THE HOLLYWOOD PODCAST

Production designer Laurin Kelsey discusses her work in bringing the world of Amazon's Elle to life. The series takes us back to the 1990s and imagines the formative years of Elle Woods, long before Legally Blonde.

Some of her previous credits include Netflix’s Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club & The Fall of the House of Usher, Apple’s Stick, Hulu’s In The Blink of an Eye and Hallmark’s Chesapeake Shores.

Cinematographer Julia Swain's work has premiered at major festivals including SXSW, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, and Fantasia. Audiences may know her cinematography from films like Scrambled, The Wrath of Becky, and Lucky, and she's now bringing her visual style to Netflix's new romantic comedy Voicemails for Isabelle starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson.

Sound editor John Loranger's past credits include the Netflix series BET, Fox shows GOING DUTCH & BEST MEDICINE, and the Peacock series STRUNG. In this episode, John discusses his work on the latest season of the Netflix series WEDNESDAY, evolving the show’s sonic landscape while anchoring it in the foundational DNA of the first season.

Filmmaker Jon Erwin is the creative force behind some of the most successful inspirational films of the last decade, including I Can Only Imagine, American Underdog, and Jesus Revolution. He's also the Chief Creative Officer of Wonder Project and the creator of House of David. We're discussing his latest film, Young Washington, which explores the little-known story of George Washington before he became the leader who helped shape a nation. The film is now playing in theaters in time for the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding.

Siddhartha Khosla is an Emmy-winning composer whose work spans some of television and film's most acclaimed recent projects. Audiences know his music from series including the Emmy-winning Only Murders in the Building, Paradise, Elsbeth, Welcome to Chippendales, Rabbit Hole and This Is Us, as well as films such as The Idea of You, Your Place or Mine, A Family Affair, and Queenpins.

His latest project is Netflix's animated adventure SWAPPED, starring Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple. The film follows a tiny woodland creature and a majestic bird who suddenly swap bodies and must work together to survive an unforgettable adventure.

Composers Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian are the creative team behind the score for the CBS series Marshals. Brian Tyler is one of the most prolific composers working today, with credits that span blockbuster films and major television projects, including The Fast and the Furious franchise, Iron Man 3, and Yellowstone. Breton Vivian is an accomplished composer and producer whose past work includes Five Feet Apart, Yellowstone, and 1923.

Pepe Avila del Pino is an acclaimed cinematographer whose work spans some of the most visually ambitious projects in film and television. Audiences have seen his work on acclaimed productions including House of the Dragon, The Deuce, Ozark, Mrs. America and the film The Kindergarten Teacher. 

Now, Pepe brings his cinematic eye to FX’s Love Story, where his visual storytelling helps shape the emotional heart of the series.

Actor James Urbaniak has a career that has spanned theater, film, television, and voice acting for more than three decades. Audiences may know him from films like American Splendor and Oppenheimer, television series including Review and Difficult People, and countless stage productions throughout his career.

He's currently appearing in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary Trust written by Eboni Booth at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, a moving and deeply human work that explores friendship, loneliness, and the courage it takes to embrace change.

7-time Emmy winning costume designer and producer Tom Broecker has been with Saturday Night Live for over 30 years. Over the course of his remarkable career, Tom has helped create the visual identity of countless iconic sketches, characters, celebrity impressions, and live television moments that have become part of comedy history and television history.

Most recently, Tom and his team have been behind the costumes for Season 51 of SNL, helping bring to life everything from political satire and pop culture parodies to the wildly inventive original characters that make the show unique. His other credits outside of SNL include In Treatment, The Big C, 30 Rock, House of Cards, Mean Girls, and The Comeback.

Emmy-nominated production designer Susie Mancini discusses her work on her latest project, the Peacock seris THE 'BURBS, an adaptation of the 1989 film where old secrets resurface when a newly married couple relocate to the suburban neighborhood of the husband's youth. Her past credits include The Little Hours, Ingrid Goes West, Dollface, Space Force, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Dicks: The Musical, and The Paper.