In this episode, Morgan Goodsmith and Edzus Viksna talk with the South African DOP Rick Joaquim, SASC. They discuss how social media is impacting on the industry along with bringing up the topic of budget based decisions on set, and how sometimes this is a key, finally some tips and tricks about the tool bag, as always.

We ask Rick what his craziest day on set was… Yes, it involves unwelcome lions!

Our Guest: Rick Joaquim, SASC https://www.rickjoaquim.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rickjoaquim/

You can find some of their work below in our resource sheet.

The resource we mention on the podcast (in alphabetical order):  Cadrage Director's Viewfinder - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cadrage-directors-viewfinder/id793232740 LiteGear Live - The Mandalorian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmceLmJiH_g The American Society of Cinematographers - https://theasc.com/https://theasc.com/ The Better Cinematographer Podcast - https://www.carterhewlett.com/podcast African Society Of Cinematographers - https://sasc.co.za/ The British Society of Cinematographers - https://bscine.com/ The South African Society Of Cinematographers - https://sasc.co.za/

In this episode, Morgan Goodsmith and Edzus Viksna meet up some sparks they know from times when everyone was just starting in the industry. They have a good chat about memories they share, experiences and mistakes they made, and there is no chance to skip topic about COVID-19 and how it will be to come back to work. Some tips and tricks about toolbag, as always.

Our Guests: Alejandro Restrepo Celis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6711239/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Jeffrey Celis - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5643033/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0You can find some of their work below in our resource sheet.

The resource we mention on the podcast (in alphabetical order):

Episode 5 of The Tungsten Show, starting the discussion about how COVID-19 has impacted freelances as the death toll in the UK reaches 435. We talk about what you should be doing in this pandemic along with import information for the struggling freelancer. Morgan and Edzus keep there distance as Morgan is stuck in the United States after travelling abroad two days before the travel ban.

The resource we mention on the podcast (in alphabetical order):

Morgan Goodsmith

Edzus Viksna

Episode 4 of The Tungsten Show introduces with our special guest Axel Morin. Axel is a French lighting technician working and living in the UK for the past six years. He recently moved to freelance after working for Pixipixel rental company for three years as an operations manager. Quite recently, he has decided to quit full-time employment and shift into this freelance lifestyle. Axel shares his experience and thoughts about this change.

We discuss the importance of working for kit rooms, how to get in the film industry as a lighting technician, how it is to be a successful freelancer. Axel shares his wisdom and the secret tools he uses on set.

The resource we mention on the podcast (in alphabetical order):

Axel Morin

Morgan Goodsmith

Edzus Viksna

Episode 3 of The Tungsten Show is a conversation with hosts Edzus Viksna and Morgan Goodsmith with our first special guest Nathan Ford. They talk about how Nathan got in the industry and how lighting stretches further than cinema. Nathen reveals his favourite tool along with once again advice on getting into the industry.  Edzus touches on working with Ian Murray and his experience. We talk about Kino Flo and our impressions of the new Freestyles. 

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Morgan Goodsmith

Edzus Viksna

Companies and people we mentioned (alphabetical order): 

Bectu public liability insurance:  https://bectu.org.uk/article/whats-in-bectus-public-liability-and-personal-accident-insurance-plan/

Episode 2 of The Tungsten Show is a conversation with hosts Edzus Viksna and Morgan Goodsmith where Morgan introduces himself a little bit more and conversation shifts into pros and cons of working for free and working for kit-rooms as lighting technicians in London. They mention Reflectic a bit more as Morgan has had broad experience working with them in recent past.

Reflectric: www.reflectric.net

ITV TV series Endeavour: www.itv.com/hub/endeavour/2a1229

Pixipixel: https://pixipixel.com/

Morgan's corporate work company Sky High Films UK: https://www.skyhighfilmsuk.com/

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Morgan Goodsmith

Edzus Viksna

Episode 1 of The Tungsten Show introduces hosts Morgan Goodsmith and Edzus Viksna. They explain how both of them got into the film industry, how circumstances lead Edzus to work on the recent HBO series Chernobyl and how The Tungsten  show came into fruition! 

HBO’s Chernobyl: www.imdb.com/title/tt7366338/

Jules Hussey: www.imdb.com/name/nm0404038/

Ian Murray: www.imurray.com

Reflectric: www.reflectric.net

Morgan Goodsmith

www.imdb.com/name/nm9298754/

www.morgangoodsmith.com

www.instagram.com/mgoodsmith

Edzus Viksna

www.imdb.com/name/nm9815593/

www.edzusviksna.com

www.instagram.com/edzusviksna

Introduction episode that explains what this podcast is about.

The Tungsten Show is aimed for the film industry professionals who want to learn more about the lighting department. This show is hosted by two young lighting technicians Morgan and Edzus who are working in the UK Film and TV industry since 2018. Just finishing university and already having experience working as sparks, gaffers and cinematographers on a wide range of projects Morgan and Edzus will have questions to ask and tackle that will be helpful for those who are starting their career and for those who just want to learn more about lighting side of the Film industry in the UK.

This show is sponsored by London South Bank University. We are grateful for having access to studio facilities to make the podcast alive. Hopefully, we will be able to continue our partnership for future episodes.

You can listen to our episodes on most popular podcast applications like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, also watch us on YouTube.

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