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In this episode, we have a conversation with Designer and Art Director Frances Hernandez. We talk about her work on 'Spiderman: No Way Home,' 'Star Wars,' 'House Party,' Mura Masa and Shura's 'Love for That,' growing up in the North Carolina "sticks," why LeBron James is fantastic, but not the greatest of all-time, falling out of love with basketball, dealing with abusive coaches, finding love in lonely places, her stolen short film, working with Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Love and Thunder) on the film Next Goal Wins, and the skills one needs to be a successful Art Director. Enjoy! 

 

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Shownotes:

Mura Masa – Love For That feat. Shura (music video)

Spiderman: No Way Home (film)

Ahsoka (tv mini series)

The Holstee Manifesto

Rosario Dawson (actress)

Hitch (film)

Will Smith (actor)

The Matrix (film)

Darren Gilford (production designer)

Dave Filoni (producer)

Andrew L. Jones (production designer)

The Jungle Book (film)

The Mandalorian (tv series)

Mulholland Drive (film)

David Lynch (director)  

Mouse Guard (film)

Wes Ball (director)

Nuon Films

Unreal Engine

Unity Engine

The Lion King (2019 film)

Taika Waititi (director)

Boy (film)

Next Goal Wins (film)

Jojo Rabbit (film)

Brandi Carlile (musician)

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In this edition of Mistakes In The Making, we learn from Director Spencer Glover. Spencer expounds on the frustration of knowing what you want to see on the screen in your mind’s eye but not being able to reproduce those qualities in the real world starting out as a neophyte Director. His advice? Let your good taste guide you until you get it right. Enjoy!

 

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Shownotes:

Message Read (short film)

Philip Bloom (YouTube channel)

Light & Magic (tv doc mini series)

Ira Glass (radio host)

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It’s an Indie Talk week, and Chris and Nick have a conversation about the about-face of Sundance on the festival acceptance turned rejection of the Meg Smaker documentary, ‘Jihad Rehab,’ fake Twitter fights, the bombast and publicity genius of Ye (formerly Kanye West), and we break down what we learned from the Nashville Film Festival pitch contest and provide the tactics, tools, and tips on how to present a successful pitch. Enjoy!

 

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Shownotes:

Nashville Film Festival

Sundance Liked Her Documentary on Terrorims, Until Muslim Critics Didn’t (article)

Meg Smaker (producer)

Abigail Disney twitter

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (tv mini series)

Chris Greene (actor)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Ken Burns (producer)

Kanye Wes wears ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt (news)

Blumhouse Productions

Fayetteville Film Festival

International New York Film Festival

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In this episode, Actor Aaron Muñoz teaches us not to psyche ourselves out from over-preparation. Aaron expounds on an experience in which he was cast in a significant role and wanted to be prepared—but that readily turned into an obsession with minutia and over-preparation that didn't help him perform better but instead put too much in his head about his character. Enjoy! 

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Shownotes:

The Walking Dead (tv show)

Michael Raymond-James (actor)

True Blood (tv series)

Terriers (tv show)

The Shield (tv series)

Alan Rickman (actor)

 

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Director, Producer, and Cinematographer Haley Watson. We talk about the Academy Award Winning film ‘Queen Of Basketball,’ her film ‘The Getaway,’ working with Director Ben Proudfoot, the concept of “measurable error,” the challenges of shooting outside of her home country (U.S.), the importance of building community, and her formula for getting incredible shots. Enjoy! 

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Shownotes:

Queen of Basketball (documentary)

The Getaway (short film)

Breakwater Studios

Ben Proudfoot (director)

Brandon Somerhalder (cinematrographer)

Desert Cathedral (film)

Flickfair

Cinema & Media Studies at University of Washington

Lynn Shelton (director)

Reed Morano (cinematographer)

Touchy Feely (film)

What Artists Do by Leonard Koren (book)

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (book)

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In this edition of Mistakes In The Making, we explore Actor Chris Greene's experiences around learning to honor the business side of show business and not letting fear decide whether or not to question a less than straightforward agent. Enjoy!

