Crew Chats

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Episode 37’s guest is first assistant director, Lydia Currie. Having started her career cleaning a tape cupboard at London Weekend Television (LWT) as a teenager, moving onto writing some rejection letters for a well-known dating show. Lydia went onto work in light entertainment in TV for a number of years and worked in the various positions of the AD department and now works as First AD in TV and film, Lydia has worked on productions such as, ‘Pennyworth’, ‘Avenue 5’, ‘Hustle’ and ‘Black Mirror’ to name a few.

Lydia's Reccomendations:

-The West Wing

-Disney's The Jungle Book

-Blackadder

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

For today’s episode I spoke with Assistant Costume Designer, Samantha Keeble, who has recently emerged from a 6 year stint working through the Star Wars universe, and is just about to complete on the upcoming Batman film. Samantha studied costume at the university of Leeds and has worked in film and TV for 15 years, with her career mainly (and accidentally she admits) focusing on sci fi and fantasy from ‘Harry Potter’ to ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘The Witches’ and the upcoming ‘Batman’ to name a few.

Samantha's Reccomendaions:

-Wicker Man (2006)

-Deadwood

-The Encounter (theatre show)

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Danny Cohen studied social sciences at Sheffield Polytechnic and had a long time interest in photography, particularly stills photography. Danny went onto become a photographic technician at Middlesex Polytechnic and then a camera assistant on documentaries, commercials, music videos and films for eight years. Subsequently working as, a cinematographer. Danny has worked on productions such as ‘The Kings Speech’ for which he was nominated for an Oscar, ‘This is England’, ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’, ‘Room’ and ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ to name a few.

Danny's Recomendations:

-Sans Soleil

-The Third Man

-Books by W.G. Sebald

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Dan Grace comes from a costume family with his mum being Costume Designer Lindy Hemming and so growing up he was surrounded by the world of theatre and later film. At the age of 15, Dan got a summer job as a floor runner which cemented the interest in being involved in the film world as a career. The following year, Dan got a job at the costume house Angels, where he was exposed to the different people involved in the costume world, and also had the opportunity to work on films as a daily. Dan worked there for a couple of years before leaving in order to pursue further education, going briefly to Camberwell School of Art, but decided to leave to go back to work. Dan then went onto work as a costumier and costume standby, which he did for 8 years before supervising his first film, ‘All or Nothing’ for costume designer Jacqueline Durran and has continued working as a costume supervisor in the industry. More recently, supervising on a number of Marvel and DC superhero films. Dan has worked on productions such as, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Doctor Strange’, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, ‘Ready Player One’ and the upcoming films, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ and Black Widow’ to name a few.

Recommendations:

-Filmworker

-Chernobyl

-Blade Runners, Deer Hunters, & Blowing the Bloody Doors Off (Book)

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Jana Carboni comes from a family that has been involved in theatre and film for a number of generations and always had intentions of pursuing a creative career. After attending art college, Jana went onto study Architecture at university but after a few found it wasn’t for her and did some work experience on the film, ‘The Legend of 1900’, where she met make up designer, Luigi Rocchetti, who she went onto work for 10 years. After working all over the world, Jana moved to England, where she worked for Make Up designer, Tina Earnshaw for a number of years. Jana currently works as a Make-Up and Prosthetic Designer and personal artist. Jana, has worked on productions such as, ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’, ‘6 Underground’, ‘Prometheus’ and ‘The Martian’ to name a few.

Jana's Recommendations:

-Once Upon a Time in America

-Apocolypto

-In the Mood for Love

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Lizzie Moul grew up on a farm in Lancashire where after a trip to Hampton Court palace and seeing the re-enactors, coupled with watching costume dramas on television, Lizzie became fascinated with the world of costume. Later as a part of school work experience Lizzie had the opportunity to do some work in a wedding dress shop, where she was able to learn how to alter and bead dresses amongst other things. Lizzie went onto study Costume with Performance Design at the Arts University Bournemouth and upon graduating got a job as a trainee on the TV show, ’Lewis’. Ever since, Lizzie has been working in the industry predominately as a costume standby, she has worked on productions such as, ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’, ‘The Durrells in Corfu’, ‘Phantom Thread’, ‘Misbehaviour’ and ‘Men in Black: International’ to name a few.

