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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
2019 in Review w/Five Directors - Just Shoot It 195
Matt and Oren join directors Roxy Shih, Carlyn Hudson, and Tim Nakashi to chat about the highs and lows of directing in 2019. Lots of insults and a few…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Freaks! And Where to Find them - Just Shoot It 194
Pals Zach Lipovsky & Adam Stein swing by to talk about their new movie, Freaks. It was a hit on the festival circuit, and now it's out across all platforms. So…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
A Beautiful Day for a Podcast w Micah Fitzerman-Blue - Just Shoot It 193
Micah Fitzerman-Blue, co-writer behind the new film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood joins Matt and Oren on the podcast to talk about life as a producer…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
How to Produce Hit Genre Films Non-Stop with Eric B Fleischman - Just Shoot It 192
Eric B Fleischman has produced 20+ films and he's barely 30. Under the tutelage of Jason Blum (he was Blumhouse's 4th employee) Eric's career is a testament to…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
When a Manager Calls with Josh McGuire (The Underground) - Just Shoot It 191
We sit down with manager and co-founder of The Underground, Josh McGuire to figure out just what a manager does, why you might want one, and exactly which…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Making Great Shorts and Getting People to Watch Them - Just Shoot It 190
Oren and I are talking shorts this week. We dig on why a working director would want to make one, what the upsides and downsides are, and what sort of…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Being a Tough Critic with Liz Shannon Miller - Just Shoot It 189
Liz Shannon Miller is a TV critic who's written for basically everywhere (Variety, Indiewire, Vulture). She's joined us to talk about the way that people who…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
How to Produce a Sundance Hit with Your Friends w Natalie Metzger (Thunder Road, Greener Grass) - Just Shoot It 188
Natalie Metzger is on a hot streak! She's produced recent favs Thunder Road and Greener Grass, she's finishing up a studio film, and headed into her next…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Genre Directors Shoot-tacular (Drew & Brett Pierce, Roxy Shih & Dan Casey) - Just Shoot It LIVE 187
Join us for our live Halloween episode with Drew & Brett Pierce (the Wretched), Roxy Shih (Painkillers, the Tribe, Dark Web) & Dan Casey (Kin, Fast 9) for a…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Pitchin' and Moanin - Just Shoot It 186
Carlyn Hudson is back to answer listener questions and catch up. This episode is sponsored by Shot Lister, the better way to make your day. To learn more about…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Bonus: Making Movies Is Hard/Just Shoot It Crossover Ep!
Check out our bonus episode of Just Shoot It this week with our pals from Making Movies is Hard. And check out Alrik's crowd funding campaign here…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
GLOW, Crazy Exes and Directorial Control w Kimmy Gatewood - Just Shoot It 185
Kimmy Gatewood, one of the beat down biddies from GLOW is here to talk about her directing career. This episode is sponsored by Shot Lister, the better way to…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Out of the ER and Getting Away with Murder with Lily Mariye - Just Shoot It 184
You'll recognize Lily Mariye from her long running stint on ER, but she's moved behind the camera to do your favorite network shows as well. Her credits…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Hustlers & Chick Flicks with Producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas - Just Shoot It 183
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas is a producer, writer, ex-agent, chick-flick-advocate and all around badass. She tells the story of how she brought the hit movie…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Crazy, Fraudulent, Adventurous, Triumphant Summer Nights w Joseph Cross & Audrey Tommassini's - Just Shoot It 182
Joseph Cross has been acting for over 20 years, and has been directed by some of the greatest, most iconic directors of all time. We're talking Steven…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
How to Make Kids Cry with Jennette McCurdy - Just Shoot It 181
In our third installment of our actors intensive we sit down with Jennette McCurdy. You remember her from her 100+ episodes of TV on Nickelodeon on Sam & Cat…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Back to Viral Videos with Actor/Director Ben Giroux - Just Shoot It 180
Our Actor Series continues with Ben Giroux... a comedy actor, director, writer, and voiceover artist extraordinaire! He's acted in hundreds of episodes of…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Audrey Moore Helps (Directors Help) Actors - Just Shoot It 179
Audrey Moore is an accomplished actor and podcaster, who's dedicated herself to the education of actors. She gives us the inside scoop on how actors perceive…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Creating Your Own Streaming Service w Dropout/College Humor's Sam Reich - Just Shoot It 178
Sam Reich is back to talk about launching his new streaming service Dropout. Its a deep conversation about the nature of success, what it means to be an…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Ready or Not, Here Comes Radio Silence - Just Shoot It 177
Radio Silence, better known as Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez and Chad Villella, are the filmmaking collective behind the new film Ready…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Love, Antosha: Looking Back At Anton Yelchin w Garret Price & Drake Doremus - Just Shoot It 176
