{"podcast":{"title":"The No Film School Podcast","slug":"the-no-film-school-podcast-463926","podcast_index_feed_id":463926,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/NNLLC3229488573","website_url":"https://nofilmschool.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/23a71a46-e30f-11ea-8874-fb2d8e9e3c2d/image/da284d42ebc349838edf6ca05ec0a415.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"No Film School","episode_count":912,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T04:17:51.699210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926"},"episode":{"title":"The Assistant Route: Networking, Mentorship, and Building a Film Career & Community","slug":"the-assistant-route-networking-mentorship-and-building-a-film-career-community","published_at":"2026-06-26T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/the-assistant-route-networking-mentorship-and-building-a-film-career-community","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NFS9190347168.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NFS9190347168.mp3","summary":"In this episode, GG Hawkins talks with writer, director, producer, assistant, and Not Your Daddy’s Films co-founder Vika Stubblebine about building a sustainable film career through assistant work, mentorship, community, and creative self-advocacy. Vika traces her path from acting and theater at UCLA to working in TV production at Sony, becoming a writers’ assistant, writing episodes of S.W.A.T., and helping build Not Your Daddy’s Films into a Los Angeles community for women and non-binary filmmakers. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Vika Stubblebine discuss... How Vika moved from theater, acting, and playwriting into film and television Why assistant jobs can be one of the most valuable ways to learn the entertainment industry What Vika learned working in TV production at Sony How mentorship from bosses and showrunners helped her move toward writing The importance of telling people what you want to do in your career How Vika landed opportunities in writers’ rooms and on S.W.A.T. Why Not Your Daddy’s Films began as a grassroots screening event Building community for women and non-binary filmmakers in Los Angeles The role of accessible events, panels, workshops, and screenings in supporting emerging filmmakers Why being on set in any capacity can help actors, writers, directors, and producers understand the filmmaking ecosystem Memorable Quotes: “Tell everyone what you want, and you don’t need to be me, me, me, me, me. Talk about me all the time, but be comfortable being like, yeah, I want to be in a writer's room.” “You need to start believing that you're good enough because every single person in this world, it's not everybody, but people are going to tell you no, and you can't also tell yourself no.” “That was the spark that led us to creating N…","meta_description":"In this episode, GG Hawkins talks with writer, director, producer, assistant, and Not Your Daddy’s Films co-founder Vika Stubblebine about building a sust…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3280,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/episodes/the-assistant-route-networking-mentorship-and-building-a-film-career-community/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-no-film-school-podcast-463926/the-assistant-route-networking-mentorship-and-building-a-film-career-community.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}