The Sizzle Reel
By Shishkin Productions
The Sizzle ReelMar 29, 2021
158: Three Voicemails Outside Brooklyn, New York
Chris & Alexei talk conforming, delivery specs, video games, and more!
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157: Chris’s Crazy Week + Monster Draft w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk Chicago, Chris’s Crazy Week, monsters, and more!
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156: WGA Strike Is Over! + Crashing The Boards XIII w/ Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto) to talk end of WGA strike, new iPhone camera tech, and more!
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155: Film Unions Draft, Chris Is Using AI, and Strike Talks Heat Up!
Chris & Alexei talk going to screenings, getting back to cutting actual sizzle reels, gambling on the strike, and more!
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154: Which Celeb Can Walk Your Dog?, Wes Anderson Loves Tiktok, and Amy’s Game Is Back w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk Barrymore/Maher, celebs auctioning themselves off for healthcare, Winning Time’s weird finale, and more! PLUS another installment of ~AMY’S GAME~!
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153: What Do Linklater, Korine, and a “Millionaire” YouTube Editor Have To Do With The Future Of Cinema?
Chris & Alexei talk philosophy, Aggro Dr1ft, the changing landscape of “content”, and more!
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152: Fall+Winter Trend Forecast w/ Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop) to talk Selena Gomez, check in on our original 2023 design predictions, torn ACL’s, and more!
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151: “Cameraless” Production + First B&H Experience
Chris & Alexei talk POV action cams, Logan Paul’s hi-brow cinema critique, The Great SanDisk Erasal Of 2023, and more!
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150: Chris (and Brian) VERSUS **Mystery Director** w/ Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) to talk box office inflation, Chris’s skyrocketing views, a MYSTERY edition of Chris VERSUS, and more!
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149: Who Can Get More Views?, Background Actor Body Scans, and Film Festivals Galore
Chris & Alexei talk crowd-sourced animation, Motorica AI, metrics competitions, and more!
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148: Are Networking Events Important? w/ Ohia Morrison (@ohiamorrison) and Amy!
Chris & Alexei are joined by Ohia Morrison (@ohiamorrison) and Amy (@aimestocheese) to talk commercial workers union win, wild Netflix $900k job posting, networking events, and more!
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147: Chris’s Best Video Ever + Footage First Check-In w/ Evan Mueller (@videobyevan)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Evan Mueller (@videobyevan) to talk Chris’s best work, how Footage First is going, editing on live stream, and more!
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146: SAG Strike Is Underway! + New Years Resolutions Check-In w/ Matt H. King (@matthking)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Matt H. King (@matthking) to talk SAG strike, AI future, income inequality, and more!
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145: Cloud-based Editing, The Value of Criticism, and Crashing the Boards XII w/ Winsor Jewell (@femfeaturespod)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Winsor Jewell (@femfeaturespod) to talk SAG strike potential, new tech from Atomos, paralysis by analysis, and more!
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144: Our Doc Gets Into Its First Festival, Fun Crews Can Save Projects, and “First, Worst, & Cursed!” w/ Joe Schaefer (@joecreates)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Joe Schaefer (@joecreates) to talk experiences at High Times, how important a fun crew/culture is, transitioning from editing, and more! (http://joecreates.com
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143: First Camera Follies, Favorite Parts of Filmmaking, and Are Blackmagic Cameras Actually The Best?
Chris & Alexei talk being on set, using blackmagic cams, Chris Nolan’s take on AI, and more!
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142: When Projects Shift Schedules + A New Project Connecting Directors and Editors
Chris & Alexei talk shifting schedules, Netflix subs, web3 TV, and more!
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141: SAG Authorizes Strike + $3500 For VR
Chris & Alexei talk SAG strike authorization, WWDC, Runway-ML Gen 2, and more!
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140: DGA Agreement + How To Pivot When A Project Comes To An End
Chris & Alexei talk how to pivot when projects come to an end, DGA agreement, blue-collar workers getting hurt by strike, and more!
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139: Snoop Dogg Is On Board With The Strike! + HBO Max Re-Brand Strategy
Chris & Alexei talk cable, Snoop Dogg, and documentary screenings!
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138: Rome Is Burning! Will SAG Join The Strike?
Chris & Alexei talk wild new microphones, disappearing middle class, and SAG potentially joining the strike!
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137: Crashing The Boards XI! How To Leave A Gig, What Is An Editor’s Job *Really*?
Chris & Alexei talk social media followings, cord cutting, leaving a gig, and more!
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136: WGA Strike Deep Dive + “A Love For Working”
Chris & Alexei talk WGA Strike, the disappearing middle class, parabolic mics, and more!
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135: Trying To Use Amazon Cloud Storage + NAB 2023 Review w/ Damon Beirne (@damonbeirne)
Chris & Alexei talk some WGA strike updates (which may or may not be outdated by this point), Autopod plug-in, and NAB 2023 favs with our NAB Correspondent Damon (@damonbeirne)!
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134: WGA Strike + Film Crew Draft!
Chris & Alexei talk WGA strike potential, Buzzfeed’s continued collapse, and drafting our PERFECT film crew!
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133: Adobe Announces Text-Based Editing in Premiere + Streaming Consolidation Continues
Chris & Alexei talk outrageous streaming consolidation, a weird AI royalty-free music service, and new Adobe announcements. PLUS chris lets it leak that he is actually a monkey
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132: Film Festival Submissions Cost MONEY + Chris VERSUS David Lynch
Chris & Alexei talk film festival submissions, D&D IP, weird new plug-in, and Chris takes on David Lynch!
