Go Creative Show

Today we have two fantastic interviews starting with Des Doyle, director of the documentary “Showrunners” The Art of Running a TV Show featuring interviews with JJ Abrams, Kurt Sutter and other showrunners from today’s biggest tv series. Then the creators of Humanity.tv, a fully immersive travel and adventure iPad app discuss the fascinating stories they capture from around the world.

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Spotlight: Des Doyle Des Doyle is an Dublin based film maker who’s fascination with US television inspired his directorial debut “Showrunners” The Art of Running A TV Show. Des interviews some of the most influential showrunners like JJ Abrams, Kurt Sutter and others from shows like LOST, Revenge, The Good Wife, Sons of Anarchy, Person of Interest and many more. Des gives us an inside look at how our television industry works and just how fragile even some of the most successful shows actually are. You’ll never watch TV the same way again.

What is a showrunner?

The behind-the-scenes politics in the American TV industry.

Thoughts from some of the top showrunners of our generation.

Des's production process

Moving from Dublin to LA

and more...

Spotlight: Humanity.TV Kerrin Sheldon and Gaston Blanchet are the co-creators of Humanity.tv, an iPad app for explorers, travelers and adventurers. It’s a travel app that pus storytelling and cultural immersion above all else. Each issue is packed with fascinating people and stories from around the world brilliantly delivered in an intuitive and fun iPad app. We talk with Kerrin and Gaston about their process, gear package and how they manage to pay for this self-funded project. But even more impressive than the stories they capture, is the story of how they do it.

How to prepare to shoot around the world

The shared economy

How Kerrin and Gaston developed their app

Producing through social media

Shooting challenges while working in foreign countries

and more...

SOME LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

Humanity.TV

Showrunners Official Website

Official website for BC Media Productions.com

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Today we speak with Jeff Cronenweth, the brilliant cinematographer for some of the most iconic films in cinema’s history including Fight Club, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Social Network and the recent hit Gone Girl. Jeff and I discuss his entire career including his stunning portfolio of music videos and commercials, the pro’s and con’s of digital film-making and working with director David Fincher.

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Ben announces upcoming guests

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Spotlight: Jeff Cronenweth is truly one of our most brilliant cinematographers creating films like Fight Club, Girl with the Dragon tattoo, The Social Network and Gone Girl. These collaborations with David Fincher have dazzled audiences around the world, received countless awards and changed cinema forever . Jeff’s un-dying thirst for cinematic innovation has made him an advocate for digital film making and inspired his masterful commercial and music video work. And he speaks all about it today on Go Creative Show.

Behind the scenes stories from Fight Club, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Social Network

How Jeff created the look of Gone Girl

Lighting faces to be evil and beautiful at the same time.

Working with Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nine Inch Nails, Taylor Swift and more

Working with genius music video director Mark Romanek

Jeff's brilliant collaborations with David Fincher

Go Creative Show listener questions

How Jeff is inspired by his father Jordan Cronenweth

How Jeff's commercial work inspires his film work

and more...

SOME LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

Madonna's video for O'Father

Music video for Nine Inch Nails Perfect Drug

Taylor Swift Shake It Off

Official website for BC Media Productions.com

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Today we speak with Kevin Parker, production sound mixer for feature films, television, documentaries and more. Kevin and I discuss his techniques for capturing sound on set and in the field, proper mic placement, how to hide the lav, and some tips that will help you capture better sound. Plus Dan Chung from NewsShooter.com joins us to discuss the latest industry news.

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Kessler - www.kesslercrane.com

Rule Boston Camera - www.rule.com

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Weekly Update

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Ben announces upcoming guests

Ben's new FCPX tutorials available now at Premiumbeat.com/blog

Sony's new Catalyst Software

Panasonic's new firmware

GoPro Hero 4K

iFootage motion control head, slider. GoPro Gimbal and tripods.

Canon 7DM2What's new?

The PremiumBeat.com Song of the Week

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Giving Your Elevator Pitch

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Spotlight: From 13 years old, Kevin Parker has been fully immersed in sound. Since then Kevin has captured sound for countless feature films, television series, documentaries, commercials and more including the Showtime series “Brotherhood” and the new film “The Judge”. Kevin and I talk about his career, the differences between mixing sound for news vs feature films and his thoughts on the film industry as a whole. We also discuss his gear package, techniques for capturing the best sound, proper placement of a lavaliere microphone, and simple tips that will help you capture better sound.

Kevin's remarkable shift from news to motion picture

What is a production audio engineer?

What is the creative side to capturing audio

Proper lav placement

Kevin's tips and tricks for optimum sound in not-so-optimum locations

Building the relationship with the DOP and director

How to make the best use of your location scout

Kevin's favorite gear and why he uses it.

Sanken RM-10

Schoeps Shotgun Microphone

Sanken CUB microphone

and more...

