How to Break Out w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 535

How to Break Out w/Matt & Oren - Just Shoot It 535

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

July 8, 2026 · 1h 16m

About this episode

Matt and Oren discuss creating passion projects that enhance careers and showcase skills in filmmaking.

Matt and Oren engage in a lively chat about how to create passion projects that advance your career and add to your reel. Do you know the 4 types of projects? What about the how to make them stand out? And the guys dive into the balance between projects that get you recognition and those that build your craftsmanship. As well as some of the specifics of what makes a good spec commercial. And who can and should use a film as a spec commercial? Oren talks about the things that festival programmers are looking for in short films. And things you can do to make your short film stand out above the crowd. Finally, Matt talks about web series and ways to use them to demonstrate your ability to find an audience. You won’t want to miss the episode if you’re dying to shoot something that goes somewhere! Help Matts' film: https://wefunder.com/badfeeling Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod Matt's Endorsement: Arduino Starter Kit https://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/arduino-starter-kit-multi-language Oren's Endorsement: Ant Farms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosts: Matt Enlow, Oren Kaplan

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Organizations: Arduino, Patreon, Acast, wefunder

Products: Arduino Starter Kit, Ant Farms, Bad Feeling

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