The Sizzle Reel

By Shishkin Productions

Stories, conversations, and (sometimes) insights from working-class post-production cogs.

Hosts Chris Eastman and Alexei Shishkin walk you through their day-to-day in the video editing world. From we... more

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How many episodes does The Sizzle Reel have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.

The Sizzle Reel episodes:

April 12, 202128: McGraw-Hill? More Like McNaw-Chill (Paying To Get Paid)
Chris & Alexei discuss McGraw-Hill’s crazy policy of making freelancers pay them to get their invoices processed, how much is an Adobe Certification really worth, and a lil Pokemon talk!

Send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message

send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter

follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok

Show Stringout:
Send us a voicenote! We’ll play it on the show!

Our plans for a dedicated phone line

Our stances on Little Caesars -- and how hectic the last week has been

Updates on the newest series we’re working on: Versus

We accidentally start talking basketball

Important lessons we learned from a past project we did for the NHL

The busy week ahead!

McGraw-Hill’s bullshit policy of charging freelancers to get paid

Here’s an article about it

What the hell is the point of Adobe Certification?

Are any of you Sizzlers Adobe Certified?

Chris knows Adobe Flash, and he’s going to bring it back and make an NFT

A little Pokemon talk before we go

We might be moving offices!
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48min
April 05, 202127: March **MAD**ness Finale - Road to the Championsnip! w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1), Matt King, (@matthking), and Joe Nanna (@joenanna1)
Chris & Alexei are joined by three special guests in the final installment of our March **MAD**ness tournament, the only tournament where we figure out the most annoying thing that happens in the video production world! Vince Alvarado (@airvince1), Matt King, (@matthking), and Joe Nanna (@joenanna1) bring us across the finish line, and chaos ensues!

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send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter

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Show Stringout:
The Snippy 16 turns out pretty predictable!

But the Edit 8 is bonkers, with a couple BIG upsets!

We take a little break to play “Guess What Matt King Did Today?”

The Final Cut 4 gets contentious when a capricious Matt King throws a tantrum over his favorite topic losing

We play one more game called “Hey Joe!” where Joe Nanna tells us a story about a music video shoot gone wrong in Los Angeles.

And finally… the CHAMPIONSNIP! Things take a turn for the worse and get more chaotic than you could ever imagine!

If you want to follow along, you can see the full bracket + list of topics here (scroll to the right to see the full list)
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1h 30min
March 29, 202126: March **MAD**ness - Round 2 w/ Joe Nanna (@joenanna1)
Chris & Alexei are joined by special guest Joe Nanna (@joenanna1) to go through the second round of our March **MAD**ness tournament, the only tournament where we figure out the most annoying thing that happens in the video production world!\

Send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message

send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter

follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok

Show Stringout:
After spending 40 minutes trying to figure his mic out, Joe Nanna finally joins us!

We touch on Joe Nanna’s multitude of private jets

If you want to follow along, you can see the full bracket + list of topics here (scroll to the right to see the full list)

The Northeast Region of the bracket featuring:
Massive footage downloads

Clients forcing you to party!

Changing the music

The Southeast Region of the bracket featuring:
Professional ghosting

Matt doesn’t want the cappuccino guy to get paid

Final_FINAL_v25a_final.mov

The Northwest Region of the bracket featuring:
Unorganized projects

“Should be a quick fix” and it isn’t

Too many middlemen

The Southwest Region of the bracket featuring:
Human decency

The business owner demands to be in the commercial!

Compliance rules killing creativity

The Snippy 16, Edit 8, Final Cut 4 and the Championship, coming next week!
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1h 19min
March 22, 202125: March **MAD**ness - Round 1 w/ Matt H. King (@matthking)
Chris & Alexei are joined by special guest Matt H. King (@matthking) to go through the first round of our March **MAD**ness tournament, the only tournament where we figure out the most annoying thing that happens in the video production world!

Send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message

send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter

follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok

Show Stringout:
We welcome Matt King from his outdoor, poolside setup in San Diego

If you want to follow along, you can see the full bracket + list of topics here (scroll to the right to see the full list)

The Northeast Region of the bracket featuring:
Massive footage downloads

Clients forcing you to party!

