature Films and Counting with Jon Garcia!
BONUS: Throwback Discussion Are Film Festivals Helpful?
Festival Programmer to Feature Film Director with Ashlea Wessel!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Producer Rick Bosner!
A Life of Producing Indie Features with Gill Holland!
BONUS: Thursday Throwback Episode with Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark!
Collaborating on Your First Feature Film with Alicia J. Rose and Alicia Jo Rabins!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with DP Steven Bernstein!
Shooting Television and Films at the Highest Level with Checco Varse!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Naomi McDougall Jones!
From Acting to Writing to Directing with Tate Hanyok!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with FilmmakerJean Luc Julien!
Taking Your Time with Jae Shim Filmmaker of Opus Cope!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Filmmaker Rebecca Weaver!
Making a Thoughtful First Feature with Dawn Jones Redstone!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Indie Filmmaking Legend Jared Hess!
Delivering 2 Features in One Year: Making The Donor Party with Thom Harp!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Sleight Filmmaker J.D. Dillard!
Making Your First Feature at Blumhouse with Yoko Okumura!
BONUS: Throwback Episode with Filmmaker Aleem Hossain!
Making an Anthology Horror Feature with Ryan Spindell!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Don Bies!
Sundance, Spielberg and Swallowed with Carter Smith!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Joslyn Rose Lyons!
Storyboarding Your Way To A Career In Directing with Cate Devaney!
BONUS: From Writer’s Room to First Time Feature Director with Corey Deshon!
Scheduling Your Way Into a Sony Overall Deal with Saeed Crumpler!
BONUS: Throwback Interview with Malgorzata Szumowska!
Coppola, Selena and Odenkirk: A chat with Filmmaker Cecelia Miniucchi!
Tom Schulman - Doubling Down on Independent Film from an Oscar Winning Writer!
An Ideal Career with Horror Filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin!
From Competitions to Writers' Rooms with Sean Collins-Smith!
Promoting Like Hell with Alok Mishra!
Taking Your First Documentary to Sundance with Maria Loohufvud & Love Martinsen!
Directing Lindsay Lohan for Your First Feature with Janeen Damian!
An Ideal First Feature with Alison Star Locke of The Apology!
Re-Editing First Feature Film Going All The Way with Mark Pellington!
We Celebrate Our 400th Episode with Producing Superstar Natalie Qasabian!
Being Hired by Dean Devlin to Direct The Deal with Orsi Nagypal!
Discussing the Actor's Process with Director Mali Elfman!
Making Movies with Indie Film Hero Mark Stolaroff!
The Importance of Mentorship with the Half Initiative's Shari Page!
Reverse Engineering a Successful Film with Producer Zac Hersh
Four Inuktitut Young Women, Aliens and Winning the Grand Jury Award at SXSW with Nyla Innuksuk!
Taking ALL SORTS Through Production, to Raindance and Self Distribution with Laura Reich!
Connecting Films to Audiences: Marketing and Publicity with Smarthouse Creative!
#1 on Netflix: What Lies Below with Braden Duemmler!
Co-Directing with 9 Other Directors: Voodoo Macbeth with Zoë Alyce Salnave!
How to Be a Prolific and Sustainable Filmmaker with Jason Horton!
Zemeckis, O. Russell and Being a Director in His Own Right with Jeff Baena!
Distributing Your Films to Your Own Platform with Christin Baker of Tello Films!
Working with Actors: A Chat With Acting Coach Craig Archibald!
From Microbudget to Ms. Marvel: Directing Film & TV with Meera Menon!
Using NFTs to Raise Over 700k with Miguel Faus!
A Family of Filmmakers - Making Movies with The Adams Family!
From Breakdown to Breakout with Addison Heimann!
The 10 Year Journey to Paradise Highway with Anna Gutto!
Remote Movie Making is Hard!!! with Mikail Chowdhury!
Navigating Pitfalls of Indie Distribution with Feature Filmmaker Savannah Bloch!
A Live Show with Marc Smolowitz: Producer Extraordinaire!
From Stand-Up to Grand Crew: Writing for a Living with Charla Lauriston!
Composing Beats for Films with Paul Tonks!
Faith Based Filmmaking with Alexandra Boylan!
Pandemic Filmmaking and NFT Releases with Rick Dugdale!
Christopher Coppola on Making Movies, Being a Coppola and Empowering Filmmakers!
The Importance of Life Experience for a Writer with Leyla Kader Dahm!
