Cinematic Immunity

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TV & Film

What's Cinematic Immunity about?

The art and craft of movie making; the stories that define it. Join entertainment professionals Louis Normandin and Bryan Hart taking a dose of irreverent humor and sit down with veteran ententertainment professionals to discuss their history and experience.

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07.07.2016

This week on the Cinematic Immunity Podcast, Kimberley Browning gives us great insight into the world of independent film making. As a film festival director herself for Hollywood Shorts, she has screened, programmed and been an active participant in the ...

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07.07.2016 Ep. 42: Kimberley Browning - Film Festival Director This week on the Cinematic Immunity Podcast, Kimberley Browning gives us great insight into the world of independent film making. As a film festival director herself for Hollywood Shorts, she has screened, programmed and been an active participant in the ...
06.30.2016 Ep. 41: Evan Langley - Nuke Compositor This week on Cinematic Immunity we discuss the world of post production effects with Nuke Compositor, Evan Langley. This is a show where we dig into the nitty gritty of how to keep up with the scale of VFX and ...
06.11.2016 Ep. 40: Mark Weingartner Part 2 - VFX Director of Photography Picking up where we left off, we dig into the gritty detail of visual effects in the entertainment industry with Visual Effects Director of Photography Mark Weingartner. In this part of the conversation, we talk about the aesthetic of visual ...
06.02.2016 Ep. 39: Mark Weingartner - VFX Director of Photography - Part 1 On this week's show, we air the first half of our interview with Mark Weingartner, Visual Effects Director of Photography, who came down to the studio and took the time to explain some of the most complex visual effects sequences ...
05.26.2016 Ep. 38: Libby Ward - Writer Today's episode of Cinematic Immunity, our guest is the amazing Libby Ward @sneakyvarmint. She is currently writing for “Scooby Doo” and has a short film in festivals titled “The Audition” with Simpsons director Mark Kirkland. This week in the studio, ...
05.20.2016 Ep. 37 James Neihouse, A.S.C. - Cinematographer Join us for this week's episode of Cinematic Immunity with James Neihouse, A.S.C. as we talk about his experience training astronauts for the 70mm IMAX movie, "A Beautiful Planet". Along with his passion for adventure, space exploration and NASA, James ...
05.12.2016 Ep. 36 - How do we Make Better Movie Babies? We have all heard the analogy that a director's film is his or her baby. In this episode of Cinematic Immunity, we discuss that analogy as a partnership with the distribution or sales company as a partnership in nature. "How ...
05.05.2016 Ep. 35: Christopher Lee Warren - Visual Effects Cinematographer Hey everybody and welcome back to the first episode of the new season of Cinematic Immunity. Its been 18 months since we brought you the last episode so we figured to pick up the new season right where left off ...
11.25.2014 Ep. 34: David Mendez - Special Effects Makeup Sometimes you find yourself with some fake blood in your mouth and a couple of drinking straws - because that's how you get things done in this business. At least, it is when you're a special effects makeup artist, like ...
11.18.2014 Ep. 33: Billy Badalato Jr. - Producer, Part 2 Part two of our interview with the great Billy Badalato, Jr., is finally here! These are just a few of the things you'll hear in Episode 33: Questionable John Woo impersonations, what it's like shooting on a moving train from ...
11.11.2014 Ep. 32: Billy Badalato, Jr. - Producer, Part 1 The wait is over! Producer and 3rd-generation movie-maker, Billy Badalato, Jr., stopped by Cinematic Immunity recently to school us on the ins and outs of international and domestic film consulting, the logistics of Navy fighter-jet refueling, and some of the ...
11.04.2014 Ep. 31: David Stump, A.S.C. - Cinematographer Today on the Cinematic Immunity podcast, we bring you an interview with award-wining cinematographer, David Stump, A.S.C.. Get ready for stories about some of your all-time favorite films! In this episode, we discuss the unforgettable train sequence in Stand By ...
