EP 158 | John Maclean - On Directing Slow West and Tornado
John Maclean is the writer and director of Slow West and Tornado . Two films that I saw on release and enjoyed both. I've seen John talk on...
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Ep 157 | ILM’s John Knoll on The Mandalorian and Grogu — motion control, stop motion and gaussian splats
John Knoll is Chief Creative Officer at ILM and visual effects supervisor on The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first time Mando and Grogu have...
Ep 156 | Christopher Jacobsen: Daragh and Brando Documentary
This one's a bit different. It's shorter, and it's about a film that doesn't exist yet. Christopher Jacobsen is an actor and filmmaker, and...
Ep 155 - Skywalker Sound's Sean England on cattle gates, Brillo pads and Birkenstocks
Sean England has been at Skywalker Sound since 1993. He didn't arrive as a foley artist. He came in on the technical side, in the machine ro...
154 - Wolf Kahler - Colonel Dietrich from Raiders - Rerelease
Ep 154 — Wolf Kahler — Colonel Dietrich in Raiders of the Lost Ark For Episode 154 of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m going back to one of m...
Ep 153 - Brad Fiedel - Film Composer - Terminator, T2 and more
Brad Fiedel wrote one of the most recognisable pieces of music in film history, and he did it on a drum machine, a sequencer and a keyboard...
Ep 152 John Goodson - Model Maker and Digital Artist
Episode 152: John Goodson (Part 1) John Goodson is a model maker and digital artist who spent more than three decades at ILM. His credits sp...
Ep 151 | Ian Hunter - VFX Supervisor on Cameron, Burton and more
Ian Hunter has spent four decades building miniatures, supervising visual effects and thinking like a filmmaker on some of the most demandin...
Ep 150 | David Dozoretz - Pre-vis Pioneer, VFX Supervisor and Director
In this episode I chat with visual effects supervisor, second unit director and digital pre-visualisation pioneer David Dozoretz about a car...
Ep 149 | Craig Caton-Largent — Jurassic Park Raptors, ET & Digital Domain
In this episode, I chat with creature effects artist, puppeteer and digital pioneer Craig Caton-Largent about a career that arguably traces...
Ep 148 | Jim Davidson — Model Maker on Terminator 2 & Batman Returns
In this episode, I chat with model maker Jim Davidson about his journey from a dinosaur-obsessed kid in the 1970s to working on some of the...
147 John Duncan - Model Maker Extraordinaire
Episode 147: John Duncan In this episode, I’m joined by model maker John Duncan, whose career spans nearly fifteen years at Industrial Light...
146 Don Bies - Inside the Lucasfilm Archives
In this episode, I sit down with Don Bies – former Lucasfilm archivist and special effects artist at ILM – for a deep dive into his career a...
145 - Alec Gillis - Special Creature Effects Artist
In this episode of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m joined by creature effects designer Alec Gillis, founder of Studio Gillis and co-founder...
144 - Randy Thom - Director of Sound at Skywalker Sound
In this episode, I chat with Academy Award-winning sound designer Randy Thom about his journey from college radio to shaping the soundscapes...
BONUS - Crowdfunding for the LA Trip
This is a short bonus episode with a very specific purpose. Patrick Tyndall and I are in the middle of a GoFundMe campaign to get us back to...
143 - The Farmer and the Shark - with John Campopiano and Jim Beller
In this episode of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m joined by filmmaker John Campopiano and producer Jim Beller to talk about their new docum...
142 - New Mike Hodges Book - By Jon Spira
Jon's Kickstarter Link Summary In this conversation, Jon Spira discusses his new book 'I'll Settle for Nothingness: Conversations with Mike...
141 - Rob Spera - Film/TV Director’s Field Manual
Rob Spera is a film and television director, educator, and the author of Film/TV Director’s Field Manual: 70 Maxims to Change Your Filmmakin...
140 - Lucas Wars - With Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche
In this episode of The Filmumentaries Podcast, I’m joined by Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche, the writer and artist behind the acclaimed gra...