Making Movies Is Hard!!! A Podcast For Independent Filmmakers | Filmmaking | Producing | Screenwriting | Directing | Features

L. Jeffrey Moore and Alrik welcome storyteller, audio wizard and podcaster extraordinaire, Mischa Stanton to the show! Mischa is the mind behind the award-winning serial audio drama ars PARADOXICA, a love letter to physics, fiction, and the future.

This week Alrik and co-host Andrew Schrader welcome LA directing duo Jack and Justin to the show! Jack and Justin talk to us about how they got started as a director duo, how they got their first gig and how it lead to them directing Stan Against Evil!

This week Samiat and Alrik welcome filmmakers Yvan Iturriaga and Darren Colston to the show! They were co-creators and the director and producer (respectively) on the Bay Area produced web series, The North Pole.

Surprise!!! Alrik here, I wanted to just drop you all a line and let you know about our brand new patreon page and to give you a little update on my work and how things are going with The Alternate!

This week Alrik welcomes our fifth guest co-host Samiat Salami to the show! We talk about what it's like to transition from life in Nigeria to eventually coming to Oakland and finding herself as a filmmaker and making her web series, Uneasy!

This week Alrik and co-host Kellerman welcome Stunt Performer, Actor and Filmmaker Peter Jang to the show! Peter has performed stunts in 44 projects, including Bad Times at the El Royal and The Last Ships and acted in numerous TV/Shows and Movies!

This week we have filmmakers Angie Powers and Elizabeth Stark on the show! They talk to us about how they got into filmmaking, making films as a couple and making their first feature film, Lost in the MIddle!

This week Alrik welcomes our newest guest co-host L. Jeffrey Moore to the show! We talk about how Jeff got started in filmmaking, his time in LA and how he has been making it as an actor in SF and much more!

This week we welcome Animator and Filmmaker Andrew Chesworth to the show! Andrew worked at Disney as an animator on films like Wreck It Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero Six and Moana and has just released his latest short film, One Small Step!

This week we welcome our official third co-host to the show, Colin Levy! In this episode we talk about how Colin's first year in LA has gone, the status of his short film Skywatch and what his struggling with as he navigates the Hollywood landscape!

This week Alrik and future co-host L. Jeffrey Moore talk about Aquaman, give their mostly spoiler free review and discuss it's place in the landscape of super hero movies!

This week we have our first ever live show in LA with special guest Lewberger! Join Alex Kellerman and Alrik Bursell as they talk to Alex Lewis, Keith Habersberger and Hughie Stone Fish about the music comedy band and how they make their videos!

This week we have our second co-host, Alex Kellerman on the show! In this episode we get to know a little about Alex's backstory and get his tips/tricks on how to make it in Hollywood! That and much more in this weeks episode of Making Movies is Hard!

This week we have write Katie Johnson on the show to talk about starting a career in writing, working in a writers room and writing on season three of Shooter. If you are interested in a career in writing in Hollywood this is the episode for you!

This week Alrik welcomes his first new co-host Andrew Schrader to the show! We talk about Andrew's background in filmmaking, how he got to where he is now and his writing process.

Timothy retires as the full time co-host of Making Movies is Hard. We discuss what's next for the podcast and Timothy tells us what he has learned through from the last three and a half years.

Three listeners of the podcast dial in to talk about what they are struggling with and ask for advice.

Conrad and Stefanie join us to talk about making music videos, from their very first video "Animammal" to the recent "We Have 2 Escape"

This week we have local actor, writer, producer, director and entrepreneur, Tony Gapastione on the show! Tony talks to us about how he got into filmmaking and his new non-profit Brave Maker which is designed to help local filmmakers tell their stories!

While working in advertising Steve Dildarian made a short film that won the Aspen Comedy Fest and eventually turned into an HBO Animated Series called "The Life and Times of Tim."