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All of our interviews from our signatures series’ of Through the Lens, featuring the top cinematographers working today, and In the Cut, featuring hollywood top editors are available to you on our podcast. Listen to the uncut, unedited version of the interview. Enjoy!
Check out the full conversation with the beautiful Berenice Eveno. A true lover of darkness and graphic beauty, Berenice Eveno takes us into her world where we share an inside look into some of her proudest projects. From shooting an entire scene in an unlit hotel room (“Oscar’s Escape”) to getting police permission to shoot …
Check out the full conversation with the wonderful Eduard Grau. We share a few laughs with Eduard Grau as he discusses some of his ups and downs in the movie business. He recounts how he used Ryan Reynolds as both his lead actor and his electrician in “Buried” (only room for one in that coffin!) …
Check out the full conversation with the phenomenal Roberto Schaefer. Roberto Schaefer takes us through his extensive film history with director Marc Forster, focusing primarily on the films “Monster’s Ball” and “Finding Neverland”. He describes his journey from no-budget films all the way up to multi-million dollar budget films, and how bigger budgets can sometimes …
Check out the full conversation with the one and only Elliot Davis. Elliot Davis explains how he is constantly striving to engage his audience by creating the worlds his characters live in. He also shares some of his tricks with us, such as how he intimately filmed a pair of figure skaters from within their …
Check out the full conversation with the awesome Brandon Trost. He’s been in the business his entire life, and knew from a young age when a frame “felt like a movie”. He talks to us about his first studio film Crank II, making The FP with his brother Jason, and the run of comedies he’s …
Here is out full conversation with Conrad W. Hall. Conrad talks about the things that he learned from his father, the great Conrad Hall (American Beauty, Cool Hand Luke), working with David Fincher on many projects including Panic Room, coming up with the look for Olympus Has Fallen, and lighting the room rather than the …
The full uncut podcast of our conversation with Steven Poster, ASC. We talk with the President of the American Society of Cinematographers about his work on the Canadian Cult classic Strange Brew, learn about his love of one particular elephant on the set of Big Top Pee Wee, and learn about his process in dealing …
Take a listen to the full conversation with John Leonetti. The film industry is a bit of a family business for John, who’s dad was a Gaffer on Singing in the Rain, and he got his start on the set of The Dukes of Hazard and went on to work on some awesome movies The …
A fascinating discussion with Adam Kimmel about his influences and the beautiful films he’s shot including Capote, Never Let Me Go, and Spike Jonze’s short I’m Here. Other posts you may enjoy: Gordon Willis, cinematographer The Godfather Sam Levy, cinematographer Frances Ha Sal Totino, cinematographer Any Given Sunday And if you like what you hear, …
Kevin Stitt kicks it into high gear with this power chat with one of the top action editors working today. Kevin has worked on such films as Jack Reacher, A Knights Tale, 42, Cloverfield, The Kingdom among many others. In this uncut podcast, we have the opportunity to really dive into some of the decisions …
In this episode we talk performances by Sean Penn, in depth conversation on Gattica and as always, much much more. Our exclusive uncut interview with Lisa Zeno Churgin, editor of Gattaca, Priest, Pitch Perfect and more. WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE Other posts you may enjoy: Michael Jablow, editor Old School Lynzee Klingman, editor One …
Our exclusive uncut interview with Douglas Crise, editor of Spring Breakers, Arbitrage and Babel . Get the insider information on cutting and working with talents such as Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and more…! WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE PART 1 PART 2 Other posts you may enjoy: Michael Jablow, editor Old School Lynzee …
Our exclusive uncut interview with Jim Page, editor of The Majestic, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Eagle Eye and Hasel & Gretel: Witch Hunters with guest host Baron Vaughn. WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE Other posts you may enjoy: Michael Jablow, editor Old School Lynzee Klingman, editor One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Nancy Richardson, Twilight …
Our exclusive uncut interview with Zene Baker, editor of Neighbors and This is the End. We were fortunate to sit down with this master of comedy. His long time collaboration with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, his thoughts on editing comedy versus drama – and much more – all in this podcast of In the …
Our exclusive uncut interview with Michael Jablow, editor of Old School, The Naked Gun and Throw Momma from the Train. Catch all the stories that didn’t make the cut in this uncensored, uncut interview with this master of the craft including who said, “I’ll cut your balls off before I cut that scene in the …
