Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing Podcast
1) Sounds of a Coffee Meeting w/Sound Designer Eric Crepeau - Just Shoot It 510
Eric Crepeau https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4145859 joins Matt and Oren after a gap of over 400 episodes to talk about sound design! What makes a good sound designer? And what makes a great sound designe...Show More
2) Postmortems and Fresh Starts w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 509
Matt and Oren are pulling together their year-end recap posts for social media. And they realize, “wow, there's a lot to reflect upon!”LA is definitely enjoying a resurgence, of sorts. And while more ...Show More
3) 2025 Year-End Director Panel - Just Shoot It 508
The 2025 year-end Director's Panel is here! Each year, Matt and Oren have a little cocktail party with some of the past year's guests. It's a chance to reconnect and chat about what went well, what di...Show More
4) Visual Storytelling w/‘Alien: Earth’ DP Bella Gonzales - Just Shoot It 507
Bella Gonzales https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7543234/ brings a ton of insight about being a cinematographer on series like Pen 15, Fargo, Alien: Earth, and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.It’s a really ...Show More
Visual Storytelling w/‘Alien: Earth’ DP Bella Gonzales - Just Shoot It 507
1:16:56 | Dec 25th, 2025
5) Bringing 'Chad Powers' to the Field w/Tony Yacenda - Just Shoot It 506
Tony Yacenda https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2829241/ , the director from "Chad Powers", "Dave", "American Vandal", and a ton of commercials, joins Oren and Matt. And in this episode, Tony gives us a...Show More
6) How Commercial Director NEDA Gets Unique Shots - Just Shoot It 505
Commercial director NEDA joins Matt and Oren in their first-ever interview from Eastern Europe! NEDA talks about how she gets unique shots, even when working with kids. She shares how she balances fre...Show More
7) Filming Action! w/'Family Plan 2' Director Simon Cellan Jones - Just Shoot It 504
Simon Cellan Jones https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148116 shares the story of his rise from the mailroom at BBC to become a director on "The Diplomat", "See", "Ballers", and "The Expanse".Then Matt and O...Show More
Filming Action! w/'Family Plan 2' Director Simon Cellan Jones - Just Shoot It 504
1:07:57 | Dec 4th, 2025
8) Designing Gritty Drama w/‘Black Rabbit’ Director Ben Semanoff - Just Shoot It 503
Ben Semanoff https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1032608/ shares how he made the break from camera operator to director. Lots of people want to do the same and you might be one of them. So you'll want to...Show More
Designing Gritty Drama w/‘Black Rabbit’ Director Ben Semanoff - Just Shoot It 503
1:17:00 | Nov 27th, 2025
9) Return of the Rom Com w/‘31 Candles’ Filmmaker Jonah Feingold - Just Shoot It 502
Jonah Feingold https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3783212/ talks about connecting with your parasocial audience to create the films you want to make. And he shares why he got in front of the camera in h...Show More
Return of the Rom Com w/‘31 Candles’ Filmmaker Jonah Feingold - Just Shoot It 502
1:10:02 | Nov 20th, 2025
10) Crafting Hit Science Fiction Shows w/'All of You' Writer-Director Will Bridges - Just Shoot It 501
Will Bridges https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2782297/ shares his method for making every meeting an opportunity. And he explains what he did that let him come from 10 years of working random jobs and tryi...Show More