The Media Makers

Making Movies in New Zealand | Kat Amiet

Kat Amiet joins us on The Media Makers to talk about moving half-way around the world and the differences in being out of film school. 0:00 Intro 0:34 What is New Zealand like 3:19 Indie Film in New Zealand 8:42 SAG Strikes and Streaming 15:16 Is Filmmaking shifting? 18:10 The Power of TikTok 19:15 Missed Films 21:15 Post Film Student Life 25:35 How Film Criticism is Changing 29:37 Fan Service 33:05 How to Get Good Feedback 36:11 Running a Film Set 39:29 Are You Making Films 41:14 Outro

Why Rotten Tomatoes Stopped Making Sense | Isaac Ward

Isaac Ward joins the Media Maker's Podcast to talk about why is exciting him in film today. 0:00 Intro 3:26 I'll See You on Thanksgiving 8:36 Putting Movies on Streaming 12:14 New Movies 17:47 Marvel Movies 19:17 IP Diven Content 22:14 Why Critics Are Wrong

How YouTube Shorts Broke the Platform | Zach Service

Zach Service joins Meshach Malley on the Media Maker's Podcast to talk about learnings of emotional intelligence and how the YouTube platform is shifting 0:00 Intro 0:26 The Impact of Meditation 8:05 Confronting Discomfort 10:31 The Sin of Never Starting 14:51 YouTube Learnings 31:02 How to Live a Good Life

Why Our Movie Almost Didn't Happen... | Zach Service

Zach Service sits down to talk about I'll See You on Thanksgiving and the other upcoming projects from Gentle Embers Media.

The Actor's Lifestyle: Balancing Passion and Practicality | Ryan Luther

Ryan Luther explains his acting journey and becoming the role of Derrick on the upcoming film, I'll See You on Thanksgiving. 00:00 Intro 00:31 Making his own movie 6:13 Start of his acting journey 11:00 Auditioning for the movie 15:10 Filmmaking is changing 20:35 The problem with streaming 24:46 Modern movies, Youtube, and Reality TV 28:21 Ryan's experience on set 35:31 Casting and becoming Derrick 43:41 It was written for the space 46:16 What is the best audience? 48:01 The passion of this project 49:16 What's next 53:15 Our friendship 53:56 Sequel?