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

This week we talk with our buddy Tony Yacenda, director for FX's Dave, creator of American Vandal, and the upcoming Paramount+ show Players! In this episode, Tony dives into his process for creating …

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In this week's episode, we talk about how to make the best out of difficult projects and work within our limitations.

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This week we chat with showrunner and producer, Grant Kahler! We do a deep dive into the survival show 'Alone', how to create & structures stories, and reinventing reality television!

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Do you have a meeting and you're not sure what to do to get ready? This week Matt & Oren break down how you should prepare for meetings, big and small.

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It's a Matt & Oren episode! This week we catch up and discuss just how important originality really is.

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Today we talk with our buddy, director Carlyn Hudson, and dive into storyboarding, animatics, shot lists, and creating photo boards.

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Today we chat with Director and Editor Matt Kissack about the Pros, Cons, and surprises of directing shows for television.

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How do you actually meet the goals you set for yourself? Matt and Oren sit down to assess their own goals, and the idea of goal setting in the first place. After a pandemic, we're all thinking about …

Matt and Oren dig in on a pair of listener questions that boil down to: do you need to live in a major market like Los Angeles or New York to be a filmmaker?

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Today Maureen Bharoocha is back to talk about her new film The Prank, starring Rita Moreno, her shift into directing network TV and her work building community at the DGA and beyond.

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Today we talk with Carlyn Hudson, Roxy Shih, and Tim Nackashi about how 2021 went, and our aspirations for 2022. 

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Glen Reynolds has sold over 500 films throughout his career, and today he shares with us some insider knowledge on how to sell your indie.  

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Alexandra Henry joins us to talk about her feature doc, ‘Street Heroines’ and also gives us insights from her day-job as an agency producer — what do agencies and producers look for when finding the …

Creative director Vikkal Parikh joins us on the pod today to talk animation. We chat about how he got started, his company Ataboy Studios, and what he looks for in a director when adding to his team.…

Director Rylee Ebsen joins us on the pod today. We talk about how working at Snapchat, branding herself, and using Instagram all helped advance her career and brought her to commercial filmmaking. 

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Writer Devon Kelly joins Oren and Carlyn on the pod today to talk all things writing, script development, and working with a writer partner.  

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Today Matt & Oren talk about keeping yourself and your friends accountable when life changes/gets busy, and we concoct the optimal filmmakers schedule when you have a fews days off. 

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This week we’re talking with Christine Weatherup, Beatriz Chahin, and Matt Enlow about their upcoming film See You Next Christmas. Regular listeners will recognize the film from hearing Matt chat abo…