Lizzie's Recommendations:

-Cold War

-Watchmen

-Salt of The Earth

-Springwatch (all the watch's!)

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Katherine Tidy grew up surrounded by the world of film as her father was a director of photography however she never had the intention of joining the film world. But after studying cooking at ‘The Leith School of Food and Wine’, Katherine started working as a location caterer, where she met food stylist, Debbie Brodie, who she began assisting for and thereafter took over when Debbie retired over 10 years ago. Katherine began food styling on mainly BBC Dramas and has gone onto work on a variety of tv and films from, ‘Emma’, ‘Macbeth’, ‘The Crown’, ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ and ‘Killing Eve’ to name a few.

Katherine’s Recommendations:

-Harvey

-Sweet Liberty

-Pride & Prejudice (2005 Film)

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Lindy Hemming, from a very young age had a very keen interest in People and was fascinated by their appearance. She had ample opportunity to further pursue this study, when she began her training as an Orthopaedic Nurse and Physiotherapist, at an Orthopaedic Hospital in Shropshire. Whilst working at the hospital Lindy joined together with a group of friends and started a Folk Club, where They also put on entertainments for the patients in the hospital. Later, a friend recommended that Lindy Apply to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, (RADA) to study stage management, which she did, and this resulted in a place there. Whilst at RADA, Lindy leaned more towards the discipline of Costume Design and eventually upon completing her training, went to work at the Open Space Theatre in Tottenham Court Rd as a costume designer for Director Charles Marowitz. This lead to, 15 years of working in Theatre, at theatres such as Hampstead Theatre, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and London’s West End. Then to designing for Films from 1983 to the present day. Lindy’s work spans from Mike Leigh’s, 'Abigails Party', the 1999 film 'Topsy Turvy', for which she won an Academy Award, 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', 'My Beautiful Launderette', Five 'James Bond' films, 'Wonder Woman' and the upcoming 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'Paddington' 1 and 2 to name a few.

Lindy's Recommendations are:

- Chernobyl

-Paddington 1 &2

-Funny Bones

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Tunji Akinsehinwa wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a youngster but one day stumbled across the French film, ‘Day for Night’ which captivated him and he knew he wanted to work in the world of filmmaking. Initially wanting to be a director, Tunji went onto study for a degree in Stills Photography and Film from the University of Westminster. Whilst studying, he found the role of cinematographer to be more interesting and decided to pursue this. He went onto get a postgraduate diploma and an MA in Film Production (cinematography) from the Northern Film School. Upon graduating, Tunji was asked by a friend from University to help set up a production company in Togo on her behalf, and later with his translator went onto film a number of documentaries in the Benin Republic and Togo. Subsequently Tunji, moved to Nigeria and began working across Africa, including, Ghana, Uganda and Benin amongst others, working on a variety of different projects from documentaries, fashion films, and feature films, including ‘Ojuju’ which was recently voted one of the best 20 Zombie films by Indiewire, coming in at number 11. In 2015, Tunji moved back to the UK and has since been teaching at The Northern Film School and Ravensbourne University part-time whilst working as a cinematographer. Tunji has worked on productions such as, ‘What Lies Within’, ‘O-Town’, ‘Deer, Woman, Child’ and ‘My Own People’ to name a few.

Tunji's Recommendations:

-One Child Nation

-Bordertown

-Delhi Crime

Ever wondered what the creative process is behind the films, tv shows and theatre productions you watch? Well, Crew Chats is a podcast going behind the scenes and chatting to the crew that help make these productions.

Carly Griffith, growing up had intended to become a fine artist, but after starting her foundation studies, Carly found that she much preferred costume, which combined her lifelong passion for history and her interest in fabrics and clothing. Carly studied Costume with Performance Design at the Arts University Bournemouth. Carly began her career as a trainee on a TV Soap and worked her way up to a standby and also worked as a costume supervisor for a number of years. Carly now works in the industry as an assistant costume designer. Carly has worked on productions such as, ‘The Bill’, ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’, multiple seasons of ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Poldark’, ‘Beecham House’, ‘Black Mirror’ and the recently released Steve McQueen project, ‘Small Axe’ to name a few.

Carly's Recommendations were:

-Gilda

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Fall (FIlm by Tarsem Singh)