Almost Professional

Blake Calhoun

Living the dream as an almost professional filmmaker. Hosted by Blake Calhoun.

  1. MAR 18

    055 • Broke Indie Filmmakers Winning Oscars?

    In this episode Blake talks about indie filmmakers Sean Baker and Brady Corbet and the Oscar wins for their films Anora and The Brutalist. Oh, and are they really both broke? Learn more about my indie film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com Watch Variety's Directors on Directors: https://youtu.be/3e5BQ1cFXzg?si=hsjElpmhYT7LE3KM Watch "Why to NOT make a film with an iPhone" series: https://youtu.be/VzHTiU8afyg Thanks for listening! ©2025 ImageWorks Inc.

    26 min

  2. 12/17/2024

    054 • Learn Smartphone Cinema with Bart Weiss

    In this episode Blake interviews filmmaker & educator Bart Weiss about his new book, "Smartphone Cinema - Making Great Films with Your Mobile Phone". Buy the book here: https://geni.us/F3UtDSd (Amazon) https://geni.us/G1NO (from publisher) https://videofest.org/services/newsletter (Bart's newsletter)

    50 min

  3. 12/17/2024

    053 • Making MONEY with LOW-BUDGET Indie Films

    In this episode Blake does a general overview of various distribution options to consider for low & micro-budget indie films. ▶︎ Check out my film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com ▶︎ My past work on Tubi, etc: CONTINUUM (sci-fi) https://tubitv.com/movies/100003266/continuum KILLING DOWN (action) https://tubitv.com/movies/100000518/killing-down?start=true PINK (dark comedy) https://www.pinktheseries.com/ ▶︎ Other mentioned sites: http://www.filmhub.com http//www.bitmax.net http://www.premieredigital.com/ http://www.filmfreeway.com Disappearing Boy (micro-budget indie film) https://youtu.be/Bz2Zxo0MS_A?si=UIcLtId1JA9D4O34 © 2024 ImageWorks Inc.

    25 min

  4. 08/06/2024

    052 • Indie Film Production and iPhone Apple Log

    The podcast is back after a hiatus! In this episode Blake gives an update on his feature film "Casey Makes A Mixtape" and also discusses how he used an iPhone and Apple log in the film's production. Learn more about the film: https://www.loudpictures.com/casey-makes-a-mixtape ©2024 ImageWorks Inc.

    17 min

  5. 04/04/2023

    051 • How To Use AI for Everyday Filmmaking

    In this episode Blake covers how he uses various AI technology to help create and enhance his everyday filmmaking work. CASEY'S FAVORITE SONG (new movie): https://www.loudpictures.com/caseys-favorite-song Shooting a movie with RED Komodo: https://youtu.be/YsCxnWdz2Lo Adobe Podcast: https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance Runway ML: http://www.runwayml.com Topaz Labs Video AI: https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-video-ai/ref/1707/ Main YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers Thanks for listening! © 2023 ImageWorks Inc.

    19 min

  6. 01/17/2023

    050 • Do You Care About New Gimbals?

    In this episode Blake tries to figure out why smartphone gimbals don't seem to be as popular as they used to be. NEW Short Film Course:   https://geni.us/DIYShortFilmSave10 (SAVE 10%)   Music video shot on RED and iPhone: https://youtu.be/gPO0UVCTys8 Main YouTube Channel:   http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers Thanks for listening!         © 2023 ImageWorks Inc.

    19 min

  7. 12/06/2022

    049 • FiLMiC Pro V7 Release (What I REALLY Think)

    In this episode Blake talks about the release of the $50/year V7 subscription version of FiLMiC Pro and how it might affect the mobile filmmaking community. Mobile filmmaking courses: https://academy.iphoneographers.tv   FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs: https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop   Main YouTube Channel:   http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers   Thanks for listening!       © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    18 min

  8. 11/09/2022

    048 • iPads Are Great... So Why Do I NEVER Use Mine?

    In this episode Blake talks about why he loves his iPad Pro, but almost never uses it and tries to figure out why that is the case. Mobile filmmaking courses: https://academy.iphoneographers.tv FiLMiC Pro LUT Packs: https://www.iphoneographers.tv/shop Main YouTube Channel:   http://www.youtube.com/iPhoneographers Thanks for listening!       © 2022 ImageWorks Inc.

    16 min
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Living the dream as an almost professional filmmaker. Hosted by Blake Calhoun.

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  • Creator
    Blake Calhoun
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Blake Calhoun
  • Show Website
    Almost Professional

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