Therapeutic Films with Richard Ledes!
The Film That is Worth the Wait with Naveen Chathapuram!
Being Great in the Room with Writer AJ Bermudez!
Leading Film Festivals and Supporting Filmmakers with Melanie Addington!
Riding the Elevator with Riley Stearns!
Starting a Bidding War Over Your Second Feature with Jane Schoenbrun!
The Importance of Relationships in Financing and Producing with Caitlin Gold!
1 + 1 = 3 with Tarik Saleh!
Cutting Comedy with Curb's Roger Nygard!
Building Confidence as a Filmmaker with Meg Swertlow!
From Microbudget to Constance Wu: Indie Filmmaking with Chris Makoto Yogi!
Talking TV Writing and Representation with Lit Agent Jeff Greenberg!
Showrunning Starz' Hightown with Rebecca Cutter!
Bringing the Marginalized to the Mainstream with Milan Chakraborty!
Submitting to the WB TV Workshop with Rebecca Windsor and Elly Lachman!
From LA to Vietnam and Back Again with Le Van Kiet!
Being a First Time Showrunner with Christopher Cantwell!
Jumping from Directing Italian Comedies to Hollywood Thrillers with Luis Prieto!
Making Movies Full of Integrity and Conviction with Talia Lugacy
Finishing What You Started with Asif Akbar!
The Importance of Process with Omar Lopex!
Destined to be a Cinematographer with Alice Brooks!
Making Impact-Driven Movies Using the Non-Profit Model with KT Curran!
The Power of Positive Thinking with Allen C Gardner!
Learning When to Say 'No' as a Director with Jenn Page!
Directing Yourself in Your First Feature with Bill Crossland!
Fighting for What You Deserve with Sujata Day!
Uniting Film Festivals with The Film Festival Alliance!
Writing, Directing, and Acting in See You Next Christmas with Christine Weatherup!
From Homeless to Filmmaking Hero with Edward Green!
Film Criticism vs. Film Reviews with Tim Cogshell!
The Audacity of Making Your First Feature with The Filmmakers Behind WHAT SHE SAID!
Waiting for the Right Budget for Your First Feature w/ Rebecca Eskreis!
Unlikely Collaborations with Nick Scown and Julie Seabaugh!
Earning Respect on Your First Feature Film Set with Veronica McKenzie!
Fundraising for Indie Films with Serial Feature Filmmaker Ben Hickernell!
Successfully Pitching Slaxx at Fantasia with Elza Kephart!
Besties Make Movies!
Birth and Death on MAKING MOVIES IS HARD!!!
Nicholas Bruckman on new Ady Barkan Doc and Building a Sustainable Career in Film!
The Indie Spirit with Starry Eyes/Pet Sematary Filmmakers Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch
Hip Hop Storytelling with Joslyn Rose Lyons!
Navigating The Massive Success of an Indie Genre Film with Brett and Drew Pierce!
Living the Artist's LIfe with Writer/Director T. Arthur Cottam!
From Razzies to Release from Director Jail --- Tom Putnam!
Chatting with BAD ASS' Craig Moss about LET US IN!
For The Love of Genre Writing- Scribing WEREWOLVES WITHIN with Mishna Wolff!
Reopening the Edit and Making Movie Magic with In The Heights Editor Myron Kerstein!
Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: Shooting an Indie Feature with TONS of Locations in NYC in Eleven Days!
The Life of a Documentarian and Making It’s Not a Burden with Director Michelle Boyaner!
Shooting and Distributing a Genre Feature for $30k with Hudson Phillips and Jordan Noel!
Anna Elizabeth James: Planning and Executing Your Career with the Director of Deadly Illusions!
Burning Pustules of Regret AKA Making Your First Feature Film with Chelsea Christer!
Transforming From Actor to Director w/ Nitzan Mager!
Jen McGowan: Living The Filmmaking Dream with Director!
Andrew Carlberg - Sustaining a Producing Career!
Larry Fessenden: Acting, Filmmaking and Living the Artist's Life!
Barbara Crampton: Creating Killer Roles by Producing Your Own Films!
Sustaining a Feature Directing Career with Slamdance Co-Founder Dan Mirvish!
Selling Indie Films with 1091’s Sana Soni!
Quitting Your First Feature and Making Your Second Come True w/Anthony Scott Burns!
From One Tree Hill to Everyone is Doing Great w/Stephen Colletti and James Lafferty!
