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

Matt and Oren walk through the ins and outs of auditioning actors, communicating with producers and clients, and getting the most out of your sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we talk about how to make the best out of difficult projects and work within our limitations. Matt's Endorsement: Purple Carrot & Dead Eyes Podcast Oren's Endorsement: After Effects Trick & Ryan Godoy on YouTube Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@...

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! Matt's Endorsement: LOL: Last One Laughing Oren's Endorsement: Zen Caster Grant's Endorsement: Sambal Asli Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions...

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. Matt's Endorsement: Partake Beers Oren's Endorsement: Animated Spec Logos & Polycam Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@...

It's a Matt & Oren episode! This week we catch up and discuss just how important originality really is. Matt's Endorsement: The Amazing Race Season 33 Oren's Endorsement: Pam & Tommy Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and&nb...

Today we talk with our buddy, director Carlyn Hudson, and dive into storyboarding, animatics, shot lists, and creating photo boards. Matt's Endorsement: Purple Carrot, Ethan Coen's Macbeth review Oren's Endorsement: Photoshop Shortcut Carlyn's Endorsement: Detransition, Baby: A Novel, Céline Sciamma New Yorker article Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. S...

Today we chat with Director and Editor Matt Kissack about the Pros, Cons, and surprises of directing shows for television. Matt's Endorsement: The New York Times Cooking Section & Motherload by James Brown Orens Endorsement: Birthday Gift Registry, Apple Shared Album, Crib Family Photos Matt Kissack's Endorsement: Mother Wolf Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support...

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 what the future holds, so it's a deep conversation! How do you set goals, and what are they for 2022? Oren's endorsement: https://digg.com/2021/ask-reddit-jobs-salary Matt's endorsement: https://www.da...

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? Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and  instagram. Follow Oren on&nbs...

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. Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and  inst...

Matt and Oren dive into what makes a great director's website... by tearing into their own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we talk with Carlyn Hudson, Roxy Shih, and Tim Nackashi about how 2021 went, and our aspirations for 2022.  Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and  instagram. Follow Oren on  twitter  and  instagram. W...

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.   Check out Glen’s website here: http://www.circusroadfilms.com/ Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: GIF gun plug in for After Effects to make making GIFs easier, Everything Everywhere All at Once   Matt: a show called The Murders at Starved Rock  Glen: a...

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 right director for a job?  Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: The show Dave Matt: a short film called The Pitch, and stanley tucci looking for italy Alex: the musician eddie chacon Contribute to 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.  Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: press the tilde key while using the brush tool in photoshop and it turns the brush into the eraser tool, and go to the doctor  Matt: a giant no flip blueberr...

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.  Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: building small sets to make them look more natural   Matt: an app called 1SE where you film 1 second of every day  Rylee: an app called teleprompter  Contr...

Writer Devon Kelly joins Oren and Carlyn on the pod today to talk all things writing, script development, and working with a writer partner.   Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: Stuffing flavored potato chips at Trader Joes, invest in a good microphone  Carlyn: The novel Beautiful World Where are You Devon: sunscreen, don’t drink alcohol   Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon &nbsp...

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.  Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: Phillips sonicate electric toothbrush, coolers.co , press your power button three ties on your phone and it will call 911 Matt: a youtube channel called caught in providence, a Tom...

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 about it over the past year and a half. Today we go more in depth to the making of the film, and chat about taking on the role of director for an indie film.  Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: avatarsdk.com...

Today we talk with DP Kramer Morgenthau; best known for his work in films such as Thor: The Dark World, Creed II, The Many Saints of Newark, and the TV show Game of Thrones. Unpaid Endorsements: Oren: mynoise.net , and a knack bag Matt: Only Murderer’s in the Building Kramer: Chicken camera, A7s iii, Rs2 Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback o...

‘The Spine of Night’ creators Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King chat with us about the details of making their hit SXSW animation.  Unpaid Endorsements:  Oren: the select subject tool in photoshop, and the BTS of a film called ‘Soy Cuba’ Matt: The 1977 animated film ‘Wizards’ Morgan: The Provider by Matt Smith Phil: Metroid Dread on switch, and the true crime book called ‘Occupied City’ Co...

Matt & Oren talk new tech, adding your spin onto existing projects that already have a formula, and the director/crew dynamic when it comes to making decisions.  Oren: tenminuteemail.com , and the perfect cocktail to get your dialogue to sound great Matt: A clip called ‘Not This But..’ from a show called That Mitchell and Webb Look Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and h...

Today on the pod Matt & Oren chat about maintaining a life while working in this industry, and they answer some listener questions.  Oren: you can shoot pores on the new iPhone 13 and do 3D scans Matt: Haddad Burger, Disney+ series What If Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshooti...

Matt & Oren talk about workshopping visuals and attending regional film festivals. Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and  instagram. Follow Oren on  twitter  and  instagram. Wanna be on the show? Call us wit...

This week Matt, Oren and Carlyn talk about the pros, cons and myths of breaking into commercials. Matt contradicts Oren, Oren contradicts Matt, and Carlyn's stuck in the middle. It's great fun. Contribute to the  Just Shoot It Patreon  and help support the show. Send feedback or questions to @ justshootitpod  or  justshootitpod@gmail.com . Follow Matt on  twitter  and...