Talking Pictures with Paul Booth

Host Paul Booth and Jon Bush discuss Jon's experience in the Art Department. Jon has worked as a Set Dresser, Swing Gang Boss, Leadman, Set Decorator and Production Designer on short films, commercials, mainstream television series, limited series, indie and studio features.

Jon also brings the unique perspective gained through working on Films directed by Tim Burton, Oliver Stone, Robert Zemeckis, Rob Reiner, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Bay and Alexander Payne. Host Paul Booth and Jon dive into the process of working with Cinematographer's, Production Designer's and Director's to bring to life the characters and world that is in the script.

Jon's credits include: Alice in Wonderland, Nixon, Castaway, The Story of Us, The Limey, Out of Sight, Transformers, Pain and Gain, Spider-Man, The Last Samurai, That Thing You Do, Murder in the First, Interview with the Vampire, White Boy Rock, Lucy in the Sky, Countdown, Downsizing and Nebraska (to name a few).

Jon shares his journey with humble insight, in-depth curiosity and a kind-nature that made for an informative talk for all Film lovers and Filmmakers.

Host Paul Booth and his Film School classmate Warren Fulton review Sidney Lumet's 1975 classic Dog Day Afternoon. The film won't Best Screenplay, was Nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, starring Al Pacino, John Gazelle and Chris Sarandon.

Warren brings a unique perspective as a Filmmaker, Poet, Artist and writer based in Vancouver.

Emmy-Winning Production Designer Kalina Ivanov has worked as a Storyboard Artist for Jonathan Damme and Robert Redford. As a designer she has contributed to Cult, Indie and overall Classic Films (Swimfan, Little Miss Sunshine and Silence of the Lambs).

Her contributions can be seen in multiple Oscar-Nominated and Winning Films. On this episode she discussed her contributions to Silence of the Lambs, Quiz Show and relationships working with Jonathan Demme and Robert Redford.

Kalina brought us into process of designing a Film with over 100 sets (Long Shot with Charlize Theron). We had an open talk about the challenges (4 weeks to build a two-story for Long Shot) and fun of working with Cinematographers the caliber of BAFTA nominee Newton Thomas Sigel on the The Conspirator.

Kalina is a NYU Film School graduate and was nominated for a student Oscar for her Film THE LAST DAY OF JUNE. Kalina has over three decades in the Film industry. We also had the pleasure of discussing Film History and how she is influenced by Cinema as a global entity.

She grew up in a Communist Country and that set the tone for a in-depth look at movies and life. Kalina's next work is The Tender Bar (filmed during Covid-19) directed by George Clooney, shot by Martin Ruhe A.S.C.,and the release date has not been announced.

Host Paul Booth and Production Associate Alonzo Greer review The Sunset Limited. Alonzo has almost three decades in the Film business. He was a co-star in Roar with Heather Ledger and has crewed many films from Whoopi's Sister Act, Indecent Proposal , Rob Howard's The Paper, Sliver with Sharon Stone and many more.

Alonzo brings a unique perspective fuelled by experiences and stories like shooting Hoops with Woody Harrelson (Indecent Proposal), playing football with Redford while Oprah is about 30 feet away and a vast list of stories including dinner with Batman, I mean Michael Keaton. He loves Film and our Host Paul Booth has enjoyed 20 years of Film chats with Zo (Alonzo).

Host Paul Booth and Renee Confair Production Supervisor sat down to discuss HBO's The White Lotus, the ups and downs of Production and what exactly a Production Supervisor does.

Renee has worked on blockbusters and a large handful of films that include Aloha, The Descendants and Snowden. Renee shared some stories about working with A-List Oscar-Winners Cameron Crowe, Alexander Payne and Oliver Stone.

We also discussed her Film related card game GET CREW'D. It was a great conversation about Film.

As we approach year seven this August, here is one FROM THE ARCHIVE: Oscar-Nominee Rachel Morrison A.S.C.

Nov. 2017. Rachel called in to discuss her recent Film Mudbound. She would make History shortly after this interview, when she became the first woman to receive an Oscar-Nod for her Cinematography in Mudbound.

Rachel and I discuss Mudbound, her work on Cake, What Happened Miss Simone and other cool Film-related topics. Rachel was kind and gracious to our show (still is).

In this gem from the archives Host Paul interviews the incendiary Cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen. Her extraordinary work includes The Girl on the Train, Life, A Quiet Place and Fences directed by Denzel Washington.

In this episode we interviewed her for the Directorial debut of Aaron Sorkin Molly's Game. We enjoyed an extensive talk about film and she even opened up about work with Denzel as a Director. Charlotte is very open, gracious and this interview was a blast.

Host Paul Booth and Cinematographer Nancy Schreiber A.S.C. discuss the Starz hit P-Valley. Nancy describes the gritty nature and fun-challenges or creating a Mississippi strip club on a Soundstage in Atlanta. We also dive into her work on Lisa Kudrow's HBO series The Comeback (2005), the brilliant music documentary about multi-Grammy winner Linda Ronstandt and we peek into her research regiment and how much she enjoys working with her crew.

Nancy is an accomplished Cinematographer with more than four decades lensing television shows, music videos, documentaries, feature-films and commercials

Nancy is an Emmy-Nominated Cinematographer for her work on The Celluloid Closet. She a long working relationship with Two-Time Oscar winning Director Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt).

This week's episode is re-edited cut of a gem from our archives. Our 2015 interview with Lulu Wang for the 2015 Palm Springs International Shorts Fest, we discussed her FilmTouch. Lulu graciously shared her artistic process, discussed a feature she was writing (Posthumous) and we had a fun chat about Screwball Comedies.

This episode takes us back to year one of the show. Lulu went on to Direct the critically-acclaimed The Farewell which garnered multiple Awards and was the center of a cultural conversation about Film.

Host Paul Booth interviews Cinematographer Jessica Young (What Drives Us) and Emmy-Nominated Producer John Ramsay (Sonic Highways). We sat down for an in-depth discussion about the television/limited series From Cradle to Stage based on the book by Dave Grohl's Mom Virginia Hanlon Grohl.

Directed by Dave Grohl, Grohl sits down with his Mom and the Mom's of other Rock stars to discuss the dynamic of raising a musician.

From Cradle to Stage episodes include: Dan Reynolds and Mom Christene, Pharrell and Carolyn Williams, Miranda and Bev Lambert, Brandi and Teresa Carlile, Tom Morello and Mary, Gaddy Lee and Mary Weinrib.

Available on Paramount Network and Paramount + streaming.