Our exclusive interview with Alan Heim, editor of Network, The Notebook, Funny Farm and more… couldn’t be crammed into only two parts of video… catch all the stories that didn’t make the cut in this uncensored, uncut interview with this master of the craft. Watch full interview: Alan Heim Part 1 Alan Heim Part 2 …
Welcome back to the Business of Film Podcast. This week we chatted with Andrew van den Houten, producer of the soon to be released All Cheerleaders Die. On the value of short films: On art vs. commodity: On pitching: Things we talk about in this podcast: Other podcasts you may enjoy: Mia Bruno, Acquisitions Manager, …
Welcome back to the Business of Film Podcast. This week we chatted with Brian Udovich, independent producer. Can’t say enough good things about Brian. This is a guy who understands the business and his business model. He’s produced six films in the past eight years. And when it comes to consistency in a business that …
Having Colby come in was just awesome. Not only is he a great guy, but he’s a true craftsmen. His partnership with Peter Berg goes back to before Friday Night Lights. This is the no holds barred uncut interview with Colby. He has such great information on the craft to share… enjoy! Watch full interview: …
We welcome Mia Bruno, Acquisitions Manager of Gravitas Ventures to the Business of Film Podcast. The simple truth is we should have titled this episode Sex & Drugs with Mia Bruno… but you’ll have to listen to the interview to find out why. Gravitas Ventures is an indipendent film distributor and they are doing some …
Ivan Victor goes deep with what it takes to edit comedy versus scripted shows. You’ll get the full, uncut, audio interview from our In the Cut episode with Ivan. He tells it like he is. Great guy. And thanks to our guest host Baron Vaughn. Other posts you may enjoy: Dan Lebental Uncut Tom Richmond …
We welcome John Suits and Gabriel Cowan of New Artists Alliance (Bad Milo, Extracted, Static) to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss how John and Gabriel grew their company from mostly micro budgeted films to larger scale projects on a consistent basis. In this episode we cover: On attracting talent: The talent value equation: …
If you’ve checked out part 1 of our interview with Nancy, you are already familiar with the #1 note that she receives – Get to Oz faster. In this uncut podcast, we serve up more goodies, inspiring thoughts and behdind-the-scenes information from one of the top editors working today. Watch Nancy on In the Cut: …
Richard Boddington debut feature was a self financed $150,000 genre film, Dark Reprieve. The film went on to be picked up and distributed nationally by Image Entertainment. What’s great about Richard’s story is how he went about making his first film, his take aways, and then more importantly, how he leveraged that into his next …
Hollywood accounting for many is a mystery at best. Meet Steven Sills. Steven is co-author of Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood’s (Creative) Accounting Practices. He is a certified public accountant, a certified fraud examiner, a certified financial forensic, and a member of the California bar. Think CSI in the world of of Hollywood accounting. Steven was …
Spend an hour with Lynzee Klingman in this uncut podcast of her In the Cut interview. Lynzee is one of the worlds most venerated editors. She started here career with two Academy Award documentary picturs and then went onto edit One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Her work includes such films as A River Runs …
Maren Olson runs Traction Media. Based in Los Angeles, they do everything from developing, producing, packaging and selling independent film. Their primary business is selling films in the US marketplace. What do you look at when evaluating a project? How does budget impact your role as sales agent? Maren’s Packaging & presentation tips for the …
Spend an hour with Dan Lebental in this uncut podcast as he gets into what it takes to start out in Hollywood. Dan has edited some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, including Elf, Iron Man and now Thor: The Dark World. And you can watch Dan on our series of In the Cut. And if you …
Amotz Zakai is a manager at Echo Lake Management. He gives some pretty cut and dry information on what he would do. If you are starting out in film, this podcast gives some practical advice on how to get started in film. Managers vs. Agents On the role of private equity: My #1 Rule: Links …
The guys at Before the Door (a partnership between Neal Dodson, Corey Moosa & Zachary Quinto) have been tearing up the independent film scene over the last couple of years. Their first film Margin Call, needs no introduction. It has become the poster child for the new independent VOD, Super VOD model; you name it, …
We had the opportunity a couple months back to sit down with Producer Nicholas Tabarrok (“The Art of the Steal”, “Defendor”). On location in Nicholas’s LA office, he gives a dissertation on things he would have done differently had he started his career today, how he goes about packaging and financing films, and gets into …
