# 2025 Year-End Director Panel - Just Shoot It 508

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Podcast: [Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-shoot-it-a-podcast-about-filmmaking-screenwriting-and-directing-174212)
Published: 2026-01-01T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/justshootit/episodes/2025-year-end-director-panel-just-shoot-it-508
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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 didn't, and what they're hopeful for in the coming year. Carlyn Hudson, Jamaal Parham, and Mercedes Bryce Morgan participate in this first-ever, on-camera, live-to-tape panel. And if you've got questions about the impact of AI on Hollywood and the impact of how movies are getting funded on A-list talent, then this is an episode you won't want to miss! Bringing together directors who have attended TIFF, worked with Jake Gyllenhaal, have films on Hulu, travel the globe, and know how to utilize the JOBS Act to fund films yields a diverse range of topics. And this crew talks about the need to do more with less, finding time to be creative, and further pushing the boundary of what's possible in an 8-hour shoot day. And yeah, AI is a big subject on everyone's minds. But is it really a threat? Or are we all whale hunters nearing extinction? There's a lot of hope and ideas in this episode. Happy New Year, everyone! Find Mercedes on IG @mercedesbrycemorgan or https://www.mercedesmorganfilm.com/ Find Carlyn on IG @carlynhudson Find Jamaal on IG @jamaalparham and @jamsandbash --- Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod Matt's Endorsement: Fire extinguishers. AND, the fire department.  Oren's Endorsement: Download everything from your phone related to your work projects, weekly () or on some fixed schedule) so you can find it later. Also, James Cameron's interview on "The Town" podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-1-james-cameron-on-avatar-misconceptions-ais-skynet/id1612131897?i=1000738091636 Mercedes's Endorsement: Photoshop's Remove Tool (curr…

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