Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall: Yes, And-ing Your First Comedy Feature!

From Game of Thrones to Writing and Directing Your First Feature Film with Lena Headey!: This week we welcome actor, writer and director Lena Headey on the show to talk about directing her first feature film, The Trap about a woman who has cut herself off from the world but slowly is brought back to the world through a friendship with a troubled young man, thanks to Eric Toms for going to Austin to get this interview. After that we play another round of THE GAME but first Liz, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Kate Forsatz and Meredith Veach: BONUS Throwback Interview!: On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 323 from June 2021 with star and co-director Kate Forsatz and editor Meredith Veach who talk about making their feature Threebound, a romantic comedy that they shot in NYC in eleven days! I thought this was a nice match for Leila and Jesse’s episode since they made their rom-com in 8 days but they did them on very different budgets, one for around $10k and one $70k. After that we play another round of You’re the expert, enjoy! Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alternate Check out the ISA at: www.networ by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Theo Brown: Casting Your Feature on Your Own Terms!: This week we welcome Writer Director Theo Brown to talk about writing and directing his first feature An Electric Sleep and how he casted the film with After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Don't forget, the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival is coming up in February! Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

73 min listen

Ian and Eshom Nelms: Inking a Deal for Your Seventh Feature with Top Talent!: This week we welcome writers and directors Ian and Eshom Nelms back on the show to talk about their latest feature Red Right Hand starring Orlando Bloom, Andie McDowell and Garret Dillahunt. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Getting Your Script Made After Thirty Years with Dennis Paoli!: This week we welcome horror film writing legend Dennis Paoli on the show, writer of such cult classics as Re-animator and From Beyond, to talk about his latest feature Suitable Flesh which he has been shopping around since the eighties, after that we play another round of You’re The Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

73 min listen

Telling the Story of Studio One and LGBTQ History with Marc Saltarelli!: This week we welcome director Marc Saltarelli on the show to talk about his feature documentary Studio One Forever all about Americas Iconic Gay Disco. Eric recorded this interview at the Austin Film Festival so big thanks to Eric for going out and grabbing this one. After that we play another round of Your the Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

47 min listen

Infusing Holiday Cheer Into A Holiday I Do with Director Paul Schneider!: This week we welcome writer and director Paul Schneider on the show to talk about his latest film A Holiday I Do which is playing now on Tello Films! After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy! Submit your Horror Feature or Short to the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival: www.filmfreeway.com/BloodandPopcornFilmFestival You have till January 16th to get in your submissions and you can use the waiver code: evilpop3 to get 50% off your submission. Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 u by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

63 min listen

From Starring in Blockbusters to Writing and Directing a Short Film with Alden Ehrenreich!: This week we welcome Actor, Writer and Director Alden Ehrenreich to the show to talk about writing and directing his first short film Shadow Brother Sunday which he also stars in! Alrik talked with Alden about his process, what he has brought from his career as a Hollywood actor into his first short and what Francis Ford Copola’s advice was for making his first film. This is also our very special 450th episode of the show so after that we will play a special round of THE GAME and chat about what we’ve learned in 450 episodes! Enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

93 min listen

Sustaining a Career as a Writer and Director with Brian Helgeland!: This week we welcome writer, director Brian Helgeland on the show to talk about his latest feature Finestkind starring Ben Foster and Tommy Lee Jones, thanks to Eric Toms for going to Austin to get this interview. After that we play another round of Ask The Expert, enjoy! Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

67 min listen

House Of Gucci (Featuring Joe Black) by Piecing It Together Podcast

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Winning Music Video Bids with Director Roxana Baldovin!: This week we welcome writer and director Roxana Baldovin on the show to talk about her amazing career as a music video director, working with big acts such as G-Eazy, Rico Nasty, Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert, as well as her time on the latest season of Project Greenlight. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Submit your Horror Feature or Short to the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival: www.filmfreeway.com/BloodandPopcornFilmFestival You have till January 16th to get in your submissions and you can use the waiver code: evilpop3 to get 50% off your submission. Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 Watch The Alt by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

67 min listen

376: Castle in the Sky with Wendy Lee Szany: Time for another Studio Ghibli movie retrospective! Listen as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of CASTLE IN THE SKY -- Hayao Miyazaki's story about Sheeta and Pazu searching for the floating city of Laputa. Plus, we're joined by a very special guest... by Geek History Lesson

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195: DC Comics Best Elseworlds Stories: Batman: Gotham By Gaslight animated movie has hit the streets and is one of DC Comics classic Elseworlds stories. Let us tell you a bunch of amazing Elseworld stories to check out. Be careful! This podcast contains SPOILERS. So if you don't want to... by Geek History Lesson

