The Kodakery

Shira MacLeod is this week's guest. Shira is the Director of the Regent Street Cinema in London. This repertory cinema initially opened in 1848 and holds the honor of being considered the birthplace of British Cinema. After being closed for some time, the Regent Street Cinema is now open to the public and Shira is directing a wide range of theatrical experiences for her audience. She tells us why it re-opened and what place the cinema has in today’s world!

Our guest this week has spent time in front of the lens as an actor and professional skateboarder, but his most recent work is done from behind the camera. Intrigued by the cameras on a set, Jason Lee began his foray into all things photographic and came out the other side a talented artist. We discuss his upcoming book “A Plain View,” a collection of large format color film photographs of rural Texas. A selection of his work from "A Plain View" will be shown at an exhibit in Texas from June 2- June 18th but in the fall you'll be able to get a copy of the book yourself and be able to see how beautiful and honest Jason's work is. Special thanks to Kodak resident photography aficionado Matt Stoffel for joining us this week!

https://www.artspace111.com/a-plain-view-jason-lee/

Clint Woodside joined us this week to talk about the Deadbeat Club Press, a publishing company focusing on photography zines. He discusses how he started Deadbeat Club and the intricacies of curating a zine. Clint also co-organized a really awesome project called The Fotomat, nodding to the Fotomat's of the past, where you can buy film, get your film processed, and learn trade techniques from prolific photographers. Check out this great episode with Clint!

http://www.deadbeatclubpress.com/

Our guest this week is Nayib Estefan, a passionate film fan who turned his reel love into action by creating the Secret Celluloid Society. The SCS puts on unique, fun, filmic programming for the Miami Beach area. Not in Miami Beach? Well, lucky for you, the SCS has grown legs and travels. Listen in to hear how Nayib and his team are able to expose more and more people to the experience of film on film!

www.secretcelluloidsociety.com

This week we are joined by Alex Ross Perry (Color Wheel, Listen Up Phillip, Queen of Earth, Impolex). Alex just completed his fifth film, Golden Exits and he was able to talk with us about what drives his decisions as a film maker. All film makers are faced with choices: What guides the narrative, solely personal creative choices? When do you consider the audience and how does that shape your writing? Who will my characters be, how will I push my self creatively? Will I shoot on film? Alex humbly and honestly discusses how he answers these questions for himself. Listen in to hear what unfolds!

This week we are re-releasing our episode on nitrate film, just in time for the George Eastman Museum's third annual Nitrate Picture Show this weekend. We chatted with Jared Case about what's new this year before releasing our episode from last year all about nitrate film! Don't miss it!

New episodes of The Kodakery will start next week!

In France at the age of 13, this week’s guest, Denis Lenoir (Still Alice, Things to Come) was hooked on film, but it took him some time to realize it would be his career. We’re so glad he decided to become a cinematographer because his work is beautiful. As we spent time with Denis learning about his life, it seems obvious that he loves his job and that he believes he made the right decision as well. Listen in to hear all about Denis’ cinematic story.

Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS spent some time talking with us for this week’s episode. Mandy is a seasoned cinematographer, shooting from behind the lens on many films like Australia, Tracks, and the recently Oscar Nominated film Hidden Figures. We focus on what it took to shoot Hidden Figures and what she faces as a cinematographer daily, on any project.

When director Ferne Pearlstein set out to make her documentary The Last Laugh, she had a unique and delicate task before her; she wanted to highlight the subject of when and if it's okay to laugh about traumatic events in society, like the Holocaust. She and her cinematographer Anne Etheridge handled the task with extreme care and respect and created a balanced film about how humans can use humor to deal with something that's not funny. In this episode, Ferne and Anne discuss the challenges and rewards of approaching this important subject.

lastlaughfilm.us

This week we had photographer Danny Clinch join us for a great episode. Danny has captured some of the most famous musicians of our time at their most natural and unguarded. Through his images he is able to share sides of our favorite artists that we wouldn’t normally get to see. We so enjoyed learning some behind the scenes stories and getting some insight into how his shots come together.

http://www.dannyclinch.com

Still Moving: http://www.dannyclinch.com/shop/books/still-moving