Changing the music

The Southeast Region of the bracket featuring:
Professional ghosting

Matt doesn’t want the cappuccino guy to get paid

Final_FINAL_v25a_final.mov

The Northwest Region of the bracket featuring:
Unorganized projects

“Should be a quick fix” and it isn’t

Too many middlemen

The Southwest Region of the bracket featuring:
Human decency

The business owner demands to be in the commercial!

Compliance rules killing creativity

Round 2, coming next week!
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1h 24min
March 15, 202124: Leave a Message After the Beep
Chris & Alexei talk all-nighters at work, influencer economics, and our video production bracket tournament!
Send us a voice note: https://anchor.fm/sizzlereelgang/message
send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter
follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok
Show Stringout:
Alexei wrangles his podcast back from Chris’s clutches

We announce our new VOICE NOTES program

Nick Bilton’s Fake Famous documentary

Chris comes up with his next idea: “Crazyman” Travels During Covid

We unveil our next big idea: The Sizzle Reel March MAD-ness Bracket!

Our first podcast client!

Introducing the Ask Not Me Anything Podcast with Jeremy Cohen!

American slang vs Australian slang

Shrimp talk

Our new upcoming hockey job with the NHL, but first...

We started THE FLIP!

“All-nighters” at work

What happens when you get caught up on small things in the edit

Chris’s cheap t-shirt fiasco courtesy of Red Giant

Airport talk

Why can’t Chris be an influencer?

Did Mike Bliss film a cat in a canoe???

Chris gets mad that a hockey team not in Florida calls themselves the Hurricanes

Adobe MAX 2021 -- virtual and FREE -- Oct 26-28 (possibly)

Treefort Music Fest finally coming back!

Send us your VOICE NOTES!
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52min
March 08, 202123: Using A.I. to Get Ahead w/ Evan Mueller (@evanmueller)
Chris & Alexei are joined by special guest Evan Mueller (@evanmueller) to talk audio vs video storytelling, pro bono work in the ad world, and some revolutionary post-production tools!!

check out COUPER WAS HERE on Amazon Prime, check out Evan’s work at http://videobyevan.com, and follow @evanmueller on twitter

send yr questions to @sizzlereelgang on ig and twitter

follow @shishkinproductions on tiktok

Show Stringout:
Alexei is late again smh

Producer Darren swings by to help Chris & Alexei learn to pod better

Chris breaks the news

Our guest today is Evan Mueller (@evanmueller on twitter)

Microsoft Surface Pro vs iPad

Memories of ISEF aka a giant science fair

Chris and Evan exploring Phoenix and Boise, respectively

Corporate video vs working in the ad world

Evan’s experience making a Hardee’s ad

Naive plug-in for video editors -- AI editing assistant

Editors = Aerosmith

Descript -- another great resource, especially for longform interviews

It’s basically like video-editing in a Microsoft Word doc

Storytelling via audio vs storytelling via video

Adding video can be unnerving if the subject isn’t used to it

Big productions vs intimate productions

Conversations vs soundbites

Interview techniques so subjects open up more

Chris goes rogue and takes over the pod

WHAT WILL HAPPEN? Tune in next week!
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56min
March 01, 2021 22: How to Succeed in Pitching Without Really Trying
Chris & Alexei talk pitching ideas, their new camera, and a re-invention of the modern calendar!
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48min
February 22, 2021 21: Snackin’ in the Edit Suite w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1)
Chris & Alexei are joined by special guest Vince Alvarado (@airvince1) to talk the worst parts of working on music videos, getting called out for snacking too much, and the future of deep fakes!!
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44min
February 15, 2021 20: EDITBOT-3000 Swings By To Steal Our Jobs
Chris & Alexei talk video-editing robots, B2B v B2C jobs, and FedEx’s shitty treatment of their employees.
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48min
February 08, 2021 19: Our First Organic Listener!
Chris & Alexei talk lessons of Zoom editing, Stockholm syndrome, and crypto-editing!
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47min

FAQs about The Sizzle Reel:

How many episodes does The Sizzle Reel have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.