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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking Bleav Life & Leisure
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4.6 • 12 Ratings
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Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen.
Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast
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Greg Barker - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 263 from May 2020 with Greg Barker about moving from career in documentaries to making his first narrative feature for Netflix. I thought this was a good pairing for Stefon because both their first narrative features were produced by Netflix, under very different circumstances and in different points in their careers. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy!
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Stefon Bristol - Leveling Up By Directing A List Actors for Feature #2!
This week we welcome director Stefon Bristol on the show to talk about his 2nd feature Breathe which he made with Thunder Road, being mentored by Spike Lee and how he got his first feature produced by Netflix. After that we play another round of You’re the Expert, enjoy!
A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click the icon for the show on your phone and in the top right corner there is a down arrow icon that needs to be turned on, click on that and select 'Turn on Automatic Downloads'. If you do that, the show will be saved!
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Rebecca Cutter - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 359 from Februrary 2022 with writer and show runner Rebecca Cutter who talks about working her way up in the writers room and creating her own show, Hightown! I thought Rebecca was a good match for Debby because they both worked their way up in writers rooms before running their own shows. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy!
A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click the icon for the show on your phone and in the top right corner there is a down arrow icon that needs to be turned on, click on that and select 'Turn on Automatic Downloads'. If you do that, the show will be saved!
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Debby Wolfe - Creating and Writing Lopez vs. Lopez!
This week we welcome writer and showrunner Debby Wolfe on the show to talk about being the creator/showrunner of Lopez vs. Lopez and how she landed that show after working her way up in writers rooms. After that we play another round of Ask The Expert, enjoy!
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Kevin O'Brien - BONUS Throwback Interview!
On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 222 from August 2019 with writer director Kevin O’Brien who talks about making his first feature film At The End of the Day and making the movie in his home town. I thought this was a nice pairing for Nathan because they both raised the budgets for their films on their own and shot in their towns where they live, one in Florida and one in Arizona. After that we play another round of The Game, enjoy!
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Nathan Blackwell - Making a Prop Heavy Feature in Your Own Town!
This week we welcome Writer Director Nathan Blackwell to talk about writing and directing his latest feature The Last Movie Ever Made which he made on a shoestring budget in a small Arizona Town. After that we play another round of Ask the Expert, enjoy!
A big note for all listeners! Apple podcasts has frozen all of your downloads of the show which is killing our numbers! The way to fix that is to click the icon for the show on your phone and in the top right corner there is a down arrow icon that needs to be turned on, click on that and select 'Turn on Automatic Downloads'. If you do that, the show will be saved!
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
The interviews on this show are really really good and the hosts ask the questions you are dying to hear. I like how totally candid Alrik and Liz seem to be. Sometimes I’m surprised at their willingness to speak towards certain subjects so openly. It’s also wonderful hearing about all the different journeys filmmakers had producing and making their own films. Very inspiring. You can learn so much from this show. Admittedly I only started listening the last couple of years but all the episodes I’ve heard are wonderful. If I had one critique it would be that Alrik doesn’t have the most ‘radio friendly’ voice but you get used to it and he’s a great host and probably most relatable to people trying to make their first feature. I enjoyed hearing about his journey to making the Alternate. Liz is equally awesome and seems like a fun person. She adds a lot with her knowledge about distribution and producing indie films If you are trying to make indie films this podcast is a must listen! Thank you MMIH team!
Educational and entertaining. 10/10
I am writing a lot and planing my first feature. Wealth of information in the podcast help to build confidence. Knowing how the gears of filmmaking work, from people that have successfully done it, is a big bust. It helps to eliminate mystery of the process. Theory from courses and books is very important, and I have done my homework, but you will not learn the real journey of a filmmaker facing obstacles on the way to compleat a film project.
So much great advice form both hosts and skilled guests. Some well known filmmakers, that are interviewed on this podcast, do not hold back anything.
I have to say: Bravo.
Roman Widawski
MMIH is becoming one of my favourite podcasts!
Tim and Alrik have a great podcast here. They are very skilled filmmakers in their own right, but don't at all come across as guys that know it all. It's the main strength of the podcast. Too many filmmaking podcasts come off as preachy and even condescending, not MMIH. They are straight shooters and they both display a very humble attitude towards their filmmaking careers. It's very refreshing. Long time listener, first time reviewer.
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