The Indie Film Podcast Blog

Trying to break into established film crews can feel like gatekeeping. Here’s how film industry networking actually works, and how skill, reliability, and showing up can help you build real opportunities.

A tiny film crew can save money, you know, until the missing roles start costing you time, quality, and expensive fixes in post. Here’s how to make a skeleton crew actually work.

A sinister force threatens to blur the line between modern medicine and religion.

A smaller film crew can save money and keep production nimble, but only if the right responsibilities are still covered. Here’s how to decide which film crew roles can overlap and when “lean” starts becoming "understaffed".

After a fire next door disrupts her quiet evening, Janine discovers unsettling footage captured by her neighbor’s cat—revealing something about Tanglewood Drive that she was never meant to see.

Sometimes the problem isn’t your film, it’s the version of it you’re trying to force. We break down when to keep pushing, when to pivot, and how to know if starting over could actually save the project.

In an unpredictable landscape, the line becomes a tool to explore, connect, and discover both a place and its people.

Is your story really a short film, or are you trying to squeeze a feature into 12 minutes? We break down story size, pacing, escalation, and the signs that your script may belong in a different format.

Learn how to write a strong low-budget movie script around your real production resources, without sacrificing story, creativity, or ambition.

A great movie idea isn’t always a great story. Learn how to build a strong film premise, avoid common screenwriting mistakes, and test your idea before you write the script.

A real-world indie film budget breakdown of our $31K feature production. Including cast, crew, gear, crafty, locations, surprise expenses, and how we shot 95 pages in 14 days.

After contact with the ghost of a murdered young girl, Pretty becomes obsessed with uncovering what happened. But as strange occurrences plague her home, she finds herself in a twisted game of love, murder, and jealousy.

Is film crowdfunding still a realistic way to fund an indie feature? Here’s how our team raised more than $42,000 for Pineapple Promise, and what actually made the campaign work.

Peter and Ashley's online date escalates into a heated battle of the sexes. When Ashley storms out, Peter finds her being harassed and intervenes, unwittingly getting involved with corrupt cops, kidnapping, and stolen money.

Filmmaker burnout is real, especially when the indie film grind convinces us that exhaustion means progress. In this episode, we talk hustle culture, working for free, saying no, and whether the cost of “making it” is worth paying.

We made an AI-generated short film to see what AI in filmmaking can actually do, and what (if anything) indie filmmakers should really be worried about. The result was messy, weirdly comforting, and a lot more complicated than “AI bad” or “AI good.”

Can you make money as a filmmaker after quitting your job? This episode breaks down the money, fear, freedom, and practical realities of freelance filmmaking.

Embarrassed by your old films? That might be a good thing. In this episode recap, we explore filmmaker mistakes, bad first films, creative failure, and why cringing at old work can be a sign that you’re becoming a better filmmaker.

Film festival submissions can get expensive fast. Here’s what indie filmmakers should know before submitting on FilmFreeway, according to a festival director.

Indie film marketing isn't just about posting when your movie is finished. In this episode, we break down why good films still go unseen, how to find your audience, and why the boring admin work can make or break your release.