Rafael Noriega

THE WIZARD'S CUT

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This podcast explores the real journeys behind filmmaking, photography, visual arts, and storytelling. Each episode is an honest conversation with creatives who have built their craft from the ground up, how they started, how they think, how they create, and what it truly takes to keep going. No formulas. No shortcuts. Just real stories, real process, and real perspective. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@rafaelthewizard/podcasts

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Rafael Noriega

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Gen Z Filmmakers Raised $15K, Shot on a $100K Camera… and Won Awards 16.02.2026 2:30:21

They were just a bunch of friends in their early 20s.https://www.instagram.com/aryl.films/No studio backing. No industry connections. Just a remote location, a small team, and a belief that they could pull it off. Within weeks, they raised $15,000.Shot on a $100k cinema camera. Filmed in a remote location with a tight crew. And walked away with awards. In this episode, we break down what actually...

How Arturo Made a Feature Film With Almost No Money (Micro-Budget) 09.02.2026 1:31:54

Making a feature film with little to no budget sounds impossible - but Arturo did it. In this episode of The Wizard's Cut , Arturo breaks down the real process behind creating a micro-budget feature film: the mindset, the mistakes, the creative decisions, and how he leveraged resources instead of money to get it done. This is not theory. This is real, independent filmmaking. If you're a filmmaker,...

Warren Burdines Jr - The Mentor Shortcut: Skip the Theory, Get on Set. 21.01.2026 1:05:40

In this first episode, I sit down with Warren - a director/DP working between Wellington and Miami - for a real conversation about what filmmaking actually looks like before the "perfect" version exists. We talk about learning on set vs. film school, why lighting is the difference between amateur and cinematic, and how small-budget crews solve big problems in real time. We also go behind the scene...