

Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing
Filmmakers Matt Enlow & Oren Kaplan
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 15, 2019 • 1h 11min
Launching 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 CEO, Kathleen has developed and produced 43 pilots, with 23 projects being sold into series to TBS, go90, Freeform, CW The Seed, Refinery29, and many more. She tells us the story of how she launched New Form and what makes for interesting digital content.UNPAID ENDORSEMENTS:Kathleen Grace - Cherry by Nico WalkerMatt - Escape from Dan Dannemora TV series; Total Forgiveness TV seriesOren - Press'n' Seal saran wrap EXTRA RECS:YouTube spaceJust 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 in the Hollywood industry. For more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventrues shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan(www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 7, 2019 • 1h 9min
Selling 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 talks to us about what it takes to get a comedy show onto IFC and what makes for a strong development exec.Unpaid Endorsements:Matt - How To Not Feel Like A Failure in the Film Industry by Chris Osborn www.talkhouse.com/how-to-not-feel-like-a-failure-in-the-film-industry/Oren - Crashing TV show, season 3David - Fairy Tale Theatre: The Musical by Michael FeldmanJust 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 in the Hollywood industry. For more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventrues shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan(www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 2019 • 1h 11min
Developing 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 process, and where you should put your energy when submitting your work. This is a killer episode if you have a TV pilot and want to learn what a development exec is looking for when reading scripts.UNPAID ENDORSEMENTS:Matt - Fading by Alle Farben & Ilira music video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRy2qWpRJfc; Latest episode of the podcast ImaginaryWorlds. It is hosted by our podcast editor, Jaye McAuliffe and titled The Power of our Makeover Mage. https://soundcloud.com/emolinskyOren - NYT The Daily podcast. https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily; Pedicab rental used as a camera car.Carrie - Light the Fuse, the Mission Impossible podcast. /www.lightthefusepodcast.com/podcast-episodesFor more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventrues shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan(www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2019 • 1h 25min
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, off-kilter tone, and persistence got their first movie, Greener Grass, into the premiere festival of America. For more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventrues shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan(www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 15, 2019 • 1h 30min
Directing 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 for a very candid conversation about building a sustainable career as a genre director and pursuing your passion projects. Check out the trailer for St. Agatha at www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LO06XbM5bg. Also be sure to look out for Darren's upcoming film, The Death of Me.Unpaid Endorsements:Oren - Eater LA, the best restaurants in LA (https://la.eater.com/)Matt - Movie-watching projects with films directed by a single director, or everything in a series, etc.Darren - The art of Cardistry. Sabrina - "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck" book Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodFor more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventures shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan (www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 7, 2019 • 43min
Can'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 director? Should you take it personally? Learn how to stay friends with the people who hire you. Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod For more episodes and show notes, visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our Instagram @JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/) Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Follow our adventrues shooting @MrMattEnlow (www.instagram.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @OKaplan (www.instagram.com/Okaplan)See our work on our websites: www.MrMattEnlow.com and www.DirectedByOren.com.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 1, 2019 • 53min
4 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: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodAsalways, follow @MrMattEnlow (www.twitter.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @SmiteyPieLeg(www.twitter.com/SmiteyPieLeg) on twitter.For more episodes visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our instagram@JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing, filmmaking and storytelling. Each week we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers.Matt Enlow is a director working in comedy. His website is mrmattenlow.comOren Kaplan is a director and VFX artist who has directed the theatrical feature, The Hammer, a Lifetime movie, and countless branded content videos. His website is directedbyoren.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 24, 2019 • 44min
From 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 another language. Matt and Oren dig deep into what it's like to film with translators and how to avoid a "more intensity" situation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 15min
Hollywood 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 Hollywood movies (Avengers, Jurassic World, The Dark Knight Rises, Drive) and also specializes in directing car commercials. Get the down low on how he's managed to do it all. You can learn more about Greg at www.gregbaldi.com. Unpaid Endorsements:Greg - Lust For Life book by Irving Stone Oren - If you sign up for a Shutterstock Premiere Account you can download non-watermarked HD and 4K full resolution comps.Matt - MacGruber movieSpecial Recs:Light The Fuse podcast, a Mission Impossible themed show. Christopher McQuarrie was recently a guest.Contribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodAsalways, follow @MrMattEnlow (www.twitter.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @SmiteyPieLeg(www.twitter.com/SmiteyPieLeg) on twitter.For more episodes visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our instagram@JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing, filmmaking and storytelling. Each week we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers.Matt Enlow is a director working in comedy. His website is mrmattenlow.comOren Kaplan is a director and VFX artist who has directed the theatrical feature, The Hammer, a Lifetime movie, and countless branded content videos. His website is directedbyoren.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 10, 2019 • 1h 13min
From 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 Alec Baldwin, to even Peyton Manning. In this episode he talks about shifting out of promo directing and making the move into commercial directing. You can learn more about Ira at www.irarosensweig.com. Unpaid Endorsements:Oren - 2TB Lacie Hard Drive to use as a library for his favorite editing tools.Ira - Incel short film, directed by John Merizalde https://vimeo.com/291799028Matt - Alex and the Handyman short film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKHOKqP2SlEContribute to the Just Shoot It Patreon and help support the show: www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodAsalways, follow @MrMattEnlow (www.twitter.com/MrMattEnlow) and Oren @SmiteyPieLeg(www.twitter.com/SmiteyPieLeg) on twitter.For more episodes visit www.JustShootitPodcast.comShow your support: rate and review us on iTunes. apple.co/2fl9ojySee who are guests are a week early on our instagram@JustshootItPod(www.instagram.com/justshootitpod/)Send feedback to @justshootitpod or justshootitpod@gmail.com orCall us at (262) 6-SHOOT-1, and we’ll air your voicemail on the show!Music was provided by the free music archive and by Jahzzar.Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing, filmmaking and storytelling. Each week we interview your directors, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, and actors, and learn how they became successful, working content creators. We’re all about getting off your butt and making your own videos. We’ll share tips and stories of how people in the entertainment industry forced their ways into sustainable careers.Matt Enlow is a director working in comedy. His website is mrmattenlow.comOren Kaplan is a director and VFX artist who has directed the theatrical feature, The Hammer, a Lifetime movie, and countless branded content videos. His website is directedbyoren.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.