Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking episodes

April 24, 2020Just Shoot It/Making Movies is HARD Crossover #3 - How to Pick a DP!
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.
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1 hr 33 min
April 20, 2020 Neasa Hardiman - Shooting Sea Fever Across Four Different Countries!
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!

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1 hr 9 min
April 13, 2020 Malgorzata Szumowska - Directing a Film in Another Language!
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!

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52 min
April 06, 2020 Andrew Schrader - Filmmaking during COVID 19!
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.

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55 min
March 30, 2020 Josie Azzam - Editing at the Speed of Life!
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.

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1 hr 24 min
March 23, 2020 The Final The Alternate Update w/Andrew Schrader!
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.

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1 hr 38 min
March 16, 2020 Chris Mollica - Kenneth R. Frank - Making Micro Budget Films Sustainably!
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!

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1 hr 14 min
March 09, 2020 Anthony Aguiar - Micro Budget Filmmaking on Your Own Terms!
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!

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1 hr 9 min
March 02, 2020 Tom Huang - Finding Your Path as an Indie Filmmaker!
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.

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1 hr 15 min
February 24, 2020 Naomi McDougall Jones - Acting, Writing and Producing in Hollywood!
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.

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1 hr 7 min

About Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

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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.