Becoming a Breadwinner w/Director Eric Appel- Just Shoot It 536

Becoming a Breadwinner w/Director Eric Appel- Just Shoot It 536

From Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing by Filmmakers Matt Enlow & Oren Kaplan

July 16, 2026 · 1h 32m

About this episode

Eric Appel discusses his career and the impact of improv on filmmaking.

Eric Appel talks about the benefits of improv experience and how it shaped his career, from his latest film “The Breadwinner”, which stars Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore, and Colin Jost, to working with Weird Al and Aron Paul.  And Matt and Oren chat with Eric about not being married to your own ideas and various methods to “yes and” with style. And they talk about the balance between being fully committed to the best creative, without coming off as uncommitted to your own ideas. And avoiding the appearance that because you aren't married to all ideas, you aren't committed to getting the best work. You won’t want to miss this episode if you’re dying to hear from a film and TV commercial director who knows how to win bread at both! Help Matts' film: https://wefunder.com/badfeeling Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod Matt's Endorsement: Caligriphr app to draw your own fonts https://www.calligraphr.com/ Oren's Endorsement: @adamjayrotstein on IG. Eric's Endorsement: Ween's 30th Anniversary special release of "12 Golden and Country Greats" 3-album series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosts: Matt Enlow, Oren Kaplan

Guest: Eric Appel

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Organizations: Patreon, Ween

Products: Caligriphr app

Books & works: The Breadwinner, 12 Golden and Country Greats

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