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Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing hosted by directors. Each week we interview filmmakers on writing, cinematography, development and acting to learn how to build a successful career as a filmmaker in the Hollywood industry.
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Episodes
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Right Place, Right Time w/DP David Vollrath - Just Shoot It 551
Cinematographer David Vollrath https://www.davidvollrath.com/ talks about how he’s adapted to the ebbs and flows of the business. Sometimes you’re on top and…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHanging with Hollywood's Nicolas Curcio and Kristen Tepper - Just Shoot It 550
TikTok influencers @teppertoks and @nicolascurciowriter , hosts of the " Hollywood Hang" podcast, talk about balancing how to be an influencer while also being…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingRequiem for an Editor w/Jay Rabinowitz - Just Shoot It 549
“Requiem for a Dream” editor Jay Rabinowitz https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704950/ joins Matt and Oren in discussing the art of working for top-tier auteurs…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDirecting Blumhouse's "The Last Kiss" w/Yoko Okumura - Just Shoot It 548
Yoko Okumura is back again! And she’s fresh off the release of her latest film with Universal Studios!!! Matt and Oren dive into what it was like to direct…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingLessons from 600 Podcast Episodes w/Making Movies is Hard - Just Shoot It 547
Alrik Bursell, Liz Manashi, Matt & Oren have, made over 1,100 podcasts episodes – 600 by “Making Movies is Hard” and 547 for “Just Shoot It”. What a shift it’s…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingYour Career on Cruise Control w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 546
Matt & Oren talk about how nice it would be to have a career that drives itself. One where you the money keeps coming in. And the hustle is less. You might…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBucking the Studio System w/Wesley Wang - Just Shoot It 545
Wesley Wang talks about his short film that linked him with Darren Aronofsky – who was dying to convince Wesley to make turn it into a feature. And that’s how…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow to Direct Ruthless Comedy w/Rick Darge - Just Shoot It 544
Rick Darge rickdarge.com talks about casting unique faces, running effective callbacks, and methods to find the best actor. And Matt and Oren dive into the…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFighting for Your Passion Project w/Carlyn Hudson & Tom Morris- Just Shoot It 543
Tom Morris and Carlyn Hudson are back talking about their passion projects. In episode 493, you might remember Carlyn was just about to start shooting and Tom…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingNavigating the Advertising Landscape w/Callen's Mike Davidson- Just Shoot It 542
Mike Davidson, Head of Production at Callen https://thisiscallen.com/, joins Matt and Oren. After years with agencies like Leo Burnett, Wieden+Kennedy, Goodby…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingPreparing for a First Meeting w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 541
Matt and Oren layout their template for vibe checks. You won’t want to miss this episode if you’re dying to know how to make yourself standout. And you’ll…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHangin' with 'The Wrong Girls' Director Dylan Meyer - Just Shoot It 540
Dylan Meyer grew up in a film school. Well, kind of; her dad was a screenwriter. And Dylan chats with Matt and Oren about the benefits of growing up in an…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBecoming ‘The Chi’ Guys w/Deondray and Quincy Gossfield - Just Shoot It 539
Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield chat about how Lena Waithe loved their short film so much, she hired these “first-time directors” as…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
A Just Shoot It Party on Wednesday
We're slipping into your podcast feed to make sure you all know about our in-person summer meetup party we are hosting on Wednesday, August 5th. No panels or…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingEntering “The Devil’s Mouth” w/Director Jeff Wadlow - Just Shoot It 538
Jeff Wadlow talks about his new film "The Devil's Mouth". And Matt and Oren get him to reveal how we went from a spec script for “Kick Ass 2” to directing the…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingOn the Black List for ‘One Night Only’ w/Travis Braun - Just Shoot It 537
Travis Braun talks getting on the Blacklist multiple times and why his film, “One Night Only” checked all the boxes to land there too But first, Matt and Oren…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBecoming a Breadwinner w/Director Eric Appel- Just Shoot It 536
Eric Appel talks about the benefits of improv experience and how it shaped his career, from his latest film “The Breadwinner”, which stars Nate Bargatze, Mandy…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow to Break Out w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 535
Matt and Oren engage in a lively chat about how to create passion projects that advance your career and add to your reel. Do you know the 4 types of projects?…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingScheduling Your Life w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 534
Oren's July went from being overbooked and bidding wars for his time, to nothing at all coming to fruition. And now he has free time on his hands... too much…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFix It in Prep w/Matt & Oren- Just Shoot It 533
