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

Matthew Shear IG: @matthew_shear takes us on the journey to cast Amanda Peet, Alessandro Nivola, and Judd Hirsch in his directorial debut. In the midst of a long and successful career as an actor, should you ever write your own film? Does it even make sense to follow your agent's advice about making more content?
Matthew just wrapped as series reg, and Matt and Oren are curious about how and why he figured that making a film and getting into SXSW, was a good thing? Afterall this is a film that Oren's DP said they loved!
So Matthew dives deep into what it means to be vulnerable. The blood, pain, and the angst, as only an actor can understand. And he takes us through how, after deciding to act and direct in the film he spent years toiling to write, he decided it might be best "for the film" if he were to give up his role as lead actor!!!
Well... that's what happened, and not how it ended. And if you want to know how you can turn fortune yourself, and hear about how good guys win and money doesn't always, then this is the episode you have to hear!
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Matt's Endorsement: the D line of the LA Metro opened 2 new stops:
Oren's Endorsement: Have a jumping off point for creative inspiration. Read a book before bedtime.
Matthew's Endorsement: Watch interviews with Robert Smith from "The Cure" on YouTube
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Greg Kort from Doner Advertising, Detroit https://www.doner.com/talks about the job of an agency producer and how it differs from a line producer, or any other kind of producer. And Matt and Oren get him to share what it means to be the connective tissue between multiple people -- whether brands, agency, or outside creatives -- and how being a creative producer can be more about balancing personalities and making different people happy.

And Greg shares some thoughts on why a director is wrong for a job. What are things you can do as a director to improve your chances, and what are things that are very much out of your immediate control? But one thing he echoes from other episodes is that treatments really need to reflect your personality as a director.

Matt and Oren ask Greg about how he feels about seeing director's cuts out in the wild, and Greg has some interesting insights and perspectives.

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Matt's Endorsement: Plant wildfire seeds, preferably wildflowers local to where you are. And, put your hard taco shells in the toaster oven before using.
Oren's Endorsement: Alex Tovstiy's instagram @alextovstiy
Greg's Endorsement: Red Hot flavored potato chips from Better Made. And, attend live events.
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As a Creative Director at Kimmelot Labs, Joe Saroufim has worked with Janusz Kaminski and Matt Oren chat with him about the role of a Creative Director in maintaining the voice of the brand while pushing creative boundaries.
Joe talks about his background at film school and how working at an agency taught him to alter his writing to be more modular. Today, he thinks more about how the right combination of words can facilitate a cut down from 30-seconds, to 15-seconds and all the other formats where an ad must play. And Matt and Oren talk about how the art of modular writing makes seeing a oner in a commercial that much more delightful, because the artistry to make it happen the right way, with sign off from multiple stakeholders, is ever more complex.
Ultimately Joe explains it's about earning the trust of clients. Learning how to hear their vision, and to help them see possibilities they may not have imagined.
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Matt's Endorsement: The Alpine Slide at Big Bear
Oren's Endorsement: Grannick's Bitter Apple Taste Deterrent soray to keep dogs from chewing furniture. https://www.amazon.com/Grannicks-Bitter-Apple-Taste-Deterrent/dp/B001CCNG88
Right angele screwdrivers
Joe's Endorsement: Skaf's L:ebanese restaurants https://www.skafslebanesecuisine.com/
Tizz tangerine soda https://drinktizz.com/products/tangerine-fizz
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Matt and Oren chat with Creative Director JK Lyons about how you can stand out as a director. And they dive deep into what is in your reel, book, or portfolio. Does it make a statement about your personality? Can somebody tell this is truly you?
And they talk about actions you can take so that you're part of the CD's team, and not just a hire. Because at the end of the day, that is what makes you more pleasurable to work with.
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Matt's Endorsement: Akira Kurasaw Retrospective Film Festival at the Academy Theartre. "The Joint", a combination coffe shop / fish shop, on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. http://www.jointseafood.com/
Oren's Endorsement: Use Claude.ai to come up with actions for multiple OCP (on camera personalities) that you can share with casting for your ads.
JK's Endorsement: "Lasita" Pilipino Rotisserie in Chinatown, Los Angeles. http://www.lasita-la.com/ The movie "True Lives" with Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Matt and Oren talk about what they love to see from actors. How many takes should you do? What if you drop a line in an audition? And what’s the best way to ask questions?
It’s a great episode on the little things actors have done and gotten booked. As well as the mistakes actors have made that worked against them.
It’s funny, because Matt and Oren agree on a lot. But while some things are cringe to one of them, the same things are endearing to the other.
This is the episode that helps put in perspective the casting and audition process and the little things that make a difference in how professional you come across.

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Matt's Endorsement: "Project Hail Mary" with Ryan Gosling. And Adam Savage's video about the practical set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO6oyFP14rU
Oren's Endorsement: soft closing mechanisms for kitchen drawers.
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