Soundstage Access

We're so lucky to welcome on the show Chris Beck, an Emmy-winning music composer with over 150 credits in film and television, including THE HANGOVER, Disney’s FROZEN & FROZEN 2, the ANT-MAN franchise and Marvel’s first original series WANDAVISION.

In today’s conversation, Chris and I discuss a wide range of topics: how he wound up a student at the USC Film Scoring Program the one year that legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith was teaching; why Chris considers FROZEN the project that changed his life; what it was like for him to return to television 20 years after finishing BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and his conceptual approach to the score of WANDAVISION; a tease of his work on the upcoming Marvel film, ANT-MAN: QUANTUMANIA. All of this… and much more!

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What a pleasure to speak with Jenny Beavan, a two-time Oscar-winning costume designer whose credits include SHERLOCK HOLMES, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, and Disney’s newest release CRUELLA (starring Oscar-winner Emma Stone).

In today’s conversation, Jenny and I discuss a wide range of topics: an in-depth chat on the design of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD; the hypnotic costumes of the 2017 thriller A CURE FOR WELLNESS; how she re-invented the iconic Disney villain CRUELLA, with the new film set in a punk-rock London of the 1970s. All of this… and much more!

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It was awesome to welcome on the show Ted Griffin, a director, producer and screenwriter whose credits include OCEAN'S ELEVEN, MATCHSTICK MEN and Martin's Scorsese's THE WOLF OF WALL STREET.

Ted has an encyclopedic knowledge of film history, and in today’s conversation we discuss a number of topics: from Ted selling his first script at age 27 and the frustrating first few years working in Hollywood as a screenwriter; his experience writing OCEAN'S ELEVEN, and the creative process behind writing heist films; how meeting Martin Scorsese led to them collaborating on THE KEY TO RESERVA, a Hitchcock-inspired short film; Ted’s favorite memories from the set of THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. All of this… and much more!

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What a treat to speak with Ilya Naishuller, a Russian filmmaker whose credits include HARDCORE HENRY and NOBODY (starring Bob Odenkirk as a kick-ass action star).


In today’s conversation, Ilya and I discuss a wide range of topics: how directing a music video that went viral led him to receive a fully-financed offer to make his first feature film; how that film became Hardcore Henry, an indie videogame-like film experience shot as a first-shooter for $ 2 MILLION; a deep-dive discussion on Ilya’s new movie Nobody—from the 2-year training Bob Odenkirk went through to physically prepare for the role, to working with 87Eleven and directing the iconic bus fight in the film. All of this... and much more!

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It's a pleasure to sit down with Salvatore Totino, a Hollywood cinematographer whose credits include BIRD BOX, THE DA VINCI CODE, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING and SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY.

In today’s conversation, discuss a wide range of topics: from Sal’s career-long relationship with Oscar-winning director Ron Howard and the creative choices they made during the challenging production of CINDERELLA MAN; the death-defying experience of shooting EVEREST, the true story of the extreme 1996 blizzard that claimed the lives of 8 mountain climbers; also, why Sal has spent most of his career choosing to shoot with at least 2 cameras simultaneously on most of his films. All of this... and much more!

Be sure to check out Sal’s new movie, SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, which will hit theaters and HBO Max later this summer. Subscribe to Soundstage Access on your favorite podcast platform so you can share your favorite episodes with your friends.

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What a treat to be welcomed in the offices of Stunts Unlimited to chat with Jack Gill, an award-winning stunt coordinator and second unit director whose credits include VENOM, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR and several chapters in the FAST & FURIOUS franchise.


In today’s conversation, discuss a wide range of topics: from Jack’s violent beginnings in the stunt industry of the 1970’s, working on TV shows like THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and KNIGHT RIDER, revolutionary at the time for their ground-breaking action—and why he would choose time and time again to return on set despite breaking his neck and his back multiple times; Jack’s relationship with Hal Needham, perhaps the greatest stuntman who ever lived, and their lifelong battle to introduce a new Oscar category for Hollywood’s stunt community; plus, the work that goes into designing some of the wildest car chases in the FAST & FURIOUS movies. All of this... and much more!

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UPDATE: Erik won a 'Best Cinematography' Oscar for MANK since our conversation! Congratulations!

It’s so exciting to sit down with Erik Messerschmidt, ASC - an Emmy-nominated cinematographer whose credits include the popular Netflix series MINDHUNTER, HBO’s RAISED BY WOLVES and David Fincher's latest Netflix film MANK!

In today’s conversation, Erik and I discuss his beginnings in the film industry working as a gaffer (learning from the best cinematographers in the business); a deep dive into his cinematography for the two Emmy-nominated seasons of MINDHUNTER; Erik’s creative relationship with David Fincher, and the thought process behind the infamous “multiple takes” Fincher is so known for; how classic Hollywood noirs of the ‘30s and 40s influenced the visual style for MANK—all of this, and much more.

Be sure to check out Erik's new film MANK (now on Netflix), which many speculate will land him his first Oscar nomination for Cinematography in just a few months.

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We're honored to welcome to the show Kazu Hiro, an Oscar-winning makeup effects designer from Japan whose credits include THE GRINCH, PLANET OF THE APES and THE DARKEST HOUR, which earned him and Gary Oldman Academy Awards for the stunning transformation into Winston Churchill.

In the conversation, we discuss Kazu's personal relationship with makeup legends Dick Smith and Rick Baker (who created iconic makeups for THE EXORCIST and MEN IN BLACK); why a call from Gary Oldman brought him back from retirement with THE DARKEST HOUR; how turning 50 informed his love for fine art and the projects he’ll be taking on during his time left in the business; the Oscar-winning design for BOMBSHELL—and much more.

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It was a joy to be welcomed in studio by Emmy-winning composer David Arnold, whose credits include CASINO ROYALE, INDEPENDENCE DAY and BBC’s SHERLOCK.

In today’s conversation we discuss how avoiding a formal music training (in favor of scoring student films) prepared David for his launch into the film industry—and why David chooses not to listen to film music composed by his peers; how making a record in 1995 (really his own love letter to the James Bond franchise) led him to be hired by the series’ Producers and score 5 entirely different films including CASINO ROYALE; his creative relationship with director Edgar Wright, and in what ways HOT FUZZ was inspired by the films of Tony Scott—and much more.

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It’s so exciting to sit down with cinematographer Shelly Johnson, whose credits include CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THE WOLFMAN and BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC.

Shelly is an amazing storyteller, and in our conversation we discuss a number of topics: from Shelly getting chosen by Spielberg himself to shoot JURASSIC PARK III as his first studio movie; the complex process of creating a "skinny Steve Rogers" for CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER; how Shelly reconstructed an epic naval battle completely inside a dry studio for Tom Hanks’ newest movie GREYHOUND; how a last-minute emergency brought him aboard Keanu Reeves’ newest film BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC; plus- the spectacular sequences designed for the upcoming HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS reboot (titled SHRUNK)—and much more.

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