Filmmaking Confidential

About Filmmaking Confidential

The Filmmaking Confidential podcast is the quintessential resource for independent filmmakers – from aspiring students to seasoned pros. Each episode is filled with invaluable perspective, secret tips, how-tos and general philosophy about making films, no matter the budget, no matter the location. Hosted by award-winning indie filmmaker Steve Balderson, the attention is focused on what it takes to be a productive filmmaker in an industry that is risk averse and locked in a world where rigid process seems more important than creativity. This is the podcast for anyone who has dreams and the determination to see them through. Each week we meet with filmmakers, writers, actors, artists and other notables ranging from Oscar and Golden Globe winners to obscure fringe creators.

Publisher

Steve Balderson

Category

arts · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

3 Nov 2020

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Finding Calm in the Chaos of Filmmaking: Core Transformation

   Filmmaking can be chaotic. Locations fall apart. Investors back out. Egos clash. Fear, frustration, perfectionism, conflict, and the need to control can easily become more demanding than the work itself. Core Transformation has profoundly reshaped the way I move through the filmmaking process. Rather than trying to get rid of an uncomfortable reaction, I've learned to become curious about the reaction itself. It has changed the way I approach filmmaking, and writing, or editing, managing diff...

2. 

   24 Apr 2026

   Film Critic & Writer Jeremy Knox on BRAINSTARE, AI Cinema, and the Creative Tool

   Film critic and writer Jeremy Knox joins Steve Balderson to discuss BRAINSTARE, AI cinema, and the shifting conversation around artificial intelligence as a creative tool. Once strongly opposed to AI, Knox has since begun experimenting with it himself, leading to a thoughtful conversation about skepticism, authorship, control, independent film, and the future of moviemaking. Jeremy Knox is a film critic and writer whose work has appeared in Film Threat and Cinema Crazed, where he contri...

3. 

   24 Nov 2025

   "BRAINSTARE" actress Greta Nilsen

   In this special episode of Filmmaking Confidential, Steve Balderson sits down with actress Greta Nilsen, who stars as Sheba in his new feature film BRAINSTARE. What begins as a conversation about Scandinavian roots, acting technique, and the challenges of performing Joseph Suglia’s dense, cerebral script slowly unravels into something stranger — and far more revealing. Greta discusses artistic intuition, emotional architecture, digital memory, and the surprising limitations she had to o...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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