Until You Make It
Welcome to Until You Make It! Hosted by Chris Lundy and Mike Yadvish, this podcast dives deep into the creative journey, featuring candid conversations with filmmakers, cinematographers, video editors, writers, directors, and other professionals. Whether you're an aspiring creator or a seasoned pro, we explore the challenges, successes, and behind-the-scenes realities of making it in a creatively driven profession or passion.
From breaking into the industry to mastering your craft, we bring you actionable insights, expert advice, and inspiring stories to help you navigate your own creative path. Tune in and discover what it takes to keep pushing forward. This is until you make it.
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- Update frequency
- every 39 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
UYMI #31 - We Got Anamorphic Lenses! Here’s What We Learned (And Shot)
Episode Notes
This week, we dive deep into the world of anamorphic lenses—why they look so cinematic, whether they’re worth the hype, and how they’ve completely changed how we shoot our own projects.…
UYMI #30 – AI Hustles, Film Fests & Fast Cars (F1 Movie Review) (ft. Steve Lohwin)
In this episode, Chris, Mike, and special guest/producer Steve catch up post-film festival to unpack the last few chaotic weeks of filmmaking, festivals, and film nerdery. The guys recount an award-n…
UYMI #29 - Working on Shows That Nobody Will See & Biting Off Kel Mitchell’s... (ft. Josh Lewkowicz)
Episode Notes
What’s it like working at Netflix Animation for years… and never having anything released? In this episode, we catch up with Joshua Lewkowicz, a longtime friend of the show and an assis…
UYMI #28 - Touring, Shooting, Surviving : The Reality of Content Creation for Bands (ft. Connor Meany)
Episode Notes
What’s it really like to tour with a band while shooting their music videos, managing merch, and directing creative strategy—sometimes all at once? On this episode of Until You Make It,…
UYMI #27 - Tyler MADE IT to his Dream Job at Syfy - Show Over? (ft. Tyler Law)
Episode Notes
What’s it like to land your dream job in TV? Tyler Law shares his journey from student filmmaker to producing award-winning content for Syfy, Oxygen, and more. From goofy college shorts…
UYMI #26 - "Severance" Set Stories, AC Life & Film Photography (ft. Frank Milea)
On this episode of Until You Make It, Frank takes us behind the scenes of working as an assistant camera in New York City, sharing his unique experiences on a range of productions, including the hi…
UYMI #25: Learn From Masters & Beware of Goobers (ft. Natalie La Spisa)
Episode Notes
Natalie speaks on a one week photography workshop she attended overseas while Chris and Mike warn her of the many goobers that are to be found in creative fields (scary).
In this show:
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UYMI #24: Life’s Too Short to Work With A**holes (ft. Anthony Marinelli)
Episode Notes
Anthony Marinelli is a writer, director, editor, filmmaker, and film buff! Name any classic movie and Anthony can probably not only tell you the year but also who the director was! We l…
UYMI #23: Accept Yourself, Be Confident, Don't Do Heroin (ft. Andy Jean Louis)
Episode Notes
Topics covered:
- Catching up with Andy
- Shooting spec ads
- Stories about cops on film sets
- Nikon/RED Acquisition
- Photographing an eclipse
- Pasta
- Our pitch to G FUEL
- Investing in yourself
- …
UYMI #22: Mycelium - The Board Game Sweeping the Nation (ft. Eric Yadvish)
Episode Notes
0:00 - Intro 2:35 - Behind the scenes of Mycelium 25:38 - San Diego Zoo & Abraham Lincoln 30:40 - Why board games are great 42:50 - Tennis balls 44:50 - Nikon buys RED! 50:55 - Shrek j…
UYMI #19: Filmmaking with Friends and Finding Your Passion (ft. Natalie La Spisa)
UYMI #17: Adobe & Atomos Need To Get Their Shiz Together (ft. Ryan Laux)
UYMI #16: Abi Toads & Her Mushling Friends Take Over The Internet!
Episode Notes
In This Episode:
- Talking digital art with Abi
- How Abi grew her fan base
- Pokemon
- Mushling board game?
- Writing music
- We make Abi cry
- Chris talks about the Maldives trip
- GAME TIME
More o…
UYMI #15: Boba Fett Sucks But Sigma Thinks We're Cool - ft. James DeCumber
Episode Notes
In This Episode:
- Mike sees Book Of Mormon
- Bootleg DVD's
- "Bigness"
- Boba Fett sucks
- James moves out at 24
- LOTR Show discussion
- Chris starts dating again
- Mike leaves and james becomes a s…
UYMI #14: Living In A Creator House ft. Ryan Laux
Episode Notes
In This Episode:
- Living in LA
- Sigma fp review so far
- Living with other creators
- Ryan's dating his cousin
- Cowboy Bebop, Boba Fett, Dune
- Discussing our films
- Chris and plane crash docume…
UYMI #12: We Go On Filmmaking Reddit & Ryan Goes Full Sheep
Episode Notes
In This Episode:
- Chris buys the Sigma Fp
- Anamorphic Lens Documentary..WATCH IT
- M1 macbook
- Filmmaking subreddit Q&A
- How to meet other filmmakers
- Talking about Joel Haver
- CineEye = best …