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

• How to Pitch with Style w/Maya Margolina - Just Shoot It 497

  Maya ‘Mayachka’ Margolina https://mayachka.com/ talks about her work with luxury brands like Coach, Rihanna's Fenty, Mercedes Benz, and MCM and how she craft treatments that get her work. And she reveals her own struggle to avoid being derivative while acknowledging that everything is derivative, at least somehow. In this episode, Oren and Matt unpack how Maya's unique cinematic form gets audiences to perceive brands in ways they never imagined. You might call it bridging the gap between a brand and a part of you brain that's from a completely different galaxy. And though her unique perspective is mind-bending, much of her method is grounded in the same framework Matt and Oren have used in their comedy-focused work. You'll see similar beats with a familiar thought process and the same discovery call, but coming together in a completely different art form. And Maya discusses the details of working with movement directors and music supervisors as well as her interpretation of camera motion, pop culture memes, and getting the best performance from models and celebrities. Honest question. Are you someone who would never call something "hot"? Then this is the down to earth story of how to direct commercials for luxury brands that you've been wanting to hear! IG @mayachka____ (that's 4 underscores)---Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodMatt's Endorsement: Hayao Miyazaki's. "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/Oren's Endorsement: the Roku remote has a headphone jack. And, r/barista on Reddit is hilarious https://www.reddit.com/r/barista/?rdt=37757 Maya's Endorsement: Flora AI https://www.florafauna.ai/ node-based AI with a UI reminiscent of Davinci Resolve color grading."Copycat" with Sigourney Weaver https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112722 Low Cinema in Queens NYC https://lowcinema.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Film Fixer w/Janek Ambros - Just Shoot It 496

  Janek Ambros https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4471783/ doesn't use social media for self-promotion. And he tells up and coming filmmakers, you have to be annoying. Because in reality, that's what everyone in this industry is doing, including A-Listers.Besides if you're under 30, you're not supposed to know any better. So swing for the fence!! With a Sundance film under his belt and scores of other, Janek brings a filmmaker-sans-TV-commercial perspective, grit, and tenacity. And Matt and Oren explore his fascinating counterpoint take one how to make a career. Things like what makes a script that gets picked up. And where to start writing -- for character or budget.It's a fact-filled episode overflowing with juicy info!Find Janek on IG: @assemblylineent---Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodMatt's Endorsement: "Singing In the Rain" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045152/Oren's Endorsement: "Gabby's Dollhouse", the movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32214143/ and the HBO show "Peacemaker" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13146488/Janek's Endorsement: "The Kid Stays in the Picture" audiobook by Robert Evans, read by Robert Evans https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Kid-Stays-in-the-Picture-Audiobook/B00CICHAN8 And “Adventures in the Screen Trade”, the book https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/william-goldman/adventures-in-the-screen-trade/9780446391177 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Chilling Truth behind 'Bone Lake' w/Mercedes Bryce Morgan - Just Shoot It 495

  Mercedes Bryce Morgan https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5521959/ talks about building the career that got her "Bone Lake" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26783625/. From several Marshmello videos, episodes of Stargate Origins, and ten-by-tens, Mercedes has learned a lot.One of her techniques is the pre-pitch meeting. That's a get together (on zoom of course) prior to her pitch. Kind of like a creative brief. And she sees it as an opportunity to find out what they really want. Which is sometimes easier for people to articulate, she learned, as what they don't want.Another is embedding gifs into her shot list and seeing second units not as a budget extra, but as a real cost-saving tool.If you're building a career as a fillmmaker, you won't want to miss out on some pointers that most people don't talk about.---Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodJoin Matt & Oren at the Just Shoot It mixer! You don't even have to shower come!Free tickets! Wednesday, October 8 · 7 - 10pm PDTLawless Brewing Co.5275 Craner Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91601RSVP and info at https://events.justshootitpod.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-shoot-it-october-meetup-tickets-1665676596539Matt's Endorsement: Texture Labs https://texturelabs.org/Oren's Endorsement: Have an editor on set. And bring png's of on-screen text to your VTR person on set. Mercedes' Endorsement: Six Flags' Hurricane Harbor https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharborla Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Getting Schooled By No Film School's GG Hawkins - Just Shoot It 494

  Matt and Oren reveal their backstory in this collab with G.G. Hawkins and No Film School. https://nofilmschool.com/u/lostingraceland And you won't want to miss what it was like before smartphones , back when there was a barrier to entry to making video or film. It was totally different from today. Or was it? OK today, almost anyone can use a smartphone and AI to create some amazing content.And that's just the opportunity. It may be easier, but it has less value. Meaning most anyone can't make a living as a filmmaker. Or can you?Maybe you can master the multiple tentacles of connections you need to have in order to have visibility to opportunities that level up you career in a meaningful way. And maybe you can build community and know how to warm people up to who you are in a matter of seconds. And that's what this episode is about. Because today it's even more critical to get the attention of people you need to hear you out, when they see thousands just like you every day.---Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPodJoin Matt & Oren at the Just Shoot It mixer! You don't even have to shower come!Free tickets! Wednesday, October 8 · 7 - 10pm PDTLawless Brewing Co.5275 Craner Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91601RSVP and info at https://events.justshootitpod.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-shoot-it-october-meetup-tickets-1665676596539 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Don’t Make Your Movie! w/Tom Morris & Carlyn Hudson - Just Shoot It 493

  Tom Morris https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2730235/ joins Carlyn Hudson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3972277 https://www.instagram.com/carlynhudson to talk about their views on making that signature feature film that everyone dreams of, one that is an iconic piece of IP that launches a Jordan Peele-career.And Oren and Matt dive into what that means when you start wanting to own a house, have kids, and think about college -- not your college tuition, but your kids! On the one hand, a successful freelance career in commercials, can make it all happen. And over 10 years, 15 years or more, it can elevate your directing chops beyond what you could have imagined. On the other hand, it can be the very reason why chasing that feature, the one that finally shows your full skill set and ability, is a financial fantasy. Like, why risk losing work while spending 2, 3, or 10 years to make that feature?Ira Glass preached about how you have to stick it out until your talent matches your taste. But is that even possible in a future with AI?And Tom gets into how, after having several features under his belt, what would get him noticed by influential showrunners, was making another short.This is what adulting is like as a filmmaker. And it comes at a time when what you do next matters more than ever.---Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod*** MIXER !!! PARTY ***Join Matt & Oren at the Just Shoot It mixer! You don't even have to shower!Free tickets! Wednesday, October 8 · 7 - 10pm PDTLawless Brewing Co.5275 Craner Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91601RSVP and info at https://events.justshootitpod.com or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-shoot-it-october-meetup-tickets-1665676596539Matt's Endorsement: Weleda Skin Food https://www.weleda.com/product/skin-food-light-nourishing-cream-g007756Oren's Endorsement: How to be a human fly swatter using the Alan Gwizdowski method https://www.instagram.com/alangwiz/ . Tom's Endorsement: the medical staff at Cedar's Sinai HospitalCarlyn's Endorsement: "The Battered Bastard of Baseball" documentary on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/70299904 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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