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131: Sizzle Reel LIVE at TREEFORT! w/ Megan Stoll (@megsmallan) + A Quick Recap With Katie O. (@katieo_23)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Treefort Marketing Director Megan Stoll (@megsmallan) to talk social strat for music festivals, growing a music fest, do metrics matter, reading the comments, and much more! We also play a Power (~half) Hour! But before that, Katie O. (@katieo_23) comes through to talk TF video recap!
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130: FINAL ROUNDS w/ Evan Mueller (@videobyevan) - SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!
Chris & Alexei are joined by Evan Mueller (@videobyevan) to talk a bit about our latest Treefort Music Fest video coverage + finish up the SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!
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129: FIRST ROUND w/ Joe Guerra (@TheRealJMGuerra) - SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!
Chris & Alexei are joined by Joe Guerra (@TheRealJMGuerra) to talk 9 hours of Avatar, and get into Round 1 of the SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS TOURNAMENT!
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128: Jury Duty, SNL Strike, and SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS SELECTION SHOW!
Chris & Alexei talk the waste of time that is jury duty, editing someone else’s reel, and THE SIZZLE REEL TROPE CREEP INVITATIONAL BRACKET MADNESS SELECTION SHOW!
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127: Crashing The Boards X! w/ Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Daniel Kouba (@driftingphoto) to talk MLS 360, Kouba’s first music video where people will be carrying him around, and Crashing The Boards!
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126: Chris Is Back From Europe! + Free Video Editing Tools
Chris & Alexei talk Chris’s Euro-trip, new podcast, Google’s desk-share program, and more!
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125: What We Learned Last Year, Part 2
Chris & Alexei revisit everything they learned last year! The most educational episode of Sizzle Reel yet!
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124: What We Learned Last Year, Part 1
Chris & Alexei revisit everything they learned last year!
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123: Start, Bench, Cut (Media Industry Edition) + Chris’s B-Day Extravaganza w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk aphantasia, Chris’s B-day and we play a few rounds of Start, Bench, Cut… Media Industry Edition!
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122: Wingin’ It! w/ a Surprise E-Mu (@videobyevan)
Chris & Alexei totally wing it! We call Evan, the Edit Emu (@videobyevan), we talk biz dev, hour tracking, and oh so much more!
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121: Fictional Media Employees Draft w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk M3gan (mee-gan), bio writing, and Fictional Media Employees Draft!
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120: Non-Competes Are Bad, Auditing Our Expenses, and Chris VERSUS Chris Nolan!
Chris & Alexei talk death of the cold line, auditing the expenses, Calling All Casuals, FTC’s crackdown on Non-Competes, and more! Plus Chris takes on the great Christopher Nolan!
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119: “The Beef Is Back” – 2023 Trend Forecast w/ Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Producer Flora and Luis Domingo (@loopy.doop) to talk Sherlock Holmes, X-mas gifts, and of course a TREND FORECAST – what’re we leaving in 2022 and what’s gonna be hot in 2023? You’ll have to listen to find out!
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118: First Ever “AI-Directed” “Movie” + 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
Chris & Alexei talk AI-directed movies, the in-between time, podcast forecasts, and of course we check in on our resolutions!
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117: The 1st Annual Sizzlies!
Chris & Alexei present THE SIZZLIES! Categories to be awarded include Best New Segment, Best Ending Song, and of course, Most Valuable Sizzler!
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116: “An Editor Chris-mas Carol” – The Sizzle Reel Holiday Extravaganza!
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to discuss the making of “An Editor Chris-mas Carol”!
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115: Here Come The Layoffs, Here Comes The AI, and Interviewing With Mr. Beast w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk rip reels, Mr. Beast job interview, and artificial intelligence – as a matter of fact, here is what the AI wrote about this episode:
“It is not clear what the topic of the conversation is or what the speakers are discussing. They mention Campbell's cream of broccoli soup, soccer, a book called "Stranger in a Strange Land," and someone named Kyle. They also mention a podcast called the Sizzle Reel and give various ways to contact them, such as their email and phone number. They mention that they have a lot of content to cover in a short amount of time and that they have received complaints from listeners. However, the conversation is disjointed and it is difficult to understand the overall point or purpose of the discussion.”
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114: Doing “Content Creator” Things, Sizzle Reel Wrapped, and Workflow Software Draft
Chris & Alexei talk Netflix’s theater aversion, a recent “content creator” activity, and the most valuable software that isn’t Adobe, Avid, etc. We also do a live unveil of our Podcaster Wrapped from this year!
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113: How To Deal With 100TB of Old Projects, Making Progress On The Documentary, and “First, Worst, & Cursed!” w/ Katie O. (@katieo_23)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Katie O. (@katieo_23) to discuss her First, Worst, and Cursed projects! Before that, though, we talk Deep Glacier archive, documentary post-production, content creator gigs, Iconik.io, and more!
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112: What We’re Thankful For + HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! w/ Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Amy Gasaway (@aimestocheese) to talk Chris’s Euro-trip, applying to jobs, what we’re thankful for, and some holiday gift ideas for the editor in your life! ALSO: Chris deals with a centipede!
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111: El*n Tries To Build The American WeChat, Can Comedy Age Well, and Post-Production ~Creature Comforts~ DRAFT!
Chris & Alexei talk future of Twitter, some YouTube concepts, and the creature comforts we just can’t live without in the edit suite!
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110: Starting Our YouTube Channel, What To Wear To A Job Interview, and What To Do When People Steal Your Work w/ Jerm Cohen (@jermcohen)
Chris & Alexei are joined by Jerm Cohen (@jermcohen) to talk job interview outfits, poisonous pumpkins, and having content stolen! Plus, we learn about our quest to start a YouTube channel!
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