We lost Anton Yelchin too young, but the new documentary Love, Antosha gives us an intimate look inside the story, process and promise of a young artist…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Do Your Homework with It Follows/Dear Producer Founder Rebecca Green - Just Shoot It 175
Rebecca Green is an accomplished producer (It Follows, I'll See You In My Dreams, And Then I Go) who runs a site called Dear Producer dedicated to teaching you…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Live Panel of Indie Producers with Liz Cardenas, Jana Winternitz and Mary Pat Bentel - Just Shoot It 174
We're back with another live panel event. It was an awesome night filled with insight from producers Liz Cardenas (A Ghost Story, Never Goin' Back) Jana…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
How One Shot turned into Plus One with Jeff Chan & Andrew Rhymer - Just Shoot It 173
Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer are childhood friends, turned college friends, turned writing partners, turned ex-writing partners, turned writing and directing…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Finding Your Voice with Writer/Director/Actor Zane Rubin - Just Shoot It 172
Zane Rubin has a voice unto herself. Maybe that's because she mostly writes, directs and stars in her series for places like Comedy Central and Superdeluxe…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Bonus: Indie Producer Panel Pre-Game - Just Shoot It
In anticipation of our live show, July 21st with indie producers Liz Cardenas, (A Ghost Story, Never Going Back) Mary Pat Bentel (Midnight Swim, Austin Found…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
The Scatalogical Comedy and Career of Geico Director Don Cherel - Just Shoot It 171
Don Cherel has spent his life directing huge commercial campaigns for Geico... but he's also a musician, DP, second unit director on features and family man…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Confessions of a Sundance/Slamdance Programmer w Drea Clark - Just Shoot It 170
This week we have on Drea Clark, producer and programmer extraordinaire! For thirteen years she was the Head of Feature Programming at Slamdance, and now she…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Get The Casting Lowdown w Duo Amanda Lenker Doyle and Chrissy Fiorilli - Just Shoot It 169
Awesome casting directors Amanda Lenker Doyle and Chrissy Fiorilli sit down to talk about the process of casting. We cover everything from indie films to big…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Collaboration Is The Name of the Game w Documentarian Charlie Tyrell - Just Shoot It 168
Charlie Tyrell stops by this week to talk about the making of his doc shorts, My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes (Sundance, Vimeo Staff Pick) and Broken Orchestra for…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Bonding with Netflix's Rightor Doyle - Just Shoot It 167
When Rightor Doyle was a young New York actor he had no idea his stint as a bodyguard for a dominatrix would eventually inspire his own hit Netflix show. He's…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Everything Should Be Useful, Educational, Inspirational w Plot Devices and Red Giant's Seth Worley - Just Shoot It 166
Seth Worley is a writer/director of short films and branded content for clients like JJ Abram's Bad Robot, Red Giant, Film Riot, and Steve Taylor. He is also…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Privilege in Hollywood. Catching Up w Matt and Oren - Just Shoot It 165
Tune in for a classic Matt-Oren catch up. They cover a lot of ground, from writing schedules to determining if you're the right fit for a project. They also…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Leaping from Totally Sketch to Features w Maker Studios Founder Michael Gallagher - Just Shoot It 164
Michael Gallagher has gone from making hundreds of YouTube sketches to co-founding Maker Studios Inc to directing features. Listen and learn as he tells us how…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Protecting Your Time w Filmmaking Entrepreneur Noam Kroll - Just Shoot It 163
Today we are joined by Renaissance Man Noam Kroll (NoamKroll.com). Noam is a writer, director, editor, colorist, blogger, AND podcaster who just wrapped his…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Poms Director Zara Hayes is Inspired by True Events - Just Shoot It 162
Poms director Zara Hayes sits down to talk about how she made the jump from directing hard-hitting, award-winning documentaries to directing a star-studded…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
The Internet Won, Get Over It w Indy Mogul's Ted Sim - Just Shoot It 161
This week we get a visit from Ted Sim, host of the newly relaunched Indy Mogul and president of Apurture Lighting. Ted talks to the guys about the state of…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Attaching Big Names To Your First Feature w Director Kendall Goldberg - Just Shoot It 160
This week writer-director Kendall Goldberg tells a classic tale of just shooting it. Tune in to learn what it took for her to make her first feature, When Jeff…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
How to Build a Giant Cast on an Indie Budget w Michael K Feinstein & Nikki Soohoo- Just Shoot It 159
Writer/director Michael K Feinstein and actor Nikki Soohoo sit down to talk about what it takes to make an indie feature with a giant cast of recognizable, and…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Get Some Action! Making a Showtime Docuseries w Luke Koren and Bradley Jackson - Just Shoot It 158
