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Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast
The Indie Film Hustle Podcast is your #1 source for how to hack the film business and indie film world! The show is here to help as many indie filmmakers as I could. We wanted to bring the best guests, industry leaders, creative legends, and film business friends to you, the IFH Tribe.
Some of the past guests include 3X Oscar® Winning Writer/Director Oliver Stone, Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black), Alex Proyas (The Crow, I, Robot), James V. Hart (writer Dracula, Hook), John August (Big Fish…
Episodes
Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking PodcastIFH 239: How to Create a Bulletproof Character Arc with K.M. Weiland (CROSSOVER EVENT)
Today we have a special crossover event between The Indie Film Hustle Podcast and The Bulletproof Screenplay podcast. Since I’m the host of both podcasts I…
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IFH 238: How to Make Money Shooting Short Films with Carter Pilcher
Have you ever wondered if you could actually make money making short films? Take it from the guy who made over $90,000 selling a short film, yes you can (click…
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IFH 237: Why You Need to Get Up Off Your Ass NOW & Follow Your Dreams
If you are fans of episode IFH 088: Why Filmmakers are Always So Damn Broke & What They Can Do to Change It, then you are going to love this one. I wanted to…
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IFH 236: Sundance, Hollywood and How to Break-Through as a Director with Qasim Basir
We have a very special episode of the Indie Film Hustle podcast today. Our amazing guest is Qasim Basir, co-writer, and director of the Sundance 2018 hit film…
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IFH 235: How to Become an Editor in Hollywood with Lawrence Jordan
Today on the show we have film editor Lawrence Jordan. Lawrence is a veteran feature film and television editor who has worked with many of the top creatives…
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IFH 234: Directing Hollywood Blockbusters with Legendary Director John Badham
Today on the show we have a true legend from the film business, director John Badham. John has directed some of the most iconic films in history. From the…
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IFH 233: Real Filmmakers Don't Starve with Jeff Goins
Today's guest is bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins. In this episode, he dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by…
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IFH 232: Test Screenings - Are They a Waste of Time or Worth It?
Today we are going to discuss Test Screenings. Are they a waste of time? How do you handle comments and criticisms? Who do you invite to test screening and how…
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IFH 231: How to Engage an Audience Before & After You Make Your Indie Film with Kia Kiso
How to Engage an Audience Before & After You Make Your Indie Film Today's guest is Kia Kiso, co=producer of the hugely successful indie film Mile… Mile & A…
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IFH 230: CrowdSourcing and Build an Audience for Your Indie Film with RB Botto
So today on the show we have returning champion RB Botto from Stage32.com. RB has been on the show six times. Between film festival panels, interviews, and…
Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking PodcastBPS 004: How to Sell Your Screenplay with Ashley Scott Meyers
Today’s guest is screenwriter/podcaster Ashley Scott Meyers from Sellingyourscreenplay.com. Ashley is a working screenwriter in Hollywood. He also spends his…
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IFH 229: From Indie Films to Directing a Hollywood Icon with Adam Rifkin
Today's guest is Adam Rifkin. Adam Rifkin is a Writer/Director whose eclectic career ranges from family comedies to thought-provoking indies to cult classics…
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BPS 001: What Makes a Good Screenplay with John Truby
IFH has a NEW PODCAST. Introducing The Bulletproof Screenplay Podcast. Today is a CROSSOVER EVENT to introduce you to the new show. Today’s guest blew my mind…
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IFH 228: How to Deal with Residuals & Paying Back Investors with David Zannoni
Have you ever had to deal with paying out investors, guilds, unions, residuals, and producers from the revenue your film makes? Today's guest is David Zannoni…
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IFH 227: How to Make Money with YouTube with Christopher Sharpe
How to Make Money with YouTube with Christopher Sharpe Today's guest is a bonafide Youtube Guru. Chris has not only created one but two massive Youtube…
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IFH 226: The NO Bullsh*t Guide to Making Your Indie Film with Jeff Leisawitz
The NO Bullsh*t Guide to Making Your Indie Film with Jeff Leisawitz Have you ever been in a place where nothing is going right creatively? Do you ever feel…
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IFH 225: How to Shot a Feature Film in 24 Hours with Ivan Malekin
How to Shot a Feature Film in 24 Hours with Ivan Malekin Imagine shooting an entire feature film in 24 hours. How could you do something like that and not make…
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IFH 224: TOP SECRET Indie Film Hustle Project Finally Revealed
TOP SECRET Indie Film Hustle Project Finally Revealed The day is finally here. I've been teasing you guys for months now. The top secret project I've been…
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IFH 223: Inside the Raindance Film Festival with Founder Elliot Grove
Inside the Raindance Film Festival with Founder Elliot Grove Today’s guest is the legendary film author and founder of the Raindance Film Festival Elliot…
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IFH 222: How to Shoot and Sell a $5000 Micro Budget Feature Film with Claudia Pickering
How to Shoot and Sell a $5000 Micro-Budget Feature Film with Claudia Pickering Today's guest is writer/director/actor/producer Claudia Pickering. She recently…
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IFH 221: Finding an Audience for Indie Films in 2018 with Shaked Berenson
Finding an Audience for Indie Films in 2018 with Shaked Berenson Today's guest is a returning champion Shaked Berenson from Epic Pictures. On this special…
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IFH 220: How to Package an Indie Film for Investors with Tiffany Boyle
How to Package an Indie Film for Investors with Tiffany Boyle Today on the show is Tiffany Boyle from Ramo Law. Tiffany helps indie filmmakers package their…
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IFH 219: Pixar's Coco and the World of Animation with Carlos Moreno Jr.
