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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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01:02:07

Prepping a Production!

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2017/02/27

How do you prep a production? Where do you start? This week, Alrik and Timothy describe the process of prepping a music video that Timothy is directing and Alrik is producing.

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01:18:20

Starting a Career in Commercial Directing with...

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2017/02/20

Justin Plummer III and Martin Strauss are two San Francisco Bay Area directors who get paid to direct full time. They talk with us about how they got started and what it's like to sign with a big time LA commercial production company.

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01:34:14

Microbudget Filmmaking with Liz Manashil!

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2017/02/13

This week we hear how Liz Manashil is making her movies on a microbudget, finding name actors, getting distribution and sustaining her career as a filmmaker.

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00:49:18

A Tweet from Jay Duplass!

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2017/02/06

We shoot the breeze this week with a few topics including La La Land, tax season, getting rejected from film festivals and a Tweet from Jay Duplass!

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01:19:11

Lighting TV & Movies with Ryan Thomas!

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2017/01/30

Ryan Thomas started his career as a grip and gaffer in San Francisco, but when the non-union reality show he was working on turned union, Ryan was able to join the local 728 and make the move to LA to level up his career as a Director of Photography.

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01:11:49

Getting a Name Actor for Your Micro-Budget Film!

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2017/01/23

What makes for a satisfying ending to a movie? And how the hell do you get a name actor attached to your movie when you don't have an agent or a manager?

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01:27:31

Alternative Distribution with Isaac Pingree!

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2017/01/16

We explore two distribution models in this episode. Filmmaker Isaac Pingree released his first feature "Day of Vengeance" through a traditional distributor but with his latest film "The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show" he's going direct to the fans

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00:59:27

A Self-Distribution Success Story with Griffin Hammond!

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2017/01/09

Griffin Hammond made a 33-minute documentary about Sriracha that he self-distributed and made money. That's right. Real money. We follow his journey to success from Facebook and Kickstarter all the way to Amazon Prime.

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01:30:08

Happy New Year!

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2017/01/01

Happy New Year everyone! We distill our entire year of experience into one awesome episode, including our first listener call in from Alex Kellerman who challenges us on the idea of "breaking in."

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01:00:25

Paid Pitches!

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2016/12/25

Over the last two weeks, Alrik pitched his feature script "The Alternate" to producers and managers. We share his results with a discussoin around the experience, the feedback, and we even listen to one of the actual pitches

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01:10:23

Self Distribution with Lucas Kitchen!

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2016/12/20

Everyone can make a movie but when it's done, what's the best way to get it out into the world? This week we have filmmaker Lucas Kitchen on the show to talk about his experience working with the aggregator Distribber.

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01:19:14

Feature Films: Funding and Pitching!

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2016/12/12

We focus on feature films this week with several discussions including "what does a $100k feature really look like?" "How do you ask investors for money?" and "what does a good pitch sound like?"

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01:04:16

Unions!

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2016/12/05

We answer a listener question and discuss what we know (and don't know) about unions. Should you be in a union? Why aren't we?

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01:15:00

The Break-In with Robin Schmidt!

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2016/11/28

We're joined by guest host "Robin Schmidt" who has a filmmaking podcast called "The Break-In". We talk to Robin about his filmmaking career in Europe and his plans to break into Hollywood in 12 months.

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01:01:25

Catching Up!

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2016/11/21

Alrik is back from Costa Rica and it's time for the guys to catch up. We talk over what it's like coming back from vacation, Timothy's commerical directing, Alrik's writing while he was gone and much more!

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01:08:28

When Do You Say No?

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2016/11/14

When it comes to paid work, you don’t always get the projects you want. Should you say yes to every project you're offered or say no to ones that don't fit your goals?

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01:02:46

Selling Your Short Film with Ronnie Allman!

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2016/11/07

We're joined by Bay Area Filmmaker Ronnie Allman to talk about filmmaking contests and his new website JustADollarShort.com

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01:08:04

Fundraising and Filmmaker Bios!

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2016/10/31

This week we give pointers on writing a filmmaker bio and Alrik downloads us on everything he's learned about fundraising

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01:06:01

The Distribution Argument!

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2016/10/24

Timothy and Alrik had two wonderful topics lined up but don't even get to them due to an intense discussion about distribution. We also discuss Timothy's plans for The Spirit Machine, Alrik's realizations about his career and much more!

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00:57:43

What's With All The Screenplay Contests?

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2016/10/17

This week Alrik talks to Timothy about all the millions of screenplay contests, paid skype pitches and all the other filmmaking opportunities that we independent filmmakers can purchase in order to break into the industry.

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