Dynamic duo Luke Korem and Bradley Jackson return to talk about the making of their new Showtime series, Action, a docuseries about sports betting told through…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFrom ADing to Adult Films. Answering Listener Questions - Just Shoot It 157
In this episode, Matt and Oren tackle the latest batch of listener questions. They cover everything from educational programming, to what makes a great AD, to…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingJust the Tips from pen15 Co-Creator Sam Zvibleman - Just Shoot It 156
This week we get a visit from Sam Zvibleman, co-creator and director of the smash hit Hulu show Pen15! Sam talks about his journey of getting Pen15 off the…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingMaking a TV Show in the Big Leagues w Shondaland's Alison Eakle - Just Shoot It 155
In our final episode of Development Month, we are joined by Alison Eakle, Head of Fiction and Non Fiction at Shondaland. As a producer at one of the most…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingLaunching a Digital Network w New Form CEO Kathleen Grace - Just Shoot It 154
In episode three of Development Month, New Form CEO Kathleen Grace stops by to tell us about the creating digital content for the mobile first generation. As…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingSelling Your Script to IFC w Original Programming Exec David Person - Just Shoot It 153
Development Month continues on with episode number two! This week we are joined by David Person, a development exec in original programming for IFC TV. He…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDeveloping your TV Show with AMC Exec Carrie Gillogly - Just Shoot It 152
AMC TV Exec Carrie Gillogly swings by to tell us about selecting TV shows for development. She also talks about shepherding a script through the development…
- Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
The Greener Grass of Sundance with Dawn Luebbe and Jocelyn DeBoer - Just Shoot It 151
Fresh off their debut feature premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, dynamic directing duo Dawn and Jocelyn sit down with us to chat about their inspiration…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDirecting Horror Movies & Passion Projects w Director Darren Lynn Bousman of Saw II, III, IV & actress Sabrina Kern - Just Shoot It 150
Director Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV, Repo) and actress Sabrina Kern share stories with us about the making of the horror film, St. Agatha. Listen in…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingCan't We All Be Friends? Managing Relationships with the People Who Hire Directors - Just Shoot It 149
In this Episode, Matt and Oren answer a listener question about relationships with production companies. What happens when they decide to hire a different…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing4 Paths to a Career in Directing - Just Shoot It 148
Oren and Carlyn walk through four different paths to making your way as a director. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFrom Russia with Puns (Filming in Foreign Land) - Just Shoot It 147
In this episode we peek behind the Iron Curtain as Matt comes at us live from his hotel room in Russia! Join us for an episode all about filming abroad and in…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingHollywood Stunt Photography and Commercial Directing w Greg Baldi - Just Shoot It 146
Greg Baldi sits down with Matt and Oren to discuss balancing a career as a second-unit DP on action films with commercial directing. He's shot on tons of…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingFrom Promos To Celebrity Commercials w Director Ira Rosensweig - Just Shoot It 145
Tune in for a chat with commercial director, Ira Rosensweig. Over the course of his career he's directed a wide range of celebrity talent, from Seth Rogen, to…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDirecting New Years Resolutions - Just Shoot It 144
Matt and Oren sit down to plan for 2019. What are your filmmaking resolutions? Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingAtlanta vs. Los Angeles What's the best city for filmmakers to start directing in? - Just Shoot It 143
Matt and Oren answer listener questions. We talk Youtube, being a director in Atalanta vs. Los Angeles, and catch up. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingDirecting Goals Wrap Up w Filmmaker Carlyn Hudson - Just Shoot It 142
Join us for a catchup episode with Carlyn Hudson as the JSI team takes a look back on this past year. Everyone shares their goals for the upcoming year (as…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingJust Shoot It Live 141 Bonus Audience Q & A
Here's the Q&A from our live show 2018 winter live show. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingSo You Want To Be a TV Director? Just Shoot It Live w Maureen Bharoocha, Tony Yacenda, Sarah Adina Smith, & Tim Wilkime - Just Shoot It 141
Drum roll, please... Our winter Live Show has finally arrived! Tune in for a great discussion on television directing with Tony Yacenda (American Vandal)…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThree Directing Careers in One w Michael Pressman - Just Shoot It 140
Michael Pressman has directed major studio movies (Ninja Turtles II, anyone?), countless episodes of TV (Law and Order, Blue Bloods, Chicago Med) AND theater…
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and DirectingThe Sustainable Indie Film Career with Mark Stolaroff - Just Shoot It 139
Mark Stolaroff has made countless indie movies. Get the down low on how he's made so many, and the secrets behind indie and micro features. Check out his…