All Episodes

158: Three Voicemails Outside Brooklyn, New York

157: Chris’s Crazy Week + Monster Draft w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

156: WGA Strike Is Over! + Crashing The Boards XIII w/ Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto)

155: Film Unions Draft, Chris Is Using AI, and Strike Talks Heat Up!

154: Which Celeb Can Walk Your Dog?, Wes Anderson Loves Tiktok, and Amy’s Game Is Back w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

153: What Do Linklater, Korine, and a “Millionaire” YouTube Editor Have To Do With The Future Of Cinema?

152: Fall+Winter Trend Forecast w/ Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop)

151: “Cameraless” Production + First B&H Experience

150: Chris (and Brian) VERSUS **Mystery Director** w/ Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann)

149: Who Can Get More Views?, Background Actor Body Scans, and Film Festivals Galore

🔥 SIZZLIN' SUMMER VACATION 🔥

148: Are Networking Events Important? w/ Ohia Morrison (@ohiamorrison) and Amy!

147: Chris’s Best Video Ever + Footage First Check-In w/ Evan Mueller (@videobyevan)

146: SAG Strike Is Underway! + New Years Resolutions Check-In w/ Matt H. King (@matthking)

145: Cloud-based Editing, The Value of Criticism, and Crashing the Boards XII w/ Winsor Jewell (@femfeaturespod)

144: Our Doc Gets Into Its First Festival, Fun Crews Can Save Projects, and “First, Worst, & Cursed!” w/ Joe Schaefer (@joecreates)

143: First Camera Follies, Favorite Parts of Filmmaking, and Are Blackmagic Cameras Actually The Best?

142: When Projects Shift Schedules + A New Project Connecting Directors and Editors

141: SAG Authorizes Strike + $3500 For VR

140: DGA Agreement + How To Pivot When A Project Comes To An End

139: Snoop Dogg Is On Board With The Strike! + HBO Max Re-Brand Strategy

138: Rome Is Burning! Will SAG Join The Strike?

137: Crashing The Boards XI! How To Leave A Gig, What Is An Editor’s Job *Really*?

136: WGA Strike Deep Dive + “A Love For Working”

135: Trying To Use Amazon Cloud Storage + NAB 2023 Review w/ Damon Beirne (@damonbeirne)

134: WGA Strike + Film Crew Draft!

133: Adobe Announces Text-Based Editing in Premiere + Streaming Consolidation Continues

132: Film Festival Submissions Cost MONEY + Chris VERSUS David Lynch

131: Sizzle Reel LIVE at TREEFORT! w/ Megan Stoll (@megsmallan) + A Quick Recap With Katie O. (@katieo_23)

130: FINAL ROUNDS w/ Evan Mueller (@videobyevan) - SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!

129: FIRST ROUND w/ Joe Guerra (@TheRealJMGuerra) - SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!

128: Jury Duty, SNL Strike, and SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS SELECTION SHOW!

127: Crashing The Boards X! w/ Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto)

126: Chris Is Back From Europe! + Free Video Editing Tools

125: What We Learned Last Year, Part 2

124: What We Learned Last Year, Part 1

123: Start, Bench, Cut (Media Industry Edition) + Chris’s B-Day Extravaganza w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

122: Wingin’ It! w/ a Surprise E-Mu (@videobyevan)

121: Fictional Media Employees Draft w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

120: Non-Competes Are Bad, Auditing Our Expenses, and Chris VERSUS Chris Nolan!

119: “The Beef Is Back” – 2023 Trend Forecast w/ Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop)

118: First Ever “AI-Directed” “Movie” + 2023 New Year’s Resolutions

117: The 1st Annual Sizzlies!

116: “An Editor Chris-mas Carol” – The Sizzle Reel Holiday Extravaganza!

115: Here Come The Layoffs, Here Comes The AI, and Interviewing With Mr. Beast w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

114: Doing “Content Creator” Things, Sizzle Reel Wrapped, and Workflow Software Draft

113: How To Deal With 100TB of Old Projects, Making Progress On The Documentary, and “First, Worst, & Cursed!” w/ Katie O. (@katieo_23)

112: What We’re Thankful For + HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

111: El*n Tries To Build The American WeChat, Can Comedy Age Well, and Post-Production ~Creature Comforts~ DRAFT!

