How to Be a Prolific and Sustainable Filmmaker with Jason Horton!

Making Movies with Indie Film Hero Mark Stolaroff!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome producer, post supervisor, film accountant and all around indie film hero Mark Stolaroff on the show to talk about how he likes to work with filmmakers and what it takes to produce an indie feature. After that, we play a round of The Game presented by new listener Colin Stryker, we read a brand new iTunes review. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

92 min listen

The Importance of Mentorship with the Half Initiative's Shari Page!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome program director of the Half Initiative at Ryan Murphy TV, Shari Page. We talk with her about moving from casting to industry mentorship. We also chat about the podcast's first trip to Austin Film Festival. After that, we play another round of The Game. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition Today: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submit/ Use the discount code BCHARD23 for $10 off your submission! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

73 min listen

Promoting Like Hell with Alok Mishra!: This week we welcome producer extraordinaire Alok Mishra on the show to talk about the making of his Netflix hit 1 BR which just expanded to Tubi on January 1st! Alok talks about how he and his team raised money for the feature, how they navigated a challenging shoot and the way he masterly promoted the movie from landing at their first film festival till now! After that we play another round of THE GAME. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

81 min listen

Taking ALL SORTS Through Production, to Raindance and Self Distribution with Laura Reich!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome producer Laura Reich on the show to talk about Liz's favorite film ALL SORTS and the path to self distribution --- After that we play another round of The Game! Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition Today: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submit/ Use the discount code BCHARD23 for $10 off your submission! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

76 min listen

From Competitions to Writers' Rooms with Sean Collins-Smith!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome writer Sean Collins-Smith on the show to talk about moving to LA, how he got into a writers room and what he has learned through the two rooms he has been in so far. We also play another round of THE GAME! Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

79 min listen

From Acting to Writing to Directing with Tate Hanyok!: This week we welcome Tate Hanyok on the show to talk about the transition from acting to writing and now to directing and what it was like to make her first two feature films as a writer. A big shout out to the wonderful people at the Austin film festival for connecting us with Tate to make this happen and don’t go anywhere because after the interview we play another round of THE GAME and we read a new itunes review, enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Storyboarding Your Way To A Career In Directing: Cate Devaney!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Cate Devaney on the show to talk about making her first feature film, how she got attached to the film and how her career as a storyboard artist helped her get her first directing job. Also a big thank you to the Austin Film Festival for making this episode possible! After that we play another round of THE GAME and read another itunes review. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

77 min listen

Using NFTs to Raise Over 700k with Miguel Faus!: This week, Alrik and Liz chat with filmmaker and NFT expert Miguel Faus. We discuss the fundraising of his first feature as well as a full explanation of how NFTs work and how to raise money for projects in the web3 marketplace. We also play a new game, called 'The Game,' and answer a listener question. Enjoy! Pre-order The Alternate on Itunes Now Coming out 9/13: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for Casting Networks today at: https://www.castingnetworks.com/movies/ For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

79 min listen

Top 10 on Netflix: What Lies Below with Braden Duemmler!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome filmmaker Braden Duemmler on the show to talk about the making of his first feature, WHAT LIES BELOW. We chat about the casting, the massive success on Netflix as well as the audience response. After that, we play another round of The Game. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition Today: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submit/ Use the discount code BCHARD23 for $10 off your submission! Sign up for Casting Networks today at: https://www.castingnetworks.com/movies/ For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

83 min listen

An Ideal First Feature with Alison Star Locke of The Apology!: This week we welcome first time feature filmmaker Alison Star Locke to talk about her feature The Apology which came out in theaters on Friday 12/16 and is streaming on Shudder and AMC+ right now! Alison talks about how she got the film funded, how she managed being a mom while directing the feature and how she managed to direct such a dark story. After that we play another wonderful round of THE GAME. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

64 min listen

Reverse Engineering a Successful Film with Producer Zac Hersh: This week we chat with producer Zac Hersh about how working in International Sales helped him produce his film Follower, and the sequel Followers. After that, we play another round of The Game. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition Today: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submit/ Use the discount code BCHARD23 for $10 off your submission! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

75 min listen

Making 11 Feature Films and Counting with Jon Garcia! by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Sundance, Spielberg and Swallowed with Carter Smith!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome writer and director Carter Smith on the show to talk about how he made his latest film SWALLOWED, how he got Jena Melone to star in the film and his pitch to Spielberg which secured his role as director for The Ruins. After that we play another round of THE GAME and read a new iTunes review. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

79 min listen

Re-Editing First Feature Film Going All The Way with Mark Pellington!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome producer/director Mark Pellington on the show to talk about the re-edit of his first feature Going All the Way, why he re-edited the film 25 years later, directing music videos and what it was like to work on a Quibi show. We also play another round of THE GAME. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

81 min listen

An Ideal Career with Horror Filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome Director Roxanne Benjamin to talk about her new movie THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN which is coming out on digital and DVD on January 17th. We chat about how she got attached to the film and how she created a sustainable career as a writer and director. After that we play another round of THE GAME and then we answer a listener question! Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Go to www.thewerkingwriter.com/school to sign up today and use code MMIH for 10% off from now until January 31st! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