SOME LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

The Way Way Back Film

Kevin's IMDB

Ben's new FCPX tutorial for PremiumBeat.com

Official website for BC Media Productions.com

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Today we dive deep into mixing audio for post production with our special guest Matt Russell. This episode is really a Master Class with one of New Englands most accomplished and successful audio engineers. We answer listener questions and discuss EQ techniques, ducking, how to balance voice and music together, fixing common audio problems, and more.

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Kessler - www.kesslercrane.com

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Weekly Update

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Go Creative Show celebrates 400,000 downloads

Rule Boston Camera Events at Rule.com

Register for the RULE Movi Workshop

The PremiumBeat.com Song of the Week

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iZotope RX4 First Look. A perfect overview of one of the most powerful audio tool available.

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Spotlight: XXX

How to balance dialog and music

How to make the voice "pop"

Cleaning up pops and clicks

Managing the engineer / director relationship

Matt's strategies for a successful mix

The power of iZotope RX4

Line In App

Dynamic Spectrum Mapper

Rycote Undercovers

Izotope RX4 Advanced

Waves, One Knob Filter

Waves, Renaissance EQ6

Waves, Center

Soundtoys, Decapitator

and more...

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Gain Structure official website @gainstructure

Nick Cardone's Band

Smart Kids Band

The song Ben and Matt will be making a video for soon.

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Today we dedicate the entire show to all the news and announcements from this years IBC. IBC is one of the biggest trade shows for video production, and our panel of experts cover all the news and announcements that will certainly shake up our industry. Dan Chung and Matt Allard from NewsShooter.com, film maker Clinton Harn and cinematographer Rodney Charters join me for an epic discussion about the Arri Alexa 65, Sony FS7, lots of lenses, lights and more. Plus the 4K debate lives on!

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Sony FS7

Arri Alexa 65

The great 4K debate

The new Varicam 35 Footage

Zeiss Loxia Lenses

Flexible LED

L’aigle Exoskeleton

Hillrigs portable dolly system

Tokina 11-16mm Mark II PL Version

and more...

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IOS 8 New Features. Lynda is always ready with tutorials for all the new operating systems on day 1 of release.

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Rodney Charters Official Website

Today we speak Zak Mulligan, award winning cinematographer and director of photography for feature films, commercials, music videos and the brilliant new Morgan Spurlock documentary series, 7 Deadly Sins on Showtime. We discuss his gear and lighting package, his experiences screening films at Sundance, being nominated for an Academy Award and all the shooting and lighting techniques that make 7 Deadly Sins a visual powerhouse. Plus Matt Allard from NewsShooter.com joins us to discuss the hottest news in our production industry.

The Go Creative Show is supported by

Kessler - www.kesslercrane.com

Rule Boston Camera - www.rule.com

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Weekly Update

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Go Creative Show is close to 400K downloads

Rule Boston Camera Events at Rule.com

Sony F5 gets a 4K Hack

A Go Pro in an ENG camera?

Panasonic X1000 is announced

BMCC 4K gets in-cameara SSD formatting

Loxia announces new full frame lenses for Emounts

SteadXP may change the world of video stabilization

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Finding A Work-Life Fit. I think this is an essential course for everyone, especially the Go Creative Show audience.

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Spotlight: Zak Mulligan is an award winning cinematographer and director of photography for countless feature films, music videos, commercials and more. His latest project, the Morgan Spurlock documentary series “7 Deadly Sins” is possibly one of the most visually stunning documentary shows on tv. Zak and I discuss his Academy Award nominated film “Open Heart” and his experiences screening a film at Sundance. We also cover his vast commercial and music video career as well as Zak’s advice for aspiring cinematographers. And of course we dive deep into his gear package and geek out about cameras, lighting and more.

Lighting to be dark

What does it REALLY mean to be an Academy Award nominee

A passion for documentary

How Ted and Hollis got started in comedy

Zak's experience screening a film at Sundance

Getting a film on Netflix

Why Zak loves the MOVI

Why sometimes the best lighting could be no lighting

Making boring subjects look amazing

and more...

SOME LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

Open Heart Film

Obselidia Feature Film

Zak's amazing commercial for GE

Official website for BC Media Productions.com

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Today we speak with Ted Alexandro and Hollis James, comedians and creators of the new web series “Teachers Lounge”. We discuss the pros and cons of self-distributing online, pitching to comedy central, working with Alec Baldwin, Jim Gaffigan, Dave Attell and more. Plus their experiences from over 20 years of standup comedy.

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Today we speak with film editor, Vashi Nedomansky his wildly successful campy mega-hit, Sharknado 2. Plus Matt Allard from NewsShooter.com joins us to discuss all the latest industry news.

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Today we invite Gregory Middleton, cinematographer and director of photography for the AMC and Netflix series The Killing. We discuss how Netflix saved the show, the new visual direction of season 4, the film industry in Vancouver and more. Plus Gregory shares insight into his next project Game Of Thrones!

The Go Creative Show is supported by

Kessler - www.kesslercrane.com

Rule Boston Camera - www.rule.com

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