EPISODE · Aug 17, 2020 · 1H 51M
Willing Your First Feature into Existence w/Reed Shusterman and COVID 19 Safety w/Jon Synder!
from Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking · host Liz Manashil & Alrik Bursell, Bleav
This week Liz and Alrik welcome back returning guest, professional script reader Reed Shusterman to talk about making his first feature film Blood Born which he shot back in November of 2019, before the world ended. Reed talks about how he came up with the story for the film and how he ‘wrote what he knew’ and his process of getting the film shot day to day. We also have a special interview with Jon Synder who talks to us about all things COVID-19 safety on set. Jon just finished working as a lead COVID-19 Monitor on a big budget Netflix film and he gave us the low down on how COVID is monitored on a large scale. Lastly we have a segment with filmmaker, mentor and actor Cady McClain who is our player of the week about mentoring and what that actually means. Where to Find Reed, Cady and Jon! Reed Shusterman on IMDB Cady McClain's Website Jon Synder on IMDB Health Education Services Website John Hopkins Contact Tracing Course Contact Liz & Alrik Send us an email You can find Liz Manashil @ www.lizmanashil.com You can find Alrik @ www.alrikbursell.com You can now find MMIH @ mmihpodcast on instagram! Leave a comment on our website Find us on our Facebook Community Page Contact us on Twitter and Facebook Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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This week Liz and Alrik welcome back returning guest, professional script reader Reed Shusterman to talk about making his first feature film Blood Born which he shot back in November of 2019, before the world ended. Reed talks about how he came up with the story for the film and how he ‘wrote what he knew’ and his process of getting the film shot day to day. We also have a special interview with Jon Synder who talks to us about all things COVID-19 safety on set. Jon just finished working as a lead COVID-19 Monitor on a big budget Netflix film and he gave us the low down on how COVID is monitored on a large scale.
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