Craft Truck: Conversations with film & TV professionals

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 topless women running wild in NYC (“Free the Nipple”) Eveno is truly one of the most creative and dauntless cinematographers of her time.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Amy Vincent, cinematographer Footloose, Eve’s Bayou

Ed Lachman, cinematographer Erin Brockovich, The Virgin Suicide

Steven Poster, cinematographer Donnie Darko, Strange Brew

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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!) as well as some of his regrets after finishing “The Awakening”. Despite insisting that he cannot watch his own projects, Grau loves making movies and lets us in on the trade secret: Being a DP is super cool.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Dean Cundey, cinematographer Halloween, Back to the Future

Nigel Bluck, cinematographer Half Moon, The Lord of the Rings

Adam Kimmel, cinematographer Capote, Jesus’ Son

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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 create more problems than they fix. Schaefer also gives us a wonderful breakdown on “Quantum of Solace”, including his favourite shots as well as creative differences he sometimes had with the rest of the team. We also learn that the kites in “The Kite Runner” are not as real as you may have thought and that Christopher Guest is a very funny man.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Peter Deming, cinematographer Mulholland Drive, Oz the Great and Powerful

Dean Cundey, cinematographer Jurassic Park, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Gordon Willis, cinematographer The Godfather, Manhattan

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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 routine (“The Cutting Edge”) and realized Keanu Reeves’ creative vision in “Man of Tai Chi”. We also learn a fun tidbit about how movies are shot in China and that architecture can lead to cinematography. Davis also explains how important it is to use lighting to support your actors and describes the ‘ethereal shell’ he created around Michelle Pfeiffer in “I am Sam”. Good cinematographers know how to support their actors and good actors know when they are not being supported. We also learn details about his decisions and challenges while filming “Twilight”, including what to do when your lead actress turns out to be paler than her vampire co-stars.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Salvatore Totino, cinematographer Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code

William Rexer, cinematographer The Accidental Husband, Nice Guy Johnny

John Leonetti, cinematographer The Conjuring, Mortal Kombat

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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 been working on from That’s My Boy with Adam Sandler to MacGruber and his work with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on This Is The End.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Adam Kimmel, cinematographer Capote, Never Let Me Go

Zene Baker, editor This Is The End, 50/50

William Rexer, cinematographer Newlyweds, I Think I Love My Wife

And if you like what you hear, please hop on over to iTunes and write us a review!

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 characters on Two For the Money.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Tom Richmond, cinematographer I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Stand and Deliver

Andre Turpin, cinematographer Incendies, Child Star

Peter Deming, cinematographer OZ the Great and Powerful, Cabin in the Woods

And if you like what you hear, please hop on over to iTunes and write us a review!

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 with Directors on Donnie Darko.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Ed Lachman, cinematographer The Virgin Suicides, Erin Brockovich

Andre Turpin, cinematographer The Godfather, Manhattan

Sal Totino, cinematographer Cinderella Man, The Davinci Code

And if you like what you hear, please hop on over to iTunes and write us a review!

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 Mask, Mortal Kombat, The Scorpion King, Detroit Rock City, Soul Surfer and Piranha 3D just to name a few.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Ed Lachman, cinematographer The Virgin Suicides, Mildred Pierce

Tom Richmond, cinematographer I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Stand and Deliver

Nigel Bluck, cinematographer The Lord of the Rings

And if you like what you hear, please hop on over to iTunes and write us a review!

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

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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 made along the way in these great films and the stories behind the story.

The interview was so packed with useful information, we decided to cut the video portion into a bonus episode. You can catch Kevin in three parts on video if you like here, here, and here.

Other posts you may enjoy:

Michael Jablow, editor Old School

Lynzee Klingman, editor One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Nancy Richardson, Twilight

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