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 who have written "The Book" on his craft. Uva's 
Grip Book has been the one consistent reference manual for all things Grip 
for nearly 25 years and it's still going strong with the 2014 publishing of 
the 5th edition.  This episode was one of the earlier Cinematic Immunity 
episodes and captures a great perspective on how to do a hard job in hard 
conditions but still stay professional all day long.  We also break down 
some basics of how to set a C-stand and why regular practice is so 
important, and how sharing the knowledge brings it back around in the long 
run.

Ep. 11: Michael Uva - Dolly Grip & Author

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.

TV & Film

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 complex world of independent film where 
crtically acclaimed and financially viable films go to live or die.  We dig 
deep into how new forms of technology are good for people that dont have 
other outlets of expressing themselves and how race plays into the politics 
of the entertainment business.

Ep. 42: Kimberley Browning - Film Festival Director

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 how a movie can have 1000 names in the post production credit sequence and still come out on schedule by sourcing the work out worldwide.  Check out our home on the web www.cinematicimmunitycast.com or on Instagram and Twitter @immunitypodcast

Ep. 41: Evan Langley - Nuke Compositor

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 effects and how the audience reaction has changed over the years.  We discuss the difference between special effects, visual effects and how they have advanced to where they are now. Mark explains the the ACES color correction system in detail and we also talk in depth about his work shooting extensive visual effects for some of Hollywood's biggest movies including his work with a custom designed "plate mobile" and more from the "Batman" trilogy.

Ep. 40: Mark Weingartner Part 2 - VFX Director of Photography

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 and talk about his experiences that led him to be one of the leading Directors of Photography for Visual Effects in Hollywood.  We talk about how to make "grist for the digital mill" and the distinction between visual effects and practical effects and we discovered that sometimes, talking about guilty movie pleasures can be more fun than talking about the big shows as we loop back around three times to Under Siege!

Ep. 39: Mark Weingartner - VFX Director of Photography - Part 1

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, we talk about Alice in Wonderland, Clara Bow and Girl Power in Hollywood.  We also talk about being in the writers room and some of the early steps of being a working writer and an Improv Comedian. Check out Libby’s site and more about her work at http://www.sneakyvarmint.com.  Or you can check out her amazing podcast that strikes the same chord as ours; "Occupassionate" is about people who are passionate about whatever it is that they do.  Check out some of Libby Ward’s other work at#Occupationate or Occupationate.com, or on twitter @Sneakyvarmint.  Make sure to subscribe to our feed below.

Ep. 11: Michael Uva - Dolly Grip & Author

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