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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell

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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00:51:16

Maria Mealla - Bianca Beyrouti - Ryan Gielen -...

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2020/02/12

This week we have a very special episode with more guests than usual! Co-Host Liz Manashil's latest film Speed of Life played the Napa Valley Film Festival and the festival was gracious enough to allow us to record an episode live at the festival!

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01:08:18

The Alternate Update #4!

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2020/02/03

This week we are back with the fourth in our series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time the other half of the podcast Liz Manashil joins Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days nine and ten of the shoot!

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01:17:26

Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe - Acting, Writing &...

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2020/01/27

After a couple editing snafus and working on a couple of features, we are finally able to release our episode featuring the film Greener Grass with writer, directors and stars, Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe!

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01:45:20

The Alternate Update #3!

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2020/01/22

This week we are back with the third in a series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time co-host Andrew Schrader is joined by Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days six, seven and eight of the shoot!

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00:53:19

Pardis Sullins & Josh Compton - Producing Speed of Life!

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2020/01/13

We are back with another Speed of Life centric episode of MMIH, this time Liz Manashil sits down with two of her producers Pardis Sullins and Josh JD Compton to talk about the producing of their film Speed of Life!

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01:28:30

Marcie Maute - Production Designing at the Speed of...

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2020/01/10

This week Liz and Alrik talk to Liz's production designer on her second feature film, Speed of Life, Marcie Maute! Marcie tells us about how she brought the two timelines into existence, working on a tiny budget and much more!

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01:08:20

The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #2 With...

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2020/01/06

This week we are back with the second in a series of updates from the set of The Alternate! This time co-host Andrew Schrader is joined by Alrik to talk through the audio logs for days four and five of the shoot!

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00:40:32

The Alternate - Update From The Set Part #1 Hosted by...

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2019/12/30

This week we are going to share with you the first in a series of audio logs I recorded during Principal Photography for The Alternate! For this first update co-host Andrew Schrader goes through the first three days of production logs from The Alternate!

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01:12:29

Bartłomiej Skupień - Making Films in Poland!

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2019/12/23

This week Alrik and Liz are excited to have Polish filmmaker Bartlomiej 'Bart' Skupien on the show to talk about his journey making short films in Poland and why he prefers to write all of his films in English and how he's managed to pull that off!

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00:52:49

Rob Riutta - Production Designing The Alternate!

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2019/12/17

This week Alrik and Liz welcome production designer Rob Riutta to the show to talk about designing the eleven feature films he has under his belt, what goes into the art department and is process for the production design for Alrik's film, The Alternate.

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01:03:34

Alex Ferrari Number 2 - What is a Filmtrepreneur?

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2019/12/09

This week Liz and Alrik welcome back multi-hyphenate writer, director, author, podcaster and indie film podcast mogul Alex Ferrari to the show! Alex talks to us about his newest book, the Rise of the Filmtrepreneur!

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00:55:25

Jennifer Reeder - Directing Knives and Skin in Chicago!

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2019/12/02

This week Liz Manashil and Alrik welcome Writer/Director Jennifer Reeder to the show to talk about her career as a director and her newest film, Knives and Skin which hits theaters and VOD on Friday December 6th!

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01:15:01

Dominic Mercurio - Directing a Short Film After 8 Years!

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2019/11/28

On our second part of our Turkey Day Special co-host Winnie Wong and Alrik chat with filmmaker, musician, writer and director Dominic Mercurio! Dominic talks to us about his work in music videos and returning to filmmaking after an eight year break!

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01:38:16

Bruce Nachsin - From Acting to Producing Action Shorts!

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2019/11/28

On this Turkey Two-Fer we start off with L. Jeffrey Moore and Alrik talking with LA Based Actor/Writer/Producer Bruce Nachsin about his path as a filmmaker, making action shorts and his Super Hero shorts Dark Specter and Dark Specter 2!

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01:25:56

Dave Bundtzen - Making Horror Short Films!

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2019/11/14

This week special co-host Samiat Salami and Alrik talk to writer/director/producer Dave Bundtzen about making horror short films and his strategy to make his filmmaking profitable! This and much more on this weeks Making Movies is HARD!

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00:57:48

Alex Wolff - From Acting in Blockbusters to Directing...

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2019/11/06

This week Liz and Alrik talk to actor turned writer/director Alex Wolff about growing up in front of the camera and discovering himself as a writer/director as a teenager which lead him down a five year journey to get The Cat and The Moon made!

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00:51:19

The Alternate Check In with Andrew Schrader and Gavin...

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2019/10/27

Andrew Schrader and Gavin Murray join Alrik this week to talk about the Just Shoot It Live show they all went to the night before and to grill Alrik on how he feels about the crowdfunding campaign for The Alternate which now only has 3 days left!

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01:20:02

Just Shoot It & Making Movies is HARD Cross Over #2!

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2019/10/23

Matt, Oren, Alrik and new co-host Liz Manashil sit down and talk about a variety of topics including why we podcast, Liz's film Speed of Life, Alrik's film The Alternate and we even have a little talk about the first cross over episode from 3 years ago!

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01:13:20

Michael Molina - Writing His Way to LA!

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2019/10/14

This week co-host Andrew Schrader and Alrik talk to writer Michael Molina who is a staff writer on Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes! Michael talks to us about starting in sketch comedy in New York, making his first feature film and moving to LA to write!

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01:11:47

Eduardo Castrillo - Consistently Making Feature Films

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2019/10/08

This week Liz and Alrik talk to local independent filmmaker Eduardo Castrillo about his life of making features, from making his first feature in college to getting paid by a distributor to make a feature, we cover it all!

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