The Backlot

Join us as we sit down with director, producer, and writer Jay Roach as he recounts his experience filming Trumbo, Meet the Parents, Austin Powers, and Borat.

On this episode of The Backlot, Sergey Valyaev and Andrei Dementiev, two of the stuntmen stars of Hardcore Henry, recount their experience filming with a Go Pro and basically recreating a first-person shooter film not dissimilar from video games like Halo or Call of Duty.

In this podcast episode, New York Film Academy sits down with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood as they discuss auditions, comedy, and their comedic partnership. Listen to this episode of The Backlot now!

In this podcast episode, New York Film Academy sits down with Visual Effects pioneer Craig Caton Largent. His career has spanned decades and includes classics like Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Tremors and oh yeah, he's also NYFA's Chair of 3D Animation.

In this podcast episode, New York Film Academy sits down with two of the stars of the smash hit "Riverdale," Casey Cott and Ashleigh Murray. Listen as they speak about what it takes to get a role and keep it in today's film and tv industry.

Get to know Jane Jenkins, the casting director behind classic films and fan favorites like The Princess Bride, Jurassic Park, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, A Beautiful Mind, When Harry Met Sally, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

In this episode of The Backlot we sit down with John Carpenter, director of horror film classics like "Halloween," "The Fog," and "Escape from New York."

In this episode, we sit down with J. A. Bayona, director of The Orphanage, The Impossible, and most recently, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom. The director discusses the challenges he faced in filming the disaster movie, The Impossible, and trying to convey the devastation of the 2004 tsunami.

In this podcast episode, New York Film Academy takes a closer look at the craft of editing with three masters of the craft Douglas Crise, Claudia Castello, and Michael P. Shawver. Douglas Crise's credits include Ocean's Eleven, Academy Award-winning films Traffic and Birdman. Claudia Castello, and Michael P. Shawver have worked together on Fruitvale Station, Creed, and the billion-dollar blockbuster, Black Panther.

In this podcast episode, New York Film Academy sits down with writer, J. Michael Straczynski. J. Michael Straczynski discusses his experiences writing for Thor, Spider-man, and Superman on the big screen as well as the groundbreaking Netflix series Sense8. Listen to this episode of The Backlot now!