The No Film School Podcast
A podcast about how to build a career in filmmaking. No Film School shares the latest opportunities and trends for anyone working in film and TV. We break news on cameras, lighting, and apps. We interview leaders in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and producing. And we answer your questions! We are dedicated to sharing knowledge with filmmakers around the globe, “no film school” required.
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In a World of Mostly Bad Things, Make Something...
The shocks and snubs of the Oscars, the toxic fandom surrounding The Last Jedi and whether or not you’re ready to make the leap into a creative career…
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Station 11 DP's Teach Creating New Looks in Fam...
Station 11’s cinematographers Steve Cosens and Daniel Grant dive into the details of creating a world enduring a pandemic, while the world is enduring a pandemic…
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Censorship, Changed Endings, and The Big Chungu...
China’s happy ending to Fight Club, nerding out about DJI’s new 4D camera and Skydio drones…
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What Cameras Are Most Popular for Sundance Film...
Which cameras and lenses are being used at Sundance? Why stunt people deserve an Academy Award even if it doesn’t make the show and verifying SpiceDAO’s $3 million intellectual property mistake…
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How Driving to LA With Nothing But the Dream Wo...
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A Rights-Buying Story So Weird it Might Be a Joke
What does it really mean to get canceled, are NFTs just another con, and why sometimes it’s better to not know just how hard things can get…
49 min
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The Secrets Behind Directing Great Television F...
Dan Attias breaks down his prolific directing experience and getting to the authenticity of storytelling…
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How to Make the Slow Time of Year Busy
Memorializing the celebrities we’ve lost recently, circling back to work during the lull of January and calling out the state of Alabama when you’re just trying to be safe…
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How Do You Raise Money at a Film Festival?
Is Spider-Man No Way Home Oscar worthy? How you can raise money at Sundance or other festivals and what makes the Skydio Drone worth checking out…
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Nathalie Biancheri on Writing and Directing 'Wo...
Nathalie Biancheri shares her non-traditional path to filmmaking and her creative process behind writing and directing the feature film ‘Wolf’...
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Nora Fingscheidt On Being 'Drafted' to Direct a...
Nora Fingscheidt shares what it’s like to be plucked from German filmmaking to direct a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock…
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Licorice Pizza's Editor and DP On Breaking Rule...
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Nightmare Alley DP and Editor Shed Light on Cra...
Dan Laustsen and Cam McLaughlin dive into some of the nooks and crannies and hidden crevices of Nightmare Alley…
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Why Make Movies? 2021 In Review
Wrapping up the best of 2021, consuming content Gangnam Style and Todd’s tinfoil hat corner…
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Sir Kenneth Branagh on 'Belfast', Cinema Histor...
Sir Kenneth Branagh shares how his own family’s experiences influenced Belfast, his new film that focuses on adult-sized issues like 'the troubles' Ireland from the perspective of a child…
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What’s Going On With the Austin Film Festival S...
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Dolph Lundgren On Hollywood, Ambition, and Chan...
You may know Dolph Lundgren from his never-ending list of action-packed roles, but you may not truly know Dolph Lundgren at all...
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Why Comic-Con is for Filmmakers
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DP Robert Yeoman on Shooting With Wes Anderson
Robert Yeoman has worked with Wes Anderson since his very first film Bottle Rocket and shares the ins and outs of what it takes to get those very specific Wes Anderson shots...
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Turn Your Holidays into a Filmmaking Laboratory
How to handle awkward questions about your job with a pitch, weird tech news, and why more production companies need to budget for crew needs...
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How to Shoot a Feature in One Take. FOR REAL.
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Sony Venice 2 Drops Here is What You Should Know
Will Movie Pass make a comeback? Plus tech news about Sony’s Venice 2 and Quasar Science’s new light...
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What’s it Like to Write a Movie For Marvel?
Guests today Ryan and Kaz Firpo made a huge career jump from directing documentary films to writing a script for Marvel; they’re sharing what that experience was like.
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Optioning Scripts for Indie Filmmakers, When to...
Today’s episode includes a deep dive into option contracts and what you need in them.
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'The Harder They Fall' and 'The Master' DP on C...
The Western is one of the original movie genres, a key part of American culture, and a great way to talk about themes that affect us all today.
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