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July 16, 2026 • 91 mins

Eric Appel talks about the benefits of improv experience and how it shaped his career, from his latest film “The Breadwinner”, which stars Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore, and Colin Jost, to working with Weird Al and Aron Paul.

And Matt and Oren chat with Eric about not being married to your own ideas and various methods to “yes and” with style. And they talk about the balance between being fully committed to the best creative, without coming off as uncommitted to your own ideas.

And avoiding the appearance that because you aren't married to all ideas, you aren't committed to getting the best work.

You won’t want to miss this episode if you’re dying to hear from a film and TV commercial director who knows how to win bread at both!


Help Matts' film: https://wefunder.com/badfeeling

Help our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/JustShootItPod


Matt's Endorsement: Caligriphr app to draw your own fonts https://www.calligraphr.com/

Oren's Endorsement: @adamjayrotstein on IG.

Eric's Endorsement: Ween's 30th Anniversary special release of "12 Golden and Country Greats" 3-album series.


Just Shoot It is co-hosted by comedy commercial directors Matt Enlow (mrmattenlow.com) and Oren Kaplan (directedbyoren.com).


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