Almost Professional

About Almost Professional

Living the dream as an almost professional filmmaker. Hosted by Blake Calhoun.

Publisher

Blake Calhoun

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2019

Latest episode

18 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Mar 2025

   055 • Broke Indie Filmmakers Winning Oscars?

   In this episode Blake talks about indie filmmakers Sean Baker and Brady Corbet and the Oscar wins for their films Anora and The Brutalist. Oh, and are they really both broke? Learn more about my indie film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com Watch Variety's Directors on Directors: https://youtu.be/3e5BQ1cFXzg?si=hsjElpmhYT7LE3KM Watch "Why to NOT make a film with an iPhone" series: https://youtu.be/VzHTiU8afyg Thanks for listening! ©2025 ImageWorks Inc.

2. 

   17 Dec 2024

   054 • Learn Smartphone Cinema with Bart Weiss

   In this episode Blake interviews filmmaker & educator Bart Weiss about his new book, "Smartphone Cinema - Making Great Films with Your Mobile Phone". Buy the book here: https://geni.us/F3UtDSd (https://geni.us/F3UtDSd)(Amazon) https://geni.us/G1NO (https://geni.us/G1NO) (from publisher) https://videofest.org/services/newsletter (https://videofest.org/services/newsletter) (Bart's newsletter)

3. 

   17 Dec 2024

   053 • Making MONEY with LOW-BUDGET Indie Films

   In this episode Blake does a general overview of various distribution options to consider for low & micro-budget indie films. ▶︎ Check out my film: http://www.caseymakesamixtape.com ▶︎ My past work on Tubi, etc: CONTINUUM (sci-fi) https://tubitv.com/movies/100003266/continuum KILLING DOWN (action) https://tubitv.com/movies/100000518/killing-down?start=true PINK (dark comedy) https://www.pinktheseries.com/ ▶︎ Other mentioned sites: http://www.filmhub.com http//www.bitmax.net http://www.premieredigital.com/ http://www.filmfreeway.com Disappearing Boy (micro-budget indie film) https://youtu.be/Bz2Zxo0MS_A?si=UIcLtId1JA9D4O34 © 2024 ImageWorks Inc.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

15,311,478

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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