Pixar's Coco and the World of Animation with Carlos Moreno Jr. Today on the show is Carlos Moreno Jr. Carlos was the voice of a handful of characters in the…
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IFH 218: Using Algorithms to Help Sell Your Indie Film with Sundance's Liz and Jess
Using Algorithms to Help Sell Your Indie Film with Sundance's Liz and Jess Sundance is back on the show. I had the pleasure of having returning champion Liz…
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IFH 217: Insider Tips on Crowdfunding Your Film on Kickstarter with Elise McCave
Insider Tips on How to Crowdfund Your Film on Kickstarter with Elise McCave On the show today is Elise McCave, Director of Narrative Film at Kickstarter. Elise…
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IFH 216: From Indie Films to Oscar Nominations with David Permut
From Indie Films to Oscar Nominations with David Permut I'm back from Sundance! What a ride this year. So much to tell you guys. The first interview in my…
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IFH 215: How to Become a Working Director without Film School with Cole Walliser
How to Become a Working Director without Film School with Cole Walliser I've always said that "film school" isn't for everyone. There is so much noise and…
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IFH 214: Sundance Film Festival Survival Guide
Sundance Film Festival Survival Guide This year will be the sixth time I've been to the Sundance Film Festival and I've picked up a few tips and tricks on how…
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IFH 213: How to Find an Audience for Your Indie Film with Media Circus
How to Find an Audience for Your Indie Film with Media Circus Today on the show we have Adam Bowman and Paul Koshlap from Media Circus PR. These guys…
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IFH 212: Out of Time & the Back to the Future DeLorean Documentary with Steve Concotelli
Out of Time & the Back to the Future DeLorean Documentary with Steve Concotelli Today on the show we have documentary filmmaker Steve Concotelli, the director…
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IFH 211: How to Get Up Off Your Butt & Make It Happen in 2018 w/ Eric Thomas
How to Get Up Off Your Butt & Make It Happen in 2018 with Eric Thomas Happy New Years everyone. 2018 is going to be insane!! I wanted to give you a gift to get…
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IFH 210: How to Work Creatively with People and Not Kill Each Other
How to Work Creatively with People and Not Kill Each Other One of the biggest issues filmmakers, screenwriters and creative types in general have is working…
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IFH 209: Directing Studio Features in Hollyweird with Demian Lichtenstein
Directing Studio Feature Films in Hollyweird with Demian Lichtenstein Today's guest is director Demian Lichtenstein. I had the pleasure of being on a panel…
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IFH 208: Cinematic Masterclass with Philip Bloom
Cinematic Masterclass with Philip Bloom Today on the show we have a legend in the filmmaking blogosphere, award-winning cinematographer Philip Bloom. Philip is…
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IFH 207: Inside the Visual Effects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi & ILM with Dan Cregan
IFH 207: Inside the Visual Effects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi & ILM with Dan Cregan Ever wonder what it is like to work at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) on…
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IFH 206: Crossover Episode with the Just Shoot It Podcast
Crossover Episode: Just Shoot It Podcast I thought it would be fun to do a crossover episode with filmmaking podcast Just Shoot It with hosts Oren Kaplan and…
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IFH 205: How to Pitch Your Screenplay in 60 Seconds with Michael Hauge
How to Pitch Your Screenplay in 60 Seconds with Michael Hauge You walk onto an elevator and just before the door closes Steven Spielberg gets on. You have 60…
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IFH 204: Why Do You Want to Be a Filmmaker?
