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Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about "making it," it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast

Ava Benjamin Shorr - From Lensing Shorts to Long Form Content

102 hours 31 mins; May 27, 2019

Justin Warren - Setting the Value of Your Feature Film!

76 hours 22 mins; May 22, 2019

Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part 2!

79 hours 30 mins; May 22, 2019

Jordan Harris - Story Editing for Cartoon Network Part 1!

57 mins; May 15, 2019

Co-Host Liz Manashil on Why Indie Film Distribution is HARD!!!

68 hours 58 mins; April 29, 2019

Alex Kellerman and Alrik Bursell Solo Bolo!

77 hours 15 mins; April 22, 2019

Alex Ferrari - Talking the Indie Film Hustle!

93 hours 46 mins; April 15, 2019

MMIH Co-Host/Directors Round Table!

87 hours 36 mins; April 10, 2019

DeShuna Spencer - Starting Your Own Streaming Platform!

73 hours 4 mins; April 01, 2019

Bringing in 2019 with Liz Anderson!

93 hours 27 mins; March 28, 2019

Josh Gannon - Script Supervisor!

86 hours 11 mins; March 18, 2019

Jesse Handsher - Being Napoleon!

74 hours 17 mins; March 11, 2019

New Co-Host - Isaac Pingree!

71 hours 50 mins; March 04, 2019

Mischa Stanton - Telling Stories in Sound!

75 hours 51 mins; February 25, 2019

Jack and Justin - Thriving as a Directing Duo in LA!

68 hours 37 mins; February 18, 2019

Making the North Pole - Yvan Iturriaga & Darren Colston!

98 hours 8 mins; February 12, 2019

Bonus Episode - Introducing The Making Movies is HARD Patreon Page!

11 mins; February 07, 2019

Welcome New Co-Host Samiat Salami!

84 hours 56 mins; February 04, 2019

Peter Jang - Stunt Fighting and Making it in LA!

88 hours 33 mins; January 28, 2019

Angie Powers & Elizabeth Stark - Lost in the Middle!

51 mins; January 21, 2019

Welcome New Co-Host L. Jeffrey Moore Solo Episode!

71 hours 20 mins; January 14, 2019

Andrew Chesworth - Life of an Ex Disney Animator

101 hours 42 mins; January 07, 2019

Welcome 3rd Co-Host, Colin Levy!

78 hours 36 mins; December 31, 2018

Bonus Episode - Aquaman Talk with L. Jeffrey Moore!

81 hours 14 mins; December 29, 2018

Making Movies is Hard Live in LA with Lewberger!

62 hours 11 mins; December 24, 2018

Welcome 2nd Co-Host, Alex Kellerman!

58 mins; December 19, 2018

Writing into the Writers Room with Katie Johnson!

56 mins; December 10, 2018

Welcome Co-Host Andrew Schrader - The Writing Process!

66 hours 51 mins; December 03, 2018

Timothy's Final Episode (For Now)

86 hours 34 mins; November 26, 2018

My Struggle - Listener Call Ins!

90 hours 41 mins; November 19, 2018

Making Music Videos with the Band Beautiful Machines!

71 hours 52 mins; November 12, 2018

Tony Gapastione - Being a Brave Maker!

68 hours 59 mins; November 05, 2018

Steve Dildarian - Creating An HBO Animated Series!

86 hours 47 mins; October 29, 2018

Vinne Van Wyk - Shooting Stock Footage!

68 hours 58 mins; October 22, 2018

LIVE PODCAST with Ben Wolan!

56 mins; October 15, 2018

Evan Cecil - Shooting a Good Death!

70 hours 6 mins; October 08, 2018

Ed Ng - Starting from the Bottom!

74 hours 52 mins; October 01, 2018

The Alternate, Timothy Writes and a Podcast Shakeup!

79 hours 36 mins; September 24, 2018

Paulina Lagudi - Directing Children!

67 hours 23 mins; September 17, 2018

Tony Vella - The Life of a Stunt Person!

89 hours 26 mins; September 11, 2018

Production Assistant - Melhik Hailu!

73 hours 19 mins; September 02, 2018

What Kind of Directing Experience is Good Directing Experience?

64 hours 21 mins; August 27, 2018

Maria Mealla - Losing Funding and Making Your Feature!

66 hours 42 mins; August 20, 2018

Margaret Caragan - Making Special Effects with Pandora FX!

73 hours 23 mins; August 15, 2018

Jean-Luc Julien - Cannes Short Film Corner & Funding a Feature Film!

72 hours 10 mins; August 06, 2018

David Sandwisch - A Life Full of Sound!

55 mins; July 30, 2018

Alrik's Directing Career Takes Off!

63 hours 4 mins; July 23, 2018

Chris Ford - One and Done?

81 hours 42 mins; July 16, 2018

Hilton Day - Assistant Directing!

107 hours 37 mins; July 09, 2018

Remi Lacoste - Directing Video Games!