What an Indie Film Sales and Finance Agent Actually Does with Verve’s Ross Putman!
Producing with The Midas Touch w/ Sev Ohanian!
The Climb From Assistant to Producer to Director of a Christmas Film for Lifetime w/ Camille Brown!
Directing Nic Cage in Animatronic Horror Insanity w/Kevin Lewis!
From DIY Filmmaking to Directing Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins in Fatman w/ Ian and Eshom Nelms!
Life Before, During and After The Love Witch with Writer/Director Anna Biller!
From Educator to Producer with Avril Speaks!
Talking with the Multi-Faceted Filmmaker/Programmer/Exec Director of FilmNorth Andrew Peterson!
Forging a Filmmaking Career After Raising a Family w/ SJ Chiro!
Shooting Red Snow in the Snow w/Sean Lynch and Gavin Murray!
Amber Sealey: Filmmaking Life Through the Pandemic and Directing No Man of God!
Shooting Red Stone During the Pandemic w/ Derek Presley and Jason Starne!
Living Off Your Films, Firing 1.21 Gigawatts of Love into Project 88 and Finding The Last Blockbuster with Filmmaker Taylor Morden!
Going All In On Your Film and Directing A-List Actors w/ April Mullen!
Building a Consistent Directing Career at a Young Age with Scare Package’s Emily Hagins!
Taking the Time to Make Your First Feature Right w/ Aleem Hossain!
Film Development and Working in the Pandemic with EP from EA!
Making a Great Low Budget Genre film with the legendary Joe Bob Briggs!
Writing, Directing and Producing a Feature Film After Full Careers with Jeff Kerr and Ray Spivey!
Writing and Directing Vampires vs. The Bronx with Oz Rodriguez!
Collaborating on a First Feature and Writing Around The Sun with Jonathan Kiefer!
Moving to LA at 35 and Hustling Your Dreams Into Existence with Felicia Pride!
Making That First Feature Film, Writing and Surviving the Pandemic with Jessica Ellis!
Darren Lynn Bousman: Directing Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth on a Tropical Island!
Winning Seed and Spark’s Hometown Hero Competition and Working With the Duplass Brothers w/ Hannah Black and Megan Petersen!
Documenting Cursed Films with Filmmaker Jay Cheel!
Directing Hard Kill starring Bruce Willis w/ Matt Eskandari!
From Micro Budget Features to Directing Sundance Hit Spree starring Joe Keery w/Eugene Kotlyarenko!
Live Q&A for What We Found w/ Director Ben Hickernell and Stars Jordan Hall, Julian Shatkin, Yetide Badaki, Oona Laurence and Brandon Larracuente!
Christian Sesma: The Path From Restaurants to Filmmaking!
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
Willing Your First Feature into Existence w/Reed Shusterman and COVID 19 Safety w/Jon Synder!
Mitch Altieri & Lee Cummings: Bringing Star Light to Life in Three Months!
Flexing Your Storytelling Muscles and BIG NEWS! w/Terilyn Shropshire
Quality Over Quantity and Doing Things With Intention with Julia Swain
How to Get on Set and Make It in This Crazy Industry with Robin Kincade!
Natalie Erika James: A Dream Come True!
J. Lee: Don't focus on the problem, focus on the opportunity!
From Acting to Directing to Writing a Studio Feature with Leah McKendrick!
Directing Television and Getting to Sundance with Rashaad Ernesto Green!
Creating a Sustainable Career as an Indie Director with Bruce McDonald!
Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion: Pitching and Packaging Your Third Feature!
Navigating a SXSW Feature Film Premiere with Kestrin Pantera!
Creating a Sustainable Career Making Feature Films with Bradley Gallo!
Winning an Emmy with Your First Film with Cameo Wood!
Directing Famous Actors in the True History of the Kelly Gang with Justin Kurzel!
Greg Barker - Making Netflix Feature Sergio After a Career of Making Documentaries!
Going Home For Feature #2 'The Wretched' with Brett and Drew Pierce!
Just Shoot It/Making Movies is HARD Crossover #3 - How to Pick a DP!
Neasa Hardiman - Shooting Sea Fever Across Four Different Countries!
Malgorzata Szumowska - Directing a Film in Another Language!
Andrew Schrader - Filmmaking during COVID 19!
Josie Azzam - Editing at the Speed of Life!
The Final The Alternate Update w/Andrew Schrader!