 

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Website

 

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In this edition of Indie Talk, Chris and Nick talk about being able to compartmentalize the art and the artist, provide an explanation for this year's low Emmy ratings, and expound about what we loved about the Emmys (including the Cheryl Lee Ralph speech), and introduce the concept of non-fiscal currency, and it's importance in guaranteeing Indie Film ROI. Enjoy! 

 

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Shownotes:

Kelly found guilty (article)

‘Pregnant’ by R. Kelly

Chris Noth accusations (article)

Sex and the City (tv series)

Michael Jackson (musician)

Tupac (musician)

74th Emmy Awards

Lizzo Emmy speech

PnB killed in L.A. (article)

Quinta Brunson (actress, writer)

Ted Lasso (tv series)

Severance (tv series)

Seinfeld (tv series)

Call the Midwife (tv series)

Jason Sudeikis (actor)

Abbott Elementary (tv series)

Sheryl Lee Ralph Emmy speech

Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress)

Sister Act 2 (film)

The Distinguished Gentleman (film)

Moesha (tv series)

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In this edition of Mistakes In The Making, we learn from Actor Brandon Hirsch. He talks about a time when he accepted a writing job that didn't pan out. 

Through this experience, he learned to value his time better and always scrutinize opportunities and the people that offer them. Enjoy! 

 

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Artistic Director Brian Owens. We talk about the upcoming Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) beginning on September 22nd, the importance of The Royal Theater in Danville, Indiana and the story of their "Big Pickle," why Jaws changed his life, what mistake kills the chances of a film being accepted into a major film festival, how he balances the needs of the local filmmakers while expanding CIFF to new audiences, why reducing a movie to the essential is paramount to success, and his $1 million run-in with Al and Tipper Gore. Enjoy! 

 

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More on CIFF

 

 

CIFF INFO:

www.ciffcalgary.ca

Instagram: @ciffcalgary

CIFF is happening from September 22nd - October 2nd, 2022

 

CIFF operates on the traditional territories of the Treaty 7 region, which includes the Blackfoot First Nation tribes of Siksika, Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley and the Region 3 Metis Nation of Alberta. 

The first Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) was held in 2000 for six days and was attended by 8,000 people. Now, attendance has more than quadrupled to over 35,000 for the expanded 11-day festival.

In 2022, CIFF celebrates its 23rd year, September 22nd - October 2nd. The 11-day showcase of over 175 multi-genre feature and short films from Canada and worldwide also hosts an Industry Week series that emphasizes unique and exciting ways for filmmakers and fans to interact. Our virtual cinema program returns this year for audiences across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Calgary International Film Festival is now the largest film festival in Alberta and is the sixth-largest in Canada. It is also an Oscar-qualifying festival for short films, a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying festival, and was named one of "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" in 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 & 2022 by MovieMaker Magazine.

 

Shownotes:

Nashville Film Festival

Edinburgh International Film Festival

SXSW Film Festival

Cleveland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

 

Bill Guentzler (Dir. Of Acquisitions at Gravitas Ventures)

Jaws (film)

The Rescuers (film)

Gorillas in the Mist (film)

On Golden Pond (film)

Midnight Express (film)

Star Wars: A New Hope (film)

Indy Film Fest

Talk to Her (film)

Pedro Almodóvar (writer)

Spirited Away (film)

Hayao Miyazaki (director)

Oldboy (film)

The Story of the Weeping Camel (film)

Lars von Trier (writer)

Dogville (film)

Parasite (film)

Boon Joon Ho (writer)

David Cronenberg (actor)

Hoosiers (film)

Tom Cruise (actor)

Top Gun: Maverick

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (film)

Martin Scorsese (producer)

George Miller (director)

Mad Max: Fury Road (film)

Babe: Pig in the City (film)

Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger (book)

Detroit Unleaded (film)

Sing Street (film)

John Carney (director)

Inglorious Bastards (film)

Lawrence Bender (producer)

Garbage Dreams (film)

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In this edition of Mistakes In The Making, we learn from Actor Kris Wente about the dangers of not asking for what you need on set. 

Especially when things change in the project or script. Enjoy!

 

 

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The Voice of the Filmmaker program brings educational, inspirational, and aspirational content to the filmmaking community. All of the content we create is for filmmakers, by filmmakers. Through this partnership, we bring you the following podcast series:

 

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