10.28.2014 Ep. 30: Dan McMellen - Post-Production Supervisor - Part 2 On this week's episode of Cinematic Immunity, we bring you part two of our interview with post-production supervisor, editor, writer and director Dan McMellen. This time we get into the more technical side of the post-production process, talking in depth ...
10.21.2014 Ep. 29: Dan McMellen - Post Production Supervisor - Part 1 On this week's episode of Cinematic Immunity, we talk to Dan McMellen, post-production supervisor, editor, director, producer, and all around awesome podcast guest, about how he got his start in the entertainment industry, mastering his craft, and what professionals like ...
10.14.2014 Ep. 28: Karyn Wagner - Costume Designer Karyn Wagner began by telling us about her Hollywood upbringing, family history (another 3rd generation set brat!), her education, and her start in the biz. She is Cinematic Immunity's first guest from the Costume Department, so we take a lint-roller ...
10.07.2014 Ep. 27: David Lawrence - Composer Thanks to David Lawrence's impressive musical pedigree, the successful composer can include "being around Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra" on his list of the many life-altering experiences he had growing up as the son of legendary entertainers, Steve Lawrence ...
09.30.2014 Ep. 26: Ken Hastings - Writer Did Ken ruin Dennis Leary's movie career? Was Bryan a happiness oasis on 'Olive Juice'? Do Backstreet Boys cause security problems? Did Louis get us that coffee? Is Liz Hurley calling Ken in the W.C. right now? Is structured writing ...
09.23.2014 Ep. 25: Steven Poster, A.S.C. - Cinematographer & Union President Steven Poster, the President of the International Cinematographers Guild, represents camera workers and film publicists across the United States. Poster was kind enough to sit down with Cinematic Immunity and share his stories about getting started in filmmaking and working ...
09.16.2014 Ep. 24: Dean Cundey - Cinematographer Part 2 Dean returns in Part II-> We discuss the challenges of Roger Rabbit not existing on location- to getting some assistance from the Oval Office to solve pesky gravity problems on a certain spaceship set. In-between, we breakdown some select scenes ...
09.09.2014 Ep. 23: Dean Cundey - Cinematographer Part 1 Dean Cundey- Cinematographer Part 1
09.02.2014 Ep. 22: Thomas Ethan Harris - Film Festival Consultant We also discuss some of the movies Harris had a larger involvement in - such as the groundbreaking 1999 indie hit, "The Blair Witch Project" - and what he's learned from sitting through tens of thousands of short and feature-film ...
08.26.2014 Ep. 21: Carrie Gravenson - Comedian & Actress In our final interview recorded during our trip to New York in June, comedian and actress, Carrie Gravenson, sat down with Cinematic Immunity in our secret Illuminati lair (a.k.a. the International Cinematographers Guild Local #600 New York office) and took ...
08.19.2014 Ep. 20: Douglas C. Hart - 1st Assistant Cameraman part 2 Listen in as Doug continues to tell his tale of being a 1st AC in New York for more than four decades. You'll learn all about the odd way John Landis likes to start conversations (and what jokes you should ...
08.12.2014 Ep. 19: Douglas C. Hart - 1st Assistant Cameraman part 1 We sit down with famous focus puller Doug Hart to talk about his experiences with Woody Allen and Gordon Willis.
08.06.2014 Ep. 18: Jendra Jarnagin - Cinematographer Jendra Jarnagin sat down with us on to talk about her experiences with television production and how she worked her way up through the lighting department and is now a working cinematographer. Learn how she got her start working with ...
07.29.2014 Ep. 17: Jessica Burstein - Set Photographer Actor psychology vs the still photographers, trust among the team and photo ownership. The caste system on set, being stealthy to get the shot and a family breaking boundaries. Sabotage. The blacklist and the politics of crew taking photos. Jessica ...
07.22.2014 Ep. 16: Laurie Meadoff - Executive Producer Executive Producer and Progressive Humanitarian Laurie Meadoff sits down with us for this week on Cinematic Immunity
