In this episode, I am chatting with Doctor Kara Wooten who's a stunt woman, an actress, a producer, an intimacy coordinator and college professor. 

Her career in TV, Film and Theatre spans across 3 decades and it was so interesting to learn about her professional path. 

Her take on intimacy being a form of violence and the links she builds between stunt work and intimacy coordination open up a whole new reflection around the topic of violence against women. 

Just a warning that this interview has a few dog sighs and cat flap sounds - I think it adds up to the quality of the episode! 

Hope you'll enjoy listening to this one - as always, feel free to reach out on the Instagram page @so_you_work_in_film

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This month, I'm chatting to Paul HARROD - he has kindly shared his short bio so, please see below for Paul's impressive CV: 

Paul has worked three decades as a designer, art director and director of both
animated and live action projects, with a special emphasis on stop-motion animation.

In his capacity as a designer, model maker and sculptor, he lent his skills to such diverse projects as sculpting aliens for Star Trek V and designing and building miniature sets for the opening titles of Pee Wee’s Playhouse. 

Specializing in designing environments for visual effects and stop-motion projects, he set the tone for a variety of commercial campaigns, including the first several Chevron “Talking Cars” spots at Aardman Animations in 1994, a campaign which continues to this day.

Harrod served as Senior Art Director at Will Vinton Studios from 1995 through 2001, overseeing the design demands of all studio output. He served as production designer and episode director on the Fox TV series, “The PJs” for which he was nominated for an Annie award in 2000.

His animated commercials for Tractor Supply Company (TSC) produced at Bent Image Lab received awards and attention for their outstanding creative design and dry, understated humor. TSC’s “Koi Pond”, was voted one of the 50 best spots of 2006 by Adweek. He has directed numerous commercials for clients including Kellogg’s Twistables, Quaker, Chips Ahoy!, Hallmark, Ensure, Cartoon Network, Lowes, Aflac and AT&T.

In 2015 he was co-Production Designer with Adam Stockhausen on Wes Anderson's stopmotion feature, Isle Of Dogs and received the 2019 Art Directors Guild award for Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Feature.

“My visual style has always been guided by a love for cinema history, and since 2007 have curated monthly film screenings at Mother’s Velvet Lounge in Portland OR, where I live with my wife, the internationally acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Priestley.” 

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Welcome back for season 2 of So, You Work In Film?

This first episode is just a moment to reflect on the past year: what we achieved together, the hurdles we faced and the passion for film that drives everything forward!

Thank you to all my guests, past and future, and thank you to all of you that listen to this humble little podcast - it's a pleasure to share stories with you!

With this new season, I'd like to connect more with my listeners so, please head over to Instagram (@so_you_work_in_film) if you'd like to chat. I welcome constructive feedback :)

Chat to you soon,

Em

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For the 8th and last episode of season 1, I spoke to Sarah Little who is a producers' assistant in London.

Sarah had a very successful career in social media until 2 or so years ago. That is when she gave it all up (in a very organised and clever way!) to chase her dream to work in the film industry.

Now, she is a producers' assistant and her days are filled to the brim by a multitude of tasks, from making cracking cuppas to organising test screenings, from production meetings to teaching Scarlett Johansson how to use boil-in-the-bag rice!

It was fascinating to chat to Sarah about her career change and a lovely, inspiring way to end the first season of the podcast - here is to many more :)

Give us a follow on Instagram @so_you_work_in_film for all updates and to gives us constructive feedback.

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In this episode, I chat to Steve Wilsher who is a stunt professional. He started his career in Wales in 1974 and is now living and working in Canada.

Steve has so much experience and so much anecdotes, it was really hard to edit our chat down to 40 minutes! We talked about his career, his many hats within the stunt world, Tom Cruise and his determination - the characteristic of a Welshman! 

We also had a special guest - Steve's dog - who is mentioned a few times and makes an appearance with his squeaky toy :) 

If you want to check Steve's impressive career, here is his IMDB profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1036230/

Enjoy!

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Welcome to episode 6! 

I have had the great pleasure to chat all things prop with Sarah Galer; she is a prop supplier for the TV & Film industry and the MD of West Lea Prop Hire. 

She is also a nostalgia creator! You can visit her and her partner Wesley's warehouse and travel through time via wrappings, tins, old bottles and many more. 

And if you have any recycling that you think might be of interest to Sarah - likelihood is very high! - you can contact her via her company's website:  https://www.westleaprophire.co.uk/ 

You can also reach out via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westleaprops/

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In this episode, I get to chat with Julian White, Chief Lighting Technician with a career spanning over three decades! 

We've discussed the challenges of bringing light to underwater and VFX shoots and navigating the filming on a council estate, where there are lots of existing lights. 

If you've seen Crazy Rich Asians, The Martian, Cinderella or Attack The Block, you'll be interested to hear what Julian has to say about working on these films :) 

You can follow Julian on Instagram - @bloodandlight66  

Enjoy the episode! 

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Happy 2025 to all!

We're back with a brand new episode where I chatted with Lindsay Bonaccorsi.

Lindsay is a BAFTA Cymru Award Winning Costume Designer with over 20 years experience in television, commercials, theatre and live music events.

We discussed her work on contemporary projects (including Doctor Who), where she sources the clothes and where they go once the shoot has wrapped. We also revisit the infamous tin of buttons, a shared memory and the start of Lindsay's passion for costume design. 

If you want to see Lindsay's impressive credits, you can check her website: https://www.lindsaybonaccorsi.com/ and follow her on Instagram @lindsaybonacccorsi

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We're ending 2024 with a treat!

In this episode, I am talking to Sam Tung, storyboard artist, writer and director. Sam's love of comics and drawing landed him in Los Angeles where he has been working as a storyboard artist for about 10 years.

A dinosaur and dog enthusiast - did we just become best friends?! - Sam is also writing and directing his own stories and projects, which we discuss in more detail in the episode. Sam has also storyboarded a lot of frames for Twisters, this past summer's blockbuster and a true inspiration for this podcast.

You can check his work on his website: http://stungboards.blogspot.com/ and follow him on social @stung_art

Have a fantastic end of the year and a great festive season! 
So You Work In Film will be back in 2025 ;-) 

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For Episode 2, I had the chance to speak with Moya O'Shea who is an award winning writer, voice artist and actress.

Moya has worked in all sorts of mediums: from radio to TV to animation to theatre and she had a lot of fascinating anecdotes and stories about her work. We have had some technical difficulties whilst recording this episode but I feel the quality of the content makes up for the quality of the audio.

You can watch the trailer for The Glassworker here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTuPHCyV6mw

And listen to the radio play "Beside Myself" here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001wxpt

Moya's website is here: http://www.moyaoshea.com/ 

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