{"podcast":{"title":"Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking","slug":"making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","podcast_index_feed_id":1342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/2oTJk36x","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9ac24d5b-fd2a-4077-830f-57c8111889ef/f32fec27-a3ba-455a-b1cc-98c712cab250/3000x3000/square-logo-image-fixed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav","episode_count":600,"summary":"Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not just a podcast about \"making it,\" it's also about struggling with rejection, self-doubt and everything else that comes with pursuing a career in film. Follow along as we forge our own way through the industry and talk to guests who are also making it happen. Episodes 238-299 are available at our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342"},"episode":{"title":"John Gaspard - Writing and Learning the Lessons from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time!","slug":"john-gaspard-writing-and-learning-the-lessons-from-the-greatest-low-budget-movies-of-all-time","published_at":"2026-03-30T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/john-gaspard-writing-and-learning-the-lessons-from-the-greatest-low-budget-movies-of-all-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/making-movies-is-hard/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=796","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae/episodes/7c8910a6-6691-40d2-939b-40498dd9e1d8/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e94cc34e-1a48-4003-a42a-a4f71c242fae&awEpisodeId=7c8910a6-6691-40d2-939b-40498dd9e1d8&feed=2oTJk36x","summary":"This week we welcome writer and filmmaker John Gaspard on the show to talk about the 20th anniversary re-release of his book Fast, Cheap & Under Control: Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time and his approach to indie filmmaking and how he changed his approach based on the lessons he learned writing his book. After that we play another round of the GAME, enjoy! Don’t forget to support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mmihpodcast Leave us a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking/id1006416952 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"This week we welcome writer and filmmaker John Gaspard on the show to talk about the 20th anniversary re-release of his book Fast, Cheap & Under Contr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4825,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/episodes/john-gaspard-writing-and-learning-the-lessons-from-the-greatest-low-budget-movies-of-all-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-movies-is-hard-the-struggles-of-indie-filmmaking-1342/john-gaspard-writing-and-learning-the-lessons-from-the-greatest-low-budget-movies-of-all-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}