With the year in swing and clients shooting, Matt and Oren talk about challenges they’re experiencing on set and some interesting solutions to some common…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBooking Work w/Director Robert Boocheck - Just Shoot It 532
Robert Boocheck talks about the three ways commercial directors land jobs. But first Oren and Matt chat about California's Billionaire tax, its impact on the…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAgency Month w/Fallon Anderson of Tailfin - Just Shoot It 531
Fallon Anderson, Creative Director at Tailfin agency https://tailfin.com/ talks about making a Super Bowl commercial and her method for elevating creative. And…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFrom Crewing to Directing w/Carolina Caroline's Adam Carter Rehmeier - Just Shoot It 530
Adam Carter Rehmeier talks about his latest film, "Carolina Caroline" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33365126/ , his journey as a dedicated crew member and the…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingManifesting a "Fantasy Life" w/Matthew Shear - Just Shoot It 529
Matthew Shear IG: @matthew_shear takes us on the journey to cast Amanda Peet, Alessandro Nivola, and Judd Hirsch in his directorial debut. In the midst of a…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAgency Month w/Greg Kort of Doner - Just Shoot It 528
Greg Kort from Doner Advertising, Detroit https://www.doner.com/talks about the job of an agency producer and how it differs from a line producer, or any other…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAgency Month w/Joe Saroufim from Kimmelot - Just Shoot It 527
As a Creative Director at Kimmelot Labs, Joe Saroufim has worked with Janusz Kaminski and Matt Oren chat with him about the role of a Creative Director in…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAgency Month w/J.K. Lyons of Conscious Minds - Just Shoot It 526
Matt and Oren chat with Creative Director JK Lyons about how you can stand out as a director. And they dive deep into what is in your reel, book, or portfolio…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow to Act in an Audition w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 525
Matt and Oren talk about what they love to see from actors. How many takes should you do? What if you drop a line in an audition? And what’s the best way to…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingWhere Do I Fit In? w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 524
Where do you fit in, as a director? That’s what Matt and Oren are talking about on this episode of Just Shoot It! What does that mean? Think of this: what…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThe Meteoric Rise of Chandler Levack - Just Shoot It 523
Chandler Levack https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5576953 made 3 feature films. One with a $250,000 budget, and the last with a $30 million budget for Netflix. How…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBringing "Palestine 36" to Life w/ Annemarie Jacir - Just Shoot It 522
Annemarie Jacir has an amazing career that span directing for Hulu’s “Ramy” with comic Ramy Youssef, as well as jurying for Telluride, Cannes, and Sundance…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBriTANick Bake a 'Pizza Movie' - Just Shoot It 521
You know them as BriTANick https://www.britanick.com/ and their latest feature, “Pizza Movie” debuts on Hulu on April 3! Now Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingListener Strikes Gold w/‘The Travel Companion’ from Travis Wood & Alex Mallis - Just Shoot It 520
Travis Wood & Alex Mallis are living the director’s dream! Their feature film "The Travel Companion" https://thetravelcompanionfilm.com/ premiered at Tribeca…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingWriting to your Budget w/Aaron Pagniano - Just Shoot It 519
Aaron Pagniano https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3142582/ talks about their new micro-budget feature film "It Needs Eyes" and they share secrets to overcoming…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingEnding Relationships w/ Carlyn Hudson - Just Shoot It 518
As directors, we live a very atypical work life. And Carlyn joins Oren and Matt to clear the air about some frustrations they all share about producers and…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow to be a Person w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 517
Matt and Oren spend some time figuring out how to be a normal human being in a world where there’s so much that isn’t normal anymore. We’re way past the new…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingIs AI a Tool? w/Sarah May Bates and Susan Song - Just Shoot It 516
Sarah May Bates https://www.sarahmaybates.com/ is an AI director, and she’s been getting lots of work! And Matt and Oren dive deep into how she makes that…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingLanding Top-Tier Talent for 'The Dreadful' w/Director Natasha Kermani - Just Shoot It 515
Natasha Kermani talks about casting Sophie Turner in her latest film “The Dreadful” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30842022/ and it’s amazing how she connected…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDirecting Kevin James in "Solo Mio" w/Chuck Kinnane
Chuck Kinnane joins directly from Little Compton, Rhode Island. And he comes out straight on sharing the credit and pay from their latest feature, “Solo Mio”…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingProducer-Director Relationships w/Mr. Jonathan Burns - Just Shoot It 513
Producer Jonathan Burns https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanaburns talks about his methods for selecting the vibe that he presents to brands and agencies. And…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingSundance, Securing Money, and Scheduling w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 512