76 hours 27 mins; July 02, 2018

A Month Off Writing & Filmmaking After 40!

81 hours 7 mins; June 25, 2018

Pete Lee – Martial Arts, Wong Kar-wai & Sundance!

82 hours 32 mins; June 18, 2018

Howard Franklin - Maintaining a Screenwriting Career!

87 hours 24 mins; June 11, 2018

MMIH Three Year Anniversary!

60 hours 52 mins; June 04, 2018

Gerry Maravilla - Head of Crowdfunding, Seed & Spark!

71 hours 4 mins; May 27, 2018

J.D. Dillard - from Bad Robot Receptionist to "The Fly" Remake!

115 hours 3 mins; May 20, 2018

Jeffrey Allard - Producing Indie Films!

92 hours 29 mins; May 14, 2018

Renee Mao - Becoming a Commercial Director!

98 hours 1 min; May 07, 2018

Jon Peters - A Life in Stop Motion!

76 hours 53 mins; April 30, 2018

Elizabeth & Sean - Starting Your Own Production Company!

83 hours 34 mins; April 23, 2018

Ian James Duncan - Making a Fan Film!

90 hours 2 mins; April 16, 2018

Don Bies - Special FX Magic!

105 hours 37 mins; April 09, 2018

Solo Episode - Filming a Levitation!

62 hours 47 mins; April 02, 2018

Marco Aguilar - Crowdfunding Secrets!

71 hours 36 mins; March 26, 2018

Steve Herold - 18 Years of Filmmaking and Counting!

79 hours 15 mins; March 19, 2018

Kuang Lee - The Second Feature Film & Audience Interpretations

68 hours 8 mins; March 12, 2018

Polarizing Audiences - L. Jeffrey Moore!

91 hours 21 mins; March 05, 2018

BONUS EPISODE - The Alternate Table Read!

184 hours 0 mins; March 01, 2018

Sophia LaPaglia - Approaching Nudity, Sex & Violence in Your Film!

93 hours 11 mins; February 26, 2018

Chloe Weaver - Transitioning from an AC to a DP!

67 hours 21 mins; February 19, 2018

Karina Wolfe - How Actors Create Memorable Performances!

89 hours 27 mins; February 12, 2018

Solo Episode - Alrik Bursell's "The Alternate"!

78 hours 54 mins; February 05, 2018

Reed Shusterman - How Script Reading Works!

88 hours 21 mins; January 29, 2018

Megaera Stephens - Working as a 1st AC!

65 hours 35 mins; January 22, 2018

Gordy Hoffman - A Screenwriter's Journey and How Screenwritiing Competitions Work!

68 hours 17 mins; January 15, 2018

Paul Schneider - Casting Known Actors!

84 hours 12 mins; January 08, 2018

New Year Special with Andrew Schrader, Arielle Zakowski & Evan Kidd!

132 hours 53 mins; January 01, 2018

Christmas Special with Lisa Donato, Colin Levy and Kyle McCauley!

128 hours 37 mins; December 25, 2017

Year End Wrapup 2017!

71 hours 15 mins; December 18, 2017

How We Write Stories!

65 hours 2 mins; December 11, 2017

Progress Anxiety, Act 2 Troubles and The Little People!

62 hours 49 mins; December 04, 2017

Jason Headley - Living the Filmmaker's Dream!

63 hours 50 mins; November 27, 2017

Advertising on Facebook!

64 hours 40 mins; November 20, 2017

Timothy's Ego, Alrik Moves to LA & A Listener Question!

69 hours 34 mins; November 13, 2017

AFM 2017 Bonus Episode!

7 mins; November 07, 2017

Is AFM Worth It?

59 mins; November 06, 2017

Prepping for AFM!

51 mins; October 30, 2017

Find Your Audience with Sundance's Creative Distribution Team with Liz Manashil and Jess Fuselier!

72 hours 19 mins; October 23, 2017

Composer Gregory James Jenkins!

70 hours 1 min; October 16, 2017

How to Budget a $12k Feature with Noam Kroll!

95 hours 43 mins; October 09, 2017

Talking Indie Features with Frazer Bradshaw!

74 hours 40 mins; October 02, 2017

Finding an Audience with Smarthouse Creative!

56 mins; September 25, 2017

Horror Equity Fund with Brian and Marlon!

73 hours 3 mins; September 18, 2017

PR and Getting Your Film Seen!

61 hours 32 mins; September 11, 2017

Advice for a 15yr Old Filmmaker!

51 mins; September 04, 2017

A Critical Look at The Spirit Machine!

77 hours 10 mins; August 28, 2017

Hoarding Acorns with Winnie Wong!

84 hours 41 mins; August 21, 2017

Visual Effects Supervisor Kaitlyn Yang!

68 hours 10 mins; August 14, 2017

Cinematographer Jason Joseffer!

73 hours 42 mins; August 07, 2017

Make a DAMN Movie!!!

51 mins; July 31, 2017

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