Chris Mollica - Kenneth R. Frank - Making Micro Budget Films Sustainably!
Anthony Aguiar - Micro Budget Filmmaking on Your Own Terms!
Tom Huang - Finding Your Path as an Indie Filmmaker!
Naomi McDougall Jones - Acting, Writing and Producing in Hollywood!
The Alternate Update #5 w/Andrew Schrader!
Maria Mealla - Bianca Beyrouti - Ryan Gielen - Michael Alden - Sarah - Napa Valley Film Festival 2019!
The Alternate Update #4!
Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe - Acting, Writing & Directing Greener Grass!
The Alternate Update #3!
Pardis Sullins & Josh Compton - Producing Speed of Life!
Marcie Maute - Production Designing at the Speed of Life!
The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #2 With Co-host Andrew Schrader!
The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #1 Hosted by Andrew Schrader!
Bartłomiej Skupień - Making Films in Poland!
Rob Riutta - Production Designing The Alternate!
Alex Ferrari Number 2 - What is a Filmtrepreneur?
Jennifer Reeder - Directing Knives and Skin in Chicago!
Bruce Nachsin - From Acting to Producing Action Shorts!
Dominic Mercurio - Directing a Short Film After 8 Years!
Dave Bundtzen - Making Horror Short Films!
Alex Wolff - From Acting in Blockbusters to Directing an Indie Feature!
The Alternate Check In with Andrew Schrader and Gavin Murray!
Just Shoot It & Making Movies is HARD Cross Over #2!
Michael Molina - Writing His Way to LA!
Eduardo Castrillo - Consistently Making Feature Films
The Alternate Update w/Special Guest Andrew Schrader!
Davey Williams - Acting in Hollywood to China and Back Again!
Amy Taylor - Filmmaking from Virginia!
Jason Ragosta - Crowdfunding for ZTV: Sympathy for the Devil!
New Full Time Co Host Liz Manashil Talks Crowdfunding!
Jeff Dragomanovich - Creating a Career in On Set Sound
MMIH Iphone Challenge w/L. Jeffrey Moore!
Hassan Said - Briana Walsh - Jordan Potch - Making a One Take Feature!
Kevin O'Brien - Making At the End of The Day!
Jake Richardson Co-Host Episode
Lawrence Jordan - 25 Years of Editing Feature Films!
Foster Wilson - From Acting to Directing in LA!
Ben Mullholland - Making The Lake Merritt Monster!
Rob Smat - Making The Last Whistle!
Andrew Stephen Lee - Graduating from Columbia Film School and Making Manila is Full of Men Named Boy!
Searit Huluf & Tiajha Nakahara - Making Gamers the Short Film with a Day Job!
Michael Cawood - Feature Film Pre-Viz and Animated Shorts!
Catching Up with Andrew Schrader!
Ava Benjamin Shorr - From Lensing Shorts to Long Form Content
Justin Warren - Setting the Value of Your Feature Film!
Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part 2!
Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part 1!
Co-Host Liz Manashil on Why Indie Film Distribution is HARD!!!
Alex Kellerman and Alrik Bursell Solo Bolo!
Alex Ferrari - Talking the Indie Film Hustle!
MMIH Co-Host/Directors Round Table!
DeShuna Spencer - Starting Your Own Streaming Platform!
Bringing in 2019 with Liz Anderson!
Josh Gannon - Script Supervisor!
Jesse Handsher - Being Napoleon!
New Co-Host - Isaac Pingree!
Mischa Stanton - Telling Stories in Sound!
Jack and Justin - Thriving as a Directing Duo in LA!
Making the North Pole - Yvan Iturriaga & Darren Colston!
Bonus Episode - Introducing The Making Movies is HARD Patreon Page!
Welcome New Co-Host Samiat Salami!
Peter Jang - Stunt Fighting and Making it in LA!
Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark - Lost in the Middle!
Welcome New Co-Host L. Jeffrey Moore Solo Episode!
Andrew Chesworth - Life of an Ex Disney Animator
Welcome 3rd Co-Host, Colin Levy!
Bonus Episode - Aquaman Talk with L. Jeffrey Moore!
Making Movies is Hard Live in LA with Lewberger!
Welcome 2nd Co-Host, Alex Kellerman!
Writing into the Writers Room with Katie Johnson!
Welcome Co-Host Andrew Schrader - The Writing Process!
Timothy's Final Episode (For Now)
My Struggle - Listener Call Ins!
