Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing

This week is a classic Matt & Oren episode! We answer a listener question, talk VFX makeup and VFX in post, sh*t shows, and directing for the long haul.Oren: EvercastMatt: give TikTok a tryContribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we try out our first “feature-feature” segment with filmmaker Robyn August. He takes us through the process of making his indie film “Party With Me”, and tells us the lessons he learned along the way. Oren: an article on No Film School called ‘Why the VFX Team of The Boys Avoids Greenscreen at all Costs’Matt: a movie called ‘Chuck and Buck’Robyn: the shows White Lotus, and Reservation Dogs, and also Milanote for production of a film Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is a Matt and Oren episode where we talk about pre-viz (pre-visualization), and the do’s and don'ts of visiting other people’s sets.Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Fear Street producer Kori Adelson. Kori shares a lot of insights on getting your foot in the door, how to scout for jobs when there aren’t obvious ‘help wanted’ signs, and making friends in the industry to help your career. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: Anatomy of a Song series by the New York Times, and a book called Project Hail Mary Matt: Horror film called ‘The Decent’ Kori: The show ‘BoJack Horseman’Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we chat with accomplished producer Kara Durrett. She’s produced many shorts and features that found themselves in festivals like Sundance, SXSW, Telluride and Cannes Official Selection. We talk about the nature of being a producer, the current climate of being an indie producer, and some things she’s learned along the way in her career.Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: Franklin Leonard twitter thread about film reviews by critics vs audience: https://twitter.com/franklinleonard/status/1416670439183683590?s=21Matt: Love IslandKara: The movie The ImpossibleContribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carlyn Hudson is back on the show to dig in with Matt and Oren on a multifaceted listener question from an actor. We cover the gamut from set etiquette, communicating with actors, and how to build a relationship with them that brings out the best performances. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat with creative executive Matt Milam from Amazon Studios. He gives a different perspective on studio executives intentions, and shares insight on the process of developing a script. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: The show Dave, a website for story boarding called boords.comMatt: a documentary on Hulu called Everything is CopyMatt Milam: Hard Core History podcast, docu-series on Netflix called Formula 1: Drive to Survive, David Sandberg’s youtube channelContribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the pod we answer some listener questions! Emilio asks us for advice on how to stand out in the never ending sea of filmmakers, and George asks us what our domino project was that launched our careers. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: There are wire strippers built into outlets, wifi tethering on an A7S 3Matt: esty.com/shop/castinglifeaway Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How it Ends co-directors Zoe Lister-Jones & Daryl Wein join us on the pod today. They talk about the making of their recent film, filming in a pandemic, and returning to the just-out-of-film-school gorilla style filmmaking even after they’ve made it big. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Accomplished director Maureen Bharoocha checks in with us on the pod today! Her hustle work ethic has gotten her jobs like Golden Arm, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Hairpin Bender, and much much more. Maureen talks with us about her career, staying on the radar, and investing in yourself as a director. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren: http://www.pandemoniuminc.com/Matt: the instagram account ‘siblings or dating?’Maureen: Watch ‘Good On Paper” on NetflixContribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show.Send feedback or questions to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com.Follow Matt on twitter and instagram.Follow Oren on twitter and instagram.Wanna be on the show? Call us with a question at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show.Show your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who our guests are a week early on our instagram @JustshootItPodMusic was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Each week on Just Shoot It we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.