The Media Makers

By Gentle Embers

Follow the twists and turns of creating a media company. We want to bring you along for the ride.... more

· TV & Film

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How many episodes does The Media Makers have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

The Media Makers episodes:

December 12, 2023 Making Movies in New Zealand | Kat Amiet
Kat Amiet joins us on The Media Makers to talk about moving half-way around the world and the differences in being out of film school.

0:00 Intro
0:34 What is New Zealand like
3:19 Indie Film in New Zealand
8:42 SAG Strikes and Streaming
15:16 Is Filmmaking shifting?
18:10 The Power of TikTok
19:15 Missed Films
21:15 Post Film Student Life
25:35 How Film Criticism is Changing
29:37 Fan Service
33:05 How to Get Good Feedback
36:11 Running a Film Set
39:29 Are You Making Films
41:14 Outro
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44min
December 11, 2023 Why Rotten Tomatoes Stopped Making Sense | Isaac Ward
Isaac Ward joins the Media Maker's Podcast to talk about why is exciting him in film today.

0:00 Intro
3:26 I'll See You on Thanksgiving
8:36 Putting Movies on Streaming
12:14 New Movies
17:47 Marvel Movies
19:17 IP Diven Content
22:14 Why Critics Are Wrong
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32min
December 07, 2023 How YouTube Shorts Broke the Platform | Zach Service
Zach Service joins Meshach Malley on the Media Maker's Podcast to talk about learnings of emotional intelligence and how the YouTube platform is shifting

0:00 Intro
0:26 The Impact of Meditation
8:05 Confronting Discomfort
10:31 The Sin of Never Starting
14:51 YouTube Learnings
31:02 How to Live a Good Life
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34min
November 10, 2023 Why Our Movie Almost Didn't Happen... | Zach Service
Zach Service sits down to talk about I'll See You on Thanksgiving and the other upcoming projects from Gentle Embers Media.
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43min
November 06, 2023 The Actor's Lifestyle: Balancing Passion and Practicality | Ryan Luther
Ryan Luther explains his acting journey and becoming the role of Derrick on the upcoming film, I'll See You on Thanksgiving.
00:00 Intro
00:31 Making his own movie
6:13 Start of his acting journey
11:00 Auditioning for the movie
15:10 Filmmaking is changing
20:35 The problem with streaming
24:46 Modern movies, Youtube, and Reality TV
28:21 Ryan's experience on set
35:31 Casting and becoming Derrick
43:41 It was written for the space
46:16 What is the best audience?
48:01 The passion of this project
49:16 What's next
53:15 Our friendship
53:56 Sequel?
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58min
November 04, 2023 How Homemade Movies Actually Happened | Dustin McLean
In this episode, I sit down with Dustin McLean. He is the creator of Homemade Movies, a former executive director at Mashable, and pioneered the world of DIY filmmaking.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Thank you
2:10 Behind the scenes Homemade Movies
3:38 How Homemade Movies happened
14:06 How you picked the clips
16:30 The rules of Homemade Movies
17:45 The Family Guy Episode
23:00 DIY filmmaking
28:43 Executive Producer Mashable
36:45 What makes a show work
42:00 Obsession with retention
48:20 Not successful, but awesome
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54min
November 01, 2023 Unlocking You Creative Process | Will Cooley
Will Cooley is a writer, director, and creator. He recently worked as the sound recorder for I'll See You on Thanksgiving.
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58min
October 30, 2023 How to Break into Acting | Adi Maitra
Adi Maitra sits down and talks about his journey of becoming an actor and how he got the lead role of Noah in I'll See You on Thanksgiving.

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1h 2min
October 30, 2023 How to Become an Actor in Movies | Ulises Ruiz
Ulises Ruiz sits down and talks about his role of Matt in the upcoming movie, "I'll See You on Thanksgiving". He talks about the role of acting in his life and how he got the role in the movie.
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48min
October 24, 2023 The War on Attention | Austin Schrock
Austin Schrock in a YouTuber who focusses on productivity without the hustle culture. His cinematic videos, capture what he is learning and share it in an easy to consume and fascinating way.
Austin's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AustinSchrock
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51min

FAQs about The Media Makers:

How many episodes does The Media Makers have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.