110: Starting Our YouTube Channel, What To Wear To A Job Interview, and What To Do When People Steal Your Work w/ Jerm Cohen (@jermcohen)

109: Halloween Spooktacular + Amy’s ~HaUnTeD~ Game! w/ Amy Gasaway(@aimestocheese)

108: Camera-to-Cloud Tech, Chris Gets Poached, and Chris VERSUS Is Back!

107: Podcast Layoffs, Netflix Quantity vs Quality, and a Brand New Segment! w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

106: One Year On The Road w/ Mike Bliss (@michaeldbliss)

104: Plate Full o’Stress + Rounds of Sound X-OVER

103: Dear Adobe, Here’s Our Wishlist For The Next Premiere Update

102: Do You Want To Play A Game? w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)

101: Guest Power Rankings and Engineer Will Steps On A Dalmation

100: Sizzle Reel LIVE! w/ Joe Nanna (@joenanna1)

99: The Great One + 5 Shining Moments of Chris

98: Minneapolis Shoot Recap w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1)

97: AI in Filmmaking and Media w/ Ruslan K (@filmustage) + Prepping For Our Minnesota Shoot w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1)

96: “Creatively Procrastinating” and Chris VERSUS Edgar Wright!

95: When Things Get Slow + Premiere M.D. House Call w/ The Boren Brothers (@borenbrothers on TikTok)

94: Bad Edit Habits, Metrics Suck, and Five Shining Moments w/ Katie O. (@katieo_23)

93: Guess The NLE + Shows We Missed

92: Last Minute Studio Session w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1)

91: Crashing The Boards VIII w/ Jeff Greenberg (@filmgeek) aka greenysmac

90: Behind The Edit - EMERGENCY (2022) w/ Lam T. Nguyen (@lamt_nguyen)

89: The Folly Of The Expanding Window

88: The 2nd Annual Sizzle Reel Spelling Extraganza! w/ Bill Waters (@billwaters_) and Moderator Flora

87: Down The Rabbit Hole w/ Retro1920 (@Retro1920)

86: Off The Top Rope & Into The Edit Suite w/ Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann)

85: Chris VERSUS Wes Anderson and TikTok is Video Tapas

84: Are YouTube and TikTok Really Netflix’s Competitors? Plus: Crashing The Boards VII + The Great Airpod Fiasco

83: Adobe Premiere Tools Panel 2022 Entry Draft + Loopy Doop Trend Forecast w/ Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop)

82: LIVE from NAB 2022 – Poolside in Las Vegas

81: A Pretty Uninformed NAB 2022 Preview

80: The GIANT Treefort X Retrospective Spectacular (A Day-by-Day Breakdown of Our First Time Making a Documentary!)

79: The Sizzlin’ Sixteen! (Picking Our Favorite Project)

78: Better Late Than Never (The Long Journey Home From Boise)

77: Event Efficiency with the Edit Emu w/ Evan Mueller (@videobyevan)

76: Being a Professional Composer w/ Cody Kurtz Martin (@codykurtzmartin)

75: Chris Versus James Cameron!

74: Setting Sail In The Flag-Dinghy! (And How To Stream It Live To YouTube)

73: Marred in Controversy w/ Ben Wittner (@slower_eastside)

72: Take Two Aaaand ACTION!

71: The Rest Is Still Unwritten (AKA Chris Versus George R.R. Martin)

70: Plugging the Plug-in's AND Email Contest!

69: Crashing The Boards VI w/ Vince Alvarado (@airvince1)

68: 9 Quick Tips To Start Your Own Production Company w/ Joe Nanna (@joenanna1)

67: Chris Goes Head-to-Head with Sam Raimi!

66: Wanna Put My 3D-Rendered Heart In A Blender

65: New Year’s Resolutions! + Ya Gotta Keep Em Animated: Adobe Character Animator and Substance 3D

64: Pre-Pro Pro-crastinating and 2022 Goals w/ Amy Gasaway (@smells_likebk)

63: The Sizzle Reel Gift Guide 2021 + Making a Film on Super 8 w/ Bill Waters (@billwaters_)

62: Crab Meat Moments

61: Ridley Scott Hates Millennials

60: Thanksgiving Dunch

59: Crashing The Boards V w/ Ian Dwy (@professor_tape)