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PODCAST

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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01:13:20

The Alternate Update w/Special Guest Andrew Schrader!

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2019/09/30

This week special guest host Andrew Schrader joins Alrik to talk all things The Alternate on this very special episode of MMIH! Also Alrik gives his pitch for why you should join The Alternate Team and support the Seed and Spark Campaign!

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01:19:54

Davey Williams - Acting in Hollywood to China and...

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2019/09/23

This week special guest host Alex Kellerman joins Alrik to talk to Davey Williams, an American actor who moved to China and spent 10 years acting in Chinese films, commercials and TV, then came back to Hollywood tackle his career in the states!

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01:02:34

Amy Taylor - Filmmaking from Virginia!

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2019/09/17

Alrik and Liz welcome writer/director Amy Taylor to talk about her time in LA, moving back home to Virginia and how she's kept her directing/writing career going in LA from afar!

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01:28:06

Jason Ragosta - Crowdfunding for ZTV: Sympathy for...

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2019/09/09

Alrik and Liz welcome SF filmmaker Jason Ragosta to talk about ZTV! Jason tells us about his crowdfunding campaign for ZTV: Sympathy for the Devil, how he put it together and we debate the many different ways you can approach your crowdfunding campaign!

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01:15:49

New Full Time Co Host Liz Manashil Talks Crowdfunding!

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2019/09/02

After ten months of going it alone Alrik welcomes new full time co-host Liz Manashil to the show! Liz and Alrik spend the whole episode talking about crowdfunding, their experiences in the past and Alrik really grills Liz on all things Crowdfunding!

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01:07:56

Jeff Dragomanovich - Creating a Career in On Set Sound

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2019/08/26

This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree sit down with Bay Area field Sound Mixer Jeff Dragomanovich to talk about how he got into sound as a second career, why he picked sound and how he makes a living recording sound on set in the SF Bay Area.

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01:26:38

MMIH Iphone Challenge w/L. Jeffrey Moore!

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2019/08/19

This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore have a very special episode that started way back in November 2018. Jeff challenged Alrik to make a movie with just an iphone with zero budget.

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01:35:47

Hassan Said - Briana Walsh - Jordan Potch - Making a...

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2019/08/12

This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore talk to Write/Director Hassan Said and stars Briana Walsh and Jordan Potch about the making of their one take feature, This Is Your Song!

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01:10:25

Kevin O'Brien - Making At the End of The Day!

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2019/08/05

This week Liz Manashil and Alrik welcome Florida filmmaker Kevin O'Brien to the show! Kevin's first feature film 'At The End of the Day' was just released on Amazon Video on Demand and iTunes earlier this year.

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01:06:38

Jake Richardson Co-Host Episode

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2019/07/30

This week Alrik welcomes co-host Jake Richardson to the show! Jake is a freelance crew member, writer and filmmaker based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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01:19:40

Lawrence Jordan - 25 Years of Editing Feature Films!

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2019/07/23

This week co-host Alex Kellerman and I welcome feature film editor Lawrence Jordan to talk to us about his career in feature film editing and his process editing Fifty Shades of Black, Naked and the upcoming comedy Sextuplets!

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01:06:30

Foster Wilson - From Acting to Directing in LA!

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2019/07/15

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome director Foster Wilson to the show! Foster is an LA based filmmaker who went from a career in acting to directing and her latest short films Made Public and Platypus have just hit online!

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01:18:10

Ben Mullholland - Making The Lake Merritt Monster!

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2019/07/08

This week Alrik and co-host L. Jeffrey Moore welcome writer/director Benjamin Mullholland to the show! Ben is a resident at the San Francisco's Film Society Film House and the writer/director of the Lake Merritt Monster!

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01:23:08

Rob Smat - Making The Last Whistle!

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2019/07/01

This week Alrik and co-host Liz Anderson sit down with writer/director Rob Smat to talk about his new film, The Last Whistle! Rob is a graduate of USC and he talks through the making of his first feature and how he made it for $100k!

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01:18:09

Andrew Stephen Lee - Graduating from Columbia Film...

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2019/06/24

This week Alrik and co-host Isaac Pingree sit down with writer director Andrew Stephen Lee to talk about his experience as a graduate of the Columbia Film program and the making/release of his latest short film, Manila is Full of Men Named Boy!

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01:06:53

Searit Huluf & Tiajha Nakahara - Making Gamers the...

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2019/06/19

This week Alrik and co-host Colin Levy sit down with writer director Searit Huluf and Producer Tiajha Nakahara to talk about the making of their upcoming short film, Gamers!

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01:30:43

Michael Cawood - Feature Film Pre-Viz and Animated...

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2019/06/13

This week Alrik and co-host Colin Levy sit down with animator, pre-viz artist and filmmaker, Michael Cawood! Michael breaks down how pre-viz is done on big budget features and gives us a breakdown of his work on a famous scene from FF7!

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01:06:58

Catching Up with Andrew Schrader!

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2019/06/04

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader catch up for the first time in over 6 months!

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01:42:32

Ava Benjamin Shorr - From Lensing Shorts to Long Form...

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2019/05/27

This week Alrik and co-host Winnie Wong talk to LA Cinematographer Ava Benjamin Shorr about making the move from shooting shorts to long form content.

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01:16:23

Justin Warren - Setting the Value of Your Feature Film!

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2019/05/22

This week Alrik and co-host Liz Manashil welcome special guest Justin Warren to talk about making and releasing his first feature film, Then There Was Joe. Justin talks about how he set the value of his movie and turned down multiple distribution offers.

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