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

After three years of podcasting, we attempt to record Episode 001 all over again, but end up going on a bunch of tangents, discuss our recent guests and talk about what we would have done differently were we starting to podcast today.

Gerry Maravilla started as a PA in Hollywood working on films such as The Beginners and moving into TV with Always Sunny in Philadelphia but now he's the Head of Crowdfunding at Seed & Spark where he helps filmmakers make their films a reality.

He worked as the receptionist for Bad Robot and now he's attached to direct the remake of The Fly. Hear all about how J.D. Dillard made the move to LA, sold a pitch, shot his first feature, premiered at Sundance and got hooked up with Jason Blum.

Indie Film Producer Jeffrey Allard has made over 14 movies in about 15 years in the business, today he tells us about his process, how he finds his projects and how he's managed to get distribution for all his films.

After college, it took Renee Mao just three years to sign as a commercial director. She tells us her journey from graduating Tisch in 2014 and working her way up from an Intern to director at Greenpoint Pictures.

This week Timothy and Alrik are joined by local stop motion director Jon Peters to talk all things stop motion. We talk about the history of the craft, how Jon got started in it and what the world of stop motion looks like today.

After high school, Sean McCarthy started his own production company and more than 15 years later they are going strong. He now works with his partner Elizabeth Mitchell making commercials, music videos and their own passion projects, like Doucheaholics

Ever think about making a fan film based on a major franchise? This week we have Ian James Duncan on the show to talk about his Half Life web series 'The Freeman Chronicles', how it came about, the release and the upcoming third and final episode!

Don Bies worked on gruesome effects and detailed models for some of the biggest films of the 80s and 90s. We’re talking The Fly, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest & Fire in the Sky! Join us as we nerd out on old school FX

We offer some advice on shooting a demonic levitation, and then ponder whether or not you have to be “The Best” to have a successful career.

Marco Aguilar launches his crowdfunding campaign for a feature-length version of his hit short film "Zombie Parkour" and hopes to take 9 Million Hits and turn it into $100,000.

Steve Herold's first film HR Punkenshette got him meetings with Robert Simonds, Joe Dante, Sony and The Farrelly Brothers production company. What's happened since and why does Steve say he's still trying to get his career "off the ground."

Not all independent filmmakers get the chance to make a first feature, and then there are filmmakers like Kuang Lee who have already made two features and in the middle of planning their third. Tune in for inspiration on getting it done.

Is polarizing an audience a good thing or a bad thing? To help navigate Alrik and Timothy's disagreement on the subject we have Producer, Writer and Actor L. Jeffrey Moore to talk about why he wrote The Rage

A live reading of Alrik's screenplay "The Alternate"

We dedicate an entire episode to working with nudity, sex and violence. Here to join us is actress Sophia LaPaglia who gives us the dos and dont's of nudity, sex and violence.

Director of Photography Chloe Weaver talks to us about how she got started in the industry, her career in the camera department and how she went from AC to DPing an episode of The Chef's Table.

Actress Karina Wolfe tells us how she creates a performance, from breaking down a script to working with directors. Plus we share stories from the sets of "Over My Dead Body," "The Spirit Machine" and "Zombie Vs. Drone."

This week Alrik and Timothy dedicate a whole episode to Alrik's film, The Alternate, which is currently in development with a target shoot date of Fall 2018. We break down what the project is and what it's going to take to get it made!

Reed Shusterman is a filmmaker who is also a professional script reader. He answers all our burning questions about script readers including: how does a script reader evaluate a script? What makes a script good? What are script readers looking for? And ho