A photographer who has worked across multiple genres and styles, and for multiple legendary directors, Peter Deming is a consumate professional. Really there’s just one key thing about Peter everyone should know: the man shot “Mulholland Drive”. Think about that for a second. We were lucky to speak with him and get his take on …
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS PODCAST: THE OFFICIAL INTERVIEW STARTS AT 12:00. Ed Lachman is one of the great modern-day masters of light and lens. He’s left a mark on the craft of cinematography, through a combination of talent, insight, and intuition and intelligence. He’s quite simply, fantastic. His use of color is innovative and experimental, …
Roll up your sleeves and make it happen, kids. Zach Zamboni has gone into places that most DP’s would shudder the the thought. Having shot for documentary and reality series, Zamboni has learned how to make silk purses out of sow’s ears, and stuff them with diamonds to boot. If there’s a way to make …
Steve Cosens–for whom I said something moderately controversial–is a great DP. But let’s get back to this controversial issue: in my interview, as you’ll see right off the top, I refer to him as the “Canadian Roger Deakins”. Steve rightly backed off and said “whoa, whoa, careful now”, cause he’s a genuinely modest guy and …
Tom Richmond is an amazing personality and an amazing guy. Someone who has worked with masters and newbies alike, always bringing a commitment to making beautiful images, Richmond never quits on an image or a project. He has a love of photography, editing, and as a DP, he knows how to make things work and …
Andre Turpin is a filmmaker with a capital F. Not afraid to get his hands dirty, and also not afraid of being a genuine artist, Andre genuinely loves what he does and loves the craft of film. One mark of a real artist is a demonstration of their ability to develop and change their style …
William Rexer isn’t just a cinematographer, or an excellent cinematographer, though he is that as well. He’s a filmmaker. William is the kind of guy who directors lean on, trust, and love to work with in a way that goes way beyond the set. Having shot practically every format, including commercials, television, music videos, and …
Some cinematographers have a “look” and some focus on style, and then there are some that are just purely committed to their craft and their integrity as artists. Nigel Bluck is one such character, a man who is always searching for a sense of truth in every image he creates and lenses, a cinematographer who …
Gordon Willis is regarded by all of his peers as one of the greatest cinematographers in the history of film, and for many as the greatest of all time, period. Meeting with him only served to have him rise in our esteem from previous. Without wanting to use hyperbole, between lensing The Godfather trilogy, many …
Not many cinematographers get specific mention in a Roger Ebert review, nevermind on their first feature. But such was the case for Amy Vincent on “Eve’s Bayou” and she’s been making beautiful images ever since. With an eye for consistency, beauty, texture and tone, Amy is a great DP who has worked as the lead …
From indies to docs to commercials and videos, Wolfgang Held has done it all and continues to do it all. He’s worked on projects big and small, but he always brings his good nature and humor to any project. His winning personality and approach is what got him the job to shoot “Bruno”, and if …
Commitment to simplicity and truth in cinematography is Sam Levy’s domain. This up-and-comer has recently lensed Noah Baumbach’s latest feature “Frances Ha”, and there are several good reasons why he was chosen for such an auspicious position. A calm, reassuring disposition, maturity and knowledge beyond his years and a belief that camera and lighting need …
When your first feature is a $70 million, action-loaded sports film, there are reasons why. Salvatore Totino was hand-picked by Oliver Stone to lens “Any Given Sunday” and it’s been no secret since that Sal is one of the greatest talents in the business. Always allowing each piece to have a look of it’s own, …
This is a cinematographer who has left an indelible mark on the history of film making. Not just a man who has traversed pretty much every genre–horror, action, drama, comedy, western, etc.–but also always shown a commitment to storytelling first. Dean Cundey just knows a tonne about how to make images work. He’s been dealing …
Reed Morano talks about starting out in the business and lensing indie success, “Frozen River”, drama “The Magic of Belle Isle”, and “Shut Up and Play the Hits”, the final concert and doc of LCD Soundsystem. Selected Filmography Running Time: 1:23:31 Location: New York Check out Reed on IMDB 11:25 – On being a female …
Selected Filmography The man who keeps the new school in the old school, Andrij Parekh, one of the most sought-after new DP’s on the scene talks about his work in the films of “Half Nelson”, “Sugar”, and “Blue Valentine”. Running Time: 44:01 Location: New York Check out Andrij on IMDB Subscribe over at iTunes In …