07.15.2014 Ep. 15: Tom Weston - Cinematographer We sit down with Tom Weston to talk about his time as an Operator and Director of Photography on many hit movies from the 80's and 90's and how he became so active in union politics. We also talk about ...
07.08.2014 Ep. 14: Skip Van Leeuwen - Motorcycle Racer & Record Label Executive We sit down with Skip Van Leeuwin to discuss his time racing motorcycles and doing stunts with Evol Knievel. His time in the music business and how that led to 30 years of sobriety.
07.01.2014 Ep. 13: Ted Hayash - Cinematographer Aspiring to be a cinematographer? Ted Hayash joins us here on Cinematic Immunity to talk about how to stage two camera blocking with the changing needs of the director, how to walk on to any set and be as effective ...
06.24.2014 Ep. 12: Matt Knudsen - Comedian & Actor Standup comedian, host of the Grabbing Lunch podcast ( http://www.grabbinglunch.com/ ) and former Boom Operator, Matt Knudsen. They talk about being a Highlander, sniffing glue and how Louis is not a great broadcaster. Recorded at the famous Improv Olympic stage ...
06.17.2014 Ep. 11: Michael Uva - Dolly Grip & Author Michael Uva sits down with us on Cinematic Immunity to discuss transferring his skills from the U.S. Marines to the world of being a grip in the entertainment industry in 70's. Michael Uva is one of the select entertainment technicians ...
06.12.2014 Ep. 10: Bruce Logan - Cinematographer part 2 Part 2 of our discussion with cinematographer Bruce Logan, A.S.C.. We talk about his experiences on "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and some of his other epic stories. For more information check out our blog "I Want him in ...
06.10.2014 Ep. 9: Bruce Logan - Cinematographer Part 1 Louis and Bryan sit down with legendary cinematographer Bruce Logan, A.S.C. to discuss his work on Star Wars, Tron and 2001: A Space Odyssey
06.03.2014 Ep. 8: Huston Huddleston - Bridge Restorer/Museum Builder He is known lately as "The guy who saved the bridge", specifically the Star Trek: The Next Generation NCC-1701-D U.S.S. Enterprise bridge; Rescuing it before Paramount could send it to the dump. Now the Founder and CEO of New StarShip, ...
05.27.2014 Ep. 7: Jim Edwards - Producer & Editor We have a huge episode this week. Jim Edwards, veteran editor, director and producer. We talk about getting his start with "Bullitt", taking car commercials to the next level and barking with the Tramp. Also, we talk about creating shows ...
05.20.2014 Ep. 6: Gene Warren Jr. - VFX Supervisor The pilot episode that got Cinematic Immunity going. Recorded in 2012, Louis Normandin sits down with legendary Visual Effects master Gene Warren Jr. to talk about his time at Walt Disney Studios, working for Blake Edwards and Jerry Lewis in ...
05.13.2014 Ep. 5: Sarah Jones and the Future of Set Safety - Part 2 What was that crew on the train tracks supposed to do that day? Should the movie ever be able to film again? Why has the reaction been so strong? Can anything good can come out of this complex tragedy? Cinematic ...
05.06.2014 Ep. 4: Sarah Jones and the Future of Set Safety - Part 1 Cinematic Immunity held a panel last week to discuss the state of the entertainment business since the passing of 2nd camera assistant Sarah Jones. How can this can be prevented? What are the logistics of production that were not followed? ...
04.28.2014 Ep. 3: Indie Film Directing - Donavon Warren and Timothy Gagliardo Cinematic Immunity sits down with the director/producers of "Wheels". The story of how to make a truly independent feature film in Los Angeles.
04.22.2014 Ep. 2: Haskell Wexler, A.S.C. - Cinematographer Legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler, A.S.C. joins us at Cinematic Immunity Studios and discusses turning down cigarette commercials, documentary film making and the shifting landscape of the entertainment business. Check out the rest of our content at www.CinematicImmunityCast.com
04.17.2014 Sneak Preview Haskell Wexler, A.S.C. Here is a sneak preview of our next podcast. Haskell Wexler, A.S.C., joins us here at the Cinematic Immunity Studio to talk about worker safety, turning down Marlboro commercials, and the state of the business with how it has changed ...
04.12.2014 Ep. 1: Stand Up and Introduce Yourself Welcome to our first episode! Introductions are in order.