How I Shoot

HOW I SHOOT 013: Producer/Writer/Director/DP/Editor Ballard C. Boyd teaches us how to shoot

I saw Ballard C. Boyd’s hilarious short, NIGHT SESSION, well into its festival run at the Iron Mule Film Festival. I won’t say anything about it for fear of spoiling th

HOW I SHOOT 012: Aaron Strand and Emily Marquet discuss their film WITHDRAWAL

WITHDRAWAL is a love story with a side of codependence and drug addiction set in Athens, Georgia. Director Aaron Strand and cinematographer Emily Marquet met with me to

HOW I SHOOT 011: Filmmaker/DP Cameron S. Mitchell

Filmmaker Cameron S. Mitchell is currently touring film festivals with his Slamdance Award-Winning feature documentary, Disposable Humanity, which uncovers the hidden leg

HOW I SHOOT 010: Filmmaker Manjari Sharma

Manjari Sharma is a filmmaker based in Bombay and London who writes the Substack New Age Directors: https://manjarisharma.substack.com/In this conversation, we discuss mo

HOW I SHOOT 009: Director/DP Nathan Tape

Nathan Tape is finishing up his second feature film as writer/director after building up a career in lighting and cinematography in the New Orleans film market. In this w

HOW I SHOOT 008: Filmmaker Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis

Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis is a filmmaker currently based in Syracuse, NY. She makes experimental films and has worked as a production assistant on films and served as a tele

HOW I SHOOT 007: Stop-motion Animator Elliot Lobell

Elliot Lobell makes stop-motion short films in between working day jobs as an animator, fabricator and motion graphics designer. His latest film, EDWARD, recently premi

HOW I SHOOT 006: Filmmaker Amanda Sweikow

Alan McIntyre speaks with Amanda Sweikow, an L.A.-based filmmaker who has won awards for many of her short films, including "That's Not My Mother," which we discuss in th

How I Shoot 005: Filmmaker Jake S. Weisman

Jake Weisman is a filmmaker, microcinema entrepreneur, and the author of the Substack newsletter filmjourn. To celebrate 4/20, Jake is sharing his first feature film to

HOW I SHOOT: 004 Director Joshua Caldwell

Joshua Caldwell likes to direct with a camera in his hands, knowing how the lens is going to affect performance and get the moment he needs. Caldwell speaks with Alan McI

HOW I SHOOT: 003 Screenwriter Lauren Greenwood

Alan McIntyre speaks with screenwriter Lauren Greenwood about the trials and tribulations of running a crowdfunding campaign for her upcoming directorial debut, Swathe.

HOW I SHOOT: 002 Gaffer Dorian Celestain

Dorian Celestain has helped shape the lighting and look of movies and TV series such as Netflix's BOOTS, Ava DuVernay's QUEEN SUGAR, and Peacock's 2022 reboot of QUEER AS

HOW I SHOOT: 001 David Bush on Starting Out in the Film Business

Alan McIntyre speaks with New Orleans-based writer/director/script supervisor David Bush about starting out in the film business, how he gets jobs, how he balances work h