Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing

This week we're joined by Martha Stephen's who's new film To the Stars premiered at Sundance in 2019. It's out on VOD now, and we talk about her mumblecore roots, her festival success (she's had two …

We're back again with part two of our Quarantine check-in, rounding out our conversations with Sarah Adina Smith, Matt Pollock, Tim Wilkime and Lily Mariye. If you missed the first half of our conver…

Matt and Oren zoom over to check in with some of our fav past guests to check in, and learn how to better cope and thrive during Quarantine. Tune in tomorrow for part 2! 

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Picking the right cinematographer for your project can be hard (just like making movies). Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell, our pals from the podcast Making Movies Is Hard to talk about Alrik's film Th…

Alex Ferrari, filmmaker/podcaster/hustler extraordinaire is back on the podcast to talk about his new book, Rise of the Filmtrepreneur. We get into it. It's a spirited discussion with some awesome ta…

Maureen Bharaoocha's film Golden Arm was set to premiere at the SXSW film festival before fears of the Coronavirus outbreak forced programmers to cancel the event. We talk with Maureen about what tha…

Jessie Kahnweiler is a writer, director and sometimes actor who's taken two different projects to Sundance. She's a hilarious, indomitable filmmaker filled with insight and her own unique POV. 

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Mickey Finnegan joins us to talk about his epic career as a music video director, and how he continues to hustle. 

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As the corona virus rears its head here in Los Angeles, Oren and Matt talk about the nature of sick days as freelancers. 

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Micheal Parks Randa is half the directing duo behind the new musical Best Summer Ever, premiering at this year's SXSW. The film is filled with fun, great musical numbers, authenticity and features a …

Oren and guest host Carlyn Hudson sit down with commercial director Tony Franklin to hear how a Minnesota transplant to LA got dozens of meetings with production companies that lead to commercial wor…

Matt and Oren talk about a listener question regarding turning Vimeo Staff Picks into actual jobs, setting specific goals, and making tough decisions regarding which job to take. Lots of disagreeing …

Matt and Oren dive into the mailbag to answer your pressing listener questions. Do you need a resume? What if there are gaps? What's the difference between a job and a gig? What sort of gear do you n…

Matt and Oren look back on the last 100 episodes of Just Shoot It to recount all the awesome things they've learned. Check it out to learn about all the best tips from those episodes. We all know the…

Joe Hardesty has sky rocketed from PA picking up gear at Oren's apartment to the Producer of shows like Dead to Me, American Vandal and No Activity. How did he do it? It definitely has something to d…

Matt and Oren sit down with WeFunder's Jonny Price to talk about what crowd equity is, and how it applies to filmmakers. Matt is in the middle of a feature partially funded through wefunder, and we t…

Josh Ruben returns to catch up with Oren and I (Matt). Last time we had Josh on the show, he was dreaming of a DIY feature that he'd write, perform in and direct. Now that feature (Scare Me) is on it…

Matt and Oren settle in for a few weeks of hibernation, now that the holidays have come and gone, and there's nary a job to book. What should one do with all this free time? 

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Matt and Oren join directors Roxy Shih, Carlyn Hudson, and Tim Nakashi to chat about the highs and lows of directing in 2019. Lots of insults and a few compliments are hurled.

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