Nobody Cares About Your Movie (Advice To Beginning Filmmakers) - Jake Jalbert

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube here: Jake Jalbert began his journey into producing and cinematography 14 years ago, shooting his first feature film, House Guest Massacre (2013), starring Alex Vincent from the Child's Play franchise (as Andy Barclay). Over the years, he's worked his way up by contributing to numerous films and TV shows, collaborating with actors such as Burt Reynolds, Amy Smart, Sean Astin, Michael Shannon, Alexander Ludwig, and Charles Melton. From 2020 to 2024, Jake served as Director of Photography on several films, beginning with Mind Games*, starring A-list talents Robert LaSardo, Jim Fitzpatrick, and Michael Paré, as well as *Soulmates*. Jake was later hired to shoot two studio films, *Megaboa and Shark Waters*, both of which had small theatrical releases through The Asylum, the studio behind the *Sharknado franchise. In addition, Jake was the cinematographer for the Tubi original film *DC Down*, directed by Geoff Meed and starring Eric Roberts and Sean Young. In 2023, Jake produced and shot his most ambitious project to date, Off Rip (Sports/Drama), directed by and starring Jadon Cal, which is currently in post-production. CONNECT WITH JAKE JALBERT: / jake_jalbert / @beastmodecreative PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON Affiliates: ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

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This episode was published on Dec 5, 2025.

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