Why Do You Want to Be a Filmmaker? On today's show, I ask the simple question "Why do you want to be a filmmaker or screenwriter?" This single question is one…
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IFH 203: How to Shoot & Sell Digital Series (The Bannen Way) with Mark Gantt
How to Shoot & Sell Digital Series (The Bannen Way) with Mark Gantt Today's guest is Mark Gantt. He's a man of many talents, actor, director, writer, and…
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IFH 202: Film Finance & How to Raise REAL Money for Your Indie Film with Franco Sama
Film Finance & How to Raise REAL Money for Your Indie Film with Franco Sama Film Finance is a mystery to most filmmakers. How many of you need money for your…
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IFH 201: How to Break Down & Story Map Your Screenplay with Daniel Calvisi
How to Break Down & Story Map Your Screenplay with Daniel Calvisi Today guest is author Daniel Calvisi. Dan wrote the book Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT…
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IFH 200: How to Sell Your Indie Film Using Ninja Facebook Hacks with Kyle Prohaska
How to Sell Your Indie Film Using Ninja Facebook Hacks with Kyle Prohaska We all want to make money selling our feature films or streaming series but getting…
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IFH 199: How to Go From a 6K Micro Budget to Directing a 100K Feature Film with Joshua Caldwell
How to Go From a 6K Micro-Budget to Directing a 100K Feature Film with Joshua Caldwell Ever wondered what happens to those directors who make a micro-budget…
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IFH 198: The AFM Wrap Up (Indie Film Hustle Edition)
The AFM Wrap Up (Indie Film Hustle Edition) I had the pleasure of attending this year's AFM (The American Film Market). This was my first time actually walking…
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IFH 197: Sundance Wants to Help You Distribute Your Indie Film…REALLY!
Sundance Wants to Help You Distribute Your Indie Film with the Creative Distribution Fellowship Yup that's right the Sundance Institute wants to help you…
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IFH 196: Total Transparency: How Much Revenue a $100K Film REALLY Generates with Liz Manashil
Total Transparency: How Much Revenue a $100K REALLY Film Generates with Liz Manashil Have you ever wondered how much revenue a real indie film can make in the…
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IFH 195: Top 10 Tips for Low Budget Filmmakers
Top 10 Tips for Low budget Filmmakers Making an indie film can be rough, especially for beginners. Many times filmmakers go off halfcocked and jump into making…
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IFH 194: The Art and Craft of Writing a Comedy w/ Peter Desberg & Jeffrey Davis
If you ever wanted to know some of the secrets of how to write a comedy then today's guest might be able to help. Peter Desberg and Jeffrey Davis are the…
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IFH 193: How to Create Suspense Like Hitchcock with Jeffery Michael Bays
How to Create Suspense Like Hitchcock with Jeffery Michael Bays Have you ever wanted to know how Alfred Hitchcock became the master of suspense? How Hitch used…
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IFH 192: How to Sell Your Indie Film at the American Film Market with Johnathan Wolf
How to Sell Your Indie Film at the American Film Market with Johnathan Wolf Have you ever wondered how films are sold internationally or domestically for that…
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IFH 191: Blair Witch Project: Directing an Indie Film Phenomenon w/ Eduardo Sanchez
Blair Witch Project: Directing an Indie Film Phenomenon w/ Eduardo Sanchez Who hasn't heard of the now legendary indie film rags to riches tale of The Blair…
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IFH 190: Understanding The Hero's Journey with Chris Vogler
Understanding The Hero's Journey with Chris Vogler We have all heard about Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey by this point but what is it really. Chris Vogler…
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IFH 189: How NOT to Direct a Television Pilot with Dave Bullis
How NOT to Direct a Television Pilot with Dave Bullis Before I get any hate mail I wanted to let you know that our guest today reached out to me and offered to…
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IFH 188: Making a Micro Budget Film That Cracks iTunes's Top 3 with Julian Galea
Today on the show we have writer/cinematographer/director Julian Galea. He directed a micro-budget film called Love to Paradise. Set in the magical…
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IFH 187: How to Create an Amazon Exclusive Streaming Series with Chris Sobchak
How to Create an Amazon Exclusive Streaming Series with Chris Sobchak This week on the show we have filmmaker Chris Sobchak. Chris co-created an Amazon…
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IFH 186: How to Make a Killer Horror Film in One Location with Michael Williams
How to Make a Killer Horror Film in One Location with Michael Williams If you have a micro or no budget feature film shooting in one location will make life a…
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IFH 185: How Screenwriters Can Navigate the Hollywood System with Scott Myers
How Screenwriters Can Navigate the Hollywood System with Scott Meyers For screenwriters, navigating the shark-infested waters of the Hollywood system can be a…
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IFH 184: How to Location Scout on a Budget with Brian L. Tan
Anytime I location scout a property we are going to shoot at I always look out for the boobie traps that might hurt the shoot. Finding an dealing with…
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IFH 183: How to Have a Sustainable Career in the Film Business with Straw Weisman
How to Have a Sustainable Career in the Film Business with Straw Weisman I always talk about "hustle" and that "you have to keep moving forward no matter what"…
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IFH 182: The Indie Film Hustle Tribe Interrogates Alex Ferrari with Rob Alicea
The Indie Film Hustle Tribe Interrogates Alex Ferrari with Rob Alicea Today’s episode is a first for the IFH Podcast. I had Indie Film Hustle Tribe Member Rob…