Almost Professional

Almost Professional

By Blake CalhounTV & Film
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Almost Professional episodes

  • 055 • Broke Indie Filmmakers Winning Oscars?

    In this episode Blake talks about indie filmmakers Sean Baker and Brady Corbet and the Oscar wins for their films Anora and The Brutalist. Oh, and are they really both broke?


    Learn more about my indie film:

    http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com


    Watch Variety's Directors on Directors:

    https://youtu.be/3e5BQ1cFXzg?si=hsjElpmhYT7LE3KM


    Watch "Why to NOT make a film with an iPhone" series:

    https://youtu.be/VzHTiU8afyg


    Thanks for listening!

    ©2025 ImageWorks Inc.

    27 min
  • 054 • Learn Smartphone Cinema with Bart Weiss

    In this episode Blake interviews filmmaker & educator Bart Weiss about his new book, "Smartphone Cinema - Making Great Films with Your Mobile Phone".


    Buy the book here:

    https://geni.us/F3UtDSd (Amazon)

    https://geni.us/G1NO (from publisher)


    https://videofest.org/services/newsletter (Bart's newsletter)

    50 min
  • 053 • Making MONEY with LOW-BUDGET Indie Films

    In this episode Blake does a general overview of various distribution options to consider for low & micro-budget indie films.


    ▶︎ Check out my film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com


    ▶︎ My past work on Tubi, etc:

    CONTINUUM (sci-fi) https://tubitv.com/movies/100003266/continuum

    KILLING DOWN (action) https://tubitv.com/movies/100000518/killing-down?start=true

    PINK (dark comedy) https://www.pinktheseries.com/


    ▶︎ Other mentioned sites:

    http://www.filmhub.com

    http//www.bitmax.net

    http://www.premieredigital.com/

    http://www.filmfreeway.com


    Disappearing Boy (micro-budget indie film)

    https://youtu.be/Bz2Zxo0MS_A?si=UIcLtId1JA9D4O34


    © 2024 ImageWorks Inc.

    26 min
  • 052 • Indie Film Production and iPhone Apple Log

    The podcast is back after a hiatus! In this episode Blake gives an update on his feature film "Casey Makes A Mixtape" and also discusses how he used an iPhone and Apple log in the film's production.


    Learn more about the film:

    https://www.loudpictures.com/casey-makes-a-mixtape


    ©2024 ImageWorks Inc.

    17 min
  • 051 • How To Use AI for Everyday Filmmaking
    In this episode Blake covers how he uses various AI technology to help create and enhance his everyday filmmaking work.
    CASEY'S FAVORITE SONG (new movie): https://www.loudpictures.com/caseys-favorite-song
    Shooting a movie with RED Komodo: https://youtu.be/YsCxnWdz2Lo
    Adobe Podcast: https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance
    Runway ML: http://www.runwayml.com
    Topaz Labs Video AI: https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai/ref/1707/
    Main YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers
    Thanks for listening!
    © 2023 ImageWorks Inc.
    20 min
  • 050 • Do You Care About New Gimbals?

    In this episode Blake tries to figure out why smartphone gimbals don't seem to be as popular as they used to be.


    NEW Short Film Course:  
    https://geni.us/DIYShortFilmSave10 (SAVE 10%)  

    Music video shot on RED and iPhone:
    https://youtu.be/gPO0UVCTys8

    Main YouTube Channel:  
    http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

    Thanks for listening!        
    © 2023 ImageWorks Inc.

    19 min
  • 049 • FiLMiC Pro V7 Release (What I REALLY Think)

    In this episode Blake talks about the release of the $50/year V7 subscription version of FiLMiC Pro and how it might affect the mobile filmmaking community.


    Mobile filmmaking courses:
    https://academy.iphoneographers.tv  

    FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
    https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop  

    Main YouTube Channel:  
    http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers  

    Thanks for listening!      
    © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    18 min
  • 048 • iPads Are Great... So Why Do I NEVER Use Mine?

    In this episode Blake talks about why he loves his iPad Pro, but almost never uses it and tries to figure out why that is the case.


    Mobile filmmaking courses:
    https://academy.iphoneographers.tv

    FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
    https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop

    Main YouTube Channel:  
    http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers

    Thanks for listening!      
    © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    17 min
  • 047 • Breaking Down the FiLMiC PRO Subscription Controversy

    In this episode Blake breaks down the latest info surrounding the FiLMiC Pro subscription model controversy, which if you haven't been paying attention has really stirred up quite the storm in the mobile filmmaking community.


    Mobile filmmaking courses:
    https://academy.iphoneographers.tv        

    FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
    https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop

    Main YouTube Channel:
    http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers           

    Thanks for listening!    
    © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    31 min
  • 046 • I'm Not Excited About the iPhone 14 (Yet)

    In this episode Blake looks at why he's not (yet) excited about the iPhone release.


    Mobile filmmaking courses:  
    https://academy.iphoneographers.tv     

    FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs:
    https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop     

    Main YouTube Channel:
    http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers        

    Thanks for listening!    
    © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    14 min

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Living the dream as an almost professional filmmaker. Hosted by Blake Calhoun.