How important is Sundance to your career as a commercial director? Matt and Oren talk about their experiences in Park City before the festival wraps up its…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAI Filmmaking w/Sergio Cilli & Kristyna Archer - Just Shoot It 511
When Sergio Cilli https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1826186/ made his first AI film, it really didn’t get noticed. And neither did many others he made. Sure they…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingSounds of a Coffee Meeting w/Sound Designer Eric Crepeau - Just Shoot It 510
Eric Crepeau https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4145859 joins Matt and Oren after a gap of over 400 episodes to talk about sound design! What makes a good sound…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingPostmortems and Fresh Starts w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 509
Matt and Oren are pulling together their year-end recap posts for social media. And they realize, “wow, there's a lot to reflect upon!” LA is definitely…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing2025 Year-End Director Panel - Just Shoot It 508
The 2025 year-end Director's Panel is here! Each year, Matt and Oren have a little cocktail party with some of the past year's guests. It's a chance to…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingVisual Storytelling w/‘Alien: Earth’ DP Bella Gonzales - Just Shoot It 507
Bella Gonzales https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7543234/ brings a ton of insight about being a cinematographer on series like Pen 15, Fargo, Alien: Earth, and The…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingBringing 'Chad Powers' to the Field w/Tony Yacenda - Just Shoot It 506
Tony Yacenda https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2829241/ , the director from "Chad Powers", "Dave", "American Vandal", and a ton of commercials, joins Oren and Matt…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow Commercial Director NEDA Gets Unique Shots - Just Shoot It 505
Commercial director NEDA joins Matt and Oren in their first-ever interview from Eastern Europe! NEDA talks about how she gets unique shots, even when working…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFilming Action! w/'Family Plan 2' Director Simon Cellan Jones - Just Shoot It 504
Simon Cellan Jones https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148116 shares the story of his rise from the mailroom at BBC to become a director on "The Diplomat", "See"…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDesigning Gritty Drama w/‘Black Rabbit’ Director Ben Semanoff - Just Shoot It 503
Ben Semanoff https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1032608/ shares how he made the break from camera operator to director. Lots of people want to do the same and you…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingReturn of the Rom Com w/‘31 Candles’ Filmmaker Jonah Feingold - Just Shoot It 502
Jonah Feingold https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3783212/ talks about connecting with your parasocial audience to create the films you want to make. And he shares…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingCrafting Hit Science Fiction Shows w/'All of You' Writer-Director Will Bridges - Just Shoot It 501
Will Bridges https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2782297/ shares his method for making every meeting an opportunity. And he explains what he did that let him come from…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFIVE-HUNDREDish Filmmaking Tips & Tricks w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 500
Matt and Oren celebrate 500 episodes! That's basically one episode per week without dropping a beat, not even on Thanksgivings, since 2015. And while it's true…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThe Horrors of Seth Worley’s "Sketch" - Just Shoot It 499
Seth Worley https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2124394/ made money selling tools for filmmakers. And Matt and Oren get him to talk about ways filmmakers can make…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingCrafting Violent Endings w/John-Michael Powell - Just Shoot It 498
How do you define your voice as a director? John-Michael Powell https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3119508/ talks about his new film "Violent Ends"…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHow to Pitch with Style w/Maya Margolina - Just Shoot It 497
Maya ‘Mayachka’ Margolina https://mayachka.com/ talks about her work with luxury brands like Coach, Rihanna's Fenty, Mercedes Benz, and MCM and how she craft…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThe Film Fixer w/Janek Ambros - Just Shoot It 496
Janek Ambros https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4471783/ doesn't use social media for self-promotion. And he tells up and coming filmmakers, you have to be annoying…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThe Chilling Truth behind 'Bone Lake' w/Mercedes Bryce Morgan - Just Shoot It 495
Mercedes Bryce Morgan https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5521959/ talks about building the career that got her "Bone Lake" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26783625/…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingGetting Schooled By No Film School's GG Hawkins - Just Shoot It 494
Matt and Oren reveal their backstory in this collab with G.G. Hawkins and No Film School. https://nofilmschool.com/u/lostingraceland And you won't want to miss…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDon’t Make Your Movie! w/Tom Morris & Carlyn Hudson - Just Shoot It 493
Tom Morris https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2730235/ joins Carlyn Hudson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3972277 https://www.instagram.com/carlynhudson to talk about…