Making Music Videos with the Band Beautiful Machines!
Tony Gapastione - Being a Brave Maker!
Steve Dildarian - Creating An HBO Animated Series!
Vinne Van Wyk - Shooting Stock Footage!
LIVE PODCAST with Ben Wolan!
Evan Cecil - Shooting a Good Death!
Ed Ng - Starting from the Bottom!
The Alternate, Timothy Writes and a Podcast Shakeup!
Paulina Lagudi - Directing Children!
Tony Vella - The Life of a Stunt Person!
Production Assistant - Melhik Hailu!
What Kind of Directing Experience is Good Directing Experience?
Maria Mealla - Losing Funding and Making Your Feature!
Margaret Caragan - Making Special Effects with Pandora FX!
Jean-Luc Julien - Cannes Short Film Corner & Funding a Feature Film!
David Sandwisch - A Life Full of Sound!
Alrik's Directing Career Takes Off!
Chris Ford - One and Done?
Hilton Day - Assistant Directing!
Remi Lacoste - Directing Video Games!
A Month Off Writing & Filmmaking After 40!
Pete Lee – Martial Arts, Wong Kar-wai & Sundance!
Howard Franklin - Maintaining a Screenwriting Career!
MMIH Three Year Anniversary!
Gerry Maravilla - Head of Crowdfunding, Seed & Spark!
J.D. Dillard - from Bad Robot Receptionist to "The Fly" Remake!
Jeffrey Allard - Producing Indie Films!
Renee Mao - Becoming a Commercial Director!
Jon Peters - A Life in Stop Motion!
Elizabeth & Sean - Starting Your Own Production Company!
Ian James Duncan - Making a Fan Film!
Don Bies - Special FX Magic!
Solo Episode - Filming a Levitation!
Marco Aguilar - Crowdfunding Secrets!
Steve Herold - 18 Years of Filmmaking and Counting!
Kuang Lee - The Second Feature Film & Audience Interpretations
Polarizing Audiences - L. Jeffrey Moore!
BONUS EPISODE - The Alternate Table Read!
Sophia LaPaglia - Approaching Nudity, Sex & Violence in Your Film!
Chloe Weaver - Transitioning from an AC to a DP!
Karina Wolfe - How Actors Create Memorable Performances!
Solo Episode - Alrik Bursell's "The Alternate"!
Reed Shusterman - How Script Reading Works!
Megaera Stephens - Working as a 1st AC!
Gordy Hoffman - A Screenwriter's Journey and How Screenwritiing Competitions Work!
Paul Schneider - Casting Known Actors!
New Year Special with Andrew Schrader, Arielle Zakowski & Evan Kidd!
Christmas Special with Lisa Donato, Colin Levy and Kyle McCauley!
Year End Wrapup 2017!
How We Write Stories!
Progress Anxiety, Act 2 Troubles and The Little People!
Jason Headley - Living the Filmmaker's Dream!
Advertising on Facebook!
Timothy's Ego, Alrik Moves to LA & A Listener Question!
AFM 2017 Bonus Episode!
Is AFM Worth It?
Prepping for AFM!
Find Your Audience with Sundance's Creative Distribution Team with Liz Manashil and Jess Fuselier!
Composer Gregory James Jenkins!
How to Budget a $12k Feature with Noam Kroll!
Talking Indie Features with Frazer Bradshaw!
Finding an Audience with Smarthouse Creative!
Horror Equity Fund with Brian and Marlon!
PR and Getting Your Film Seen!
Advice for a 15yr Old Filmmaker!
A Critical Look at The Spirit Machine!
Hoarding Acorns with Winnie Wong!
Visual Effects Supervisor Kaitlyn Yang!
Cinematographer Jason Joseffer!
Make a DAMN Movie!!!
Becoming "Professional"!
"Stranger Things" Actor Jackie Dallas!
Sales Rep Ben Yennie!
From "Half Baked" to "Monster" with Steven Bernstein!
Insurance, Fame and Do 25k Films Matter?
Comedian David Roth!
Actor/Writer Rob Chester Smith!
Listener Dial Ins!
New Opportunities!
Filmmaker Rebecca Weaver!
Life After Your First Feature with Sean Lynch!
"Napoleon Dynamite" Director Jared Hess!
Moving to LA with Gavin Murray!
Independent Financing with Yumee Jang!
Finding a Story that Will Change Your Life with Scott Kirschenbaum!
