Film Sh!t

Talk film sh!t. Then go film sh!t. Film Sh!t is where working professionals in film and television tell the truth about how they got here—and where the industry is headed next. Hosted by cinematographer Nate Caywood, the show features conversations with both below-the-line technicians and above-the-line creatives. You’ll hear origin stories, hard lessons, industry forecasts, and practical insight from people who’ve built lives in this business. The title says it all. We talk film sh!t—craft, careers, technology, storytelling, survival—and then we challenge you to stop waiting and go make something. Because at the end of the day, the only way in, is to film sh!t.

Film Sh!t is a tv podcast hosted by Nate Caywood, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nate Caywood hosts Film Sh!t, a tv show with 9 episodes published.

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  Sydney Steinberg: Make Your Own Busy

  May 31, 202657 minS0

  <p>Waiting for Hollywood to “pick you” can rot your brain. So we sit down with our friend Sydney Steinberg writer, actor, comedian, and unapologetic maker and talk about what actually happens when you try to build a real career in TV and film without a linear path or a safety net. Sydney takes us from growing up in San Diego, using comedy to cope with a dark and lonely stretch, to finding freedom at Syracuse and sprinting into Los Angeles with the kind of hustle that gets you a PA job and a showrunner assistant gig fast. <br/><br/>We ge...

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  Episode #8

  Adrian Todd Zuniga: Stop Asking Permission To Make Films

  May 25, 20261h 11mS1

  <p>I love talking to people who prove that a creative career is built, not “found,” and Adrian Todd Zuniga is exactly that kind of artist. He is a novelist, a live show creator (Literary Death Match), and now a filmmaker, and our conversation starts where the real story always starts: childhood, attention, and that first moment where you realize you can make something out of nothing. We talk about how reading trains a director’s mind, why fear and wonder are evidence that art is working, and how a sports mindset can quietly become a blueprint for creative discipline. <br/><br...

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  Episode #7

  Emily Pendergast: From Ohio Cornfields To The Groundlings Stage

  Apr 14, 20261h 4mS1

  <p>A single yes can change your life, but so can a no. I’m joined by Emily Pendergast, Groundlings Main Company performer, writer, and actor on Veep and Amazon Prime’s Company Retreat, to talk about the long stretch between wanting a creative career and actually building one.<br/><br/>We start in Ohio with cornfields, big family energy, and early comedy education from SNL and the people who could turn a heavy moment into laughter. From there, Emily lays out the unglamorous middle: a psychology degree, a leap to Los Angeles powered by instinct, and years of restaurant work...

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  Episode #6

  Brett Maline Explains How Hard Work Creates Lucky Breaks

  Apr 7, 20261h 16mS1

  <p>A creative life rarely moves in a straight line, and Brett Maline’s story makes that clear real fast. We start in Minden, Nebraska, where he grows up with a rare spinal condition and something even rarer: a community that practices true inclusion and expects him to compete, contribute, and lead. That foundation becomes a quiet superpower later, when the film industry and TV industry test confidence daily through rejection, uncertainty, and constant reinvention. <br/><br/>From small town theater, marching band, speech competitions, and yes, clogging, Brett jumps into a California-based performing group and tours internationally, learning what aud...

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  Episode #5

  Mekenna Melvin Explains How Success Failed To Heal Her

  Mar 31, 20261h 11mS1

  <p>The entertainment industry loves a clean label it can sell. Real artists are messier than that, and that mess is often where the best work comes from.<br/><br/>I’m Nate Caywood, a Los Angeles cinematographer, and I sit down with actor, writer, dancer, choreographer, and musician McKenna Melvin for a raw conversation about what it actually costs to build a life in Hollywood. McKenna takes us from Saratoga to New York conservatory training, then into the early Los Angeles grind: self-submits, student films that teach her how sets really work, casting workshops, SAG vouchers, and the moment a...

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