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Becoming an Indie Film Rebel with Josh Stifter!: This week we welcome 3x feature film writer/director Josh Stifter on the show to talk about directing his latest short film Little Lucha and the Big deal and how he has managed to keep his filmmaking career going over the years. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Learn how to become a pro trailer editor and make a real movie trailer under the guidance of real movie trailer editors at MakeTrailers.com and use promo code MMIH to get you 20% off. Don't forget, the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival is coming up in February! Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-alterna by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (Featuring Rico Albarracin) by Piecing It Together Podcast

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109: Not Even The Half of It by Cabronas y Chingonas

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Leah McKendrick - BONUS Throwback Interview!: On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 271 from June 2020 with writer, director, producer and actor Leah McKendrick I thought this was a nice match for Laura Adkin episode since they both do it all, did more acting then writing/directing and forged their way to produce and direct their own movies. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy! 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 us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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#77 - Pod v Pod XXVI / Alita: Battle Angel: It's time for Pod v Pod 26, and Alex & Julio from 'The Contrarians' are back for a rematch including our new movie quotes game and a draft on 'Movies Directed By Actors'! We also give our Top 5 Films Made For Under $1 Million, find out who has won our ... by The Movie Journey

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Capone (Featuring Michael Keene) by Piecing It Together Podcast

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Smash or Pass (Tipsy Cousins #2) Anime Cousins Podcast Episode #10: We are back for another episode! Our 10th episode! HOW EXCITING! This episode is a little different! We are a bit tipsy and we play smash or pass and as always we play some games! Follow our social media! Our tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPd2w4FJP/ Co... by Anime Cousins Podcast

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Directing & Composing an Indie Series with Katie Locke O'Brien & Barry Neely!: This week we welcome director Katie Locke O’Brian and composer Barry Neely on the show to talk about their new series Dick Bunny which the first three episodes premiered at the Austin Film Festival. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy! Learn how to become a pro trailer editor and make a real movie trailer under the guidance of real movie trailer editors at MakeTrailers.com and use promo code MMIH to get you 20% off. Don't forget, the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival is coming up in February! Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out Now: https://tubitv.com/movies/702632/the-altern by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Demon Slayer Movie: Infinity Train Discussion! - SET YOUR HEART ABLAZE!!! by Anime Izakaya Podcast

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#71 - Pod v Pod XXIV / John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum: It's time for Pod v Pod 24, and it's rematch time as Dudi from 'Shaken Not Nerd' is back to battle it out in our usual assortment of movie games, including a draft on 'Horror/Slasher Characters'! We also give our Top 5 Films Of 2019 So Far, and find ou... by The Movie Journey

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A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving feat. Jacques from Seeking Derangements: GILMORE GIRLS BABY! Joined again by special guest Jacques from Seeking Derangements, they cover a classic Thanksgiving Episode: Season 3 Episode 9 "A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving". Sit back as they discuss the Rory/Dean/Jess love triangle, the bour... by Movies That Raised Us

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363: Kevin Smith talks Masters of the Universe & Clerks 3: A RECAST of the Jason and Ashley interview with Kevin Smith (https://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith) recorded on 11/14/2020 as part of the Jawiin Charity Drive for Service Members. Don't forget to check out our new comic: JUPITER JET & THE FORGOTTEN... by Geek History Lesson

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15. The Hopeless Romantic by Steamy Stories

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282 - Dragon Ball Z - Lord Slug: This week we go into the not so distant future for KHP9K. Listen to our watch along of the very good and very short Dragon Ball Z movie that features a dragon shaking its ass and the best side villain we've ever seen. Music by 8-Bit Suicidehttps://8... by Kame House Party - A Dragon Ball Comedy Podcast

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Cutting a Path to Editing Trailers with Brett Winn!: This week we welcome trailer editor and the owner of the trailer house The Refinery on the show to talk about the art of making a trailer, how the business works and how he landed in trailer editing out of film school and his long journey to starting The Refinery. After that we play another round of THE GAME but first, Liz, how are you doing? Submit your Horror Feature or Short to the Blood and Popcorn Film Festival: www.filmfreeway.com/BloodandPopcornFilmFestival You have till January 16th to get in your submissions and you can use the waiver code: evilpop3 to get 50% off your submission. Here's the ticket link to get your seat for the festival now! https://ticketing.uswest.veezi.com/purchase/15160?siteToken=y62bhsm2h1sfp48nzexbtnm2wg Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693 Watch The Alternate on Tubi Out by Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Antlers (Featuring Riley Cusick) by Piecing It Together Podcast

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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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