Rick Bosner Says "You Don't Have To Live in LA"!
Bay Area Filmmaker Rob Richert!
Gareth Edwards SXSW Keynote Speech!
In The Thick Of It!
BONUS EPISODE! Decompressing from the Just Shoot It Podcast!
Just Shoot It Crossover Episode!
Tech Scout and Shoot!
Prepping a Production!
Starting a Career in Commercial Directing with Plummer/Strauss!
Microbudget Filmmaking with Liz Manashil!
A Tweet from Jay Duplass!
Lighting TV & Movies with Ryan Thomas!
Getting a Name Actor for Your Micro-Budget Film!
Alternative Distribution with Isaac Pingree!
A Self-Distribution Success Story with Griffin Hammond!
Happy New Year!
Paid Pitches!
Self Distribution with Lucas Kitchen!
Feature Films: Funding and Pitching!
Unions!
The Break-In with Robin Schmidt!
Catching Up!
When Do You Say No?
Selling Your Short Film with Ronnie Allman!
Fundraising and Filmmaker Bios!
The Distribution Argument!
What's With All The Screenplay Contests?
Screenplay Coverage!
The Spirit Machine is Done!
Jim Cummings - Talking Long Takes!
Music Video Director Brian Storm!
Editor Arielle Zakowski!
The Thornton Bros!
My Filmmaking Life is Passing Me By!
Fan Films & Michael Cimino!
Solving Story Problems, Tools and Feeling Special!
Episode 61 - Remember That Guy That Gave Up?
Episode 60 - How to Make Money With Your Short Films
Kyle McCauley - Meeting Agents and Producers!
Episode 58 - What Producers Do
Episode 57 - Plot Types
Episode 56 - Budgeting Your Short Film
Episode 55 - Cutting Corners / Luck & Timing
Episode 54 - Saila Kariat
Episode 53 - Listener Questions
Episode 52 - One Year Anniversary
Episode 51 - Collaborating with Artists
Episode 50 - Discipline and Shane Carruth
Episode 49 - Good Deals, Bad Deals, Contracts and Lawyers
Episode 48 - Colin Levy on Outlines, Pitching and Story Telling
Episode 47 - Talking Features with Colin Levy
Episode 46 - Being a Filmmaker in Los Angeles with Hassan Said
Episode 45 - Making a $3,000 Feature with Evan Kidd
Episode 44 - Never Give Up
Episode 43 - The Brother Premiere!
Episode 42 - Winning the Filmmaking Lottery
Episode 41 - Filmmaker = Artist + Businessperson
Episode 40 - Lisa Donato
Episode 39 - Ghostbusters, Friedkin & Playback
Episode 38 - What Makes A Good Kickstarter Campaign?
Episode 37 - "Audrey" Short Film
Episode 36 - Where to Put the Camera? Which lenses to use? How to direct like Tarantino!
Episode 35 - What's the Price of Pursuing Narrative Film?
Episode 34 - Advertising
Episode 33 Dealing With The Internal Critic
Episode 32 - Do It All Yourself? Or Find the Money and Hire a Crew?
Episode 31 - What Makes a Great Story? with Marc Madrigal
Episode 30 - Listener Question: Getting The Cinematic Look
Episode 29 - Pursuing Experience or Greatness?
Episode 28 - How Do We Grow Our Film Communities?
Episode 27 - How To Present Yourself As a Filmmaker
Episode 26 - A Critical Look at Over My Dead Body with Colin Levy
Episode 25 - How Do You Know When a Project is Done?
Episode 24 - Do On-Line Views Really Matter with Guest Colin Levy
Episode 23 - What Is Your Filmmaking Point of View?
Episode 22 - The Festival Premiere of Over My Dead Body
Episode 21 - Redefining Our Career Goals
Andrew Schrader - Sustainable Filmmaking Ideas!
The Episode About Nothing!
Getting People To Watch Your Short!
An Actor's Perspective!
Working with Producers!
Giving/Receiving Feedback!
What is Success?
Short Film Fundraising!
Working with Actors!
Rejection and Failure!
Listener Questions!
Are Film Festivals Helpful?
Getting an Agent!
Pursuing the Feature Film!
Work/Life/Creative Balance!
The Emotional Roller Coaster!
The Benefits of Living in Los Angeles!
Deciding The Next Project!
First Time Filmmaker Myths!
The Birth of Making Movies is HARD!