79 min listen

Working with Actors: A Chat With Acting Coach Craig Archibald!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome actor and acting coach Craig Archibald on the show to talk about all things acting, from how he works with his students, what not to do as a young actor and what it looks like to really truly be a working actor. After that we do another round of Eric Tom's 'The Game’ where we figure out what to do during an on-set indie film emergency. Enjoy! Pre-order The Alternate on Itunes Now Coming out 9/13: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for Casting Networks today at: https://www.castingnetworks.com/movies/ For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

76 min listen

Scheduling Your Way Into a Sony Overall Deal with Saeed Crumpler!: This week Alrik and Liz welcome writer Saeed Crumpler on the show to talk about writing his first feature, Hip Hop Family Christmas, getting into his first writers room and how he got his overall deal with Sony! After that they play another round of The Game and read a listener email and an itunes review. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

70 min listen

Leading Film Festivals and Supporting Filmmakers with Melanie Addington!: This week, Alrik and Liz welcome filmmaker and film festival director Melanie Addington to talk about getting into the film festival game, making the switch from the Oxford Film Festival to Tallgrass and to hear all about what an Executive Director of a film festival does! We also discuss an article about California, taxes and the streamers and read a listener question. Enjoy! For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org This week's article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-hulu-beat-california-city-that-aimed-to-tax-streaming-platforms-1235130559/ by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Laura Adkin: Doing It All on First Feature Re: Uniting!: This week we welcome actor, writer, producer and director Laura Adkin on the show to talk about writing and directing her first feature Re: Uniting that premiered at the Austin Film Festival, big shout out to Eric Tom’s for going out there and grabbing this interview. After that we play another round of You're the Expert, enjoy! A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click the icon for the show on your phone and in the top right corner there is a down arrow icon that needs to be turned on, click on that and select 'Turn on Automatic Downloads'. If you do that, the show will be saved! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alternate Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org Don’t forget to support by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Co-Directing with 9 Other Directors: Voodoo Macbeth with Zoë Alyce Salnave!: This week, Alrik and Liz chat with Zoe Salnave about making her first feature, Voodoo MacBeth, along with 9 other directors as part of a graduate program at USC Film School. We also play another installment of The Game and discuss the importance of reviews after a film is released. Enjoy! Order The Alternate on Itunes Out Now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for the BlueCat Screenplay Competition Today: https://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submit/ Use the discount code BCHARD23 for $10 off your submission! Sign up for Casting Networks today at: https://www.castingnetworks.com/movies/ For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

62 min listen

Yojimbo (1961) with Bryan Cogman!: Or, That's Cinema, Baby! by Oeuvre Busters presents...

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Shooting Television and Films at the Highest Level with Checco Varse!: This week we welcome cinematographer Checco Varse to talk about his work on the new Amazon show Daisy Jones and the Six, as well as his work on Pacific Rim, It Chapter 2 and many others! This is a really fantastic conversation because you get an inside look at the life and process of a cinematographer who is working at the highest level of the industry. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alternate For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

59 min listen

EP. 1167 - Filmmakers Jonathan Gallo, Jeoffrey TC Howe (AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER – SUKI & SOKKA) by WILDsound: The Film Podcast

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Sundance to Docs to Narrative Feature #2 with Emily Abt!: This week we welcome writer director Emily Abt on the show to talk about making her first feature film Toe to Toe and her experience premiering at Sundance, her fourteen year break to making her 2nd Narrative feature Thirsty, getting reps, losing reps and making three documentary features in between, all while raising two kids! After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alternate For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

70 min listen

Ep102 The Uncertain Kingdom: The Uncertain Kingdom is “an anthology of twenty short films for our uncertain times”. The brainchild of producers Isabel Feeer, Georgia Goggin and John Jencks, the anthology is released digitally on June 1st with the hope that the films will “inspire, ... by The Cinematologists Podcast

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Talking about Rashomon (1950), with special guest Alissa Wilkinson! by Oeuvre Busters presents...

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Zemeckis, O. Russell and Being a Director in His Own Right with Jeff Baena!: SPIN ME ROUND is available On Demand and streaming on AMC+! This week, Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Jeff Baena, the filmmaker behind Life after Beth, Joshy, The Little Hours and Horse Girl to talk about his latest film Spin Me Round starring Allison Brie. Jeff also talks about interning for Robert Zemeckis and writing I Heart Huckabees with David O. Russell. After that we play another round of The Game. Enjoy! Pre-order The Alternate on Itunes Now Coming out 9/13: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-alternate/id1640576609?ls=1 Sign up for Casting Networks today at: https://www.castingnetworks.com/movies/ For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Making the Burden of Proof for 8 Years with Cynthia Hill & Christine Delp!: This week we welcome director Cynthia Hill and producer Christine Delp on the show to talk about their HBO documentary series The Burden of Truth, which they made together across eight years. They talk about how they discovered the story, how they formed the series and all the hard work that went into those eight years. This week special guest host Eric Toms joins us for the interview and the segments and we play another round Eric's own creation, THE GAME, enjoy! Check out Casting Calls America, it's casting made easy at www.castingcallsamerica.com! Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alternate For 20% off your Jambox subscription use code MMIH @ jambox.io Check out the ISA at: www.networkisa.org by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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120 // Artificial Intelligence: Part One: Artificial Intelligence has long been a hotly debated topic. What are the implications of a society augmented by A.I.? What is A.I.? Will A.I. save humanity from itself, or will it destroy it? In this episode, Jaime & Patrick tackle the question of A.I. ... by Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast

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