The Production Specialist

If you’re anything like me, you grew up wanting to be nothing less than a stunt performer. You get to jump from building to building, fight bad guys, run through  fire, you know… all the good stuff. Choreographing and directing a stunt scene is no easy task. There are many moving parts and it all needs to sync up and look believable. The Mission Impossible films have always pushed the envelope when it comes to insane stunts. I can’t be more thrilled to have Wade Eastwood on the show. He is the current stunt coordinator for the Mission Impossible series and has worked on other movies such as Edge of Tomorrow, Troy, and Interstellar. A stunt coordinator has many responsibilities, but the most important are creating badass stunts whilst keeping everyone as safe as possible. Welcome Wade.

Netflix acquires Roald Dahl Story Company:
https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-acquires-iconic-roald-dahl-story-company

Shang-Chi on track to become top grossing movie after Black Widow during 2020/21 pandemic:
https://deadline.com/2021/09/shang-chi-domestic-box-office-highest-grossing-title-pandemic-1234843688/

IATSE union staging strike against AMPTP:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-09-20/iatse-calls-for-historic-strike-vote
Sign Petition here:
https://iatse.net/

Twofour54's long awaited Yas Creative Hub is 95% complete:
https://www.twofour54.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/construction-of-yas-creative-hub-reaches-95-completion/

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On our 10th episode, we host Eric Reasoner, an ex-music editor and a current professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Before becoming a professor, he worked on some major films such as Lethal Weapon 3 and 4 and Die Hard With A Vengeance. Welcome to the show, Eric. 

One of the most intriguing aspects of film has to be the use of color. Color brings out so much in a story.  Sudip Shrestha is a digital cinema colorist from Nepal. Sudip has worked on hundreds of projects, spanning feature films, commercials, and tv shows. He currently resides in Abu Dhabi the capital of the UAE where he works as a freelance colorist under Twofour54.  Welcome to the show, Sudip.

Sudip's website: https://digitalcinemacolorist.com

Flipbooks have always intrigued me as a kid, drawings that vary gradually from page to page are all stacked together, and when flipped through in quick succession, the images appear to animate by simulating motion. On today’s episode we have Chris Sauvé. A traditional animator from Canada. He has worked on some amazing projects, ranging from Disney Classics such as Pocahontas and the Hunchback of Notre Dame, to the new Mary Poppins movie. We have a lot in store for you, so sit back in and enjoy. Welcome, Chris. 

On today’s episode, we have Junior Lucano. A Peruvian steadicam operator based out of China. If you’re active on Instagram, and follow any film production pages, you have most likely seen his distinctive split post content… one showing the smooth camera shot from the steadicam, and a wide angled camera onto himself. Welcome to the show, Junior.

Matthew Mungle is an academy award winning make-up artist, known for his work on CSI, The Irishman, Schindlers List, and Dracula where he won the Oscar for best makeup. With over 250 film and television credits, he is recognized as one of the top masters of his field. He may be retired but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing work on some major projects, through his own shop. 

Mark is an Australian born cinematographer based in Dubai, where he works as a freelance DOP. With humble beginnings back in Australia, Mark started working on music videos and color grading projects, but it wasn’t until love had brought him to Finland where upon arrival he was working as a photographer. However, it wasn’t until a breakup gone wrong that forced him to rethink and seek more work to survive. As a result, Mark began taking on bigger and bigger projects, and eventually led to him forming his own media company. He know resides in Dubai, whilst still traveling the world for some major projects.

Peter Baert, a film and media composer from Belgium. He resides in Belgium where he runs his own sound studio, writing music for Belgian media and advertisement. His late father, had been a principal at a musical school, consequently exposing Peter to music at a young age. Through his classical music upbringing, it led Peter to the timely discovery of film music, and most prominently the Star Wars soundtrack by John Williams. Years later, after the passing of his mother, he wanted to reconnect to his younger self and decided to pursue film scoring as a career. He recently had the pleasure of working on his first Hollywood feature film, with director and actor David Oyelowo.

Website:
www.peterbaert.com